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The Big Broadcast: September 18, 2011

  • 07:00 p.m. Johnny Dollar
    07/31/60 #699 The Rhymer Collection Matter (AFRS) (20:56)
  • 07:30 p.m. Dragnet
    08/18/49 #011 Jewel Thieves (Sus,) (NBC) (29:48)
  • 08:00 p.m. Gunsmoke
    01/10/53 #38 Word Of Honor (Sus.) (CBS) (29:44)
  • 08:30 p.m. Burns & Allen
    08/19/40 Why Was George Late for the Show (Hormel) (NBC) (29:38)
  • 09:00 p.m. Phillip Marlowe
    01/07/50 #66 The Torch Carriers (Ford) (CBS) (29:36)
  • 09:30 p.m. I Was a Communist for the FBI
    05/06/53 An Un-American Activity (28:56) Synd
  • 10:00 p.m. Boston Blackie
    04/23/46 #54 The Stolen Car Ring (Synd) (26:48)
  • 10:30 p.m. Lights Out
    08/24/46 The Signal Man (Sus.) (NBC) (29:30) 
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