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1955-08-26, WRCA, 87 min.
- Steve Allen
- Andy Williams
- Debbie Reynolds
- Milton Berle
- Steve Lawrence
- Skitch Henderson
- Gene Rayburn
- Erroll Garner
- Micki Marlo
- Pete Ruggilo
- Hy Averback
September 27, 1954 - January 25, 1957. This broadcast was the last from Hollywood which was the home of Tonight! Starring Steve Allen from June 27 to August 26, 1955. It was also the last time Hy Averback appeared as announcer. The basic format of The Tonight Show was established during Allen's tenure: an opening monologue, a segment involving the studio audience (through interviews or games such as "Stump the Band"), and a simple set (a desk and chair for the host, a couch for the guests) were all trademarks of the Allen era. Allen inaugurated the out-of-town broadcast (the first one was done from Miami), the one guest show (Carl Sandburg was the first solo guest), and the one topic show (entire programs were devoted to such subjects as narcotics, civil rights, and black music). Allen also established the practice of paying his guests only "scale," the minimum fee required by union-network contract (this practice led to a highly publicized feud between Steve Allen and Ed Sullivan and later between Jack Paar and Ed Sullivan, as Sullivan paid top dollar for his guests). Though Allen's Tonight! show closely resembled the shows of his successors, Jack Paar and Johnny Carson, it was a more musical show; Allen himself was an accomplished musician and composer (he wrote his theme, "This Could Be The Start of Something"), and he employed a nucleus of musical regulars on his show. In addition to announcer – sidekick Gene Rayburn, the show featured singers Steve Lawrence (who was only seventeen when he began singing on Allen's local show), Eydie Gormé (who subsequently married Steve Lawrence), Andy Williams (who later hosted several series of his own), and Pat Marshall (who was succeeded by Pat Kirby). Skitch Henderson led the Orchestra.
1964-06-16, WNBC, 52 min.
- Janis Paige
- Donald Voorhees
- The Serendipity Sisters
- Ray Bolger
- Ron Husmann
- Ruggiero Ricci
- The Erroll Garner Trio
January 12, 1959-April 26, 1968. This musical series ran semiregularly for almost ten seasons-sometimes weekly, sometimes biweekly, and sometimes as irregularly scheduled specials. All types of music were presented on the hour series; Donald Voorhees conducted the Bell Telephone Orchestra.#2539: FANFARE (WITH AL HIRT)
Order1965-07-17, WCBS, 52 min.
June 19, 1965-September 11, 1965. Trumpeter Al Hirt hosted this variety hour, a summer replacement for "Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine."#7617: ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE
Order1967-01-08, NBC, 52 min.
September 27, 1962-September 3, 1967 (NBC); September 20, 1969-July 17, 1971 (NBC); 1976 (Syndicated). In 1962, Williams was finally given a fall series on NBC; the hour show lasted five seasons and featured The New Christy Minstrels and the Osmond Brothers. His third NBC series, which premiered in 1969, featured comics Charlie Callas and Irwin Corey, along with Janos Prohaska; the hour show lasted another two seasons. In 1976, Williams hosted a syndicated series, entitled "Andy." The half-hour show featured puppeteer Wayland Flowers. Dupe of number 1241
1968-07-16, WCBS, 52 min.
June 11, 1968-September 17, 1968. This hour-long variety series was hosted by a guest celebrity each week. Host: Don Knotts
#4178: PEARL BAILEY SHOW, THE
Order1971-03-20, WABC, 52 min.
January 23, 1971-May 8, 1971. Hour-long variety show hosted by Pearl Bailey.
#7319: PEARL BAILEY SHOW, THE
Order1971-04-10, ABC, 00 min.
January 23, 1971-May 8, 1971. Hour-long variety show hosted by Pearl Bailey.#2579: FLIP WILSON SHOW, THE
Order1971-10-07, WNBC, 52 min.
September 17, 1970-June 27, 1974. A successful variety hour hosted by Flip Wilson.#18772: ARTHUR GODFREY TIME
Order1972-03-11, CBS, min.
The Arthur Godfrey radio show was a regular feature on the CBS radio network from 1945 until its final airing on April 30th, 1972. The show featured cast regulars as well as notable individuals from the entertainment world. It was heard regularly Monday-Friday mornings. Guest: Erroll Garner1974-12-18, NBC, min.
October 1, 1962-May 22, 1992. Johnny Carson, host of NBC's network late-night "Tonight Show" reigned for 30 unprecedented years...five times the combined tenure of Steve Allen, and Jack Paar. Carson was impervious to competition, including efforts to dethrone him by Les Crane, Joey Bishop, Merv Griffin, Dick Cavett, Jack Paar, Pat Sajak, Joan Rivers, and Arsenio Hall. Sadly, very few complete "Tonight Show" broadcasts survive during Johnny Carson's first ten years of broadcasting. Around 1965, through the early 1970's, oldest tapes were first erased systematically by orders from myopic NBC executives, to be recycled for purposes of saving money. Ironically, in many cases, these older master tapes were too brittle, and portended probable drop-outs for re-use after being erased. Subsequently blank after being erased, these older questionable master 2" Quad tapes were either sparingly used or never used again for recording new programming and eventually were discarded. Saving thousands of dollars at the time (wiping master tapes for potential re-use) resulted in losing millions of dollars by NBC in today's marketplace, and more importantly wiping thousands of historic TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts, which contain precious personal anecdotes from political, show business, and sports icons of the past.
Guests: Erroll Garner, Jerry Van Dyke, Robert Blake, Mac Davis NOTE: This specific TONIGHT SHOW may only contain an opening monologue by Johnny Carson. Other content, as listed, will have to be monitored and confirmed upon your order request.1976-03-26, WNBC, 78 min.
- Louis Armstrong
- Lena Horne
- Mahalia Jackson
- Steve Lawrence
- Maurice Chevalier
- The New Christy Minstrels
- Andre Previn
- Robert Preston
- Fred Astaire
- Burl Ives
- The Kingston Trio
- Bing Crosby
- Andres Segovia
- Harry Belafonte
- Joan Sutherland
- Donald O'Connor
- Anthony Newley
- Van Cliburn
- Duke Ellington
- Eydie Gorme
- Ethel Merman
- Julie Andrews
- Liza Minnelli
- Roy Clark
- Ben Vereen
- Les Paul
- Erroll Garner
- Marvin Hamlisch
- Rudolf Nureyev
- Mary Ford
- Carl Sandburg
- Roy Bolger
- Pablo Casals
- Gower Champion
- Marge Champion
- Peggy Fleming
Bing Crosby & Liza Minnelli bring together many of the greatest entertainers in the history of television on the 100th anniversary of the telephone.