Not for Publication (TV series)

The show aired for 15 minutes from April 27, 1951, to August 27, 1951, and then brought back as a 30-minute show on December 21, 1951. The final show aired on May 27, 1952. The series focuses on Collins, a reporter at the fictional New York Ledger. William Adler played Collins in the 15-minute version and Jerome Cowan played Collins in the 30-minute version.^[1] Jon Silo portrayed Luchek.^[2]

Cowan said that he felt "right at home" in "giving a true-to-life picture" of reporters in contrast to other depictions that had reporters solving crimes that baffled police.^[3]

A review of the May 8, 1958, episode in the trade publication Billboard complimented several aspects of the episode. Leon Morse described Not for Publication as "a property of considerable promise" — one with "a natural human interest slant which should be productive of a televiewing audience".^[4] The review described the direction and camera work as "outstanding" and praised the performances of Henry Barnard and Sally Gracie in their roles.^[4] The only negative aspect mentioned was the sound heard during a telephone conversation.^[4]

Roger Gerry was the producer, and Dick Sandwick was the director.^[4] The first version of the program was broadcast from 7:45 to 8 p.m. Eastern Time on Mondays and Thursdays. The second version initially ran from 8:30 to 9 p.m. ET on Fridays. In March 1952, it moved to 10-10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesdays.^[2]

Twelve episodes are in the collection of the UCLA Film and Television Archive.^{[citation needed]}

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

• David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6

• Not for Publication at IMDb
• DuMont historical website
• List of episodes at CTVA