The television show that would catapult Archbishop Fulton Sheen to international stardom and mainstream recognition bears little resemblance to anything on television at the moment, and that is a sad reflection of what American society has become in just half a century.
From 1952 to 1957, Sheen’s show Life is Worth Living aired first on the DuMont Television Network and then on ABC on Tuesdays at 8pm. During its run, the show garnered a healthy audience in the millions each week, with most viewers being non-Catholics.
