The Jack Benny Program (season 1)
The first season of The Jack Benny Program consisted of four episodes, during 1950 and 1951. This premiere television season of The Jack Benny Program overlapped with his radio program of the same name, which would continue until 1955, whereas this television program would last until 1965.
The Jack Benny Program | |
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Season 1 | |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 4 |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | October 28, 1950 – May 20, 1951 |
Season chronology | |
Jack Benny was the show's host, creator and star. Because he was unwilling to commit to the still-new technology of television on a weekly basis, the first television season of The Jack Benny Program did not include any more than these four sporadically scheduled special episodes; each was broadcast live as was typical during the Golden Age of Television. It was not until season 5 that the program would settle into a regular biweekly time slot. The program was broadcast on CBS (until its final season), and the theme song is "Love in Bloom".[1]
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | "Premiere Show" | October 28, 1950 | |
Special guest: Dinah Shore. | ||||
2 | 2 | "Faye Emerson and Frank Sinatra Show" | January 28, 1951 | |
Special guests: Faye Emerson, Frank Sinatra, and Frank Fontaine. | ||||
3 | 3 | "Claudette Colbert and Basil Rathbone Show" | April 1, 1951 | |
Special guests: Claudette Colbert, Basil Rathbone, and Robert Montgomery. | ||||
4 | 4 | "Ben Hogan Show" | May 20, 1951 | |
Special guest: Ben Hogan. |
References
- Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The complete directory to prime time network TV shows, 1946-present, Ballantine Books, 1979, page 294. ISBN 0-345-25525-9 pbk