The Guy Mitchell Show
The Guy Mitchell Show | |
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Starring | Guy Mitchell |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 1 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Picture format | Black and white (1957-1958) |
Original release | October 7, 1957 January 13, 1958 | –
The Guy Mitchell Show was a half-hour television variety program hosted by and starring recording artist Guy Mitchell, which was broadcast from October 7, 1957, to January 13, 1958.[1] The series aired on Monday evenings at 8 p.m. Eastern time on ABC following a half-hour prime time version of American Bandstand. The Guy Mitchell Show faced strong competition from The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, a situation comedy on CBS, and from John Payne's NBC Western, The Restless Gun.[2]
Mitchell's guest stars, performing songs, dances, or skits, included dancer and pianist Johnny Bach, Jack Carson, Mindy Carson, Gloria DeHaven, Sam Cooke, Chuck Berry, Peggy Lee, Margaret Whiting, Bill Justis, Dolores Hawkins, The Four Step Brothers, and baseball pitcher Jerome "Dizzy" Dean. Berry sang his hit song, "Rock and Roll Music" in the episode which aired on December 16, 1957.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "The Guy Mitchell Show". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
- ^ Alex McNeil, Total Television, 1997, appendix
- American Broadcasting Company original programming
- 1957 American television series debuts
- 1958 American television series endings
- 1950s American variety television series
- Black-and-white American television shows