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First Nighter
31 episodes Aired 1930-1953
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1. Three Who Face Death
   31mins Aired 1939-04-28
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2. Love and Gazozza
   27mins Aired 1941-03-25
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3. A Symphony With Your Spaghetti
   25mins Aired 1944-03-19
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4. The Chinese Gong
   29mins Aired 1944-03-29
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5. Mother's Angel Children
   28mins Aired 1944-05-03
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6. Speak Ever So Gently
   28mins Aired 1944-05-24
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7. Give Up The Ship
   28mins Aired 1944-05-31
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8. Susan Stepped Out
   28mins Aired 1944-06-07
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9. Just a Bum
   28mins Aired 1944-06-14
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10. The Heart That Has Truly Loved
    28mins Aired 1944-07-19
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11. Oh Say Can You See
    32mins Aired 1944-10-11
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12. Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem
    30mins Aired 1945-12-22
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13. Wolf in Sheep's Skin
    30mins Aired 1947-10-18
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14. Nonanny
    29mins Aired 1947-10-25
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15. The One in the Middle
    31mins Aired 1948-01-01
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16. Help Wanted, Female
    31mins Aired 1948-01-08
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17. The Mind Reader
    31mins Aired 1948-01-22
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18. A Writer in the Family
    29mins Aired 1948-01-29
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19. Drink for the Damned
    31mins Aired 1948-02-05
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20. Love Is Stranger Than Fiction
    30mins Aired 1948-02-12
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21. Oh, Bury Me Not
    31mins Aired 1948-02-19
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22. An Order by the Leutenant
    31mins Aired 1948-03-04
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23. There's Something in the Air
    31mins Aired 1948-03-11
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24. The Tin Box
    29mins Aired 1948-05-06
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25. Old Lady Shakespeare
    30mins Aired 1948-06-17
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26. No Greater Need
    27mins Aired 1949-03-10
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27. Refresher Course
    29mins Aired 1952-04-27
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28. A Good Joe
    24mins Aired 1953-01-06
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29. A Shower for the Bridesmaid
    24mins Aired 1953-01-13
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30. Two Loves Has She
    30mins Aired 1953-08-04
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31. The Honest Dope
    30mins Aired 1953-09-01
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The First Nighter Program was a radio anthology comedy-drama series that featured a host named Mr. First Nighter, who was played by several different actors throughout the show's run. Each week, Mr. First Nighter would take listeners on a journey through the bustling streets of Broadway and into the "Little Theater Off Times Square," where audiences would be treated to a variety of romantic comedies. The series mainly featured a cast of Don Ameche, June Meredith, Les Tremayne, Barbara Luddy, and Olan Soule, alongside a supporting orchestra directed by Eric Sagerquist, Caesar Petrillo, and Frank Worth at various times. Joseph T. Ainley produced and directed the series, which was performed in front of a live studio audience and featured actors dressed in formal attire.

The First Nighter Program aired from November 27, 1930, to September 27, 1953, spanning multiple radio networks, including NBC Blue Network, NBC Red Network, CBS, and Mutual. It was sponsored by The Campana Company and exclusively featured commercials for their products, such as Italian Balm, which became the best-selling hand lotion in the United States during the 1930s. The show's most popular episode was the annual Christmas presentation of "Little Town of Bethlehem," which first aired in 1937 and continued to be a staple of the series due to audience demand. In total, at least 16 episodes from the 1944-1953 period are still known to exist today.

Performers: Charles P. Hughes, June Meredith, Macdonald Carey, Bret Morrison, Marvin Miller, Don Briggs, Rye Billsbury, Don Ameche, Betty Lou Gerson, Les Tremayne, Barbara Luddy, Olan Soule

Sources: wikipedia.org, otrcat.com