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NET Playhouse

NET Playhouse is an American dramatic television anthology series produced by National Educational Television. NET subsequently merged with WNDT Newark to form WNET, and was superseded by the Public Broadcasting Service, though the NET title did remain. In addition to episodes produced in the United States, the series also aired episodes that were originally produced and broadcast in the United Kingdom. The series occasionally broadcast feature films, such as L'Avventura and Knife in the Water.

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NET Playhouse
GenreAnthology
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes228
Production
Executive producersCurtis W. Davis
Jac Venza
CinematographyBoyd Estus
Original release
NetworkNET
ReleaseOctober 7, 1966 (1966-10-07) –
June 4, 1970 (1970-06-04)
NetworkPBS
ReleaseOctober 8, 1970 (1970-10-08) –
May 25, 1972 (1972-05-25)

NET Playhouse is an American dramatic television anthology series produced by National Educational Television. NET subsequently merged with WNDT Newark to form WNET, and was superseded by the Public Broadcasting Service, though the NET title did remain. In addition to episodes produced in the United States, the series also aired episodes that were originally produced and broadcast in the United Kingdom. The series occasionally broadcast feature films, such as L'Avventura and Knife in the Water.1

Partial list of episodes

References

References

  1. "CTVA U.S. Anthology "NET Playhouse" (WNDT/WNET, 1966-72)". Archived from the original on February 28, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  2. "La MaMa". July 24, 2018. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  3. "La MaMa". July 24, 2018. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  4. "N.E.T. Playhouse" listing, Pasadena Independent Star-News, May 14, 1967, "TV Week" section, p. 22.
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