Overview
Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. It originated from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology drama series of the mid-1950s were usually hour-long shows, the title highlighted the network's intention to present something unusual, a weekly series of hour-and-a-half dramas rather than 60-minute plays. Playhouse 90 began as a pitch by Frank Stanton—the formidable, forward-thinking right-hand man to CBS chairman William S. Paley—during a brainstorming session for program ideas. The project was ultimately developed by Hubbell Robinson, a CBS vice president who received no screen credit on Playhouse 90 but is often described as its creator.
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Season 139 episodes1956
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Forbidden Area
1956-10-04
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2Requiem for a Heavyweight
1956-10-11
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3Sizeman and Son
1956-10-18
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4Rendezvous in Black
1956-10-25
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5The Country Husband
1956-11-01
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6The Big Slide
1956-11-08
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7Heritage of Anger
1956-11-15
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8Eloise
1956-11-22
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9Confession
1956-11-29
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10Made in Heaven
1956-12-06
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11Sincerely, Willis Wade
1956-12-13
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12The Family Nobody Wanted
1956-12-20
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13Massacre at Sand Creek
1956-12-27
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14Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
1957-01-03
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15The Ninth Day
1957-01-10
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16So Soon to Die
1957-01-17
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17The Star Wagon
1957-01-24
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18The Greer Case
1957-01-31
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19The Miracle Worker
1957-02-07
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20The Comedian
1957-02-14
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21One Coat of White
1957-02-21
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22The Blackwell Story
1957-02-28
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23Invitation to a Gunfighter
1957-03-07
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24The Last Tycoon
1957-03-14
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25The Hostess with the Mostes'
1957-03-21
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26Where's Charley?
1957-03-28
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27Clipper Ship
1957-04-04
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28If You Knew Elizabeth
1957-04-11
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29Three Men on a Horse
1957-04-18
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30Four Women in Black
1957-04-25
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31Child of Trouble
1957-05-02
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32Homeward Borne
1957-05-09
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33The Helen Morgan Story
1957-05-16
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34Winter Dreams
1957-05-23
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35Circle of the Day
1957-05-30
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36Without Incident
1957-06-06
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37Clash by Night
1957-06-13
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38Ain't No Time for Glory
1957-06-20
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39The Fabulous Irishman
1957-06-27
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Season 240 episodes1957
1
The Death of Manolete
1957-09-12
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2The Dark Side of the Earth
1957-09-19
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3Topaze
1957-09-26
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4A Sound of Different Drummers
1957-10-03
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5The Playroom
1957-10-10
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6Around the World in 90 Minutes
1957-10-17
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7The Mystery of Thirteen
1957-10-24
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8The Edge of Innocence
1957-10-31
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9The Clouded Image
1957-11-07
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10The Jet-Propelled Couch
1957-11-14
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11The Troublemakers
1957-11-21
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12Panic Button
1957-11-28
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13Galvanized Yankee
1957-12-05
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14The Thundering Wave
1957-12-12
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15For I Have Loved Strangers
1957-12-19
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16The Lone Woman
1957-12-26
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17Reunion
1958-01-02
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18The Last Man
1958-01-09
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19The 80 Yard Run
1958-01-16
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20Before I Die
1958-01-23
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21The Gentleman from Seventh Avenue
1958-01-30
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22The Violent Heart
1958-02-06
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23No Time at All
1958-02-13
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24Point of No Return
1958-02-20
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25Portrait of a Murderer
1958-02-27
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26The Last Clear Chance
1958-03-06
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27The Male Animal
1958-03-13
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28The Right Hand Man
1958-03-20
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29Turn Left at Mount Everest
1958-04-03
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30The Dungeon
1958-04-17
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31Verdict of Three
1958-04-24
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32Rumors of Evening
1958-05-01
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33Not the Glory
1958-05-08
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34Nightmare at Ground Zero
1958-05-15
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35Bomber's Moon
1958-05-22
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36Natchez
1958-05-29
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37The Innocent Sleep
1958-06-05
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38A Town Has Turned to Dust
1958-06-19
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39The Great Gatsby
1958-06-26
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40Bitter Heritage
1958-08-07
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Season 338 episodes1958
1
The Plot to Kill Stalin
1958-09-25
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2Days of Wine and Roses
1958-10-02
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3The Time of Your Life
1958-10-09
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4The Long March
1958-10-16
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5Shadows Tremble
1958-10-23
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6Word from a Sealed-Off Box
1958-10-30
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7Heart of Darkness
1958-11-06
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8Old Man
1958-11-20
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9The Return of Ansel Gibbs
1958-11-27
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10Free Weekend
1958-12-04
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11Seven Against the Wall
1958-12-11
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12The Nutcracker
1958-12-25
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13Face of a Hero
1959-01-01
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14The Wings of the Dove
1959-01-08
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15The Blue Men
1959-01-15
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16The Velvet Alley
1959-01-22
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17A Quiet Game of Cards
1959-01-29
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18Child of Our Time
1959-02-05
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19The Second Man
1959-02-12
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20The Raider
1959-02-19
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21The Ding-A-Ling Girl
1959-02-26
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22Made in Japan
1959-03-05
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23For Whom the Bell Tolls: Part 1
1959-03-12
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24For Whom the Bell Tolls: Part 2
1959-03-19
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25A Trip to Paradise
1959-03-26
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26In Lonely Expectation
1959-04-02
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27The Day Before Atlanta
1959-04-09
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28Judgment at Nuremberg
1959-04-16
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29A Corner of the Garden
1959-04-23
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30Dark December
1959-04-30
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31Diary of a Nurse
1959-05-07
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32A Marriage of Strangers
1959-05-14
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33Out of Dust
1959-05-21
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34The Rank and File
1959-05-28
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35The Killers of Mussolini
1959-06-04
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36Project Immortality
1959-06-11
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37Dark as the Night
1959-06-18
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38The Second Happiest Day
1959-06-25
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Season 417 episodes1959
1
Target for Three
1959-10-01
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2The Sounds of Eden
1959-10-15
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3Misalliance
1959-10-29
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4The Hidden Image
1959-11-12
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5The Grey Nurse Said Nothing
1959-11-26
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6The Tunnel
1959-12-10
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7The Silver Whistle
1959-12-24
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8John Brown's Raid
1960-01-14
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9A Dream of Treason
1960-01-21
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10To the Sound of Trumpets
1960-02-10
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11The Cruel Day
1960-02-24
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12Tomorrow
1960-03-07
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13The Hiding Place
1960-03-22
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14Alas, Babylon
1960-04-03
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15Journey to the Day
1960-04-22
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16The Shape of the River
1960-05-02
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17In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1960-05-16
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Added: 5/19/2026Updated: 6/5/2026