This was one of only six TV series to air on all four US television networks of the 1950s: ABC, CBS, NBC and DuMont. The others are Stump the Stars (1947), Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1950), The Arthur Murray Party (1950), Down You Go (1951) and The Ernie Kovacs Show (1952).
Acrobat, Coach Russell Nesbit (born Charles James Russell Nesbit) performed on this TV show. Mr. Nesbit was the leader of the Flying Nesbits acrobatic troupe in the 1950s.
This program aired on Sunday evenings at 7:00 pm EST over the DuMont Television Network.
Ann-Margret made her TV debut on the Amateur Hour, December 22, 1957. Lewis Walcott appeared May 15, 1949 - he later became famous as Louis Farrakhan. Pat Boone made his TV debut on the Amateur Hour July 18, 1953. The show became a half-hour program in September, 1957, although it still was called the "Amateur Hour".