Frontier Justice (TV series)

Frontier Justice
Dewey Martin and Julie Adams in an episode of Frontier Justice (1959)
Starring
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes31
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseJuly 7, 1958 (1958-07-07) –
September 28, 1961 (1961-09-28)

Frontier Justice is a CBS Western anthology television series which aired over the summers of 1958, 1959, and 1961.[1] There were thirty-one telecasts.

It was a repackaging of episodes from CBS's Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre with a different host each year. Lew Ayres was the host in 1958, when the show replaced December Bride.[2] Melvyn Douglas was host in 1959, when it replaced The Danny Thomas Show and was sponsored by General Foods (for Post cereals and Sanka).[3] Ralph Bellamy was the host in 1961.[1] The program was a production of Four Star Television.[3]

The 1959 version was broadcast on Mondays from 9 to 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). "Frontier Justice (Western Anthology)". The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 509. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  2. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 307. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
  3. ^ a b "This Week -- Network Debuts & Highlights". Ross Reports. July 6, 1959. p. 57. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  4. ^ Adams, Val (June 7, 1959). "TV-Radio Notes: Fred Astaire Scheduled For At Least One More Turn on TV — Items". The New York Times. p. X 11. Retrieved February 26, 2026.