This was one of only six TV series to air on all four US television networks of the 1950s: ABC, CBS, NBC and DuMont. The others are Stump the Stars (1947), Ted Mack & the Original Amateur Hour (1948), Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1950), The Arthur Murray Party (1950) and Down You Go (1951).
The show was originally broadcast between December 1952 and April 1953. It was then brought back as a summer replacement for Caesar's Hour (1954) between July and September 1956.
From April 21, 1952, to January 15, 1954, Ernie Kovacs had a daytime show under the name "Kovacs Unlimited" airing Monday through Friday at 8:30 am ET on CBS Television.
From December 30, 1952, to April 14, 1953, CBS aired the one-hour "The Ernie Kovacs Show" on Tuesday evenings at 8pm ET.
From April 12, 1954, to April 7, 1955, Ernie Kovacs also had a late night television talk show on the DuMont Television Network under the title "The Ernie Kovacs Show", which aired from 11:15pm to 12:15am ET.
From July 2 to September 10, 1956, NBC ran "The Ernie Kovacs Show" as a summer replacement series.
A series of eight monthly half-hour specials also titled "The Ernie Kovacs Show" aired Thursdays 10:30 to 11:00 pm ET on ABC from April 1961 to January 1962, with the exception of a two-month summer break in July and August.
From December 30, 1952, to April 14, 1953, CBS aired the one-hour "The Ernie Kovacs Show" on Tuesday evenings at 8pm ET.
From April 12, 1954, to April 7, 1955, Ernie Kovacs also had a late night television talk show on the DuMont Television Network under the title "The Ernie Kovacs Show", which aired from 11:15pm to 12:15am ET.
From July 2 to September 10, 1956, NBC ran "The Ernie Kovacs Show" as a summer replacement series.
A series of eight monthly half-hour specials also titled "The Ernie Kovacs Show" aired Thursdays 10:30 to 11:00 pm ET on ABC from April 1961 to January 1962, with the exception of a two-month summer break in July and August.