The Cavalcade of America television show was an anthology drama which aired on NBC from 1952 to 1953 and ABC from 1953 to 1957. The show was adapted from a radio show of the same name sponsored by the DuPont Company, a chemical company, which began as a manufacturer of gunpowder in 1802. The DuPont Company created the Cavalcade of America as a promotional tool. The program dramatized historical events focusing on individual stories of heroism, and occasionally presented a musical performance. The stories were presented as uplifting and emphasized human achievements, progress and technological innovations.

The television show and the radio show overlapped for six months in 1952 and then the radio show went off the air. The episodes aired every other week for the first season and weekly for the following seasons. There were 133 episodes which aired over five seasons. Wilhelm Thiele directed the most episodes, other directors include Robert Stevenson, Laslo Benedek, Jules Bricken, Alvin Ganzer, Charles Bennett and many more.

The show changed it's name to the DuPont Cavalcade Theater in 1955, and in it's final year was known as DuPont Theater. The show was replaced by The DuPont Show of the Month.