[1] The show was broadcast live from New York City to stations on CBS's eastern and midwestern networks.
Many notable actors appeared on the program, including Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Cloris Leachman, Brian Keith, Franchot Tone, Robert Emhardt, Leslie Nielsen, Felicia Montealgre Bernstein and Lloyd Bridges.
[3] In 1949, Marvel Comics began publishing Suspense comics licensed from CBS; a box on the cover of the first eleven issues (out of 29 total issues) read "Based on gripping CBS radio - television series".
[6] The reviewer blamed a "weakly motivated" adaptation for causing the direction and acting to suffer.
[6] Robert Stevens, who produced and directed, was cited for failing to add excitement to an already weak script.