This series is not to be confused with the similarly named The Bigelow Show, a musical variety program which aired on NBC and CBS in the late 1940s.

There were no regularly featured actors on The Bigelow Theatre, but guest stars included James Dean, George C. Scott, Raymond Burr, Cesar Romero, Lloyd Bridges, Martin Milner, Gig Young, Ann Dvorak, Ruth Warrick, Gale Storm, and Chico Marx.

[2] After the series ended on CBS because the network was unable to get enough stations to carry it,[3] the show was retitled The Bigelow-Sanford Theatre and aired on DuMont on Thursdays at 10pm EST from September 6 through December 27, 1951.

[citation needed] Seventeen filmed episodes of the program were leased and run after having been shown originally on The Silver Theatre.

"[17] A review of the September 6, 1951, episode in the trade publication Billboard said the story "while paper-thin, was nevertheless amusing light entertainment ..."[10] It complimented the performances of Raymond and Storm, and it said the commercials "were well-filmed and not too intrusive, effectively dramatizing selling points.