Standing Room Only (TV series)

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HBO's Standing Room Only (SRO)
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HBO's Standing Room Only (SRO)
Genreentertainment
StarringVarious
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running timeVaries
Release
Original networkHBO
Original releaseJune 19, 1976 (1976-06-19)

Standing Room Only (SRO) is an entertainment series on HBO that premiered on June 19, 1976.[1][2] Shows featured concerts, burlesque shows, ventriloquism programs, magic shows and more.[3] From 1982 to 1986, a version of the "HBO in Space" program opening sequence was used to introduce the series.

Partial list of programs[]

  • Cher
  • Linda Ronstadt
  • Neil Sedaka
  • Bette Midler
  • Liza Minnelli
  • George Burns
  • Paul Anka
  • Crystal Gayle
  • Barry Manilow
  • Billy Joel
  • Willie Nelson
  • Olivia Newton-John
  • Victor Borge
  • Diana Ross
  • Simon and Garfunkel
  • David Bowie
  • Dolly Parton
  • Red Skelton: A Royal Performance
  • Christmas in New York
  • Kenny Rogers
  • Johnny Cash
  • Abracadabra, It's Magic
  • Daredevils
  • Vanities
  • Country Rock '82
  • Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner
  • Red Skelton's More Funny Faces Starring Marcel Marceau
  • An Evening at the Moulin Rouge
  • The Last Great Vaudeville Show
  • Milton Berle's Magic of the Stars
  • Casino De Paris
  • Totie Fields
  • Sherlock Holmes

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ HBO's 20th-Birthday Celebration: Not a Surprise Party, But Surprising Retrieved Sept 13, 2010
  2. ^ HBO Guide, June 1976
  3. ^ HBO Guides from the 1970s and 1980s

External links[]


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