The Pet Shop is an American television program broadcast on the DuMont Television Network. The series ran from 1951 to 1953, and was a primetime series on pet care hosted by Gail Compton and his young daughter Gay.McNeil, Alex (1980). Total Television (4th ed.). New York: Penguin Books. .
The program, produced in Chicago and distributed by DuMont, aired on Saturdays at 7:30 pm ET on most DuMont affiliates. The series ran on the network from December 1, 1951 to March 14, 1953. DuMont replaced the series with local (non-network) programming.
See also List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts 1952-53 United States network television schedule
References
Bibliography David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present, Ninth edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 2007)
External links DuMont historical website