The David Niven Show is an American half-hour television anthology series that was broadcast from April 7, 1959, through September 15, 1959.
[7] Vincent Fennelly produced the show,[1] which was broadcast on NBC on Tuesdays from 10 to 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time,[8] replacing The Californians.
[3] After the show began, NBC told them that when the new season arrived the time slot would be used for weekly specials.
"[11] As for the drama itself, Van Horne wrote that "Fortune's Folly" made her feel "that I've seen it eight or nine times before", and she called it "a cynical little story, despite Mr. Mitchell's excellent performance.
"[11] In a review in the Oakland Tribune, Bill Fiset had a different view of that episode, calling the 30-minute drama "the finest in a long time".