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- Episode aired Jul 3, 1950
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- TriviaThe Hazel Scott Show was a 15-minute-long musical program hosted by pianist and singer Hazel Scott, who would perform show tunes and other numbers live on the show. The show was produced and distributed by the DuMont network, and aired Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 7:45 pm to 8 pm ET. The show is most notable for being one of the first U.S. network television series to be hosted by any person of African descent.
Despite critical acclaim and decent Hooper Ratings, the series was canceled after just a few months. On June 22, 1950, Scott's name had appeared in 'Red Channels', an anti-Communist publication which named supposed Communist sympathizers. Although Scott appeared voluntarily before the House Un-American Activities Committee on September 22 and vehemently denied the charges, "The Hazel Scott Show" found itself without a broadcast sponsor. The DuMont network canceled the series just one week later. The final network telecast was on September 29, 1950.
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