CTVA US Comedy - "The Jack Benny Program" (J&M/Revue/CBS)(1950-65)

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The Burns & Allen Show (1950-58)  -  The George Burns Show (1958-59) -  Wendy & Me (1964-65)
The Jack Benny Program (1950-65)
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   Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Steve Jensen, James Beer
references:
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Writers Guild of America (wga)

The Jack Benny Program (season 1) (CBS Sundays) (1950-1951) (Live) (Irregular)
The Jack Benny Program (season 2) (CBS Sundays) (1951-1952) (Live) (Irregular)
The Jack Benny Program (season 3) (CBS Sundays) (1952-1953) (Live) (Every 4th Week)
The Jack Benny Program (season 4) (CBS Sundays) (1953-1954)  (Fortnightly) (Mainly Live + some episodes filmed by
McCadden Corporation)
The Jack Benny Program (season 5) (CBS Sundays) (1954-1955)
 (Fortnightly) (Mainly Live + some episodes filmed by McCadden Corporation)
The Jack Benny Program (season 6) (CBS Sundays) (1955-1956)  (Fortnightly) (6 Live episodes + 8 episodes filmed at Revue Studios)
The Jack Benny Program (season 7) (CBS Sundays) (1956-1957)  (Fortnightly) (12  Live episodes + 4 episodes filmed at Revue Studios)
The Jack Benny Program (season 8) (CBS Sundays) (1957-1958)  (Fortnightly) (10  Live episodes + 6 episodes filmed at Revue Studios)
The Jack Benny Program (season 9) (CBS Sundays) (1958-1959) (Fortnightly) (11 Live episodes + 4 episodes filmed at Revue Studios)
The Jack Benny Program (season 10) (CBS Sundays) (1959-1960) (Fortnightly) (filmed at Revue Studios  / filmed at Desilu Studios)
The Jack Benny Program (season 11) (CBS Sundays) (1960-1961) (Weekly)  (filmed at Desilu Studios)
The Jack Benny Program (season 12) (CBS Sundays) (1961-1962)  (Weekly)  (filmed at Desilu Studios)
The Jack Benny Program (season 13) (CBS Tuesdays) (1962-1963)  (Weekly) (filmed at Revue/Universal City Studios)
The Jack Benny Program (season 14) (CBS Tuesdays) (1963-1964)  (Weekly) (filmed at Revue/Universal City Studios)
The Jack Benny Program (season 15) (NBC Fridays) (1964-1965) (Weekly) (filmed at Revue/Universal City Studios)

first 5 seasons mainly live 

 (title card -1955)                                                (title card - 1963)
J & M productions / McCadden Corporation
Revue Studios / Universal City Studios, Inc.  / Desilu Studios

for
CBS (28Oct50-15Sep64)
NBC (25Sep64-10Sep65)
Executive producer Ralph Levy
Produced by Frederick De Cordova and Hilliard Marks
Directed by Frederick De Cordova, Ralph Levy

US Comedy Series 1950-65  256 episodes x 30 min (+1949 pilot)
release date 28Oct50 end date 10Sep65

Starring
Jack Benny (1950-1965) (b.1894 - d. 1974)
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson (1950-1965)
Don Wilson (1950-1965)
Dennis Day (1950-1965)
Mary Livingstone (1950-1965)
Frank Nelson (1950-1965)
Artie Auerbach (1950-1965)
Mel Blanc (1950-1965)
Herb Vigran as Sam, Jack's writer

First broadcast:
Fall 1950 - Spring 1952, CBS, Sunday 7:30, irregular broadcasts
Fall 1952 - Spring 1953, CBS, Sunday 7:30, every four weeks

Fall 1953 - Spring 1960, CBS, Sunday 10:00, every two weeks
Fall 1953 - Spring 1959, CBS, Sunday 7:30, every two weeks
Fall 1959 - Spring 1960 CBS, Sunday 10:00, every two weeks

Fall 1960 - Spring 1962, CBS, Sunday 9:30, every week

Fall 1962 - Spring 1964, CBS, Tuesday 9:30, every week
Fall 1964 - Spring 1965, NBC, Friday 9:30, every week

 
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