James28
02-06-2023, 01:05 PM
Was The Dick Van Dyke Show the first show ever to announce its conclusion at the end of a U.S. Broadcast TV season in advance?
I don't know at this point if Leave It to Beaver did the same, considering that LItB had the first official series finale episode on U.S. Broadcast television. I couldn't find anything regarding Leave it to Beaver's end in the Broadcasting archives.
Source: Broadcasting Magazine (January 3, 1966 issue, page 128; Article: "Van Dyke Cuts Self Off") (https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/66-OCR/1966-01-03-BC-OCR-Page-0128.pdf).
I don't know at this point if Leave It to Beaver did the same, considering that LItB had the first official series finale episode on U.S. Broadcast television. I couldn't find anything regarding Leave it to Beaver's end in the Broadcasting archives.
Source: Broadcasting Magazine (January 3, 1966 issue, page 128; Article: "Van Dyke Cuts Self Off") (https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/66-OCR/1966-01-03-BC-OCR-Page-0128.pdf).