TV series

The Big Story

1949–1958 · 9 seasons

A sober, self-serious half-hour where newsroom grit meets true-crime reconstruction, told with earnest narration and period flavor.

Overview: Based on a popular radio series, each show tells a different reporter's Big Story, a true story selected from newspapers across the United States. Comments from the actual reporter open and close each show but the permanent narrator drives the plot line and a featured actor dramatizes the reporter's role.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, dark and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, justice, media, deception
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
justice
media
deception
morality
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
true story
procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none