The earliest documented telecast of this film took place in Los Angeles Monday 31 March 1947 on pioneer television station W2XAO (later KTSL) (Channel 2); it was next broadcast in both Washington DC on WMAL (Channel 7) and in Baltimore MD on WMAR (Channel 2) on Wednesday 24 December 1947, in New York City Tuesday 21 December 1948 on WJZ (Channel 7), in Chicago Friday 24 December 1948 on WGN (Channel 9), in Cincinnati Tuesday 27 September 1949 on WKRC (Channel 11), in Philadelphia Saturday 19 November 1949 on WCAU (Channel 10), in Atlanta Saturday 24 December 1949 on WAGA (Channel 5), in Salt Lake City Sunday 25 December 1949 on KDYL (Channel4), and in Boston Monday 26 December 1949 on WBZ (Channel 4).
Miracle on Main Street (1939) was made in 1939 under the Arcadia Production banner as a possible Grand National release. After the demise of Grand National, it was picked up by Columbia.
According to the press-book in the copyright materials, scenes of Miracle on Main Street (1939) were shot in the Mexican quarter of Los Angeles, including Olvera street, using Hispanic players in bit and extra roles; some scenes of a Mexican fiesta and Christmas procession were included.