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Wide Wide World

★ 7.8 26 votes 1955–1958 3 seasons · 57 episodes Ended NBC
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About

Wide Wide World was a 90-minute documentary series telecast live on NBC on Sunday afternoons at 4pm Eastern. Conceived by network head Pat Weaver and hosted by Dave Garroway, Wide Wide World was introduced on the Producers' Showcase series on June 27, 1955. The premiere episode, featuring entertainment from the US, Canada and Mexico, was the first international North American telecast in the history of the medium. It returned in the fall as a regular Sunday series, telecast from October 16, 1955 to June 8, 1958. The program was sponsored by General Motors and Barry Wood was the executive producer. In March 1956, Time magazine reported that it was the highest-rated daytime show on television.

All Seasons

Season 11955
017
Season 2
020
Season 3
8.028203h

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Dave Garroway Self - Emcee, Self - Host
Bill Wendell Self - Announcer
Gary Cooper Self
Ira Hayes Self
Maria Tallchief Self
Anthony Perkins Self
Lorne Greene Self - excerpt from 'Julius Caesar'
Phyllis Love Self
Lillian Gish Self
Lloyd Bochner Self - excerpt from 'Julius Caesar'

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