Playroom (TV series)

This article is about the 1948 TV series. For other, see Playroom (disambiguation).

Playroom, also known as Brill's Playroom or Hubert Brill's Playroom, is an American television series that aired on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network on Fridays at 7 p.m. (Eastern time) from January 9 to May 28, 1948.^[1]

Playroom
Genre	Variety show
Starring	Hubert Brill
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Running time	30 mins.
Original release
Network	DuMont
Release	January 9 (1948-01-09) – May 9, 1948 (1948-05-09)

The host, Brooklyn-born Hubert Brill, was a member of the Society of American Magicians^[2] and known for playing a minor role in the movie Out Of The Past (1947), which immediately preceded his run on Playroom.^[3]

Sponsor magazine described the program as a family variety show featuring "talented guests from the entertainment world."^[4]

Playroom was a "sustaining" feature on the DuMont network, attracting no sponsors during its brief run.^[5]

See also

• List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
• List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts