The Arthur Murray Party is notable for being one of the few TV series broadcast on all four major commercial networks in the 1950s during the Golden Age of Television.

[2] The show was set up like a large party, with Kathryn hosting a variety of guests, from sports stars to actors or musicians.

In one surviving episode (February 15, 1954), available on Internet Archive, the well-dressed female dancers are heard squealing with teenage-like excitement at guest star Johnnie Ray.

These include a complete one-hour show from late 1950 featuring guests The DeMarco Sisters plus Andy and Della Russell; a complete half-hour show from August 17, 1954, featuring guest Don Cornell; a segment from September 27, 1956, in which The Platters perform "You'll Never Know" and Andy Williams sings "Canadian Sunset"; and a segment from August 5, 1957, in which celebrities Jack E. Leonard, Bert Lahr, Paul Winchell, and June Havoc compete in a dance contest.

The time slots were as follows:[1] When the series first moved to DuMont in the fall of 1950, its title was changed to The Arthur Murray Show.