Broadway Open House

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Broadway Open House was an early 1950s American late-night variety television show on NBC that helped pioneer the format later popularized by The Tonight Show.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf late-night television show
television series
variety show
broadcastLive true
broadcastMedium terrestrial television
broadcastOn National Broadcasting Company
surface form: NBC television network
cameraSetup multi-camera
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
ended 1951
featuredPerformer Dagmar
firstAired 1950
followedBy Tonight Starring Steve Allen
formatPioneerOf The Tonight Show
genre comedy
variety show
historicalSignificance one of the first network late-night variety shows in the U.S.
influenced The Tonight Show format
networkType commercial broadcast television
notableFor pioneering American network late-night television
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork NBC
originalRunEra early 1950s
pictureFormat black-and-white
precededBy local late-night variety programs
presenter Jerry Lester
Morey Amsterdam
producedIn United States of America
surface form: United States
productionLocation New York City
targetAudience adult viewers
timeSlot late night
typicalContent comedy sketches
musical performances
variety acts

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The Tonight Show precededBy Broadway Open House