Engineering:CBS Summer Playhouse

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CBS Summer Playhouse
Summer playhouse.jpg
Titular screenshot
GenreAnthology
Directed byPaul Bogart
James Burrows
Martha Coolidge
Joseph Sargent
Luis Valdez
Presented byDaphne Maxwell Reid (1987)
Tim Reid (1987)
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes46
Production
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time45–48 minutes
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseJune 12, 1987 (1987-06-12) –
August 22, 1989 (1989-08-22)

CBS Summer Playhouse is an American anthology series that ran from June 12, 1987 to August 22, 1989 on CBS. It aired unsold television pilots[1] during the summer season.

Overview

Tim Reid and Daphne Maxwell Reid acted as hosts during the first season, introducing each pilot. Viewers were also encouraged to call a 1-800 number at the end of each episode, to voice their preference. However, the "winning" pilot chosen by the viewers was never picked up as a series.

The series was revamped during the second and third seasons, and featured no hosts or viewer voting.

Reception

David Bianculli of The Philadelphia Inquirer criticized the anthology series, writing that it "may be the most inaccurate title ever given to a TV program". Bianculli cited two aspects, that the show premiered just before summer began in 1987 and that none of the episodes originated from theatrical playhouses.[2]

Episodes

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Season 1 (1987)

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Season 2 (1988)

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References

  1. Rasuer, Chris (August 28, 1987). "CBS' Summer Playhouse anthology of would-be pilots...". Chicago Tribune. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-08-28-8703050456-story.html. 
  2. Bianculli, David (June 19, 1987). "TV tonight". The Philadelphia Inquirer 316: 42. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30869349/tv-tonight-by-david-bianculli/. Retrieved April 22, 2021. 

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