Conflict

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Conflict is a 1956 ABC series that directly followed Warner Brothers Presents. It is best known for having hosted the successful pilots of 77 Sunset Strip and Maverick. Although it took the same time slot as its predecessor, the two do not share the same format. While Warner Brothers Presents was a wheel series, Conflict was a fully anthological series. However, since Cheyenne and Conflict alternated the Tuesday 7:30pm time slot, the overall effect was that of a proper wheel series—even though Cheyenne and Conflict were not under the same umbrella title. The name change was mandated for its production company, Warner Bros., by ABC executives who believed that "conflict" was the missing element in Casablanca and King's Row from Warner Brothers Presents. The show does not fit neatly into standard American television seasons. It technically succeeded Warner Brothers Presents after Casablanca ended its run in April 1956. It seems to have provided at least one week of new material at the beginning of the 1957 season, before Sugarfoot, starring Will Hutchins, took its place.