Decision (TV series)

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Decision is an NBC anthology TV series produced by Screen Gems[citation needed] that aired as a summer replacement for The Loretta Young Show from July 6, 1958 to September 28, 1958.[1] Half of the episodes were repeats from other anthology programs.[2] The other episodes consisted of repurposed failed pilots, including a TV adaptation of the Owen Wister novel The Virginian, starring James Drury. He would later star in a TV adaptation of the same novel.[3]

The program was broadcast from 10 to 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Sundays.[2] Directors included Lamont Johnson, Lewis Allen (director), David Lowell Rich and Fred Zinneman.

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  1. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 209. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
  2. ^ a b Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 247. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.
  3. ^ Green, Paul (2006). A history of television's The Virginian, 1962-1971. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. p. 15. ISBN 978-0786446803.

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