Victory at Sea: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A documentary TV series about naval warfare during World War II that was originally aired by NBC in the USA in 26 half-hour segments on Sunday afternoons, starting October 26, 1952 and ending May 3, 1953. The series, which won an Emmy in 1954 as best public affairs program, played a major role in establishing historic documentaries as a viable television genre. When it first aired, NBC thought it so important that it had no commercial breaks. The series was also aired on The History Channel in 1996.

Series details

• Title: Victory at Sea
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: War, History
• Premiere date: 1952-10-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 1953-05-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 16606
• IMDb ID: tt0046658
• TVDB ID: 84130

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1952-10-26; final listed air date 1953-05-03; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Victory at Sea on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.