Quiet, Please was produced at WOR in New York City, and began on the Mutual Network on June 8, 1947. Beginning in September, 1948, it was syndicated by ABC.
Each episode began with Chappell intoning the show's title, followed by a long pause (sometimes up to seven seconds), before repeating the title. Then, the show's theme music was played, a dirgey, funereal organ and piano version of a portion of the second movement of César Franck's 1899 Symphony in D Minor.
At the end of each program, a teaser was offered for the next show. These were usually unrehearsed: "My story for you next week is called 'A Night to Forget'. It's about a man who wished he could –- and couldn't." This was then followed by the sign-off: "And so, until next week at this same time, I am quietly yours, Ernest Chappell."
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