 The series was hosted and narrated by Arthur Shields, aired on Friday evenings, and ran until July 15, 1949.The series was sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes, and was later syndicated as Film Drama in 1955 and Story Theater in 1956.Filmed by Grant Productions at Hal Roach Studios, "Your Show Time" was American television's first dramatic series to be shot on film instead of being aired on live television or as a kinescope.