CREATE TABLE table_15824796_3 (season__number INT, original_air_date VARCHAR)

What season began on december 5, 1953?
SELECT MAX(season__number) FROM table_15824796_3 WHERE original_air_date = "December 5, 1953"
SELECT MAX("season__number") FROM "table_15824796_3" WHERE "December 5, 1953" = "original_air_date"