Westinghouse, which was only a broadcaster that syndicated its programs through Group W, attempted to compete with NBC, which had had a monopoly on late-night television since Steve Allen had originated The Tonight Show in 1954.
The sole episode known to exist in its entirety with moving images and sound, available for viewing at the UCLA Film and Television Archive, is the February 12, 1962, telecast, which was a tribute to George Schaefer.
[3] It features actors who worked with Schaefer, including Boris Karloff (who is interviewed by Davidson), Ed Wynn, and Ethel Griffies.
In 2018, someone uploaded to YouTube a clip that lasts 4 minutes 46 seconds from an episode in which the guests include comedian Dick Gregory and Victor Lownes, an executive with the company that later became known as Playboy Enterprises.
The company owned the Chicago location of the Playboy Club where Gregory performed a short time before his appearance on PM East.