1960

1960/61 – Gunsmoke was #1 on CBS Saturday, fourth year running. Note: Any BOLD shows were cancelled in 1960 season; Riverboat was cancelled in the second season. Alternate Shows: Armstrong Circle Theatre and The U.S. Steel Hour were on CBS Wednesday at 10 PM. Anniversary: I’ve Got A Secret celebrated ten years on CBS. Red Skelton celebrated ten years on TV. Biggest New Hit: The Andy Griffith Show was #4 on CBS Mondays; the show was aired after The Danny Thomas Show. Andy Griffith has the biggest hit of the year; it was his first series. Even Opie was adorable to watch. Every season, The Andy Griffith Show was in the top ten. His lowest ratings was #7 in 1961; his highest was #1 in his last season in 1967. British Ties: CBS aired Danger Man from April–September 1961. Danger Man originally aired on ITV in British from September 1960–January 1962. Daytime: The Texas was on ABC weekdays from October 1960–March 1962. Movies 2 TV: My Sister Elaine was based on the 1942 Rosalind Russell/Janet Blair movie. National Velvet was based on the 1944 Elizabeth Taylor/Mickey Rooney movie. It was Liz’s first leading movie role that propelled her to movie stardom. The Third Man was based on the 1949 Orson Wells movie. Orson reprised his role for the radio; Michael Rennie played Harry Lime in the series. Whispering Smith was based on the 1948 Alan Ladd movie. My Three Sons Tidbits: The 1960–65 ABC episodes was filmed in B/W; the 1965–72 CBS episodes was in color. The B/W episodes are rarely seen today. William Frawley was supposed to be the star of “My Three Nieces;” but the network changed the premise of the show to My Three Sons and Fred MacMurray became the star instead. Ironically, when William left the series in 1965, due to poor health, he accused William Demarest, his TV brother, of stealing his job. Don Grady (Don Agrati) was on The Mickey Mouse Club just for one year, the third season. His TV brother, Tim Considine was on the show too, but not as a Mouseketeer; he played Spin on “The Adventures of Spin and Marty,” and Frank on “The Hardy Boys,” the TV shorts on The Mickey Mouse Club. Don appeared in an uncredited role on Spin & Marty. Fred McMurray and Tim Considine appeared in the 1959 hit Walt Disney movie, The Shaggy Dog. Tim’s costar, Tommy Kirk, played his brother on The Hardy Boys on The Mickey Mouse Club. Tommy was Fred’s son on The Shaggy Dog. In later years, the family grew so much that not all characters was in that week’s episode; different characters took the spotlight each week. Tim Considine quit the show in 1965, leaving just two sons. Hey, what to do with the title, My Three Sons? Well, the producers brainstormed; Steve Douglas adopted his “third” orphaned son, Ernie Thompson Douglas, played by Barry Livingston, who was Stanley‘s real brother. Stan was Chip Douglas. Ironically, Robbie had three sons – triplets – with his wife, Katie. His three sons were Steve Douglas Jr., Charley Douglas and Robbie Douglas II. What a shame! No one wants to remember Uncle Bud! Charley? Come on! Fred MacMurray played two roles in the last season; he played Steve’s cousin, Fergus McBain Douglas. Fergus was in search of a wife. You’re In The Picture was one of the biggest flops in TV history and in Jackie Gleason’s career. It was a very good thing that Keenan Wynn injured himself on the day of the premiere. The injury saved his career! The following week, Jackie apologized for the fiasco. Name Change: The Aquanauts to Malibu Run in February 1961. The Comedy Spot to Comedy Spotlight Mr. Garlund to The Garlund Touch in November 1960. Phillies Jackpot Bowling to Jackpot Bowling with Milton Berle. Shirley Temple's Storybook to The Shirley Temple Show. You Bet Your Life to The Groucho Show. Wednesday Night Fights to The Fight Of The Week. Original Run: The Outlaws was on NBC Thursday at 7:30 PM for two years. Pete And Gladys was on CBS Monday at 8 PM for two years. Original Title: The Flintstones was going to be called The Flagstones. Hanna-Barbera changed their mind to avoid confusion with the popular comic strip, Hi And Lois; their last name was Flagstons. For a brief period, it was The Gladstones till they settled upon The Flintstones name. Radio: The Third Man was on the radio in syndication from 1950–1951 with Orson Welles. Reruns: CBS aired reruns of the 1959 series, Brenner, in the summer of 1961, 1962 and 1964. There was also ten new episodes mixed in with the reruns in 1964. CBS aired reruns of The Chevy Mystery Show under the name of Sunday Mystery Hour in the summer. Frontier Justice shown reruns of Zane Grey Theater episodes for the summer on CBS. The Return: ABC revived The Walter Winchell Show. It only lasted for six weeks. CBS revived Frontier Justice after a year absence. William Frawley returned in My Three Sons after a three-year absence. He was best known as Fred Mertz on I Love Lucy in the early 1950‘s. ABC revived Naked City after a year absence. This time, it was a one hour series. Simultaneous: Bea Benaderet was on The Flintstones and Peter Loves Mary. I bet it was confusing for Bea for a little while. She was Wilma on Peter Loves Mary; she was Betty on The Flintstones. Spin Off: The Andy Griffith Show from Make Room For Daddy; the pilot was shown on Danny’s show on February 15, 1960. Andy Griffith arrested Danny for passing a stop sign. Danny thought there was no crossroad. Coincidence, Sheldon Leonard was the producer of both shows. Pete And Gladys from December Bride, the viewers finally meet Gladys in person in the spin off; she was always heard about and not seen on December Bride, which Pete described her as a nagging terror. Really, Gladys was a likeable character. Pete was so popular that Harry Morgan got his own spin off after December Bride went off the air in 1960. Even Verna Feldon was on the show for the first season; she played the same December Bride character, Hilda Crocker. Surfside Six from Bourbon Street Beat, Ken Madison moved to Miami Beach; the detective agency was set on the boat. Summer Replacement: Comedy Spotlight replaced The Red Skelton Show for the summer. Frontier Justice replaced Zane Grey Theater for the summer. Great Ghost Tales replaced The Ford Show Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford for the summer. Kraft Mystery Theater replaced Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall for the summer. Tidbits: Frances Bavier and Andy Griffith didn’t get along on the show, despite of the loving relationship between the characters - Andy Taylor and Aunt Bee. Andy Griffith himself said, "There was just something about me she did not like." On her deathbed, she reportedly regretted it. The Andy Griffith Show was Ron Howard’s first series. He later brought Happy Days to many ABC viewers in the 1970’s. Ron changed gears and became a very successful movie director. He didn’t forget of where he came from. He was in the Andy Griffith reunion movie in 1986 on NBC. The old gang was all there in Return To Mayberry, except Aunt Bee. She passed on to the great blue yonder in the sky. There were no black people in Mayberry. Hey, Andy, what happened to the black people? Oprah Winfrey wants to know! Call her. Call her NOW. Call her like this moment in time. Call her please! Andy Griffith was Oprah’s favorite show. Ranald MacDougall created Westinghouse Playhouse for his wife, Nanette Fabray, somewhat based on her life. The Jackie Gleason Show replaced You're In The Picture after one episode. Jackie apologized to the nationwide audience for the quiz show failure on the debut episode of The Jackie Gleason Show. Stagecoach West was Wayne Rogers’ first series; it only last a season. He had greater success on M*A*S*H in 1972. Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healy, a real life couple, starred in a failed sitcom, Peter Loves Mary. Interesting note: They lived in Oakdale, a well-known soap city on As The World Turns. Would you believed Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble smoked Winston cigarettes? Of course, they did. Winston was The Flintstones’ sponsor for the first few seasons. Their wives was mowing the lawn and beating the dust out of a rug while they smoked behind the house. There’s no wonder the kids smoke too young! Have a Yabba Dabba...cough, cough...Do smoking good time! Milton Berle was the host in the last season of Jackpot Bowling. It was called Jackpot Bowling with Milton Berle. Luke Perry was the name of a character on Stagecoach West; Luke Perry, the actor, starred in the hit Fox show, Beverly Hills 90210 from 1990–1995, 1998–2000. The Tall Man was about the real life characters, Billy The Kid and Sheriff Pat Garrett, in fictionalized stories of their adventures. In reality, they were friends till Pat was elected as sheriff of Lincoln County. Of course, Billy The Kid became his #1 foe. OMG! Old Yeller didn’t die at all. Tommy Kirk must kill him on The Westerner! Tommy boy, you better hold back the tears. You already cried over him once. I don’t have enough Kleenex for the both of us. Wah! Wah! Riverboat last aired on January 16, 1961. A week later, The Americans took it spot on NBC Monday. The Americans didn't make it to a second season. Whispering Smith supposed to start in 1959 fall schedule. Guy Mitchell suffered a broken shoulder after seven episodes was completed. The series was postponed till May 1961. The Asphalt Jungle replaced The Islanders on ABC Sunday. Both didn't make it to a second season. They were no match for the top 10 shows, The Jack Benny Show and Candid Camera, on CBS. Viewer Response: The Law and Mr. Jones was cancelled in the first season. Thousands of angry letters went to ABC. The series was back on ABC the following April. The viewers didn't increase. Once again, ABC cancelled the series in October. 1960/61 Fall Season One Season (1960/61) The Andy Griffith Show – 1960–1968, CBS, comedy, Andy Griffith, Ronny Howard The Bugs Bunny Show – 1960–1962, ABC, cartoon, Dick Coughlan Candid Camera – 1960–1967, CBS, humor, Allen Funt Checkmate – 1960–1962, CBS, mystery, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot Expedition – 1960–1962, ABC, wildlife, Col. John D. Craig Eyewitness To History – 1960–1963, CBS, news analysis, Charles Kuralt Fight of the Week – 1960–1964, ABC, sports, boxing, Don Dunphy The Flintstones – 1960–1966, ABC, cartoon, Alan Reed, Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet The Law and Mr. Jones – 1960/61, 1962, ABC, legal drama, James Whitmore Make That Spare – 1960–1964, ABC, sports, Johnny Johnston Matty's Funday Funnies – 1960–1963, ABC; cartoon My Three Sons – 1960–1965, ABC; 1965–1972, CBS, comedy, Fred MacMurray, William Frawley Naked City – 1960–1963, ABC, crime drama National Velvet – 1960–1962, NBC, adventure, Lori Martin, Ann Doran The Outlaws – 1960–1962, NBC, western, Barton MacLane Pete & Gladys – 1960–1962, CBS, comedy, Harry Morgan, Cara Williams, Gale Gordon The Roaring Twenties – 1960–1962, ABC, drama, Rex Reason Route 66 – 1960–1964, CBS, adventure, Martin Milner, George Maharis Surfside Six – 1960–1962, ABC, detective drama, Van Williams The Tall Man – 1960–1962, NBC, western, Clu Gulager, Barry Sullivan Thriller – 1960–1962, NBC, suspense anthology, Boris Karloff Cancelled TV shows Aquanauts – CBS, adventure, Keith Larson The Barbara Stanwyck Show – NBC, dramatic anthology, Barbara Stanwyck Bringing Up Buddy – CBS, comedy, Frank Aletter Dan Raven – NBC, police drama, Skip Homeier Dante – NBC, mystery adventure, Howard Duff Guestward Ho! – ABC, comedy, Joanne Dru Harrigan and Son – ABC, comedy, Pat O’Brien Hong Kong – ABC, adventure, Rod Taylor The Islanders – ABC, adventure, William Reynolds Klondike – NBC, adventure, Ralph Taeger Michael Shayne – NBC, detective drama, Richard Denning Mr. Garlund – CBS, adventure, Charles Quinlivan My Sister Eileen – CBS, comedy, Elaine Stritch The Nation's Future – NBC, debate, LIVE Peter Loves Mary – NBC, comedy, Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Healy Presidential Countdown – CBS, political, Walter Cronkite Stagecoach West – ABC, western, Wayne Rogers The Tab Hunter Show – NBC, comedy, Tab Hunter The Tom Ewell Show – CBS, comedy, Tom Ewell The Walter Winchell Show – ABC, news/commentary, Walter Winchell The Westerner – NBC, western, Brian Keith, John Dehner The Witness – CBS, courtroom anthology, Verne Collett 21 out of 43 new series SURVIVED for 1961/62 ABC – 11/16, The Bugs Bunny Show, Expedition, Fight of the Week, The Flintstones, The Law and Mr. Jones, Make That Spare, Matty's Funday Funnies, My Three Sons, Naked City, The Roaring Twenties and Surfside Six CBS – 6/13, The Andy Griffith Show, Candid Camera, Checkmate, Eyewitness To History, Pete & Gladys and Route 66 NBC – 4/14, National Velvet, The Outlaws, The Tall Man and Thriller Mid season shows CBS Reports – January 1961–1971, CBS; documentary Focus On America – 1961–1963, ABC, documentary Kraft Mystery Theater – 1961–1963, NBC, dramatic anthology, Frank Gallop Purex Summer Specials – July 1961–1963, NBC, anthology Sing Along With Mitch – Jan 1961–1964, NBC, variety, Mitch Miller Cancelled Mid Season Shows Acapulco – NBC, adventure, Telly Savalas The Americans – NBC, civil war drama, Darryl Hickman The Asphalt Jungle – ABC, police drama, Jack Warden Danger Man – CBS, international intrigue, Patrick McGoohan Editor's Choice – ABC, news analysis, Fendall Yerxa Five Star Jubilee – NBC, musical variety, Tex Ritter Frontier Justice – CBS, western anthology, reruns, Ralph Bellamy Glenn Miller Time – CBS, music, LIVE, Johnny Desmond Great Ghost Tales – NBC, occult anthology, LIVE Gunslinger – CBS, western, Tony Young Holiday Lodge – CBS, comedy, Johnny Wayne The Jackie Gleason Show – CBS, talk, Jackie Gleason One Happy Family – NBC, comedy, Dick Sergant The Summer Sports Spectacular – CBS, sports anthology, Bud Palmer Way Out – CBS, dramatic anthology, Roald Dahl Westinghouse Playhouse – NBC, comedy, Nanette Fabray Westinghouse Preview Theatre – NBC, comedy anthology Whispering Smith – NBC, western/detective, Audie Murphy Winston Churchill–The Valiant Years – ABC, documentary, Richard Burton You’re In The Pictures – Jan 20, 1961, CBS, game, 1 episode, Jackie Gleason Syndication The Blue Angels – syndication, adventure, Dennis Cross Mr. Ed – January 1961, Syndication; 1961–1965, CBS, comedy, Alan Young The Third Man – 1960–1962, syndication, intrigue, Jonathan Harris Two Seasons (1959/60) Adventures in Paradise – 1959–1962, ABC, adventure Bell Telephone Hour – 1959–1968, NBC, music Bonanza – 1959–1973, NBC, western Comedy Spotlight – 1960–1962, CBS, comedy anthology Dennis The Menace – 1959–1963, CBS, comedy The Deputy – 1959–1961, NBC, western The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor – 1959–1961, ABC; 1961/62, NBC, crime drama The DuPont Show with June Allyson – 1959–1961, CBS, dramatic anthology Happy –June 1960–1961, NBC, comedy Hawaiian Eye – 1959–1963, ABC, drama Hennessey – 1959–1962, CBS, comedy/drama Laramie – 1959–1963, NBC, western Lock Up – 1959–1961, syndication, crime drama Manhunt – 1959–1961, syndication, crime drama Many Loves of Dobie Gillis – 1959–1963, CBS, comedy Riverboat – 1959–1961, NBC, adventure Shotgun Slade – 1959–1961, syndication, western Silents Please – August 1960–1961, ABC, silent movies The Spike Jones Show – August 1960–1961, CBS, comedy/variety The Third Man – 1959–1962, syndication, intrigue The Twilight Zone – 1959–1965, CBS, anthology The Untouchables – 1959–1963, ABC, crime drama Three Seasons (1958/59) The Ann Sothern Show – 1958–1961, CBS, comedy Bat Masterson – 1958–1961, NBC, western Bronco – 1958–1962, ABC, western The Donna Reed Show – 1958–1966, ABC, comedy The Garry Moore Show – 1958–1964, CBS, variety The Lawman – 1958–1962, NBC, western Jackpot Bowling with Milton Berle – January 1959–1961, NBC, sports Peter Gunn – 1958–1961, NBC, detective drama Rawhide – January 1959–1966, CBS, western The Rifleman – 1958–1963, ABC, western 77 Sunset Strip – 1958–1964, ABC, drama The Shirley Temple Show – January 1959–1960, ABC; 1960/61, NBC, children’s anthology Take A Good Look – 1959–1961, ABC, quiz Wanted: Dead or Alive – 1958–1961, CBS, western Four Seasons (1957/58) Bachelor Father – 1957–1959, CBS; 1959–1961, NBC; 1961/62, ABC; comedy Have Gun, Will Travel – 1957–1963, CBS, western It Could Be You – July 1958–1961, NBC, audience participation Leave It To Beaver – 1957/58, CBS; 1958–1963, ABC, comedy Perry Mason – 1957–1966, CBS, drama Maverick – 1957–1962, ABC, western The Price Is Right – 1957–1963, NBC; 1963/64, ABC, game The Real McCoys – 1957–1962, ABC; 1962/63, CBS, comedy Sea Hunt – January 1958–1961, syndication, adventure Sugarfoot – 1957–1961, ABC, western Wagon Train – 1957–1962, NBC; 1962–1965, ABC, western Five Seasons (1956/57) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre – 1956–1961, CBS, western anthology The Dinah Shore Show – 1956–1963, NBC, variety Playhouse 90 – 1956–1961, CBS, dramatic anthology Tales Of Wills Fargo – March 1957–1962, NBC, western To Tell The Truth – December 1956–1967, CBS, game Six Seasons (1955/56) Alfred Hitchcock Presents – 1955–1960, CBS; 1960–1962, NBC; 1962–1964, CBS; 1964/65, NBC, suspense anthology Cheyenne – 1955–1963, ABC, western Gunsmoke – 1955–1975, CBS, western The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp – 1955–1961, ABC, western Seven Seasons (1954/55) Father Knows Best reruns – 1960–1962, CBS; 1962/63, ABC, comedy Lassie – 1954–1971, CBS; 1971–1974, Syndication, adventure The Lawrence Welk Show – 1954–1971, ABC, music People are Funny – 1954–1961, NBC, quiz The Jack Paar Show – July 1957–1962, NBC, talk/variety Walt Disney Presents – 1954–1983, anthology Eight Seasons (1953/54) The Danny Thomas Show – 1953–1957, ABC; 1957–1965, CBS, comedy The Loretta Young Show – 1953–1961, NBC, dramatic anthology Person to Person – 1953–1961, CBS, interview U.S. Steel Hour – 1953–1955, ABC; 1955–1963, CBS, dramatic anthology, LIVE Nine Seasons (1952/53) The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet – 1952–1966, ABC, comedy Death Valley Days – 1952–1975, syndication, western anthology General Electric Theater – February 1953–1962, CBS, dramatic anthology This Is Your Life – 1952–1961, NBC, testimonial Ten Seasons (1951/52) I’ve Got A Secret – June 1952–1967, CBS, game The Red Skelton Show – 1951–1953, NBC; 1953–1970, CBS, 1970/71, NBC; variety Eleven Seasons (1950/51) The Groucho Show – 1950–1961, NBC, quiz The Jack Benny Show – 1950–1964, CBS; 1964/65, NBC, comedy Twelve Seasons (1949/50) Armstrong Circle Theatre – June 1950–1957, NBC; 1957–1963, CBS, dramatic anthology What’s My Line? – February 1950–1967, CBS, game Thirteen seasons (1948/49) The Perry Como Show – 1948–1950, NBC; 1950–1955, CBS, 1955–1963, NBC, variety Meet The Press – November 1947–1965, NBC, interview Fourteen seasons (1947/48) The Ed Sullivan Show – June 1948–1971, CBS, variety

1959

1959/60 – Gunsmoke was #1 on CBS Saturday, third year running. Note: Any BOLD shows were cancelled in 1959 season; Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports was cancelled in the fourteen season. Alternate Shows: The Jack Benny Show and The George Gobel Show were on CBS Sunday at 10 PM. Alcoa Theatre and Goodyear TV Playhouse were on NBC Monday at 9:30 PM. Sugarfoot and Bronco were on ABC Tuesday at 7:30 PM. Gas Company Playhouse and NBC Playhouse were on NBC Tuesday at 8:30 PM for the summer. Armstrong Circle Theatre and The U.S. Steel Hour were on CBS Wednesday at 10 PM. Playhouse 90 and The Big Party were on CBS Thursday at 9:30 PM. Anniversary: The Jack Benny Show celebrated ten years on CBS. You Bet Your Life celebrated ten years on NBC. Biggest New Hit: Dennis The Menace was #16 on CBS Sunday; he had excellent company – Lassie and Ed Sullivan – on that night. He was in the top twenty in the first three seasons. The highest was #11 in 1960. The ratings suffered after the lost of Mr. Wilson in 1962. The fourth season was their last. Daytime: The Bob Cummings Show was on ABC weekdays from October 1959–December 1961. The Millionaire was on CBS weekdays from October 1959–August 1963. The Thin Man was on NBC weekdays from September 1959–February 1960. Dobie Gillis Tidbits: Doris Packer played two roles – Clarice Armitage (1959/60) and Mrs. Chatsworth Osborne, Sr. (1960–1963), both mothers was snobbish and overbearing. Wow, what a stretch for Doris Packer! This was Warren Beatty’s first and only series. He played Doris Packer’s son, Milton Armitage. He became a successful movie star. This was also Tuesday Weld’s first and only series. She played Dobie’s crush, Thalia Menninger. Just like Warren, she became a movie star. Ironically, she turned down the 1967 movie, Bonnie & Clyde, which also starred Warren Beatty. This was also Bob Denver’s first series. He became more famous on Gilligan’s Island. Jean Bryon also played two roles on Dobie Gillis - Mrs. Ruth Adams (1959/60) and Dr. Burkhart (1961–1963). Dwayne Hickman’s brother, Darryl Hickman, played Dobie’s relative, Davey Gillis in the first season. Sheila James supposed to have a Zelda spin off series, but the four Zelda episodes didn’t make it on network in those days. Zelda still hasn’t seen the light to this day. CBS cancelled the spin off because there were gay rumors about Sheila. Movies 2 TV: Five Fingers was loosely based on the 1952 James Mason movie. Mr. Lucky was based on the 1943 Cary Grant movie. The Third Man was based on the famous 1950 Orson Welles movie Wichita Town was a 1955 Joel McCrea movie, Wichita. Joel played Wyatt Earp in the movie; he played Marshall Mike Dunbar in the series. Name Change: The Facts We Face to Open Hearing. Walter Cronkite was the new moderator. Hobby Lobby to The Charles Weaver Show in November 1959. Music For A Summer Night to Music For A Spring Time. Then it reverted to the original name for the summer. The Revlon Revue to Revlon Presents in March 1960, then it became Revlon Spring Music Festival in May 1960. The Steve Allen Show to The Steve Allen Plymouth Show. Original Run: Dennis The Menace was on CBS Sunday at 7:30 PM for four years. The Deputy was on NBC Saturday at 7:30 PM for two years. Original Title: Bonanza was going to be called The Restless Gun Radio: The Bell Telephone Hour was on NBC from 1940–1958. Fibber McGee and Molly was on the radio from 1935–1957. Reruns: ABC aired reruns of the NBC show, The Court of Last Resort, on Wednesday. NBC aired Cimarron City reruns during the summer of 1960. ABC aired reruns of the NBC series, Steve Canyon, during the summer of 1960. ABC aired reruns of Johnny Staccato, after NBC canceled the show in the same season. ABC aired Broken Arrow reruns in the summer of 1960. ABC aired Hey Jeannie reruns under the name of The Jeannie Carson Show in the summer of 1960. CBS aired The Charlie Farrell Show reruns in the summer of 1957. Gas Company Playhouse shown reruns of Goodyear TV Playhouse, The David Niven Show, Colgate Theatre and Alcoa Theatre episodes on NBC. NBC Playhouse shown reruns of The Loretta Young Show. CBS aired Peck's Bad Girl reruns in the summer. It last seen in 1959. Producer's Choice shown reruns of G.E Theater, Lux Playhouse, Schlitz Playhouse and Lux Video Theatre. ABC aired reruns of 21 Beacon Street. Summer Replacement: Celebrity Talent Scouts replaced The Danny Thomas Show for the summer. The Chevy Mystery Show replaced The Dinah Shore Show for the summer. The Comedy Spot replaced The Red Skelton Show for the summer. Edwin Newman Reporting replaced Chet Huntley Reporting for the summer. Happy replaced the first half hour of The Perry Como Show for the summer. Tate replaced the second half hour of The Perry Como Show for the summer. Wrangler replaced The Ford Show Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford for the summer. Switch Networks: Bachelor Father went from CBS to NBC. The George Gobel Show went from NBC to CBS. The Gale Storm Show went from CBS to ABC. Keep Talking went from CBS to ABC. Richard Diamond, Private Detective went from CBS to NBC. Staccato went from NBC to ABC in March 1960; ABC shows reruns. Tidbits Father Knows Best ended this season; it continued to be rerun for the next three years on CBS & ABC. Robert got tired of the role; he played it for eleven years since his NBC radio days. Bonanza was the first western to be in color. Bonanza was Michael Landon’s first series. He was a hugely popular star on Bonanza, Little House On The Prairie and Highway To Heaven. He was the only star to have three consecutive series, which ran for five years or more. Joel & Jody McCrea, real life father & son, played marshal and deputy in Wichita Town. Their characters weren’t related in any way. The Untouchables was such a success on Desilu Playhouse on CBS in April 1959 that a controversial series was ordered by ABC. Quinn Martin got his start on The Untouchables. The successful producer had one series running in prime time for twenty-one straight years from 1959–1980. He produced The Fugitive, Twelve O’Clock High, The F.B.I., The Invaders, The Untouchables, The Streets Of San Francisco, Cannon and Barnaby Jones. Bourbon Street Beat was cancelled in the first season. The following season, Richard Long played the same character, Rex Randolph, on 77 Sunset Street for another year. His costar, Van Williams, played the same character, Ken Madison, in a new detective series, Surfside Six, from 1960-62 in the same time slot as Bourdon Street Beat. Law of the Plainsman pilot was shown on The Rifleman in early 1959. There was a real gunfighter-turned-lawman Johnny Ringo in the 1880’s. The series wasn’t based on his life. The series never got decent ratings; it was against ABC’s The Real McCoys. One of the specials on Startime, “Sing Along With Mitch” aired on May 24,1960, then the following January, it became a series. Carol Burnett joined The Garry Moore Show in the second season. It made her a boni fide star. Her first taste of stardom was her appearance on Broadway in the 1959 musical, Once Upon A Mattress. The "Head Of The Family" pilot was shown on The Comedy Spot on July 19, 1960. Carl Reiner was the only actor to make the leap to the series, but not in the lead role. He was the boss, Alan Brady, for The Dick Van Dyke Show a year later. 1959/60 Fall Season One Season (1959/60) Adventures in Paradise – 1959–1962, ABC, adventure, Gardner McKay The Bell Telephone Hour – 1959–1968, NBC, music Bonanza – 1959–1973, NBC, western, Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Pernell Roberts Dennis The Menace – 1959–1963, CBS, comedy, Jay North, Mary Wicks The Deputy – 1959–1961, NBC, western, Henry Fonda, Allen Case The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor – 1959–1961, ABC; 1961/62, NBC, crime drama, Robert Taylor, Tige Andrews The DuPont Show with June Allyson – 1959–1961, CBS, dramatic anthology, June Allyson Hawaiian Eye – 1959–1963, ABC, detective drama, Bob Conrad, Connie Stevens Hennessey – 1959–1962, CBS, comedy/drama, Jackie Cooper, Abby Dalton Laramie – 1959–1963, NBC, western, John Smith, Robert Fuller Many Loves of Dobie Gillis – 1959–1963, CBS, comedy, Dwayne Hickman, Bob Denver, Warren Beatty, Sheila James Riverboat – 1959–1961, NBC, adventure, Darren McGavin, Burt Reynolds Take A Good Look – 1959–1961, ABC, quiz, Ernie Kovacs The Twilight Zone 1959–1965, CBS; anthology, Rod Serling The Untouchables – 1959–1963, ABC, crime drama, Robert Stack Cancelled TV shows The Alaskans – NBC, adventure, Roger Moore The Betty Hutton Show – CBS, comedy, Betty Hutton The Big Party – CBS, variety, LIVE Bourbon Street Beat – ABC, detective drama, Andrew Duggan, Richard Long The Court Of Last Resort reruns – ABC, crime drama, Lyle Bettger The Dennis O'Keefe Show – CBS, comedy, Dennis O’Keefe Dick Clark's World of Talent – NBC, variety, Dick Clark Fibber McGee and Molly – NBC, comedy, Bob Sweeney Five Fingers – NBC, spy drama, David Hedison The Hobby Lobby Show – ABC, comedy, Cliff Arquette Hotel De Paree – CBS, western, Earl Holliman Law of the Plainsman – NBC, western, Michael Ansara Love & Marriage – NBC, comedy, William Demarest John Gunther's High Road – ABC, travelogue, John Gunther Johnny Ringo – CBS, western, Don Durant Johnny Staccato – NBC, detective drama, John Cassavetes The Man From Blackhawk – ABC, western, Robert Rockwell Man And The Challenge – NBC, adventure, George Nader Men Into Space – CBS, sci-fi, William Lundigan Mr. Lucky – CBS, adventure, John Vivyan Philip Marlowe – ABC, detective drama, Philip Carey The Rebel – ABC, western, Nick Adams Startime – NBC, variety Sunday Showcase – NBC, variety Take A Good Look – ABC, quiz, Ernie Kovacs Tightrope – CBS, police drama, Mike Connors The Troubleshooters – NBC, adventure, Keenan Wynn Wichita Town – NBC, western, Joel McCrea, Jody McCrea 15 out of 43 new series SURVIVED for 1959/60 ABC – 5/13, Adventures in Paradise, The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor, Hawaiian Eye, Take A Good Look & The Untouchables CBS – 5/13, Dennis The Menace, The DuPont Show with June Allyson, Hennessey, Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, & The Twilight Zone NBC – 5/17, The Bell Telephone Hour, Bonanza, The Deputy, Laramie & Riverboat Mid season shows Celebrity Talent Scouts – CBS, variety, Sam Levenson The Comedy Spot – 1960–1962, CBS, comedy anthology, Art Gilmore Happy –June 1960–1961, NBC, comedy, Ronnie Burns Silents Please – August 1960–1961, ABC, silent movies The Spike Jones Show – August 1960–1961, CBS, comedy/variety, Spike Jones Cancelled Mid Season Shows Adventure Theater – CBS, dramatic anthology, reruns Be Our Guest – CBS, musical variety, George De Witt The Chevy Mystery Show – NBC, dramatic anthology, Walter Slezak Diagnosis: Unknown – CBS, detective drama, Patrick O'Neal Edwin Newman Reporting – NBC, news/documentary, Edwin Newman F.Y.I – CBS, public affairs, Douglas Edwards Gas Company Playhouse – NBC, dramatic anthology, reruns, Julia Meade The Kate Smith Show – CBS, musical variety, Kate Smith Kraft Music Hall Presents: The Dave King Show – NBC, variety, Dave King Man From Interpol – NBC, crime drama, Richard Wyler Moments Of Fear – NBC, dramatic anthology, LIVE Music On Ice – NBC, musical variety, Johnny Desmond NBC Playhouse – NBC, dramatic anthology, Jeanne Bal New Comedy Showcase – CBS, comedy anthology The Overland Trail – NBC, western, Doug McClure Play Your Hunch – NBC, quiz, Merv Griffin Playhouse Of Stars – CBS, dramatic anthology, reruns Producer's Choice – NBC, dramatic anthology, reruns The Revlon Revue – CBS, variety Tate – NBC, western, David McLean Texas Rodeo – NBC; sports event, Paul Crutchfield Video Village – CBS, quiz, Jack Narz World Wide '60 – NBC, documentary, Frank McGee Wrangler – NBC, western, 6 episodes, Jason Evers Syndication: Lock Up – 1959–1961, syndication, crime drama, MacDonald Carey Manhunt – 1959–1961, syndication, crime drama, Victor Jory Shotgun Slade – 1959–1961, syndication, western, Scott Brady The Third Man – 1959–1962, syndication, intrigue, Michael Rennie, Jonathan Harris Two Seasons (1958/59) Alcoa Presents – January 1959–1961, ABC, occult anthology The Ann Sothern Show – 1958–1961, CBS, comedy The Arthur Murray Party – 1958–1960, NBC, musical variety Bat Masterson – 1958–1961, NBC, western Black Saddle – January 1959–1960, ABC, western Bronco – 1958–1962, ABC, western Desilu Playhouse – 1958–1960, CBS, dramatic anthology The Donna Reed Show – 1958–1966, ABC, comedy The Garry Moore Show – 1958–1964, CBS, variety Keep Talking – July 1958–1959, CBS; 1959/60, ABC, quiz The Lawless Years – April 1959–1960, summer of 1961, NBC, police drama The Lawman – 1958–1962, NBC, western Man with a Camera – 1958–1960, ABC, drama Markham – May 1959–1960, CBS, detective drama Music For A Spring Night – June 1959–1960, music Open Hearing – 1950, 1951, CBS, documentary Peter Gunn – 1958–1961, NBC, detective drama Phillies Jackpot Bowling – January 1959–1961, NBC, sports Rawhide – January 1959–1966, CBS, western Reckoning – 1959–1960, CBS, dramatic anthology, reruns Rescue 8 – 1958–1960, syndication, adventure The Rifleman – 1958–1963, ABC, western 77 Sunset Strip – 1958–1964, ABC, drama Shirley Temple's Storybook – January 1959–1960, ABC; 1960/61, NBC, children’s anthology Small World – 1958–1960, CBS, discussion The Texan – 1958–1960, CBS, western Wanted: Dead or Alive – 1958–1961, CBS, western Three Seasons (1957/58) Alcoa Theatre – 1957–1960, NBC, dramatic anthology Bachelor Father – 1957–1959, CBS; 1959–1961, NBC; 1961/62, ABC, comedy The Dick Clark Show – February 1958–1960, ABC, music Have Gun, Will Travel – 1957–1963, CBS, western It Could Be You – July 1958–1961, NBC, audience participation Keep Talking – July 1958–1959, CBS; 1959/60, ABC, quiz Leave It To Beaver – 1957/58, CBS; 1958–1963, ABC, comedy Maverick – 1957–1962, ABC, western M Squad – 1957–1960, NBC, police dram The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom – 1957–1960, ABC, musical variety Perry Mason – 1957–1966, CBS, drama The Price Is Right – 1957–1963, NBC; 1963/64, ABC, game Real McCoys – 1957–1962, ABC; 1962/63, CBS, comedy Saber Of London – 1957–1960, NBC, detective drama Sea Hunt – January 1958–1961, syndication, adventure Sugarfoot – 1957–1961, ABC, western Wagon Train – 1957–1962, NBC; 1962–1965, ABC, western Four Seasons (1956/57) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre – 1956–1961, CBS, western anthology The Dinah Shore Show – 1956–1963, NBC, variety The Ford Show Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford – 1956–1961, NBC, musical variety The Gale Storm Show – 1956–1959, CBS; 1959/60, ABC, comedy Playhouse 90 – 1956–1961, CBS, dramatic anthology Richard Diamond, Private Detective – July 1957–1959, CBS; 1959/60, NBC, detective drama The Sheriff Of Cochise – 1956–1960, syndication, police drama Tales Of Wills Fargo – March 1957–1962, NBC, western To Tell The Truth – December 1956–1967, CBS, game Five Seasons (1955/56) Alfred Hitchcock Presents – 1955–1960, CBS; 1960–1962, NBC; 1962–1964, CBS; 1964/65, NBC, suspense anthology Cheyenne – 1955–1963, ABC, western Gunsmoke – 1955–1975, CBS, western The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp – 1955–1961, ABC, western Saber Of Love – December 1955–1957, ABC; 1957–1960, NBC, detective drama The Steve Allen Plymouth Show – June 1956–1960, NBC, variety Wednesday Night Fights – 1955–1960, ABC, boxing Six Seasons (1954/55) Father Knows Best – 1954/55, CBS; 1955–1958, NBC; 1958–1960, CBS The George Gobel Show – 1954–1959, NBC; 1959/60, CBS, comedy variety Lassie – 1954–1971, CBS; 1971–1974, Syndication, adventure The Lineup – 1954–1960, CBS, police drama Jubilee U.S.A. – January 1955–1960, ABC, country music The Millionaire – January 1955–1960, CBS, dramatic anthology People are Funny – 1954–1961, NBC, quiz The Jack Paar Show – July 1957–1962, NBC, talk/variety Walt Disney Presents – 1954–1983, anthology Seven Seasons (1953/54) The Danny Thomas Show – 1953–1957, ABC; 1957–1965, CBS, comedy The Loretta Young Show – 1953–1961, NBC, dramatic anthology Person to Person – 1953–1961, CBS, interview U.S. Steel Hour – 1953–1955, ABC; 1955–1963, CBS, dramatic anthology LIVE Eight Seasons (1952/53) The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet – 1952–1966, ABC, comedy Death Valley Days – 1952–1975, syndication, western anthology General Electric Theater – February 1953–1962, CBS, dramatic anthology This Is Your Life – 1952–1961, NBC, testimonial Nine Seasons (1951/52) Goodyear TV Playhouse 1951–1960, NBC, dramatic anthology I’ve Got A Secret – June 1952–1967, CBS, game Masquerade Party – 1952, NBC; 1953, 1954, CBS; 1954–Fall 1956, ABC; 1957, NBC; 1958, CBS; 1958/59, NBC; October 1959–January 1960, CBS; Jan–Sept 1960, NBC, quiz/panel The Red Skelton Show – 195–1953, NBC; 1953–1970, CBS; 1970/71, NBC, variety Ten Seasons (1950/51) The Jack Benny Show – 1950–1964, CBS; 1964/65, NBC, comedy You Bet Your Life – 1950–1961, NBC, quiz Eleven Seasons (1949/50) Armstrong Circle Theatre – June 1950–1957, NBC; 1957–1963, CBS, dramatic anthology What’s My Line? – February 1950–1967, CBS, game Twelve seasons (1948/49) The Perry Como Show – 1948–1950, NBC; 1950–1955, CBS; 1955–1963, NBC, variety Thirteen seasons (1947/48) The Ed Sullivan Show – June 1948–1971, CBS, variety Meet The Press – November 1947–1965, NBC, interview Original Amateur Hour – January 1948–1949, DUM; 1949–1954, NBC; 1955–1957, ABC; 1957/58, NBC; May 1959, CBS; March 1960, ABC, talent Fourteen seasons (1946/47) Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports – 1946–1960, NBC, first boxing show

1958

1958/59 – Gunsmoke was #1 on CBS Saturday, second year running. Note: Any BOLD shows were cancelled in 1958 season; Bold Journey was cancelled in the fourth season. Alternate Shows: The Jack Benny Show and Bachelor Father were on CBS Sunday at 7:30 PM. Alcoa Theatre and Goodyear TV Playhouse were on NBC Monday at 9:30 PM. Cheyenne & Sugarfoot were on ABC Tuesday at 7:30 PM. The George Gobel Show and The Eddie Fisher Show were on NBC Tuesday at 8 PM. Armstrong Circle Theatre and The U.S. Steel Hour were on CBS Wednesday at 10 PM. Armstrong By Request and The U.S. Steel Hour were on CBS Wednesday at 10 PM for the summer. Lux Playhouse and Schlitz Playhouse were on CBS Friday at 9:30 PM. Anniversary: Armstrong Circle Theatre celebrated ten years on TV. Pantomime Quiz celebrated ten years on TV; it was the last year. Voice of Firestone celebrated ten years on TV. What’s My Line? celebrated ten years on CBS. Your Hit Parade celebrated ten years on TV. Biggest New Hit: The Rifleman was #4 on ABC Tuesdays; the westerns were very popular back then. They took the four top spots in the ratings - Gunsmoke, Wagon Train, Have Gun Will Travel and The Rifleman. This was Chuck Connors’ first and only top twenty hit. He made a big splash in the ratings and never return the former glory with his other series. The 1961 season was his last season in the ratings; The Rifleman was #27, tying with The Price Is Right. Contract Dispute: Thanks to Clint Walker’s contract dispute with Warner Brothers Studios, Ty Hardin became the star of his own western, Bronco, temporally replaced Cheyenne, under the title of Cheyenne. It was Ty’s big break. Eventually, Clint settled his dispute and returned to Cheyenne in 1959. Bronco became a separate series. Movies 2 TV: Naked City was based on the 1948 Barry Fitzgerald/Howard Duff movie. Name Change: Accused was known as Day In Court for the first few weeks. Country Music Jubilee to Jubilee U.S.A. Fight Beat was originally called Post Fight Beat. The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen to Ellery Queen in October 1958. Lawrence Welk's Top Tunes And New Talent to The Plymouth Show. Outlook to Chet Huntley...Reporting in November 1958. Sammy Kaye's Music from Manhattan to The Sammy Kaye Show to Music From Manhattan. It changed names three times in a season. Original Run: Small World was on CBS Sunday at 6 PM for two seasons. The Texan was on CBS Monday at 8 PM for two seasons. Radio: Bold Venture was on syndicated radio from 1950–1951 with Humphrey Bogert and Lauren Bacall. Pete Kelly's was on NBC in 1951. Jack Webb is the original Pete Kelly on the radio. Jack produced the TV version. Tales Of The Texas Rangers was on NBC from 1950–1952. Joel McCrea was in the lead role of Ranger Jace Pearson. Reruns: CBS aired December Bride reruns in the summer of 1960 and April 1961. ABC aired Meet McGraw reruns for the full season. CBS aired That's My Boy reruns for the summer. CBS aired the Dane Clark episodes of Wire Service under the name of Deadline For Action. CBS aired The Joseph Cotten Show reruns in the summer of 1958 with reruns from General Electric Theater and Schlitz Playhouse. Walter Abel hosted the reruns of Suspicion in the summer of 1959 on NBC. The Face Of Danger aired reruns of Playhouse Of Stars episodes. Fanfare aired reruns of The Loretta Young Show episodes. Frontier Justice shown reruns of Zane Grey Theater episodes for the summer on CBS. Spotlight Playhouse shown reruns of G.E. Theater, Schlitz Playhouse and The Jane Wyman Show. Julia Meade and Zachay Scott were the alternate hosts for the summer. The Return: The Adventures of Ellery Queen returned to NBC after a five–year absence. It was on DUM/ABC in the early 1950’s. Arthur Godfrey returned to CBS for another year after a year absence. The series lasted for ten years. The Arthur Murray Party returned to NBC for two more years after a year absence. The show lasted for ten years, starting in the summer of 1950. Colonel Humphrey Flack returned to syndication after a four–year absence. It was previously on DUM. Doctor I.Q. returned to ABC after a four–year absence. Milton Berle returned to NBC in a failed show, Milton Berle in the Kraft Music Hall, after a two–year absence. Milton has been on TV for ten years. Sammy Kaye returned to ABC in Sammy Kaye’s Music From Manhattan. CBS revived The Jackie Gleason Show as a thirty minute show on Friday. He was last seen on CBS in the 1956 season. Summer Replacement: Armstrong By Request replaced Armstrong Circle Theatre for the summer; it aired repeats of Armstrong Circle Theatre. The Chevy Show replaced The Dinah Shore Chevy Show for the summer. Frontier Justice replaced The Danny Thomas Show for the summer. 21 Beacon Street replaced The Ford Show for the summer. Switch Networks: Father Knows Best went from NBC to CBS. Leave It to Beaver went from CBS to ABC. Masquerade Party went from CBS to NBC. Midwestern Hayride went from ABC to NBC. Your Hit Parade went from NBC to CBS. Tidbits: Wanted: Dead or Alive pilot was shown on the Trackdown in March 1958. Steve McQueen later became a famous movie star. The CBC in Canada and ABC in the USA aired Encounter simultaneously at 9:30 PM on Sundays. It was LIVE from Toronto. The Ed Wynn Show’s last episode was on July 4th, 1959. Barbara Bain was a cast member on Richard Diamond, Private Detective as his semi regular girlfriend in early 1959. She went on to greater fame with her then real life husband, Martin Landau, on Mission: Impossible. Ken Berry joined the cast on The Ann Sothern Show in the last season, 1960/61. This was his first series. Leonard Nimoy was his army sergeant; he gave Ken advice to be an actor in 1955. Paul Petersen’s big success was The Donna Reed Show. He became a teen idol. He briefly starred on The Mickey Mouse Club in 1955. His real sister, Patty Petersen, became a Donna Reed cast member in January 1963. The Lawless Years was based on the actual files of Barney Ruditsky, a retired New York police officer. Barney was the technical advisor for the series. Cimarron City was Dan Blocker’s first series. Dan gained fame as Eric “Hoss” Cartwright on Bonanza next season. Ellery Queen was a LIVE show till it moved to New York, where the show was taped. The stars, George Nader & Les Tremayne, left the series altogether. The new Ellery Queen was Lee Phillips. The role of Inspector Richard Queen was dropped. George Burns goes at it alone with most of the regular stars from Burns & Allen Show after his real life wife and costar, Gracie Allen, retired from show business in 1958, thus ending the highly successful series, The George Burns & Gracie Allen Show, on CBS. The George Burns Show wasn’t the same without his dear old sweet wife, Gracie. It just lasted a season on NBC. Rawhide was Clint Eastwood’s first and only series. The western was a popular series. Clint became a successful movie star and an Oscar winning director. He wore the same Rawhide boots for the 1992 western movie, Unforgiven. The Ed Wynn Show ended on January 1, 1959. My sister was born in Cleveland fifteen years later. Northwest Passage was Buddy Ebsen’s first series. It failed miserable. He was previous seen on Davy Crockett, a segment on the anthology series, Walt Disney. He was Davy’s sidekick, George Russel. Buddy struck oil in 1962, the role of Jed Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies. Man With A Camera was Charles Bronson’s first series. Too Young To Go Steadt was the first series for film star, Joan Bennett. The Playhouse had different names for the two nights. The Wednesday series was Wednesday Playhouse; Thursday was The Playhouse. Two Networks: The Bob Cummings Show – January–September 1955, NBC and July 1955–1957, CBS. 1958/59 Fall Season One Season (1958/59) The Ann Sothern Show – 1958–1961, CBS, comedy, Ann Sothern The Arthur Murray Party – 1958/59–1959/60, NBC, musical variety, Arthur Murray Bat Masterson – 1958–1961, NBC, western, Gene Barry Bronco – 1958–1962, ABC, western, Ty Hardin Desilu Playhouse – 1958–1960, CBS, dramatic anthology, Desi Arnaz The Donna Reed Show – 1958–1966, ABC, comedy, Donna Reed, Carl Betz, Paul Petersen, Shelley Fabares The Gary Moore Show – 1958–1964, CBS, variety, Garry Moore The Lawman – 1958–1962, NBC, western, John Russell Man with a Camera – 1959–1959/60, ABC, drama, Charles Bronson Peter Gunn – 1958–1961, NBC, detective drama, Craig Stevens The Rifleman – 1958–1963, ABC, western, Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford 77 Sunset Strip – 1958–1964, ABC, drama, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Roger Smith Small World – 1958–1960, CBS, discussion, Edward R. Murrow The Texan – 1958–1960, CBS, western, Rory Calhoun Cancelled TV shows The Arthur Godfrey Show – CBS, musical variety, Arthur Godfrey Behind Closed Doors – NBC, spy drama, Bruce Gordon Brains & Brawn – NBC, game, Jack Lescoulie, Fred Davis Cimarron City – NBC, western, George Montgomery, Dan Blocker The Ed Wynn Show – CBS, first LIVE comedy from Hollywood, Ed Wynn Encounter – fall of 1958, ABC, dramatic anthology, LIVE, 5 episodes The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen, NBC, detective drama, LIVE, George Nader, Les Tremayne The George Burns Show – NBC, comedy, George Burns, Bea Benaderet The Jackie Gleason Show – CBS, comedy variety, Jackie Gleason Lux Playhouse – CBS, dramatic anthology Milton Berle in the Kraft Music Hall – NBC, comedy/variety, Milton Berle Naked City – ABC, crime drama, John Intire, James Franciscus Northwest Passage – NBC, adventure, Keith Larsen, Buddy Ebsen The Patti Page Olds Show – ABC, musical variety LIVE, Patti Page Pursuit – CBS, dramatic anthology, LIVE Rough Riders – ABC, western, Kent Taylor Sammy Kaye's Music from Manhattan – ABC, variety, Sammy Kaye Stars in Action – CBS, dramatic anthology, reruns of Schlitz Playhouse Steve Canyon – NBC, adventure, Dean Fredericks Yancy Derringer – CBS, action/adventure, Jock Mahoney 14 out of 34 new series SURVIVED for 1959/60 ABC – 5/11, Bronco, Donna Reed, Man with a Camera, The Rifleman & 77 Sunset Strip CBS – 5/11, The Ann Sothern Show, Desilu Playhouse, Garry Moore, Small World & The Texan NBC – 4/12, The Arthur Murray Party, Bat Masterson, The Lawman, & Peter Gunn Mid season shows Alcoa Presents – January 1959–1961, ABC, occult anthology, John Newland Behind The News With Howard K. Smith – CBS, news analysis, Howard K. Smith Black Saddle – January 1959–1960, ABC, western, Peter Breck CBS Reports – Jan 1961–1971, CBS, documentary The Facts We Face – 1950, 1951, CBS, documentary, Bill Shadel The Lawless Years – April 1959–1960, summer of 1961, NBC, police drama, James Gregory, Robert Karnes Markham – May 1959–1960, CBS, detective drama, Ray Milland Music For A Summer Night – June 1959–1960, music, Glenn Osser Phillies Jackpot Bowling – January 1959–1961, NBC, sports Rawhide – January 1959–1966, CBS; western, Clint Eastwood, Eric Fleming Reckoning – 1959–1960, CBS, dramatic anthology Shirley Temple's Storybook – January 1959–1960, ABC; 1960/61, NBC, children’s anthology, Shirley Temple That's My Boy reruns – CBS, comedy, Eddie Mayeoff Cancelled Mid Season Shows Accused – ABC, courtroom drama, Edgar Allan Jones, Jr. Adventure Showcase – CBS, adventure anthology, unsold pilots, 4 episodes Armstrong By Request – CBS, dramatic anthology, reruns Brenner – CBS, crime drama, James Broderick Colgate Western Theatre – NBC, western anthology, reruns The D.A.'s Man – NBC, crime drama, John Compton The David Nivens Show – NBC, dramatic anthology, David Nivens Doctor I.Q. – ABC, quiz, Tom Kennedy The Face Of Danger – CBS, dramatic anthology, reruns Fanfare – NBC, dramatic anthology, Richard Derr The Jimmie Rodgers Show – NBC, musical variety, Jimmie Rodgers Laugh Line – NBC, quiz, Dick Van Dyke The Music Shop – NBC. musical variety, LIVE, Buddy Bergman Oh, Boy – ABC, music, Tony Hall Oldsmobile Music Theatre – NBC, anthology with music, LIVE, Bill Hayes Peck's Bad Girl – CBS, comedy, Wendell Corey Perry Presents – NBC, musical variety, Tony Bennett Pete Kelly's Blues – NBC, drama, William Reynolds The Playhouse – CBS, dramatic anthology, reruns Playhouse Of Mystery – CBS, dramatic anthology, reruns Tales Of The Texas Rangers – ABC, western, Willard Parker Texas Rodeo – NBC, sports event, Paul Crutchfield Too Young To Go Steady – NBC, comedy, 7 episodes, LIVE, Joan Bennett Top Pro Golf – ABC, sports, Dick Danehe 21 Beacon Street – NBC, crime drama, 13 episodes, Dennis Morgan Who Pays – NBC, quiz, Mike Wallace Syndication Bold Venture – syndication, adventure, Dane Clark Colonel Flack – syndication, comedy, Alan Mowbray MacKenzie's Raiders – syndication, western, Richard Carlson Mantovani – syndication, music, John Conte Rescue 8 – 1958–1960, syndication, adventure, Jim Davis Two Seasons (1957/58) Alcoa Theatre – 1957–1960, NBC, dramatic anthology Anybody Can Play – July–December 1958, ABC, game Bachelor Father – 1957–1959, CBS; 1959–1961, NBC; 1961/62, ABC, comedy Buckskin – July 1958–1959, NBC, western The Californians – 1957–1959, NBC, western The Chevy Show – 1958–1959, NBC, musical variety Confession – June 1958–1959, ABC, interview/discussion Colt .45 – 1957–1960, ABC, western The Dick Clark Show – February 1958–1960, ABC, music The Eddie Fisher Show – 1957–1959, NBC, musical variety Fight Beat – April 1958–1959, NBC, sports commentary Frontier Justice – 1958, 1959, CBS, western anthology Have Gun, Will Travel – 1957–1963, CBS, western How To Marry A Millionaire – 1957–1959, syndication, comedy It Could Be You – July 1958–1961, NBC, audience participation Jefferson Drum – April 1958–1959, NBC, western Keep Talking – July 1958–1959, CBS; 1959/60, ABC, quiz Leave It To Beaver – 1957/58, CBS; 1958–1963, ABC, comedy M Squad – 1957–1960, NBC, police drama Man Without A Gun – 1957–1959, syndication, western Maverick – 1957–1962, ABC, western Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer – 1957–1959, syndication, detective drama Outlook – December 1957–1959, NBC, news/documentary The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom – 1957–1960, ABC, musical variety Perry Mason – 1957–1966, CBS, drama The Price Is Right – 1957–1963, NBC; 1963/64, ABC, game The Real McCoys – 1957–1962, ABC; 1962/63, CBS, comedy The Restless Gun - 1957–1959, NBC, western Saber Of London – 1957–1960, NBC, detective drama Sea Hunt – January 1958–1961, syndication, adventure Stars Of Jazz – April–November 1958, ABC, music Sugarfoot – 1957–1961, ABC, western The Thin Man - 1957–1959, NBC, detective/comedy Tic Tac Dough - 1957–1959, NBC, quiz This Is Music – July 1958–1959, ABC, music, LIVE Trackdown – 1957–1959, CBS, western Traffic Court – June 1958–1959, ABC, courtroom drama Twilight Theater – July 1958–1959, CBS, dramatic anthology 26 Men – 1957–1959, syndication, western Wagon Train – 1957–1962, NBC; 1962–1965, ABC, western Your Neighbor The World – April 1958–1959, ABC, documentary Zorro – 1957–1959, ABC, western Three Seasons (1956/57) The Billy Graham Crusade – 1957–1959, ABC, religion Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre – 1956–1961, CBS, western anthology The Dinah Shore Show – 1956–1963, NBC, variety The Ford Show Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford – 1956–1961, NBC, musical variety The Gale Storm Show – 1956–1959, CBS; 1959/60, ABC, comedy Meet McGraw reruns – 1958/59, ABC, detective Playhouse 90 – 1956–1961, CBS, dramatic anthology The Plymouth Show – 1956–1959, ABC, talent Richard Diamond, Private Detective – July 1957–1959, CBS; 1959/60, NBC, detective drama The Sheriff Of Cochise – 1956 – 1960, syndication, police drama State Trooper – January 1957–1959, syndication, crime drama Tales Of Wills Fargo – March 1957–1962, NBC, western To Tell The Truth – December 1956–1967, CBS, game Twenty-One – 1956–1959, NBC, game The Whirlybirds – January 1957–1959, syndication, adventure Four Seasons (1955/56) Alfred Hitchcock Presents – 1955–1960, CBS; 1960–1962, NBC; 1962–1964, CBS; 1965, NBC, suspense anthology Bold Journey – July 1956–1959, ABC, travel documentary Cheyenne – 1955–1963, ABC, western The Ford Show Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford – 1956–1961, NBC, musical variety Gunsmoke – 1955–1975, CBS, western Highway Patrol – 1955–1959, syndication, crime drama The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp – 1955–1961, ABC, western The Phil Silvers Show – 1955 – 1959, CBS, comedy Saber Of Love – December 1955–1957, ABC; 1957–1960, NBC, detective drama The Steve Allen Show – June 1956–1960, NBC, variety Wednesday Night Fights – 1955–1960, ABC, boxing Five Seasons (1954/55) The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin – 1954–1959, ABC, western The Bob Cummings Show – January/September 1955, NBC; July 1955–1957, CBS; 1957–1959, NBC, comedy December Bride – 1954–1959, CBS, comedy Father Knows Best – 1954/55, CBS; 1955–1958, NBC; 1958–1960, CBS The George Gobel Show – 1954–1959, NBC; 1959/60, CBS, comedy variety Lassie – 1954–1971, CBS; 1971–1974, Syndication, adventure The Lawrence Welk Show – 1954–1971, ABC, music The Lineup – 1954–1960, CBS, police drama Jubilee U.S.A. – January 1955–1960, ABC, country music The Millionaire – January 1955–1960, CBS, dramatic anthology People are Funny – 1954–1961, NBC, quiz $64,000 Question – June 1955–1959, CBS, game Spotlight – June 1955–1959, CBS, dramatic anthology The Jack Paar Show – July 1957–1962, NBC, talk/variety Walt Disney Presents – 1954–1983, anthology Six Seasons (1953/54) The Big Picture – 1953–1959, ABC, documentary The Danny Thomas Show – 1953–1957, ABC; 1957–1965, CBS, comedy The Loretta Young Show – 1953–1961, NBC, dramatic anthology Midwestern Hayride – June 1954–1956, NBC; July 1957–1958, ABC; 1959, NBC, musical variety Person to Person – 1953–1961, CBS, interview U.S. Steel Hour – 1953–1955, ABC; 1955–1963, CBS, dramatic anthology LIVE Seven Seasons (1952/53) The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet – 1952–1966, ABC, comedy Death Valley Days – 1952–1975, syndication, western anthology General Electric Theater – February 1953–1962, CBS, dramatic anthology Name That Tune – June 1953–1954, NBC; 1954–1959, CBS, game This Is Your Life – 1952–1961, NBC, testimonial Eight Seasons (1951/52) Dragnet – January 1952–1959, NBC, police drama Goodyear TV Playhouse 1951–1960, NBC, dramatic anthology I Love Lucy reruns – 1957–1959, September 1961, CBS, comedy I’ve Got A Secret – June 1952–1967, CBS, game Masquerade Party – 1952, NBC; 1953, 1954, CBS; 1954–Fall 1956, ABC; 1957, NBC; 1958, CBS; 1958/59, NBC; October 1959–January 1960, CBS; Jan–Sept 1960, NBC, quiz/panel The Red Skelton Show – 1951–1953, NBC; 1953–1970, CBS; 1970/71, NBC, variety Schlitz Playhouse – 1951–1959, CBS, musical variety Nine Seasons (1950/51) The Jack Benny Show – 1950–1964, CBS; 1964/65, NBC, comedy You Asked For It – December 1950–1952, DUM; 1951–1959, ABC, audience participation You Bet Your Life – 1950–1961, NBC, quiz Ten Seasons (1949/50) Armstrong Circle Theatre – June 1950–1957, NBC; 1957–1963, CBS, dramatic anthology Pantomime Quiz – July 1950–1951, CBS; Jan–March 1952, NBC; 1952/53, CBS; 1953/54, DUM; summer of 1954, CBS; Jan–March 1955, ABC; 1955–1957, CBS; 1958/59, ABC, quiz The Voice of Firestone – 1949–1954, NBC; 1954 – 1959, ABC, music What’s My Line? – February 1950–1967, CBS, game Your Hit Parade – summer of 1950–1958, NBC; 1958/59, CBS, music Eleven seasons (1948/49) Arthur Godfrey & His Friends – January 1949–1959, CBS, musical variety The Perry Como Show – 1948–1950, NBC; 1950–1955, CBS; 1955–1963, NBC, variety Twelve seasons (1947/48) The Ed Sullivan Show – June 1948–1971, CBS, variety Meet The Press – November 1947–1965, NBC, interview Original Amateur Hour – January 1948–1949, DUM; 1949–1954, NBC; 1955–1957, ABC; 1957/58, NBC; May 1959, CBS; March 1960, ABC, talent Thirteen seasons (1946/47) Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports – 1946–1960, NBC, first boxing show

1957

1957/58 – Gunsmoke was #1 on CBS Saturday. Note: Any BOLD shows were cancelled in 1957 season; The Life Of Riley was cancelled in the sixth season. Alternate Shows: The Jack Benny Show and Bachelor Father were on CBS Sunday at 7:30 PM. The Brothers and Bachelor Father were on CBS Sunday at 7:30 PM during the summer. Cheyenne and Sugarfoot were on ABC Tuesday at 7:30 PM. The George Gobel Show and The Eddie Fisher Show were on NBC Tuesday at 8 PM. Armstrong Circle Theatre & The U.S. Steel Hour was on CBS Wednesday at 10 PM. Club Oasis and The Polly Bergen Show were on NBC Saturday at 9 PM. Club Oasis and Opening Night were on NBC Saturday at 10:30 PM for the summer. Anniversary: Arthur Godfrey & His Friends celebrated ten years on CBS. Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts celebrated ten years on CBS. The Jane Wyman Show celebrated ten years on NBC. The Perry Como Show celebrated ten years on TV. Studio One celebrated ten years on CBS; it was their last season. Biggest New Hit: Have Gun, Will Travel was #4 on CBS Saturday. CBS had the one two punch with the two biggest westerns on TV. Gunsmoke and Have Gun, Will Travel became the new sheriffs on Saturday. They shot down any competition they faced. The victims were Mike Wallace Interviews, The Gisele Mackenzie Show, What's It For, Sammy Kaye's Music from Manhattan, Cimarron City, Jubilee U.S.A., Five Fingers, Nation's Future and others throughout the years. From 1958–1961, the top three was Gunsmoke, Wagon Train and Have Gun, Will Travel. Daytime: The Buccaneers was on ABC Monday afternoons from September 1957–September 1958. Movies 2 TV: How To Marry A Millionaire was based on the 1953 Marilyn Monroe movie. Name Change: Club Oasis to Club Oasis Starring Spike Jones The Dinah Shore Chevy Show to The Dinah Shore Show Meet McGraw to The Adventures Of McGraw National Bowling Champions to Bowling Stars Ozark Jubilee to Country Music Jubilee The Vice to Saber Of London Harbourmaster to Adventures At Scott Island Original Run: Have Gun, Will Travel was on CBS Saturday at 9:30 PM. Zorro was on ABC Thursday at 8 PM for two seasons. Radio: Have Gun, Will Travel was on CBS from 1958–1960. Reruns: CBS aired Air Power reruns in the summer. CBS aired The Brothers reruns in the summer. CBS aired The Search reruns in the summer. NBC aired The Joseph Cotten Show reruns in the summer. NBC aired Noah's Ark reruns in the summer. Frontier Justice shown reruns of Zane Grey Theater episodes for the summer on CBS. Johnson's Wax Theatre shown reruns of Schlitz Playhouse episodes for the summer on CBS. Opening Night shown reruns of the ABC series, Ford Theatre. Personal Appearance shown reruns of Schlitz Playhouse and Screen Director's Playhouse. Spotlight Playhouse shown reruns of The Loretta Young Show. Anita Louis was the host for the summer. Undercurrent shown reruns of NBC's The Web. The Return: NBC revived Colgate Theatre was a summer series in 1958. This version was rejected pilots for the fall. Frank Sinatra returned to ABC after a seven–year absence. Both of his shows flopped big time on CBS and ABC. Other big time singers like Perry Como and Dinah Shore had hit TV shows. Why not, Frank Sinatra? Famous Fights returned to ABC after a five–year absence. It was previously on DUM in 1952. NBC revived Comment in January 1958. It was last seen in 1954. NBC revived Truth Or Consequences in December 1957. Summer Replacement: The Bob Crosby Show replaced The Perry Como Show for the summer. The Chevy Show replaced The Dinah Shore Chevy Show for the summer. Decision replaced The Loretta Young Show for the summer. Destiny replace Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater for the summer. Frontier Justice replaced December Bride for the summer. Personal Appearance replaced Person To Person for the summer. The Steve Lawrence–Eydie Gorme Show replaced The Steve Allen Show for the summer. Undercurrent replaced The Lineup for the summer. Switch Networks: Armstrong Circle Theatre went from NBC to CBS. The Danny Thomas Show went from ABC to CBS. Harbourmaster went from CBS to ABC. My Friend Flicka went from CBS to NBC. Telephone Time went from CBS to ABC. Treasure Hunt went from ABC to NBC. West Point Story went from CBS to ABC. Tidbits: Goodyear TV Playhouse was no longer broadcast LIVE. It was LIVE for the first six years. The Trackdown episodes were adapted from real cases from The Texas Rangers. The CBS version of Twilight Playhouse aired reruns of films from Schlitz Playhouse Of Stars. ABC paid Frank Sinatra $3 million to have him on their network. Actually, it was a bad investment; it ran second/third in the time period. The only good thing to come out was the professional debut of his seventeen daughter, Nancy Sinatra. Tombstone Territory left ABC after a year for a sale in syndication. Sadly, there were no takers. ABC took it back in March 1959 for a few months. Michael Landon was in a 1956 Jim Bowie episode. Betty White starred in Date with the Angels. Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, real husband and wife, hosted their own musical variety show, The Steve Lawrence–Eydie Gorme Show. The Circus Boy, Mickey Braddock later became a Monkee in 1966, using his real last name, Dolenz. Tales Of E.S.P. replaced E.S.P. after three weeks. Vincent Price hosted both series. Warner Brothers Studios had some trouble with the Colt. 45 star, Wayde Preston, just like James Garner and Clint Walker. Donald May replaced him on Colt .45 in the last season. A Turn Of Fate was the umbrella title for Alcoa Theatre and Goodyear TV Playhouse; the fate was finished in February 1958. There were twenty filmed dramas and twenty LIVE dramas on Suspicion. Alfred Hitchcock produced half of the filmed dramas. He already had his own show on CBS. The Betty White Show took over Betty White's former time slot of Date With The Angels. Robert Serling and Anne Jeffreys, real married couple, starred together in a series, Love That Jill. The Grey Ghost was originally for CBS, but some sponsors backed out. Therefore, CBS syndicated the series to local stations. 1957/58 Fall Season One Season (1957/58) Alcoa Theatre – 1957–1950, NBC, dramatic anthology, Jack Lemmon Bachelor Father – 1957–1959, CBS; 1959–1961, NBC; 1961/62, ABC, comedy, John Forsythe The Californians – 1957–1959, NBC, western, Sean McClory Colt .45 – 1957–1960, ABC; western, Wayde Preston The Eddie Fisher Show – 1957–1959, NBC, musical variety, Eddie Fisher, George Gobel Have Gun, Will Travel – 1957–1963, CBS, western, Richard Boone Leave It To Beaver – 1957/58, CBS; 1958–1963, ABC, comedy, Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont M Squad – 1957–1960, NBC, police drama, Lee Marvin Maverick – 1957–1962, ABC, western, James Garner The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom – 1957–1960, ABC, musical variety, Pat Boone Perry Mason – 1957–1966, CBS, drama, Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale The Price Is Right – 1957–1963, NBC; 1963/64, ABC, game, Bill Cullen The Real McCoys – 1957–1962, ABC; 1962/63, CBS, comedy, Walter Brennan The Restless Gun – 1957–1959, NBC, western, John Payne Saber Of London – 1957–1960, NBC, detective drama, Sugarfoot – 1957–1961, ABC, western, Will Hutchins The Thin Man - 1957–1959, NBC; detective/comedy, Peter Lawford Tic Tac Dough - 1957–1959, NBC; quiz, Jay Jackson Tombstone Territory – 1957/58, March/October 1959, ABC, western, Pat Conway Trackdown – 1957–1959, CBS, western, Robert Culp Wagon Train – 1957–1962, NBC; 1962 – 1965, ABC, western, Ward Bond Zorro – 1957–1959, ABC, western, Guy Williams Cancelled TV shows American Bandstand – ABC, music, Dick Clark Assignment Foreign Legion – CBS, adventure anthology, Merle Oberon The Big Record – CBS, music, LIVE, Patti Page Club Oasis – NBC, variety, Spike Jones The Court of Last Resort – NBC, crime drama, Paul Birch Dick and the Duchess – CBS, comedy/adventure, Patrick O’Neal The Eve Arden Show – CBS, comedy, Eve Arden The Frank Sinatra Show – ABC, variety/drama, Frank Sinatra The Gisele MacKenzie Show – NBC, musical variety, Gisele MacKenzie The Guy Mitchell Show – ABC, musical variety, Guy Mitchell Harbourmaster – CBS, adventure, Barry Sullivan Keep It in the Family – ABC, game, Keefe Brasselle The Lux Show Starring Rosemary Clooney – NBC, musical variety, Rosemary Clooney O.S.S. – ABC, war drama, Ron Randell The Patrice Munsel Show – ABC, musical variety, Patrice Munsel The Polly Bergen Show – NBC, musical variety, Polly Bergen Sally – NBC, comedy, Joan Caulfield, Gale Gordon Suspicion – NBC, suspense anthology, LIVE, Dennis O'Keefe Walter Winchell File – ABC, crime anthology, Walter Winchell What's It For – NBC, quiz, Hal March 22 out of 42 new series SURVIVED for 1958/59 ABC – 7/14, Colt .45, Maverick, The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom, The Real McCoys, Sugarfoot, Tombstone Territory & Zorro CBS – 5/10, Bachelor Father, Have Gun, Will Travel, Leave It To Beaver, Perry Mason & Trackdown NBC – 10/18, Alcoa Theatre, The Californians, The Eddie Fisher Show, M Squad, The Price Is Right, The Restless Gun, Saber Of London, The Thin Man, Tic Tac Dough & Wagon Mid season shows Anybody Can Play – July–December 1958, ABC, game, George Fenneman The Billy Graham Crusade – 1957–1959, ABC, religion Buckskin – July 1958–1959, NBC, western, Tommy Nolan Buick Action Theater – ABC, dramatic anthology The Chevy Show – 1958–1959, NBC, musical variety, John Raitt Confession – June 1958–1959, ABC, interview/discussion, Jack Wyatt The Dick Clark Show – February 1958–1960, ABC, music, Dick Clark Fight Beat – April 1958–1959, NBC, sports commentary, Bud Palmer Frontier Justice – 1958, 1959, CBS, western anthology, Lew Ayres It Could Be You – July 1958–1961, NBC, audience participation, Bill Leyden Jefferson Drum – April 1958–1959, NBC, western, Jeff Richards Keep Talking – July 1958–1959, CBS; 1959/60, ABC, quiz, Monty Hall Outlook – December 1957–1959, NBC, news/documentary, Chet Huntley Stars Of Jazz – April–November 1958, ABC, music, Bobby Troup This Is Music – July 1958–1959, ABC; music LIVE, Colin Male Traffic Court – June 1958–1959, ABC, courtroom drama, Edgar Allan Jones, Jr. Twilight Theater – July 1958–1959, CBS, dramatic anthology Your Neighbor The World – April 1958–1959, ABC, documentary Cancelled Mid Season Shows Adorn Playhouse – CBS, dramatic anthology, reruns American Odyssey – ABC, documentary Baseball Corner – ABC, sports discussion, Buddy Blattner The Betty White Show – ABC, comedy/variety, Betty White Bid 'N' Buy – CBS, quiz, Bert Parks The Big Game – NBC, quiz, Tom Kennedy Blondie – NBC, comedy, Arthur Lake The Bob Crosby Show – NBC, musical variety, Bob Crosby The Boing Boing Show – CBS, cartoon, Bill Goodwin Campaign Countdown – ABC, news analysis, Quincy Howe Comment – NBC, public affairs Decision – NBC, dramatic anthology Dotto – NBC, quiz, Jack Narz E.S.P. – ABC, audience participation, 3 episodes, Vincent Price The End Of The Rainbow – NBC, audience participation, 6 episodes, Art Baker Frigidaire Summer Theater – ABC, dramatic anthology, reruns Haggis Baggis – NBC, quiz, Jack Linkletter Holiday Handbook – ABC, travelogue The Investigator – NBC, detective drama, LIVE, Lonny Chapman Johnson's Wax Theatre – CBS, dramatic anthology Love That Jill – ABC, comedy, Robert Serling, Anne Jeffreys Make Me Laugh – ABC, audience participation, Robert Q. Lewis The March Of Medicine – ABC, documentary, 4 episodes, Ben Grauer Modern Science Theater – ABC, documentary Music Bingo – NBC, quiz, Johnny Gilbert NBC Sports Spot – NBC, sports commentary, 3 episodes, Red Barber No Warning – NBC, dramatic anthology, Westbrook Van Voorhis Opening Night – NBC, dramatic anthology, Arlene Dahl Personal Appearance – CBS, dramatic anthology, reruns Scotland Yards – ABC, police anthology, Edgar Lustgarten Sid Caesar Invites You – ABC, comedy/variety, LIVE, Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca Sing Along – CBS, music, LIVE, 6 episodes, Florence Henderson The Steve Lawrence–Eydie Gorme Show – NBC, musical variety, Steve Lawrence Tales Of E.S.P. – ABC, drama, 4 episodes, Vincent Price Truth Or Consequences – NBC, quiz, Steve Dunne Top Dollar – CBS, quiz, Toby Reed Turning Point – NBC, dramatic anthology, reruns The Verdict Is Yours – CBS, courtroom drama, Jim McKay Win With A Winner – NBC, quiz, Sandy Elliot Wingo – CBS, quiz, Bob Kennedy Syndication The Gray Ghost – syndication, adventure, Tod Andrews, Phil Chambers Harbor Command – syndication, crime drama, Wendell Corey How To Marry A Millionaire – 1957–1959, syndication, comedy, Barbara Eden Man Without A Gun – 1957–1959, syndication, western, Rex Reason Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer – 1957–1959, syndication, detective drama, Darren McGavin Sea Hunt – January 1958–1961, syndication, adventure, Lloyd Bridges Target – syndication, dramatic anthology, Adolphe Menjou 26 Men – 1957–1959, syndication, western, Tris Coffin Two Seasons (1956/57) The Adventures of Jim Bowie – 1956–1958, ABC, western Broken Arrow – 1956–1958, ABC, western Circus Boy – 1956/57, NBC; 1957/58, ABC, adventure Cowtown Rodeo – 1957, 1958, ABC, rodeo Date with the Angels – May 1957–1958, ABC, comedy Destiny – 1957, 1958, CBS, dramatic anthology, reruns Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre – 1956–1961, CBS, western anthology The Dinah Shore Show – 1956–1963, NBC, variety Enterprise – July 1957–1958, ABC, documentary Famous Fights – July/December 1957, ABC, sports The Gale Storm Show – 1956–1959, CBS; 1959/60, ABC, comedy The Last Word – June 1957–1958, CBS, informational/panel Lawrence Welk's Top Tunes And New Talent – 1956–1959, ABC, talent Meet McGraw – July 1957–1958, NBC, detective Mike Wallace Interviews – April 1957–1958, ABC, interview Mr. Adams and Eve – January 1957–1958, CBS, comedy The Nat "King" Cole Show – 1956–1957, NBC, musical variety The New Adventures Of Charlie Chan – June 1957–1958, syndication, mystery Open Hearing – February 1957–1958, ABC, public affairs, LIVE Playhouse 90 – 1956–1961, CBS, dramatic anthology Richard Diamond, Private Detective – July 1957–1959, CBS; 1959/60, NBC, detective drama The Sheriff Of Cochise – 1956–1960, syndication, police drama The Silent Service – March 1957–1958, syndication, dramatic anthology Sports Focus – June 1957–1958, ABC, sports news/commentary, LIVE State Trooper – January 1957–1959, syndication, crime drama Tales Of Wills Fargo – March 1957–1962, NBC, western To Tell The Truth – December 1956–1967, CBS, game Treasure Hunt – 1956/57, ABC; 1957/58, NBC, quiz Twenty-One – 1956–1959, NBC, game West Point Story – 1956/57, CBS; 1957/58, ABC, military anthology The Whirlybirds – January 1957–1959, syndication, adventure Three Seasons (1955/56) The Adventures Of Robin Hood – 1955–1958, CBS, adventure Alfred Hitchcock Presents – 1955–1960, CBS; 1960–1962, NBC; 1962–1964, CBS; 1964/65, NBC, suspense anthology Bold Journey – July 1956–1959, ABC; travel documentary Bowling Stars – April 1956–December 1957, ABC, sports Cheyenne – 1955–1963, ABC, western The Ford Show Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford – 1956–1961, NBC, musical variety Gunsmoke – 1955–1975, CBS, western Highway Patrol – 1955–1959, syndication, crime drama The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp – 1955–1961, ABC, western My Friend Flicka – February 1956–1957, CBS; 1957/58, NBC, adventure Navy Log – 1955/56, CBS; 1956–1958, ABC, military anthology The People's Choice – 1955–1958, NBC, comedy The Phil Silvers Show – 1955–1959, CBS, comedy Saber Of Love – December 1955–1957, ABC; 1957–1960, NBC, detective drama Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon – 1955–1958, CBS, police drama $64,000 Challenge – April 1956–1958, CBS, quiz The Steve Allen Show – June 1956–1960, NBC, variety Telephone Time – April 1956–1957, CBS; 1957/58, ABC, dramatic anthology Wednesday Night Fights – 1955–1960, ABC, boxing Four Seasons (1954/55) The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin – 1954–1959, ABC, western The Bob Cummings Show – January/September 1955, NBC; July 1955–1957, CBS; 1957–1959, NBC, comedy Climax! – 1954–1958, CBS, dramatic anthology, LIVE Country Music Jubilee – January 1955–1960, ABC, country music December Bride – 1954–1959, CBS, comedy Disneyland – 1954–1983, anthology Father Knows Best – 1954/55, CBS; 1955–1958, NBC; 1958–1960, CBS The George Gobel Show – 1954–1959, NBC; 1959/60, CBS, comedy variety Lassie – 1954–1971, CBS; 1971–1974, Syndication, adventure The Lawrence Welk Show – 1954–1971, ABC, music The Lineup – 1954–1960, CBS, police drama The Millionaire – January 1955–1960, CBS, dramatic anthology People are Funny – 1954–1961, NBC, quiz Shower Of Stars – 1954–1958, CBS, musical variety, LIVE $64,000 Question – June 1955–1959, CBS, game Spotlight – June 1955–1959, CBS, dramatic anthology The Jack Paar Show – July 1957–1962, NBC, talk/variety Undercurrent – July 1955–1958, CBS, dramatic anthology, reruns Five Seasons (1953/54) The Big Picture – 1953–1959, ABC, documentary The Danny Thomas Show – 1953–1957, ABC; 1957–1965, CBS, comedy The Loretta Young Show – 1953–1961, NBC, dramatic anthology Midwestern Hayride – June 1954–1956, NBC; July 1957–1958, ABC; 1959, NBC, musical variety Person to Person – 1953–1961, CBS, interview Red Barber's Corner – 1953–1955, CBS; 1955–1958, NBC, sports commentary U.S. Steel Hour – 1953–1955, ABC; 1955–1963, CBS, dramatic anthology, LIVE Six Seasons (1952/53) The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet – 1952–1966, ABC, comedy The Adventures Of Superman – 1952–1958, syndication, adventure Death Valley Days – 1952–1975, syndication, western anthology General Electric Theater – February 1953–1962, CBS, dramatic anthology The Life Of Riley – January 1953–1958, NBC, comedy Name That Tune – June 1953–1954, NBC; 1954 – 1959, CBS, game This Is Your Life – 1952–1961, NBC, testimonial Seven Seasons (1951/52) Dragnet – January 1952–1959, NBC, police drama Goodyear TV Playhouse 1951–1960, NBC, dramatic anthology I Love Lucy reruns – 1957–1959, September 1961, CBS, comedy I’ve Got A Secret – June 1952–1967, CBS, game Masquerade Party – 1952, NBC; 1953, 1954, CBS; 1954–Fall 1956, ABC; 1957, NBC; 1958, CBS; 1958/59, NBC; October 1959–January 1960, CBS; Jan–Sept 1960, NBC, quiz/panel The Red Skelton Show – 1951–1953, NBC; 1953–1970, CBS, 1970/71, NBC; variety Schlitz Playhouse – 1951–1959, CBS, dramatic anthology Eight Seasons (1950/51) The Adventures Of Wild Bill Hickok – April 1951–1958, syndication, western The George Burns & Gracie Allen Show – 1950–1958, CBS, comedy The Jack Benny Show – 1950–1964, CBS; 1964/65, NBC, comedy You Asked For It – December 1950–1952, DUM; 1951–1959, ABC, audience participation You Bet Your Life – 1950–1961, NBC, quiz Nine Seasons (1949/50) Armstrong Circle Theatre – June 1950–1957, NBC; 1957–1963, CBS, dramatic anthology Beat The Clock – March 1950–1958, CBS, quiz Pantomime Quiz – July 1950–1951, CBS; Jan–March 1952, NBC; 1952/53, CBS; 1953/54, DUM; summer of 1954, CBS; Jan–March 1955, ABC; 1955–1957, CBS; 1958/59, ABC, quiz The Voice of Firestone – 1949–1954, NBC; 1954–1959, ABC, music What’s My Line? – February 1950–1967, CBS, game Your Hit Parade – summer of 1950–1958, NBC; 1958/59, CBS, music Ten seasons (1948/49) Arthur Godfrey & His Friends – January 1949–1959, CBS, musical variety Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts – 1948–1958, CBS, talent The Jane Wyman Show – April 1949–1958, NBC, dramatic anthology The Perry Como Show – 1948–1950, NBC; 1950–1955, CBS; 1955–1963, NBC, variety Studio One – 1948–1958, CBS, dramatic anthology Eleven seasons (1947/48) The Ed Sullivan Show – June 1948–1971, CBS, variety Meet The Press – November 1947–1965, NBC, interview Original Amateur Hour – January 1948–1949, DUM; 1949–1954, NBC; 1955–1957, ABC; 1957/58, NBC; May 1959, CBS; March 1960, ABC, talent Twelve seasons (1946/47) Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports – 1946–1960, NBC, boxing Kraft Television Theatre – May 1947–1958, NBC, dramatic anthology

1956

1956/57 – I Love Lucy was #1 on CBS Monday. Note: Any BOLD shows were cancelled in 1956 season; Break The Bank was cancelled in the ninth season. Alternate Shows: The Jack Benny Show and Private Secretary were on CBS Sunday at 7:30 PM. The Jack Benny Show and The Marge And Gower Champion Show were on CBS Sunday at 7:30 PM during the summer. The Goodyear Playhouse and The Alcoa Hour were on NBC Sunday ay 9:30 PM. Cheyenne and Conflict were on ABC Tuesday at 7:30 PM. Armstrong Circle Theatre and The Kaiser Aluminum Hour were on NBC Tuesday at 9:30 PM. Armstrong Summer Playhouse and Show For A Summer Playhouse were on NBC Thursday at 9:30 for the summer. 20th Century Fox Hour and The U.S. Steel Hour were on CBS Wednesday at 10 PM. Anniversary: The Ed Sullivan Show celebrated ten years on CBS. Meet The Press celebrated ten years on NBC. Original Amateur Hour celebrated ten years on TV. Biggest New Hit: The Ford Show was #19 on NBC Thursday. Tennessee Ernie Ford wore many hats for the show; he was the host, singer, comedian and the star. The funny thing is the show wasn't named after him whatsoever. The name came from The Ford Motor Company, the sponsor. Either way, The Ford Show became a big NBC hit for both parties involved. Movies 2 TV: Broken Arrow was based on the 1950 James Stewart movie. Name Change: ABC Presents was known as Quest For Adventure DuPont Cavalcade Theater to DuPont Theater. On Trial to The Joseph Cotten Show–On Trial Press Conference to Martha Roundtree's Press Conference in April 1957. Schlitz Playhouse Of Stars to Schiltz Playhouse in November 1956. Tonight to Tonight! America After Dark on January 28, 1957. Tonight! America After Dark to The Jack Paar Show on July 29, 1957. Original Run: Do You Trust Your Wife was on CBS Tuesday at 10:30 PM. The Ford Show was on NBC Thursday at 9:30 PM. The $64,000 Challenge was on CBS Sunday at 10 PM. Reruns: CBS aired My Favorite Husband reruns in the summer of 1957. CBS aired The Jimmy Durante Show reruns in the summer of 1957. NBC aired Adventure Theater reruns in the summer of 1957. NBC aired The Charlie Farrell Show reruns in the summer of 1957. Encore Theatre was the reruns of Ford Theatre episodes. Festival Of Stars was the reruns of The Loretta Young Show episodes. Jim Ameche was the host. Key Club Playhouse was the reruns of Ford Theatre episodes. Moment Of Decision was the reruns of Ford Theatre episodes. The Playhouse was the reruns of Schlitz Playhouse Of The Stars. S.R.O. Playhouse was the reruns of Schlitz Playhouse. Show For A Summer Evening was the reruns of the syndication series, Heinz Playhouse. The Return: NBC revived the former LIVE CBS series, The Web, during the summer of 1957. The NBC version was filmed. NBC revived Summer Playhouse for the summer. It was last seen in 1954. CBS revived The Herb Shriner Show. CBS revived Pick The Winner for the 1956 Presidential year. CBS revived The Spike Jones Show. It was last seen on NBC in 1954. Flight #7 returned to ABC for the summer. ABC revived Enterprise; it was last seen in 1955 on ABC. ABC revived Open Hearing as a LIVE interview show. The last time, it was a documentary show. ABC revived Industries For America. It was last seen in 1951–1952. After the failure of The Honeymooners and the Jackie Gleason produced show, Stage Show, last season, The Jackie Gleason Show returned to CBS in the same time slot, Saturday at 8 PM. Those Whiting Girls returned to CBS after a year absence. Summer Replacement: The Big Moment replaced The Big Story for the summer. Destiny replaced Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater for the summer. High–Low replaced The Ford Show for the summer. The Julius LaRosa Show replaced Perry Como for the summer. Undercurrent replaced The Lineup for the summer. Switch Networks: Ford Theatre went from NBC to ABC. Midwestern Hayride went from NBC to ABC. Omnibus went from CBS to ABC. Tidbits: The first season of Playhouse 90 was LIVE. Real Life couple, Howard Duff & Ida Lupino, starred in Mr. Adams and Eve as…get this...a Hollywood married couple! Wow! What a real stretch for them! As of this season, Schlitz Playhouse Of Stars was no longer LIVE. Sports Focus was Howard Cosell's first series. Press Conference moved to Sunday afternoon for three months, then returned to prime time in April 1957. Nat "King" Cole was the first major black performer to headline a network variety show. Cowboy Theatre started on NBC Saturday afternoon in September 1956. Cowtown Radio was produced at Cowtown Ranch in New Jersey. The owner, Stoney Harris, was one of the commentators. The Whirlybirds supposed to be on CBS. Instead, it went to syndication. Xavier Cugat and his then wife, Abbe Lane, starred in The Xavier Cugat Show. 1956/57 Fall Season One Season (1956/57) The Adventures of Jim Bowie – 1956–1958, ABC, western, Scott Forbes Broken Arrow – 1956–1958, ABC, western, John Lupton Circus Boy – 1956/57, NBC; 1957/58, ABC, adventure, Mickey Braddock Date with the Angels – May 1957–1958, ABC, comedy, Betty White Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre – 1956–1961, CBS, western anthology, Dick Powell The Dinah Shore Chevy Show – 1956–1963, NBC, variety, Dinah Shore The Gale Storm Show – 1956–1959, CBS; 1959/60, ABC, comedy, Gale Storm Lawrence Welk's Top Tunes And New Talent – 1956–1959, ABC, talent, Lawrence Welk The Nat "King" Cole Show – 1956–1957, NBC, musical variety, Nat "King" Cole Playhouse 90 – 1956–1961, CBS, dramatic anthology Richard Diamond, Private Detective – July 1957–1959, CBS; 1959/60, NBC, detective drama, David Janssen Tales Of Wills Fargo – March 1957–1962, NBC, western, Dale Robertson To Tell The Truth – December 1956–1967, CBS, game, Bud Collyer Treasure Hunt – 1956/57, ABC; 1957/58, NBC, quiz, Jan Murray Twenty-One – 1956–1959, NBC, game, Jack Barry West Point Story – 1956/57, CBS; 1957/58, ABC, military anthology, Donald May Cancelled Shows The Adventures Of Hiram Holiday – NBC, comedy, Wally Cox The Adventures Of Jim Bowie – ABC, western, Scott Forbes The Adventures Of Sir Lancelot – NBC, adventure, William Russell The Brothers – CBS, comedy, Gale Gordon The Buccaneers – CBS, adventure, Robert Shaw Circus Time – ABC, variety, Paul Winchell Conflict – ABC, dramatic anthology Giant Step – CBS, quiz, Bert Parks Hey Jeannie – CBS, comedy, Jeannie Carson The Herb Shriner Show – CBS, comedy/variety, Herb Shriner The Jackie Gleason Show – CBS, comedy variety, Jackie Gleason The Jonathan Winters Show – NBC, comedy/variety, Jonathan Winters The Joseph Cotten Show – NBC, dramatic anthology, Joseph Cotten Noah's Ark – NBC, medical drama, Paul Burke Pick The Winner – CBS, political, Walter Cronkite The Ray Anthony Show – ABC, musical variety, LIVE, Ray Anthony Stanley – NBC, comedy, LIVE, Paul Lynde, Buddy Hackett Tales Of The 77th Bengal Lancers – NBC, adventure, Phil Carey Wire Service – ABC, newspaper drama, Dane Clark The Walter Winchell Show – NBC, variety, 13 episodes, Walter Winchell 16 out of 36 new series SURVIVED for 1957/58 ABC – 5/10, The Adventures of Jim Bowie, Broken Arrow, Date With The Angels, Lawrence Welk's Top Tunes And New Talent & Treasure Hunt CBS – 6/13, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, The Gale Storm Show, Playhouse 90, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, To Tell The Truth & West Point Story NBC – 5/13, Circus Boy, The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, The Nat "King" Cole Show, Tales Of Wells Fargo & Twenty-One Mid season shows The Billy Graham Crusade – 1957–1959, ABC, religion, Billy Graham Cowtown Rodeo – 1957, 1958, ABC, rodeo, Marty Glickman Destiny – 1957, 1958, CBS, dramatic anthology, reruns, Francis L. Sullivan Enterprise – July 1957–1958, ABC, documentary Famous Fights – July/December 1957, ABC, sports The Last Word – June 1957–1958, CBS, informational/panel, Dr. Bergen Evans Meet McGraw – July 1957–1958, NBC, detective drama, Frank Lovejoy Mike Wallace Interviews – April 1957–1957/58, ABC, interview, Mike Wallace Mr. Adams and Eve – January 1957–1958, CBS, comedy, Howard Duff, Ida Lupino Open Hearing – February 1957–1958, ABC, public affairs, LIVE, John Secondari Sports Focus – June 1957–1958, ABC, sports news/commentary, LIVE, Howard Cosell Cancelled Mid Season Shows ABC Presents – ABC, documentary Action Tonight – NBC, dramatic anthology Air America – CBS, documentary, Walter Cronkite The Andy Williams And June Valli Show – NBC, music, Andy Williams The Big Beat – ABC, music, Alan Freed The Big Moment – NBC, sports drama, Bud Palmer Can Do – NBC, quiz, Robert Alda Cowboy Theatre – NBC, western anthology, Monty Hall Flight #7 – ABC, travelogue The Galen Drake Show – ABC, children's variety, Glen Drake The George Sanders Mystery Theater – NBC, dramatic anthology, George Sanders Georgia Gibbs And Her Million Record Show – NBC, music, Georgia Gibbs The Helen O'Connell Show – NBC, music, LIVE, Helen O'Connell High–Low – NBC, quiz, LIVE, Jack Barry Hold That Note – NBC, quiz, Bert Parks Industries For America – ABC, documentary The Jimmy Dean Show – CBS, musical variety, Jimmy Dean Key Club Playhouse – ABC, dramatic anthology The Marge And Gower Champion Show – CBS, comedy, Marge Champion Moment Of Decision – ABC, dramatic anthology Panic – NBC, dramatic anthology, William Van Voorhis The Playhouse – CBS, dramatic anthology, 4 episodes, reruns S.R.O. Playhouse – CBS, dramatic anthology, reruns Show For A Summer Evening – NBC, dramatic anthology The Spike Jones Show – CBS, comedy/variety, Spike Jones Summer Playhouse – NBC, anthology, reruns, Jane Wyman Theater Time – ABC, dramatic anthology, reruns, Anita Louis Those Whiting Girls – CBS, comedy, Margaret Whiting, Barbara Whiting The Vincent Lopez Show – CBS, music, Vincent Lopez The Xavier Cugat Show – NBC, music, LIVE, Xavier Cugat, Abbe Lane You're On Our Own – CBS, quiz, Steve Dunne Syndication The New Adventures Of Charlie Chan – June 1957–1958, syndication, mystery, J. Carrol Naish The Sheriff Of Cochise – 1956–1960, syndication, police drama, John Bromfield The Silent Service – March 1957–1958, syndication, dramatic anthology, Thomas M. Dykers State Trooper – January 1957–1959, syndication, crime drama, Rod Cameron The Whirlybirds – January 1957–1959, syndication, adventure, Ken Tobey Two Seasons (1955/56) The Adventures Of Robin Hood – 1955–1958, CBS, adventure The Alcoa Hour – 1955–1957, NBC, dramatic anthology, LIVE Alfred Hitchcock Presents – 1955–1960, CBS; 1960–1962, NBC; 1962–1964, CBS; 1964/65, NBC, suspense anthology Big Surprise – 1955–1957, NBC, quiz Bold Journey – July 1956–1959, ABC; travel documentary Bowling Stars – April 1956–December 1957, ABC, sports Cheyenne – 1955–1963, ABC, western Crossroads – 1955–1957, ABC, dramatic anthology Crusader – 1955–1957, CBS, international intrigue Do You Trust Your Wife? – January 1956–1957, CBS, quiz Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal – 1955–1957, syndication, medical drama Encore Theatre – 1956, 1957, NBC, dramatic anthology, reruns Festival Of Stars – 1956, 1957, NBC, dramatic anthology, reruns The Ford Show Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford – 1956–1961, NBC, musical variety Gunsmoke – 1955–1975, CBS, western High Finance – July–December 1956, CBS, quiz Highway Patrol – 1955–1959, syndication, crime drama It's Polka Time – July 1956–1957, music The Julius LaRosa Show – 1956–1957, NBC, musical variety The Kaiser Aluminum Hour – July 1956–1957, NBC, dramatic anthology, LIVE The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp – 1955–1961, ABC, western My Friend Flicka – February 1956–1957, CBS; 1957/58, NBC, adventure National Bowling Champions – April–Dec 1956, NBC; 1957, ABC, sports Navy Log – 1955/56, CBS; 1956–1958, ABC, military anthology The People's Choice – 1955–1958, NBC, comedy The Phil Silvers Show – 1955–1959, CBS, comedy Press Conference – July–Sept 1956, NBC; 1956/57, ABC, interview Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon – 1955–1958, CBS, police drama $64,000 Challenge – April 1956–1958, CBS, quiz The Steve Allen Show – June 1956–1960, NBC, variety Telephone Time – April 1956–1957, CBS; 1957/58, ABC, dramatic anthology 20th Century Fox Hour – 1955–1957, CBS, anthology The Vic Damone Show – July 1956–1957, CBS, musical variety The Vise – December 1955–1957, ABC; 1957–1960, NBC, detective drama Wednesday Night Fights – 1955–1960, ABC, boxing Three Seasons (1954/55) The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin – 1954–1959, ABC, western The Bob Cummings Show – January/September 1955, NBC; July 1955–1957, CBS; 1957–1959, NBC, comedy Caesar’s Hour – 1954–1957, NBC, comedy/variety Climax! – 1954–1958, CBS, dramatic anthology, LIVE Compass – 1954–1957, ABC, travelogue Country Music Jubilee – January 1955–1960, ABC, country music December Bride – 1954–1959, CBS, comedy Disneyland – 1954–1983, anthology Father Knows Best – 1954/55, CBS; 1955–1958, NBC; 1958–1960, CBS The George Gobel Show – 1954–1959, NBC; 1959/60, CBS, comedy variety Lassie – 1954–1971, CBS; 1971–1974, Syndication, adventure The Lawrence Welk Show – 1954–1971, ABC, music The Lineup – 1954–1960, CBS, police drama The Millionaire – January 1955–1960, CBS, dramatic anthology People are Funny – 1954–1961, NBC, quiz Producers' Showcase – 1954–1957, NBC, anthology Science Fiction Theatre – April 1955–1957, syndication, sci fi anthology Shower Of Stars – 1954–1958, CBS, musical variety, LIVE $64,000 Question – June 1955–1959, CBS, game Spotlight – June 1955–1959, CBS, dramatic anthology Tonight – 1954–1957, NBC, talk/variety Undercurrent – July 1955–1958, CBS, dramatic anthology, reruns Four Seasons (1953/54) Annie Oakley – January 1954–1957, syndication, western The Big Picture – 1953–1959, ABC, documentary The Danny Thomas Show – 1953–1957, ABC; 1957–1965, CBS, comedy Dollar A Second – 1953/54, DUM; summer of 1954, NBC; 1954/55, ABC; summer of 1955, NBC; 1955/56, ABC; summer of 1957, NBC, quiz The Loretta Young Show – 1953–1961, NBC, dramatic anthology Medic – 1954–Nov 1956, medical drama Midwestern Hayride – June 1954–1956, NBC; July 1957–1958, ABC; 1959, NBC, musical variety Omnibus – 1953–1956, CBS; 1956/57, ABC, culture Person to Person – 1953–1961, CBS, interview Red Barber's Corner – 1953–1955, CBS; 1955–1958, NBC, sports commentary U.S. Steel Hour – 1953–1955, ABC; 1955–1963, CBS, dramatic anthology, LIVE Five Seasons (1952/53) The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet – 1952–1966, ABC, comedy The Adventures Of Superman – 1952–1958, syndication, adventure Coke Time – April 1953–1957, NBC, music, LIVE Death Valley Days – 1952–1975, syndication, western anthology Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents – January 1953–1957, syndication, anthology DuPont Theater – 1952–1957, NBC, dramatic anthology Ford Theatre – 1952–1956, NBC; 1956/57, ABC, dramatic anthology General Electric Theater – February 1953–1962, CBS, dramatic anthology The Life Of Riley – January 1953–1958, NBC, comedy Name That Tune – June 1953–1954, NBC; 1954–1959, CBS, game Private Secretary – February 1953–1957, CBS, comedy This Is Your Life – 1952–1961, NBC, testimonial Two For The Money – 1952/53, NBC; 1953-1957, CBS, quiz Six Seasons (1951/52) The Dinah Shore Show – November 1951–1957, NBC, music Dragnet – January 1952–1959, NBC, police drama Goodyear TV Playhouse 1951–1960, NBC, dramatic anthology I Love Lucy – 1951–1957, CBS, comedy I’ve Got A Secret – June 1952–1967, CBS, game Life Is Worth Living – February 1952–1955, DUM; 1955–1957, religious Masquerade Party – 1952, NBC; 1953, 1954, CBS; 1954–Fall 1956, ABC; 1957, NBC; 1958, CBS; 1958/59, NBC; October 1959–January 1960, CBS; Jan–Sept 1960, NBC, quiz/panel The Red Skelton Show – 1951–1953, NBC; 1953– 970, CBS, 1970/71, NBC; variety Schlitz Playhouse– 1951–1959, CBS, dramatic anthology Seven Seasons (1950/51) The Adventures Of Wild Bill Hickok – April 1951–1958, syndication, western The George Burns & Gracie Allen Show – 1950–1958, CBS, comedy The Jack Benny Show – 1950–1964, CBS; 1964/65, NBC, comedy Lux Video Theatre – 1950–1954, CBS; 1954–1957, NBC, LIVE You Asked For It – December 1950–1952, DUM; 1951–1959, ABC, audience participation You Bet Your Life – 1950–1961, NBC, quiz Eight Seasons (1949/50) Armstrong Circle Theatre – June 1950–1957, NBC; 1957–1963, CBS, dramatic anthology The Arthur Murray Party – 1950, ABC; 1950/51, DUM, 1951/52, ABC; 1952, CBS; 1952/53, DUM; 1953, CBS; 1953/54 – 1954/55, NBC; 1956, CBS; 1956/57, NBC, musical variety Beat The Clock – March 1950–1958, CBS, quiz The Big Story – 1949–1957, NBC, dramatic anthology The Lone Ranger – 1949–1957, ABC, western Pantomime Quiz – July 1950–1951, CBS; Jan–March 1952, NBC; 1952/53, CBS; 1953/54, DUM; summer of 1954, CBS; Jan–March 1955, ABC; 1955–1957, CBS; 1958/59, ABC, quiz Robert Montgomery Presents – January 1950–1957, NBC, dramatic anthology The Voice of Firestone – 1949–1954, NBC; 1954 – 1959, ABC, music What’s My Line? – February 1950–1967, CBS, game Your Hit Parade – summer of 1950–1958, NBC; 1958/59, CBS, music Nine seasons (1948/49) Arthur Godfrey & His Friends – January 1949–1959, CBS, musical variety Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts – 1948–1958, CBS, talent Break The Bank – 1948/49, ABC; 1949–1952, NBC; 1952/53, CBS; summer of 1953, NBC; Jan 1954 - 1956, ABC; 1956/57, NBC, quiz The Jane Wyman Show – April 1949–1958, NBC, dramatic anthology The Perry Como Show – 1948–1950, NBC; 1950–1955, CBS; 1955–1963, NBC, variety Studio One – 1948–1958, CBS, dramatic anthology Ten seasons (1947/48) The Ed Sullivan Show – June 1948–1971, CBS, variety Meet The Press – November 1947–1965, NBC, interview Original Amateur Hour – January 1948–1949, DUM; 1949–1954, NBC; 1955–1957, ABC; 1957/58, NBC; May 1959, CBS; March 1960, ABC, talent Eleven seasons (1946/47) Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports – 1946–1960, NBC, boxing Kraft Television Theatre – May 1947–1958, NBC, dramatic anthology