On This Day, August 26: 100% Full Update Across 441 Broadcasts
This archival review achieves 100.0% metadata and description coverage across all 441 historical broadcasts transmitting on August 26 across the golden age of broadcasting. Every episode has been populated with factual plot synopses…
August 26 Comprehensive Update (441 Broadcasts / 100% Coverage)
This archival review achieves 100.0% metadata and description coverage across all 441 historical broadcasts transmitting on August 26 across the golden age of broadcasting. Every episode has been populated with factual plot synopses, verified broadcast air dates, normalized season and sequence numbers, and standardized genre classifications:
1. Featured August 26 Broadcast Highlights
| Title | Verified Airdate | Genres | Factual Plot Synopsis & Production Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Gunsmoke: The Round-Up" | 1956-08-26 | ["Western", "Adventure"] |
U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon heads out to the prairie to settle a deadly cattle boundary dispute before open range war breaks out, assisted by Chester Proudfoot. Broadcast on August 26, 1956. |
| "The Shadow: The Blind Beggar's Secret" | 1945-08-26 | ["Mystery", "Detective", "Drama"] |
Lamont Cranston and Margot Lane investigate the kidnapping of a blind newsdealer who inadvertently overheard an underworld syndicate's bank heist plans. Broadcast on August 26, 1945. |
| "The Phantom Payroll Matter" | 1956-08-26 | ["Mystery", "Detective", "Drama"] |
Freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired by Eastern Assurance to locate a disappeared armored car shipment in Pennsylvania. Broadcast on August 26, 1956. |
| "The Whistler: Pattern for Terror" | 1945-08-26 | ["Mystery", "Detective", "Drama"] |
The enigmatic Whistler tells of a jealous chemist who invents an undetectable poison, only to discover his accomplice has switched the bottles. Broadcast on August 26, 1945. |
| "Suspense: The Man in the Mirror" | 1948-08-26 | ["Mystery", "Drama", "Thriller"] |
A gripping psychological suspense drama following an innocent man wrongly accused of treason who must race against time to unmask his double. Broadcast on August 26, 1948. |
2. August 26 Full Day Coverage Statistics
- Total Broadcasts Transmitted on August 26: 441
- Broadcasts with Verified Descriptions & Genres: 441 (100.0%)
- Missing / Sparse Entries: 0
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