Dante

Starring:  Howard Duff, Tom D’Andrea, Mort Mills, Alan Mowbray
First Aired: October 3, 1960 
Number of Seasons: 1
Estimated Production Cost: $100,000 per episode* NBC Drama, Dante,  starred Willie Dante, the operator of a nightclub in San Francisco. Dante was no longer a hardened criminal and followed him in his attempts to stay clear of trouble. In one season and twenty-six half-hour episodes, we were able to enjoy Dante’s attempts to live a straight life.

Dante

Bus Stop

Starring: Marilyn Maxwell, Rhodes Reason, Richard Anderson, Joan Freeman, Buddy Ebsen
First Aired: October 1, 1961
Number of Seasons: 1
Estimated Production Cost: $100,000 per episode* A drama that aired for twenty-six episodes, Bus Stop was set in the fictional town of Sunrise, near the Rocky Mountains. Bus Stop was initially a play (written by William Inge), and was then adapted into a television series. It featured various travelers entering and leaving a bus station and a nearby diner. Despite having a promising, popular premise, the show struggled to find new guest stars for every week.

Bus Stop