History of Television's The Virginian, 1962-1971
On September 19, 1962, The Virginian made its primetime broadcast premiere. The 1902 novel by Owen Wister had already seen four movie adaptations when Frank Price mentioned the story''s series potential to NBC. Filmed in color, The Virginian became television''s first 90-minute western series. Immensely successful, it ran for nine seasons--television''s third longest running western.
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On September 19, 1962, The Virginian made its primetime broadcast premiere. The 1902 novel by Owen Wister had already seen four movie adaptations when Frank Price mentioned the story''s series potential to NBC. Filmed in color, The Virginian became television''s first 90-minute western series. Immensely successful, it ran for nine seasons--television''s third longest running western.
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