Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame, originally called Hallmark Television Playhouse, is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City–based greeting card company. It is the longest-running prime-time series in the history of television; it began airing in 1951 and is still currently in production . Since 1954, all of its productions have been broadcast in color. It was one of the first video productions to telecast in color, a rarity in the 1950s. Many television films have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones.

This article is about the television program. For the radio program that once had the same name, see Hallmark Playhouse.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
GenreAnthology
Written byRobert Hartung
Jean Holloway
Helene Hanff
Gian Carlo Menotti
Directed byGeorge Schaefer
William Corrigan
Albert McCleery
Kirk Browning
Fielder Cook
Jeannot Szwarc
John Erman
ComposersGian Carlo Menotti
Bernard Green
Richard Addinsell
Jerry Goldsmith
Bruce Broughton
Morton Stevens
John Kander
Ed Shearmur
Marvin Hamlisch
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons69
No. of episodes260 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersGeorge Schaefer
Brent Shields
ProducersMaurice Evans
Samuel Chotzinoff
Phil C. Samuel
Robert Hartung
CinematographyFreddie Young
EditorsHenry Batista
Robert L. Swanson
Sam Gold (editor)
Richard K. Brockway
Running time30–150 minutes
Production companiesHallmark Hall of Fame Productions (1951–2016)
Crown Media Productions (2016–present)
Original release
Network
  • NBC (1951–78)
  • CBS (1979–81, 1982–89, 1995–2011)
  • PBS (1981)
  • ABC (1989–95, 2011–14)
  • Hallmark Channel (2014–present)
ReleaseDecember 24, 1951 (1951-12-24) –
present

The series has received eighty-one Emmy Awards, dozens of Christopher and Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice during the formative years of American television, it is one of the last remaining television programs where the title includes the name of its sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.

The Hall of Fame films are made with production values and a budget that is comparable to that of a feature film.

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