Nina Mae McKinney plays the star performer of a radio show who must contend with the sponsor's wife, who wants to take over her spot.

[2] Ultimately Mezzanine's singing is so terrible that listeners complain and she is taken off the show, the status quo restored.

[2] The film, which was created as part of the "Broadway Brevity" series,[7] adapted a script written by A. Dorian Otvos and special songs were credited to Cliff Hess.

[8] The Black Network was released to theaters in 1936, where it was shown as a supplemental film alongside movies such as The Lion's Den and Adventure in Manhattan.

[9][10] The Film Daily praised The Black Network, citing the actors' performances as a highlight while noting that the story was not original.