The Family Genius is a TV series aired in the United States from September 9 to September 30, 1949. The series was broadcast on the DuMont Television Network, and is most notable for lasting less than a month before cancellation.

The series was a sitcom centered around the Howard family, in which young son Tommy was a child prodigy.

• Jack Diamond as Tommy Howard
• Phyllis Lowe as Mrs. Howard
• Arthur Edwards as Mr. Howard

As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.

• David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
• Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
• Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1

• List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
• List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts

• The Family Genius at IMDB
• DuMont historical website

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