Season 1 • Episode 1
LatestSee 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, Murrow being 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 its
Direction
Murrow and Friendly invented the TV documentary format.
Production
Live broadcasts with zero safety net, pure nerve.
Creators
Edward R. Murrow, Fred W. Friendly
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The famous 1954 McCarthy episode was sponsored by Alcoa, who reportedly got nervous calls from Washington. Murrow didn't care.
Clooney's 2005 film 'Good Night, and Good Luck' recreated the smoke-filled CBS News office down to the brand of cigarettes. Murrow went through 60-80 a day.
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