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About TV Reader's Digest

TV Reader's Digest is a drama TV series that premiered on ABC on January 17, 1955. It has 2 seasons and 65 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 39 "The Smuggler", aired on July 9, 1956.

TV Reader's Digest is the title of a 30 minute American television anthology drama series which aired on the ABC from 1955 to 1956. Based on articles that appeared in Reader's Digest magazine, the episodes based on true stories which were varied in their themes, plots and content. Themes included crime, heroism, mystery, romance, and human interest. Episode writers included Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Cleveland Amory and Frank Gruber. Some of the actors who were cast in the episodes included: Claude Akins, Leon Askin, Jean Byron, Chuck Connors, Peter Graves, Tod Griffin, Francis McDonald, Max Showalter, John Howard, Lee Marvin, Gene Raymond, Jerry Paris, and Michael Winkelman.

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Episodes

65 episodes · 2 seasons

Season 1

1955 · 26 episodes · Last episode: 71 years ago

TV Reader's Digest Season 1 release dates →
  1. E26

    26. The Baron and His Uranium Killing

    Finale
  2. E25

    25. Six Hours of Surgery

  3. E24

    24. Comrade Lindemann's Conscience

  4. E23

    23. My First Bullfight

  5. E22

    22. Mr. Pak Takes Over

  6. E21

    21. Human Nature Through a Rear View Mirror

  7. E20

    20. The Anatomy of a Graft

  8. E19

    19. Around the Horn to Matrimony

  9. E18

    18. France's Greatest Detective

    The story of Alphonse Bertillion, a low level employee of the French police, who developed a theory of identifying suspects by their unique physical measurements, like the size of the head. At first his superiors are skeptical, but statistics taken of a man in question exposes his guilt in a murder case.

  10. E17

    17. Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts

  11. E16

    16. A Million Dollar Story

  12. E15

    15. The Great Armored Car Robbery

  13. E14

    14. Honeymoon in Mexico

    A newlywed couple comes to a small Mexican village to spend a year painting. After helping an orphaned child with an injury, they unexpectedly end up as his parents. Once word gets around, other kids beat a path to their door hoping also to be adopted.

  14. E13

    13. How Charlie Faust Won a Pennant for the Giants

  15. E12

    12. Incident on the China Coast

  16. E11

    11. The Manufactured Clue

  17. E10

    10. America's First Great Lady

  18. E9

    9. The American Master Counterfeiters

  19. E8

    8. The End of Blackbeard the Pirate

  20. E7

    7. A Matter of Life and Death

  21. E6

    6. Top Secret

  22. E5

    5. I'll Pick More Daisies

  23. E4

    4. How Chance Made Lincoln President

  24. E3

    3. Britain's Most Baffling Murder

    Air date TBA
  25. E2

    2. Trouble on the Double

  26. E1

    1. The Last of the Old Time Shooting Sheriffs

Season 2

1955 · 39 episodes · Last episode: 70 years ago

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  1. E39

    39. The Smuggler

    Finale
  2. E38

    38. The Only Way Out

  3. E37

    37. Family Reunion USA

  4. E36

    36. Go Fight City Hall

  5. E35

    35. The Gigantic Bank Note Swindle

  6. E34

    34. The General's Escape

  7. E33

    33. The Man Who Dreamt Winners

  8. E32

    32. Down on the Tennessee

  9. E31

    31. Britain's Most Baffling Murder Case

  10. E30

    30. The Old, Old Story

  11. E29

    29. Miss Victoria

  12. E28

    28. Uncle Sam's C-Men

  13. E27

    27. The Woman Who Changed Her Mind

  14. E26

    26. Courage

  15. E25

    25. The Secret Weapon of Joe Smith

  16. E24

    24. The Trigger Finger Clue

  17. E23

    23. No Horse, No Wife, No Mustache

  18. E22

    22. Night Court

  19. E21

    21. It's a Wise Father

  20. E20

    20. The Case of the Uncertain Hand

  21. E19

    19. Return from Oblivion

  22. E18

    18. Texas in New York

  23. E17

    17. The Mystery of Minnie

  24. E16

    16. Cochise, Greatest of the Apaches

  25. E15

    15. A Bell for Okinawa

  26. E14

    14. The Man Who Beat Death

  27. E13

    13. Why the Choir Was Late

  28. E12

    12. In the Eye of a Hurricane

  29. E11

    11. Ordeal at Yuba Gap

  30. E10

    10. When the Wise Men Appeared

  31. E9

    9. Emergency Case

  32. E8

    8. The Sad Death of a Hero

  33. E7

    7. If I Were Rich

    Longing to move up in the world and escape their ordinary lives, the Johnson family pin all their hopes on a sweepstakes ticket. When their ticket becomes one of twenty finalists, temptation to sell it before the prize is selected wears on them, but they win it. Afterward, what looked like a life of ease turns into problems and heartache.

  34. E6

    6. The Voyage of Captain Tom Jones, Pirate

  35. E5

    5. The Making of a Submarine

  36. E4

    4. The Brainwashing of John Hayes

  37. E3

    3. The Archer-Shee Case

  38. E2

    2. The Old Master Detective

  39. E1

    1. Child Pioneer

Cast & crew

  • Kathryn Beaumont

    Kathryn Beaumont

    Priscilla Mullins

TV Reader's Digest FAQ

Will there be new episodes of TV Reader's Digest?

TV Reader's Digest has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on July 9, 1956.

When did the latest episode of TV Reader's Digest come out?

The most recent episode of TV Reader's Digest, Season 2 Episode 39 "The Smuggler", aired on July 9, 1956.

How many seasons of TV Reader's Digest are there?

TV Reader's Digest has 2 seasons with 65 episodes in total.

When did TV Reader's Digest first air?

TV Reader's Digest first aired on ABC on January 17, 1955.

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