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US TV Music/Variety/ Comedy
Series & Specials plus Talk Shows & Arts Shows )
(alphabetical order) (A-Z)  

US  Music Variety TV Shows           UK  Music Variety TV Shows
US Pop Music TV Shows           UK Pop Music TV Shows
    US Pop Music Chart           UK Pop Music Charts   
US TV Theme Music            UK TV Theme Music
US Record Labels            UK Record Labels

US  Talent Shows  -  US  Country Music Shows

US Talk Shows/ Discussion  Series

54th Street Revue (CBS Fridays 9-10pm)(5May1949-25Mar1950) Music Variety Comedy Series

90 Tonight (NBC) (1973)  hosted by Cleavon Little

Abe Burrows Almanac (CBS) (1950)  Variety series

The Alan Young Show (CBS)(1950-53) Music Variety Comedy Series

4 Star Revue (NBC Wednesdays) (1950-51)  -  All-Star Revue (NBC Saturdays)(1951-53)

American Bandstand (ABC)(1957-87)/  (syndicated) (1987-89)  (rock/pop music)

Andy Williams (Summer 1957-58-59)  / The Andy Williams Show  (NBC 1962-71) / Andy (syndicated 1976)

Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party (DuMont) (1957-58) Music Variety Series

The Arthur Murray Party (ABC/DuMont/CBS/NBC) (1950-60) Music Variety Dance Series

Art Linkletter's House Party (CBS) (1952-69) Mon-Fri Daytime Talk/Music Variety Series

Away We Go (CBS) (Summer 1967) Music Variety Series - hosted by George Carlin & Buddy Greco

The Barbara McNair Show (Syndicated)(1969-71)

Barbara Mandrell & the Mandrell Sisters (NBC)(1980-82)

The Bell Telephone Hour (NBC)(1959-68)(music/variety)

The Ben Hecht Show (ABC)(1958-59)(Mon-Fri)(late night talk)

The Ben Vereen Show:  Ben Vereen ... Comin' At Ya (NBC)(August 1975)

The Benny Rubin Show (NBC Fridays 9-9:30pm)((29Apr1949 to 24Jun1949)

The Betty White Show (Don Fedderson/ NBC Daytime Talk-Variety (1954)

Big Joe's Happiness Exchange (DuMont)(1951) hosted by Joe and Choo Choo Rosenfield

The Big Party for Revlon  (CBS)(Fall 1959)(music/variety)

The New Bill Cosby Show (CBS)(1972-73)

The Blue Angel (CBS)(Summer 1954) hosted by Orson Bean

The Bob Crosby Show (CBS Daytime)(30 min)(1953-57) /  (NBC)(60 min)(Summer 1958)

The Bob Hope Show (NBC)(1950-84) Music Variety Series & Specials hosted by Bob Hope

The Bob Newhart Show (NBC)(1961-62)(Comedy Variety series)

The Bobby Vinton Show (CTV)(Canada) (1975-78)

The Brady Bunch Hour (ABC)(1977) starring Florence Henderson & Robert Reed

Broadway Open House (NBC Late Night)(1950-51) hosted by Jerry Lester & Morey Amsterdam

The Buddy Rogers Show (WOR-TV ch 9 New York)(1951) Daytime Music Variety Show hosted by Buddy Rogers

Camel Caravan: The Vaughan Monroe Show (CBS 1950-51) / (NBC Summer 1954,1955)   Music Variety Series

Cavalcade Of Bands (DuMont)(1950-51)

Cavalcade Of Stars (DuMont)(1949-52)

Celebrity Revue (Filmed in Vancouver for US Syndication) (1976-77)

Chrysler presents "Shower Of Stars" (CBS)(1954-58)

The Clay Cole Show (syndicated) (1959-67) (pop music)

The Clay Cole Show (syndicated) (1959-67)

Club Oasis (NBC) (1957-58)

Coke Time (NBC)(1953-57)(15min)(twice weekly)  hosted by Eddie Fisher

Colgate Comedy Hour(NBC)(1950-55) most episodes hosted by Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis 

College Of Musical Knowledge (NBC) hosted by Kay Kyser (1949-50) Tennessee Ernie Ford (Summer 1954)

A Couple of Joes (ABC)(1949-50) Music Variety Series hosted by Joe Bushkin & Joe Rosenfield

Crystal Room (ABC/ WJZ-TV New York Sundays 8:30-9:30pm)(15Aug1948 to 12Sep1948) with Maggi McNellis

The Danny Kaye Show (CBS)(1963-67)

The Dave Garroway Show (NBC)(1953-54) (30 min Music Variey series) 

Kraft Music Hall: The Dave King Show (NBC)(1959) (30 min Summer Replacement) 

The David Steinberg Show (CBS)(1972) (60 min Summer Replacement) 

The Dean Martin Show (NBC)(1965-74) 

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast (NBC)(1973-79)

The Dennis Wholey Show (NBC-Synd)(1969-70) Variety-Talk Show

Kraft Music Hall (US title) / The Des O'Connor Show (UK title) (ATV-ITC/NBC)
 (Summer1970/ Summer1971)(20May70-2Sep70)(2Jun71-1Sep71) (taped in the UK)

The Diahann Carroll Show (CBS)(Summer 1976)

Dick Clark's Live Wednesday (NBC)(Fall 1978)

Dinah Shore (15min show) (NBC)(1951-57)  -  The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (hour long)(NBC)(1956-63)

Don Ameche's Musical Playhouse (ABC)(1951)

The Dom DeLuise Show (CBS)(Summer 1968)

The Don Knotts Show (NBC)(1970-71)

The Don McNeill's TV Club (ABC)(1950-51) hosted by Don McNeill

The Don Rickles Show (Goodson-Todman/ABC)(1968-69) Part Variety / Part Game Show hosted by Don Rickles

The Donald O'Connor Show (NBC)(1954-55)

Ed Sullivan hosts "Toast of the Town" (CBS)(1948-55 (music/variety)
The Ed Sullivan Show (CBS)(1955-71)(music/variety)

The Ed Wynn Show (CBS)(1949-50)

The Eddie Albert Show (CBS Daytime) (Early 1953) (Daytime Music Variety - Monday to Friday)

Eddie Albert - Nothing But The Best (NBC) (Summer 1953) (summer replacement for Fireside Theatre)

Eddie Condon Floor Show (WNBT) (1949) (Jazz Music Show)

The Eddie Fisher Show (NBC) (1957-59)

The Edie Adams Show - aka - Edie's Here (ABC)(1962-64)

The Englebert Humperdinck Show(UK) (ATV-ITC)(1970) (taped in the UK)

Johnny Cash Presents The Everly Brothers Show (ABC)(Summer 1970)

Fanfare (CBS)(Summer 1965) hosted by Al Hirt

Faye Emerson's Wonderful Town (CBS) (1951-52)

The Flip Wilson Show (NBC)(1970-74)

Ford Festival presents The James Melton Show (NBC)(1951-52)

Ford presents "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" (NBC/ABC)(1955-65)

Ford Star Jubilee (CBS)(1955-56)(music/variety/drama specials)

Ford Star Revue: The Jack Haley Show/Jack Haley Revue (NBC Thursdays)(1950-51)

Ford Startime (NBC) (1959-60) 60 min  Dramatic/Variety Anthology + some 90 min specials

4 Star Revue (NBC Wednesdays) (1950-51)  -  All-Star Revue (NBC Saturdays)(1951-53)

The Frances Langford - Don Ameche Show (ABC Daytime Variety)(1951-52)

Frank Sinatra - tv series & specials (CBS 1950-52 Variety)(ABC 1957-58 Variety + Anthology)(1959-98 Specials)

The Fred Waring Show (CBS)(1949-54)(Summer 1957)

The Freddy Martin Show - aka - The Hazel Bishop Show (NBC) (1951)

Garrow at Large (NBC)(1949-51) / The Dave Garroway Show (NBC (1953-54)

The Garry Moore Evening Show (CBS)(1951) hosted by Garry Moore

The George Gobel Show (NBC1954-59)(CBS 1959-60) hosted by George Gobel

The George Jessel Show (ABC)(1953-54) starring George Jessel  - America's Toastmaster General"

Georgia Gibbs: Million Record Show (NBC)(Summer 1957)

Get Together with Gambling (WOR-TV Ch 9 New York)(1949-50)(Music Variety series hosted by John Gambling

General Electric Guest House (CBS) (Summer 1951) hosted by Durward Kirby

The Gisele MacKenzie Show (NBC) (1957-58)

The Gladys Knight & The Pips Show (NBC)(July 1975)

The Grand Ole Opry (tv version) (ABC/Syndicated) (1955-57)

The Guy Mitchell Show (ABC)(1957-58)

Guest House (CBS) (Summer 1951) hosted by Durward Kirby

Half The George Kirby Comedy Hour (CTV)(Canada) (1972-73)

Hee Haw (CBS/Syndicated) (1969-92) Country Music & Comedy hosted by Roy Clark & Buck Owens

The Helen Reddy Show (NBC) (Summer 1973)

Here's Hollywood (NBC Daytime)(1960-62)  Celebrity Interview Show

Hold That Camera (DuMont)(1950) Game Show hosted by Jimmy Blaine turned Variety Show host by Kyle MacDonnell

Hollywood Palace (ABC)(1964-70)

Holiday Hotel (ABC)(1950-51)

Hullabaloo (NBC)(1965-66) (rock/pop music)

The Jack Barry Show (Syndicated)(1963-64)

The Jack Carson Show (NBC) (1954-55)

The Jackie Gleason Show (CBS) (1952-70)

Ford Festival presents The James Melton Show (NBC)(1951-52)

The Jane Froman Show - USA Canteen (CBS) (1952-55)

The Jim Nabors Hour (CBS)(1969-71)

The Jim Stafford Show (ABC)(Summer 1975)

The Jimmy Dean Show (CBS 1957-59) (ABC 1963-66) (syndicated 1974)

The Jimmie Rogers Show (NBC)(Spring-Summer 1959) /  (CBS)(Summer 1969)

The Jimmy Durante Show (NBC)(1954-56)

Jimmy Durante presents The Lennon Sisters Hour (ABC) (1969-70)

The John Davidson Show (UK)(ATV-ITC) (Summer 1969)(taped in the UK)

The Jo Stafford Show (CBS)(1954-55) hosted by Jo Stafford

The Jo Stafford Show (ATV-ITC)(UK)(1961-62) hosted by Jo Stafford

 The Jonathan Winters Show (NBC) (1956-57) (15min)  -   The Jonathan Winters Show (CBS) (1967-69) (60min)

The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters (syndicated) (1972-74)

John Byner Comedy Hour (CBS)(1972) (60 min Summer Variey Show)

The Johnny Cash  Show (ABC)(1969-71)

Johnny Cash Presents The Everly Brothers Show (ABC)(Summer 1970)

The John Gary Show (CBS)(1966)  -  The John Gary Show (Synd (1968)

The Julius LaRosa Show (CBS/ Summer 1955)(NBC/ Summer 1956 & Summer1957) music variety series

The Julie Andrews Hour  (ITC/ABC)(1972) (taped in Hollywood)

The Kate Smith Hour (NBC Daytime) (1950-54)
The Kate Smith Hour (NBC Primetime)(1951-52)
The Kate Smith Show (CBS Primetime)(Early 1960)The Keane Brothers Show (CBS)(Summer 1977)

The Kelly Monteith Show (CBS Summer 1976)  (BBC 1979-84)

The Ken Murray Show (CBS)(1950-53) Music Variety Comedy Series

The Kopycats (UK) (ATV-ITC)(1972)   featured on  " The ABC Comedy Hour" 

Kraft Music Hall: The Milton Berle Show (season 9) (NBC) (1958-59)

Kraft Music Hall: The Dave King Show (30 min)(NBC)(Summer Replacement 1959) 

Kraft Music Hall: The Perry Como Show (60 min)(NBC)(1959-63)

Kraft Music Hall (US title) / The Des O'Connor Show (UK title) (ATV-ITC/NBC)
 (Summer1970/ Summer1971)(20May70-2Sep70)(2Jun71-1Sep71) (taped in the UK)

Lambs Gambol (NBC)(1949)(30 min Music Variety series)

The Larry Storch Show (CBS)(Summer 1953)(60 min Music Variety series)

The Las Vegas Show - hosted by Bill Dana (United Network)(Summer 1967)

Laugh-In (NBC/Schlatter-Friendly)(1967-73) hosted by Dan Rowan & Dick Martin

The Lawrence Welk Show (ABC 1955-71)(Syndicated 1971-83)

 Jimmy Durante Presents The Lennon Sisters Hour (ABC)(1969-70)

The Liberace Show (UK) (ATV-ITC)(1969)(taped in the UK)

Lorenzo & Henrietta Music Show (MTM)(Synd)(1976)

Lucky Strike & Richard Hudnut presents "Your Hit Parade" (NBC/CBS)(1950-59)(music/variety)

The Lux Show starring Rosemary Clooney (NBC)(1957-58)

Mantovani (syndicated) (1958-59)(30 min)(filmed) music variety  - possibly filmed in the UK

The Martha Raye Show (NBC)(1954-56) hosted by Martha Raye (comedienne)

The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine (UK)(ATV-ITC)(1971-72) (taped in the UK)

Max Liebman Presents (NBC)(1954-56) Monthly series of Lavish Musical Specials

Mickie Finn's (NBC)(1966)

The Milton Berle Show (NBC)(1948-59)(1966-67)

Mohawk Showroom presents The Morton Downey Show (NBC 1949) The Roberta Quinlan Show (NBC 1949-51)

The Molly Picon Show (ABC)(1Mar49-12Apr49 )(15min)(Short lived Music Variety Show)

The Muppet Show (UK)  (ATV- ITC) (1976-81) UK Family Puppet Series (taped in the UK)

NBC Opera (NBC)(1949-64)(music specials)

Nothing But The Best (NBC) (Summer 1953) hosted by Eddie Albert (summer replacement for Fireside Theatre)

Operation: Entertainment (ABC)(1968-69)

Ozark Jubilee/ Country Music Jubilee/ Jubilee U.S.A. (ABC) (1955-61)

Pat Boone Chevrolet Showroom (ABC)(1957-60)

The Pat Boone Show (NBC Daytime)(1966-67)

Pat Boone in Hollywood (Syndicated)(1967-68) Daily Music/Talk Show

Pat Paulsen's Half A Comedy Hour (ABC)( Early 1970)

The Patricia Bowman Show (CBS) (1951) (15 min)

The Patrice Munsel Show (ABC)(1957-58)

The Patti Page Show (Summer 1956)  / The Big Record (1957-58) hosted by Patti Page  /  The Patti Page Oldsmobile Show (1958-59)

The Paul Whiteman Revue (ABC)(1949-52)

The Pearl Bailey Show (ABC)(1971)

Penthouse Party (ABC)(1950-51) hosted by Betty Furness

Perry Como Show (mainly 15min) (NBC/CBS)(1948-55)  -  Perry Como Show (60 min)(NBC)(1955-59)
Kraft Music Hall: The Perry Como Show (60 min)(NBC)(1959-63)

The Peter Lind Hayes Show -aka- The Peter & Mary Show (NBC Thursdays)(23Nov50-29Mar51)

The Peter Martin Show (syndicated) (1967-68) (pop music)

Piccadilly Palace - Morecambe and Wise (UK) (ATV-ITC/ABC)(Summer 1967)(20May67-9Sep67)(taped in the UK)
Summer Replacement for "The Hollywood Palace"

Playboy's Penthouse (1959-61) hosted by Hugh Hefner 

Pop! Goes the Country (Syndicated 1974-83) hosted by Ralph Emery (1974-80)  hosted by Tom T. Hall (1980-83)

The Ray Anthony Show (ABC) (1956-57)       The Ray Anthony Show (Syndicated) (1963)

 The RCA Victor Show: The Ezio Pinza Show/ The Dennis Day Show (NBC)(1951-54)

The Red Buttons Show (CBS 1952-54) (NBC 1954-55)

The Red Skelton Show (NBC/CBS) (1951-71) starring Red Skelton

Regis Philbin (Various Talk Shows)(1964-2011)

The Revlon Revue (Sharpe-Lewis/CBS)(Early 1960)(music/variety)

The Rich Little Show (NBC)(1976)

Mohawk Showroom presents The Roberta Quinlan Show (NBC 1949-51)

The Roger Miller Show (NBC)(Fall 1966)

Rollin' On The River - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (CTV)(Canada) (1971-73)

The Rosemary Clooney Show (syndicated)(1956-57) / The Lux Show starring Rosemary Clooney (NBC)(1957-58)

The Rosey Grier Show (ABC)(1968-70) Talk Show/ Music Variety Show hosted by Rosey Grier

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (NBC/Schlatter-Friendly)(1967-73) hosted by Dan Rowan & Dick Martin

Royal Showcase (NBC-Synd)(1952)  hosts George Abott (to 06-Apr-1952) / Jack Carson (from 13-Apr-1952)

The Russ Morgan Show (CBS)(Summer 1956) - bandleader Russ Morgan & singer Helen O'Connell

Sammy And Company - hosted by Sammy Davis, Jr. (Syndicated) (1975-77)

The Sammy Kaye Show (CBS/NBC/ABC) (1951-59) hosted by bandleader Sammy Kaye

The Sam Levenson Show (CBS)(1951-52)(1959)

Saturday Night Revue (NBC)(Feb-March 1950) Music Variety show Live from Chicago

Shindig (ABC)( Produced by Jack Good)(1964-66) (rock/pop music)

Showtime, U.S.A. (ABC)(1950-51) (excerpts from Broadway Musicals & Dramas)

Showtime (US title) / The Big Show (UK title) (ATV-ITC/ CBS)(Summer 1968) (11Jun68-17Sep68) (taped in the UK)
Summer Replacement for "The Red Skelton Show"

Sid Caesar: Your Show Of Shows  (NBC)(1950-54)  / Caesar's Hour (NBC)(1954-57)
Sid Caesar Invites You (ABC)(1958) / The Sid Caesar Show (ABC)(1963-64)

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (CBS 1967-69) (ABC Summer 1970)  -  The Smothers Brothers Show (NBC)(Early 1975)

Songs For Sale (CBS)(1950-52) hosted by Jan Murray (1950-51), Steve Allen (1951-52)

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (CBS)(1971-74) hosted by Sonny & Cher
The Sonny Comedy Revue  (ABC)(1974) hosted by Sonny Bono
Cher (CBS)(1975-76) hosted by Cher
The Sonny & Cher Show (CBS)(1976-77) hosted by Sonny & Cher

Spotlight  (UK)(ATV-ITC/ CBS)(Summer 1967) (4Jul67-29Aug67) (taped in the UK)
Summer Replacement for "The Red Skelton Show"

Stand Up And Cheer - Johnny Mann Singers (Syndicated) (1971-74)

Star Of The Family (CBS)(1950-52) hosted by Morton Downey, Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healy

The Steve Allen Show (CBS/NBC/ABC/Synd/CBS)(1950-67) hosted by Steve Allen

The Steve Lawrence Show (CBS)(Fall 1965)

Summertime Revue (WJZ ch7 New York)(1951) hosted by Earl Wrightson and Maureen Cannon

Sunday Night At The London Palladium (UK) (ATV)(1956-73)

Ford presents "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" (NBC/ABC)(1955-65)

The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (CBS) (1970)(Variety)  -  The Tim Conway Show (CBS) (1980-81)(Variety)

Tin Pan Alley TV (ABC)(Summer 1950)

The Toni Tennille Show (Synd) (1980-81)(Talk/Variety)

The Tonight Show (NBC)(1954-) late night talk show starring Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson etc 

The Tony Bennett Show (NBC)(11Aug56-8Sep56) (summer replacement for "The Perry Como Show")

The Tony Martin Show (NBC)(1954-56)(15min)(weekly)  hosted by Tony Martin

The Tony Orlando and Dawn Show (CBS)(1974-76)

This is Tom Jones (UK+US)) (ATV-ITC)  (1968-71) (taped in Hollywood & the UK)

TV's Top Tunes (CBS) (1951-55)

Twin Time (CBS) (1950) hosted by Jack Lemmon

The Val Doonican Show (ATV-ITC/ABC)(Summer1971)(5Jun71-14Aug71)(taped in the UK)

Camel Caravan: The Vaughan Monroe Show (CBS 1950-51) / (NBC Summer 1954,1955)   Music Variety Series

Versatile Varieties -aka- The Bonny Maid Versatile Variety Show (NBC 1949-51) (CBS Early 1951) (ABC Fall1951)

The Vic Damone Show (CBS)(Summer 1956-57) / The Lively Ones (NBC)(Summer 1962-63) hosted by Vic Damone

The Victor Borge Show (NBC)(1951)

The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters (syndicated) (1972-74)

The Walter Winchell Show (NBC)((Fall 1956)  hosted by Walter Winchell

Washington Square (NBC) (1956-57)  Sunday afternoon series hosted by Ray Bolger

The Wilburn Brothers Show (Syndicated) (1963-74) Country & Western Music  series hosted by Teddy & Doyle Wilburn

Lucky Strike & Richard Hudnut presents "Your Hit Parade" (NBC/CBS)(1950-59)(music/variety)

Your Chevrolet Showroom (ABC)(1953-54)  hosted by Cesar Romero

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