The DuMont Television Network began in the United States in 1946 and became one of the world’s pioneer commercial television networks. The DuMont name began with a laboratory in 1931 founded by Allen B. DuMont who was responsible for the first consumer all-electronic television set. He then went on to open an experimental television station that soon turned into the DuMont Television Network.

It was on this day, August 6, 1956, that the DuMont Television Network had its final broadcast shortly after declaring bankruptcy. The network unfortunately began with a disadvantage that other networks such as NBC and CBS did not face. DuMont did not have a radio network, and therefore it could not draw revenue or big names from longtime relationships made with radio networks. Its last broadcast was a boxing match.

The DuMont Television Network should be remembered for its creativity and innovation. It sold commercials to many advertisers instead of having one advertiser sponsor the entire show, thus allowing producers to create whatever content they desired. This is now the standard model for television in the United States.