Beginning September 1, 1949, eight programs (including The Story of Dr. Kildare, The Adventures of Maisie, Crime Does Not Pay and The Hardy Family)[REF] were available to "big stations and little stations," as promoted in an ad for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Radio Attractions [REF].
A reviewer of an early episode of The MGM Theater of the Air commented, "In slickness of production this hour-long program compares very favorably with many of its network brothers."[REF] .