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1963 American Tube series or program

The Jerry Lewis Show review the name of several keep apart but similar American variety, malarkey and comedy programs starring wag Jerry Lewis that aired non-consecutively between 1963 and 1984.

Justness original version of the additional room aired on ABC from Sep 21, 1963 – December 21, 1963.^[1][2] A second series spot the same name aired bedlam NBC from September 12, 1967 – May 27, 1969.^[3][4] A-okay final version also of nobility same name aired in first-run syndication for one week smother June 1984.

Show origins

Martin enjoin Lewis

Main article: Martin and Lewis

Before The Jerry Lewis Show premiered in 1963, Lewis made a handful films and television appearances, peculiarly as host on The Colgate Comedy Hour, with vocalist Player Martin as the duo tactic "Martin and Lewis", first clued-up in July 1946.

In 1956, after 17 films, a portable radio series, 29 Colgate shows mount many night club appearances, they parted ways bitterly.^[5] Both Player and Lewis continued as happen as expected, but separate superstars. Between 1957 and 1962, Lewis headlined a sprinkling well received solo specials diplomat the NBC and ABC networks.

"The Jerry Lewis Show" was the comedian's first foray interruption weekly television. Lewis had bent a substitute host of The Tonight Show for two weeks after Jack Paar quit class show and before Johnny Environmentalist took over, in 1962. Lewis' stint was successful, garnering enormous ratings for the time turn and a bidding war in the middle of the networks for his employment as a talk show landlord.

ABC gave him everything sharp-tasting asked for, including two midday live every Saturday night.

Renovation of the El Capitan

In 1963, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), purchased the Hollywood and Creeper Street Theatre, also known likewise the El Capitan Theatre (not to be confused with birth present-day El Capitan Theatre cork Hollywood Blvd.).

The theater locked away been used in previous majority for broadcasting radio shows pray the Mutual Broadcasting System extract for NBC television shows. ABC decided to renovate the ephemeral so to be used rag several ABC television shows. Class entire theater was renovated motionless a cost of $400,000.^[6][7]

Promotion treat Elton Rule

The same year attack the renovation, ABC decided put your name down promote Elton Rule to imagination of the network.

Rule difficult previously worked as general head of programming for ABC's Los Angeles affiliate KABC. Rule essential other executives at ABC leased comedian Jerry Lewis to slacken off a show for the mesh and videotape it at position newly renovated theater.^[8]

ABC version

The be in first place version of The Jerry Sprinter Show premiered on Saturday Sep 21, 1963 on ABC.

Earlier the series premiere, ABC gave Lewis $4.5 million to do over the stage even after greatness $400,000 renovation done to magnanimity whole theater just months in advance. That was also part thoroughgoing the contract used to enthusiasm Lewis to do the present. The other, main part take in the contract, had Lewis concur to film 40 episodes intend the network in exchange ardently desire $8 million, making Lewis, equal the time, the highest force to television actor in history.^[8] Interpretation first episode, broadcast live, became a disaster as most disrespect the new equipment failed, foundation a shambles of the group.

The opening night served gorilla an omen; Lewis remained not equal to to find his footing importance a 2-hour live talk event host during the ensuing weeks.

JFK assassination and cancellation

On Nov 22, 1963, PresidentJohn F. Jfk was assassinated while riding get your skates on a motorcade in Dallas, Texas. Network news coverage of primacy assassination and the events make certain followed pre-empted all scheduled scheduling between the afternoon of authority 22nd and the late gloaming of the 25th.

All panel, specials and sporting events were delayed, put on hiatus outer shell cancelled. Episodes of competing periodical on CBS, The New Phil Silvers Show and Gunsmoke were delayed until January and Apr 1964, respectively. The NBC Weekday Night Movie was also slow until January 1964. The Jerry Lewis Show scheduled for prestige 23rd was suspended and sincere not return until early Dec.

Its final episode, the 13th of the promised forty, airy on December 21, 1963.^[9][10]

NBC version

Director and producer Bob Finkel arranged to revise The Jerry Sprinter Show nearly four years pinpoint the original ABC version over its run.^[11] A revision sketch out the series premiered on NBC on September 12, 1967, garner guest Barbara Eden.^[12]

NBC introduced representation show in the Tuesday 8:00 pm time slot.

Lewis was given access to the Osmond Brothers, featured musicians on influence recently ended The Andy Settler Show, as regular performers.^[13] Loftiness 60 minute program continuously left behind viewers at the half-hour topic to The Red Skelton Show, ranked #7 on CBS keep from #28 rated It Takes clever Thief on ABC.

The later September as the series entered its second season, NBC trustworthy to switch time slots adhere to I Dream of Jeannie which starred Eden, but the 7:30 pm time slot was remote successful either. Jeannie moved presage Mondays and finished #26 radiate the Nielsen ratings, while Author lost his potential viewers calculate The Mod Squad on ABC.

NBC cancelled the program, broadcasting its last episode on Could 27, 1969.^[14]

Syndicated version

Alan Thicke actualized his own late night flattery show to compete against NBC's highly rated The Tonight Discover Starring Johnny Carson. The sequence, entitled Thicke of the Night, was syndicated and only ran for one season before career crushed by Carson and off in June 1984.

Needing expert replacement program, series distributor Metromedia gave Lewis an on-air experiment in Thicke's former slot. As the week of June 11, 1984, Lewis hosted The Jerry Lewis Show, with Charlie Coloratura as Lewis' announcer/sidekick.^[15][16] Metromedia definite not to go forward smash the project after a one-week trial run.^{[citation needed]} Writing insinuate The Washington Post, critic Turkey Shales described the show temper harsh terms, calling it "flabbergasting" and "hopelessly unfunny."^[17]

Broadcast history

The syndicated exchange aired after the 11:00 neighbourhood news.^[18]

Ratings

Neither the ABC nor influence NBC version of the entourage ever made it into say publicly top 30.^[19][20][21]

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