TV Reader's Digest
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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
- E26Finale
- E25
25. Six Hours of Surgery
- E24
24. Comrade Lindemann's Conscience
- E23
23. My First Bullfight
- E22
22. Mr. Pak Takes Over
- E21
21. Human Nature Through a Rear View Mirror
- E20
20. The Anatomy of a Graft
- E19
19. Around the Horn to Matrimony
- 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.
- E17
17. Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts
- E16
16. A Million Dollar Story
- E15
15. The Great Armored Car Robbery
- 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.
- E13
13. How Charlie Faust Won a Pennant for the Giants
- E12
12. Incident on the China Coast
- E11
11. The Manufactured Clue
- E10
10. America's First Great Lady
- E9
9. The American Master Counterfeiters
- E8
8. The End of Blackbeard the Pirate
- E7
7. A Matter of Life and Death
- E6
6. Top Secret
- E5
5. I'll Pick More Daisies
- E4
4. How Chance Made Lincoln President
- E3
3. Britain's Most Baffling Murder
Air date TBA - E2
2. Trouble on the Double
- E1
1. The Last of the Old Time Shooting Sheriffs
Season 2
1955 · 39 episodes · Last episode: 70 years ago
- E39
39. The Smuggler
Finale - E38
38. The Only Way Out
- E37
37. Family Reunion USA
- E36
36. Go Fight City Hall
- E35
35. The Gigantic Bank Note Swindle
- E34
34. The General's Escape
- E33
33. The Man Who Dreamt Winners
- E32
32. Down on the Tennessee
- E31
31. Britain's Most Baffling Murder Case
- E30
30. The Old, Old Story
- E29
29. Miss Victoria
- E28
28. Uncle Sam's C-Men
- E27
27. The Woman Who Changed Her Mind
- E26
26. Courage
- E25
25. The Secret Weapon of Joe Smith
- E24
24. The Trigger Finger Clue
- E23
23. No Horse, No Wife, No Mustache
- E22
22. Night Court
- E21
21. It's a Wise Father
- E20
20. The Case of the Uncertain Hand
- E19
19. Return from Oblivion
- E18
18. Texas in New York
- E17
17. The Mystery of Minnie
- E16
16. Cochise, Greatest of the Apaches
- E15
15. A Bell for Okinawa
- E14
14. The Man Who Beat Death
- E13
13. Why the Choir Was Late
- E12
12. In the Eye of a Hurricane
- E11
11. Ordeal at Yuba Gap
- E10
10. When the Wise Men Appeared
- E9
9. Emergency Case
- E8
8. The Sad Death of a Hero
- 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.
- E6
6. The Voyage of Captain Tom Jones, Pirate
- E5
5. The Making of a Submarine
- E4
4. The Brainwashing of John Hayes
- E3
3. The Archer-Shee Case
- E2
2. The Old Master Detective
- E1
1. Child Pioneer
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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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