were more common. The final show was broadcast on September 27, 1970. Revival on The Family Channel (1992) In 1992 Albert Fisher revived the program (as The New Original Amateur Hour) on cable television network The Family Channel (now Freeform) hosted by weatherman Willard Scott. This revival lasted one season, in spite of its popularity and high ratings. It featured the debut of highly successful and famous Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter. This was a catalyst for other child stars including Elizabeth Byler who starred In October Sky, Ernest Goes to Camp, Other Voices Other Rooms and Summer Pulley who went on to become a member of the Disney Channel's Mickey Mouse Club, a cast member of Nickelodeon's Clarissa Explains It All and star in the movie Parenthood with Steve Martin. The show also revived the practice of counting the number of the original episodes, with the first being show number 1,652 and the last, show number 1,664. See also List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts Notes Bibliography David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) External links Clip from the December 29, 1957, episode of Ted Mack and The Original Amateur Hour from YouTube DuMont historical website Amateur Hour Collection, 1934-1950's at the Library of Congress 1948 radio programme debuts 1952 radio programme endings 1948 American television series debuts 1970 American television series endings 1992 American television series debuts 1992 American television series endings 1940s American variety television series 1950s American variety television series 1960s American variety television series 1970s American variety television series 1990s American variety television series 1940s American radio programs 1950s American radio programs Talent shows American Broadcasting Company original programming American variety radio programs Black-and-white American television shows CBS original programming DuMont Television Network original programming English-language television shows NBC original programming Television series based on radio series The Family Channel (American TV network, founded 1990) original programming ABC radio programs