Faye Emerson's Wonderful Town
| Faye Emerson's Wonderful Town | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Variety show |
| Presented by |
Faye Emerson Skitch Henderson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 42 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Gil Fates |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | June 16, 1951 – April 12, 1952 |
Faye Emerson's Wonderful Town, also known as Wonderful Town, USA, is a 42-episode live half-hour variety television series which aired on CBS from June 16, 1951, to April 12, 1952, in which Faye Emerson visits various cities, mostly in the United States, to focus on the different kinds of music associated with each location.
Wonderful Town is one of several 1950s series in which Emerson, called the "first lady of television," had a starring role. Emerson's third husband, bandleader Skitch Henderson, appeared with her on the series. Because the series was broadcast on location, it was particularly expensive to produce.
In the premiere episode, Emerson visits Boston, Massachusetts. On July 7, 1951, she hosted Barry Bingham, Sr., publisher of the Louisville Courier-Journal, when the program visited Louisville, Kentucky. In the fifth episode based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which aired on July 14, former mayor and then U.S. Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and actor Richard Carlson were among the guests. On October 27, 1951, humorist and author Abe Burrows was the guest star in his native The Bronx borough of New York City.
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