It was broadcast on WMGM in New York City and syndicated to other stations via electrical transcription October 14, 1949 – December 7, 1951.
An article in a 1949 issue of Billboard noted that MGM "thruout [sic] the years has extended scant co-operation on the program level" to WMGM (which had been WHN).
"[7] A reviewer of an early episode of The MGM Theater of the Air commented, "In slickness of production this hour-long program compares very favorably with many of its network brothers.
"[8] The MGM Theater of the Air and other MGM-produced programs moved from syndication to network distribution the week of December 31, 1951.
They included Marlene Dietrich,[8] Ronald Reagan, Joan Bennett,[1] George Murphy and Nina Foch.