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See It Now is an American newsmagazine and documentary series broadcast by CBS from 1951 to 1958. It was created by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly, with Murrow as the host of the show. From 1952 to 1957, See It Now won four Emmy Awards and was nominated three other times. It also won a 1952 Peabody Award, which cited itssimple, lucid, intelligent analysis of top news stories of the week on television … a strikingly effective format for presenting news and the personalities involved in the news with humor, sometimes with indignation, always with careful thought.
Original Release
11/18/1951 on CBS
US Release
11/18/1951
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edward R. Murrow | Self - - Host / Self - Host / Anchor / Self / Self - - Reporter / Host / Self - Anchor |
| Howard K. Smith | Self - Reporter / Self |
| Harry S. Truman | Self / Self - - Guest |
| Richard Hottelet | Self / Self - Reporter / Self - -Reporter |
| Alexander Kendrick | Self / Self - Reporter / Self - -Reporter |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Self |
| Joseph Wershba | Self |
| Bill Downs | Self |
| David Schoenbrun | Self / Self - - Reporter / Self - -Reporter |
| Alben Barkley | Self |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Great Billion Dollar Mail Case | Sunday, 06 October 1957 |
| 2 | The Secret Life of Danny Kaye 2 | Sunday, 27 October 1957 |
| 3 | Atomic Timetable: Fission, Fusion, and Abundance | Sunday, 24 November 1957 |
| 4 | The Lady from Philadelphia: Through Asia with Marian Anderson | Monday, 30 December 1957 |
| 5 | From Precinct to President: Some Reflections by Harry S. Truman | Sunday, 02 February 1958 |
| 6 | Statehood for Alaska and Hawaii? | Sunday, 02 March 1958 |
| 7 | Atomic Timetable: Radiation and Fallout | Sunday, 30 March 1958 |
| 8 | A Conversation with Prime Minister Macmillan | Friday, 23 May 1958 |
| 9 | Watch on the Ruhr | Monday, 07 July 1958 |
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Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edward R. Murrow | Self - - Host / Self - Host / Anchor / Self / Self - - Reporter / Host / Self - Anchor |
| Howard K. Smith | Self - Reporter / Self |
| Harry S. Truman | Self / Self - - Guest |
| Richard Hottelet | Self / Self - Reporter / Self - -Reporter |
| Alexander Kendrick | Self / Self - Reporter / Self - -Reporter |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Self |
| Joseph Wershba | Self |
| Bill Downs | Self |
| David Schoenbrun | Self / Self - - Reporter / Self - -Reporter |
| Alben Barkley | Self |
| Adlai Stevenson | Self |
| Edmund Scott | Self - - Reporter / Self |
| Eric Sevareid | Self |
| Carl Sandburg | Self |
| Larry LeSueur | Self |
| Jonas Salk | Self |
| Robert A. Taft | Self |
| Charles Collingwood | Self - Reporter / Self |
| Estes Kefauver | Self |
| Robert Pierpoint | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Fred W. Friendly | Executive Producer |
| Edward R. Murrow | Producer |
| Fred W. Friendly | Producer |
| Edward Magruder Jones | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1958 | Emmy | Best Public Service Program or Series | Nominated |
| 1958 | Emmy | Best News Commentary | Won |
| 1957 | Emmy | Best Single Program of the Year | Nominated |
| 1957 | Emmy | Best Public Service Series | Won |
| 1956 | Emmy | Best Documentary Program | Nominated |
| 1955 | Emmy | Best Cultural, Religious or Educational Program | Nominated |
| 1954 | Emmy | Best Program of News or Sports | Won |
| 1953 | Emmy | Best Public Affairs Program | Won |
