Ghost Story

Starring: Billy Goldenberg, Robert Prince, William Castle
First Aired: March 17, 1972
Number of Seasons: 1
Estimated Production Cost: $100,000 per episode* Nowadays, you may have heard of a show called American Horror Story. However, it has been said that it was inspired from this very show. Ghost Story followed a very similar format, featuring recurring actors and actresses, as well as various supernatural characters. It ran for one season, producing twenty-two episodes before ratings got so low that they had no choice but to take it off the air.

Ghost Story

Branded

Starring: Chuck Connors, Anna Morrell
First Aired: January 24, 1965
Number of Seasons: 2
Estimated Production Cost: $100,000 per episode*
Branded was a Western show sponsored by Procter & Gamble. It took hold of a Sunday night slot airing at prime time 8.30 PM EST. It was set in the Wild West post-civil war, a time of actual cowboy presence. Connors starred as US Army Captain Jim McCord. This character was court-martialed and ejected from the army because of unfair accusations of cowardice. The show followed McCord in his exploits and ran for two seasons, forty-eight episodes.

Branded