The following list of Debut Variety Television Broadcasts,
originally aired live or on videotape, are lost or unobtainable as
video; however, the soundtrack survives in the peerless ARCHIVAL TV
AUDIO collection containing 12,000 audio airchecks.
These pristine
quality soundtracks were recorded on 1/4" audiotape at the time of
the original broadcast. The networks, local stations, archives and
the public failed to preserve most of these programs. In many cases,
their historic audio broadcast record survives only because a
handful of dedicated individuals audiotape recorded their
television set, preserved their collection and willed it not to be
discarded.
Most network and local stations threw out, erased or
destroyed 70% of all television broadcasts which aired during the
first three decades of television history. Some of the following
programs survive but are inaccessible to the public. They can all be
found in the collection of Archival Television Audio, Inc.
TELEVISION VARIETY
SERIES PREMIERES ( * denotes a non-variety series)
October 9, 1959
The Bell Telephone
Hour
August 7, 1975
Ben Vereen Comin At
Ya
October 8, 1959
The Big Party
July 27, 1972
Bobby Darin
Amusement Company
January 19, 1973
The Bobby Darin
Show
September 15, 1968
The Beautiful
Phyllis Diller Show
January 23, 1973
The Brady Bunch
Hour
October 9, 1956
*Break the
$250,000 Bank
February 16, 1975
Cher
Februrary 28, 1978
Chuck Barris Rah
Rah Show
July 5, 1970
Comedy Tonight
(Robert Klein)
December 29, 1969
Dick Cavett Show
September 20, 1978
Dick Clark Live
Wednesday
June 5, 1976
Dinah and Her Best
Friends
May 1, 1968
Dom DeLuise Show
September 15, 1970
Don Knotts Show
August 25, 1976
Easy Does It
July 5, 1970
Evening at Pops
(Arthur Fiedler)
January 21, 1970
Engelbert
Humperdinck Show
July 11, 1958
*ESPN
June 23, 1968
The Summer Brothers
Smothers Show
January 4, 1959
*GE College Bowl
January 29, 1969
The New Glen
Campbell Show
June 19, 1965
Fanfare (Al Hirt)
June 20, 1968
Golddiggers
June 17, 1969
Golddiggers
June 25, 1970
Happy Days (Louis
Nye variety show)
June 15, 1969
Hee Haw
September 15, 1968
Here Come the Stars
June 28, 1973
Helen Reddy Show
September 26, 1963
Here's Edie (Edie
Adams)
July 31, 1974
Hudson Brothers
Show
September 21, 1962
Jack Paar Program
September 29, 1962
Jackie Gleason
American Scene Magazine
June 16, 1976
The Jacksons
September 21, 1963
The Jerry Lewis
Show (ABC)
September 25, 1969
Jim Nabors Show
September 26, 1969
Jimmy Durante
Presents the Lennon Sisters
June 16, 1969
Jimmy Rodgers Show
July 30, 1975
Jim Stafford Show
October 1, 1962
*Joe Franklin Show
July 6, 1975
Joey and Dad
April 17, 1967
Joey Bishop Show
(Late-night)
August 1, 1972
John Byner Comedy
Hour
June 6, 1966
John Gary Show
June 22, 1966
John Gary Show
June 7, 1969
Johnny Cash Show
September 13, 1971
Johnny Mann's Stand
Up and Be Counted
December 13, 1967
Jonathan Winters
Show
September 29, 1963
Judy Garland Show
September 13, 1972
Julie Andrews Hour
June 25, 1963
Keefe Brasselle Show
June 16, 1976
Kelly Monteith Show
July 15, 1972
Ken Berry's Wow
April 18, 1964
*Kiner's Korner (Premiere
program from Shea Stadium)
March 12, 1969
The King Family
January 19, 1972
Kopykats
October 8, 1958
Kraft Music Hall
Starring Milton Berle
April 24, 1968
Kraft Music Hall:
Eddie Arnold
July 3, 1968
Kraft Music Hall:
Ed McMahon
June 12, 1968
Kraft Music Hall:
John Davidson
September 10, 1962
*Leave it to the
Girls
June 15, 1969
Liberace
June 25, 1963
The Lively Ones
June 11, 1974
The Mac Davis Show
March 20, 1958
Make Me Laugh
July 20, 1971
Make Your Own Kind
of Music
August 10, 1975
Manhattan Transfer
June 15, 1977
Marilyn McCoo &
Billy Davis Jr. Show
September 24, 1978
Mary
June 7, 1972
Melba Moore -
Clifton Davis Show
August 18, 1969
Merv Griffin Show
(CBS)
September 26, 1976
Music Hall America
September 22, 1969
Music Scene
September 13, 1973
NBC Follies
September 11, 1972
The New Bill Cosby
Show
August 3, 1964
*The New Les Crane
Show
July 24, 1964
On Parade
January 5, 1968
Operation
Entertainment
January 23, 1971
Pearl Bailey Show
September 14, 1954
*Project 20: Three,
Two, One, Zero...
September 14, 1970
Red Skelton Show
(NBC)
February 2, 1976
Rich Little Show
September 13, 1977
Richard Pryor Show
September 12, 1966
Roger Miller Show
January 7, 1966
Sammy Davis Jr.
Show
September 20, 1975
Saturday Night Live
with Howard Cosell
September 20, 1977
Sha Na Na
January 26, 1958
Sid Caesar Invites
You
January 27, 1961
Sing Along with
Mitch
June 25, 1962
Steve Allen Show
(Syndicated)
September 13, 1965
Steve Lawrence Show
Feburary 7, 1969
This is Tom Jones
April 2, 1962
Tonight Show
(Second Interregnum after Paar, before Carson)
October 1, 1962
Tonight Show
Starring Johnny Carson
December 4, 1974
Tony Orlando & Dawn
September 30, 1962
Voice of Firestone
(Return Premiere)
September 16, 1962
*WNDT Premiere of
Channel 13 (NY) Public Broadcasting
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