This series split into two shows after a few months - "Headline Clues" became a daytime game show, and "Broadway to Hollywood" became an evening variety revue. It first aired in 1949 as "Headline Clues" over the DuMont Television Network on Friday evenings at 8:30 pm EST, and as "Broadway to Hollywood" it aired on Wednesday nights at 10:00 pm EST during the 1950 season, at 8:30 pm EST on Wednesdays during the 1951 season, on Thursdays at 8:30 pm EST for the 1951 season, at 9:00 pm EST Thursdays during 1952, then back to 8:30 pm EST on Thursdays. The final broadcast was on 15 July 1954.