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1. Talent Scouts (1962–1963)
60 min | Family
Famous guest celebrities introduced young professionals on this talent show.
Stars: Merv Griffin, Jim Backus, Marty Allen, Jack E. Leonard
Votes: 30
2. Here's Hollywood (1960–1962)
30 min | Talk-Show
Hollywood celebrities are interviewed, often at their homes.
Stars: Dean Miller, Helen O'Connell, Jack Linkletter, Joanne Jordan
Votes: 169
3. The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
The comic misadventures of the "skinflint" comedian and his friends.
Stars: Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Don Wilson, Dennis Day
Votes: 1,648
4. The Mike Wallace Interview (1957–1960)
30 min | Talk-Show
The Mike Wallace Interview is a series of 30-minute television interviews conducted by host Mike Wallace from 1957 to 1960. Before The Mike Wallace Interview was televised nationally on ... See full summary »
Stars: Mike Wallace, Cyrus Eaton, Bennett Cerf, Alexander de Seversky
Votes: 32
5. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 4,243
6. What's My Line? (1950–1967)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
Stars: John Daly, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf, Dorothy Kilgallen
Votes: 1,769
7. The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956–1960)
60 min | Comedy
The Steve Allen Show was an American variety show hosted by Steve Allen.
Stars: Steve Allen, Gene Rayburn, Louis Nye, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 258
8. Stump the Stars (1947– )
30 min | Game-Show
Television's first treatment of "Charades" as played by Hollywood celebrities. The giveaway was the use of gestures that defined "film", "TV show", "book" or "song" as well as "small word (... See full summary »
Stars: Mike Stokey, Vincent Price, Sebastian Cabot, Beverly Garland
Votes: 107
9. The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1957–1962)
105 min | Comedy, Family, Talk-Show
Originally airing during late-night, Tonight Starring Jack Paar was an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under the Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. After 1959, it was officially known as The Jack Paar Show.
Stars: Hugh Downs, Jose Melis, Jack Paar, Cliff Arquette
Votes: 324
10. The Steve Allen Show (1968–1971)
90 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Stars: Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Pat Harrington Jr., Bob Einstein
Votes: 32
11. Naked City (1958–1963)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The cases of the N.Y.P.D.'s 65th Precinct.
Stars: Harry Bellaver, Horace McMahon, Paul Burke, Nancy Malone
Votes: 1,434
12. Person to Person (1953–1961)
30 min | Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Interviews with figures from public life.
Stars: Edward R. Murrow, Charles Collingwood, Jayne Meadows, Jerry Lewis
Votes: 223
13. The Dean Martin Show (1965–1974)
TV-PG | Comedy, Music
Dean Martin hosts, with several celebrities as guests. There are musical acts and comedy sketches that break down comedy, racial, and sexual barriers all at the same time.
Stars: Dean Martin, The Dingaling Sisters, Ken Lane, Lou Jacobi
Votes: 1,431
14. The Hollywood Palace (1964–1970)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Various guest hosts present a musical variety show.
Stars: Bing Crosby, Dick Tufeld, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra, Mitchell Ayres
Votes: 321
15. The Red Skelton Hour (1951–1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy
A comedy-themed variety show, hosted by the popular comedian Red Skelton. It run with no interruption from 1951 to 1971. From 1956 to 1962, the show's head writer was Sherwood Schwartz, who... See full summary »
Stars: Red Skelton, David Rose and His Orchestra, Art Gilmore, Tom Hansen Dancers
Votes: 1,392
16. The Milton Berle Show (1966–1967)
60 min | Music, Comedy
Amidst a huge publicity blitz by ABC-TV (including an iron-clad, long term contract) and considerable speculation as to whether he could win over the Baby Boomers as he had their parents, ... See full summary »
Stars: Virginia Ann Lee, Milton Berle, Irving Benson, Donna Loren
Votes: 179
17. Frost on Sunday (1968–1970)
50 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Talk show and light entertainment.
Stars: David Frost, Ronnie Corbett, Ronnie Barker, Josephine Tewson
Votes: 65
18.
What's My Line? (1950–1967)
Episode:
Abbe Lane & Xavier Cugat
(1958)
Family, Game-Show
Stars: Dorothy Kilgallen, Edward Mulhare, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf
Votes: 28
19. Laugh-In (1967–1973)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Music
The original rapid fire sketch comedy show.
Stars: Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Gary Owens, Ruth Buzzi
Votes: 3,664
20. Gypsy (1965– )
30 min | Talk-Show
A morning television talk show hosted by Gypsy Rose Lee
Stars: Gypsy Rose Lee, June Havoc, Pat Carroll, Richard Deacon
Votes: 46
21. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
The classic prime time variety show most famous for its vaudeville acts and rock music performances.
Stars: Ed Sullivan, The Ray Bloch Orchestra, Ray Bloch, Johnny Wayne
Votes: 1,561
22. The George Burns Show (1958–1959)
30 min | Comedy
This The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950) spin-off found George Burns relocated to his downtown office working as a producer and trying to deal with an assortment of entertainers and oddball theatrical acts, as well as his previously established friends.
Stars: George Burns, Bea Benaderet, Harry von Zell, Larry Keating
Votes: 84
23. The Art Linkletter Show (1963– )
30 min | Game-Show
Stars: Art Linkletter, Carl Reiner, Jayne Meadows, Eva Gabor
Votes: 22
24. The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jack Klugman (1978 TV Special)
60 min | Comedy
Roast of Jack Klugman.
Director: Greg Garrison | Stars: Milton Berle, Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Joyce Brothers
Votes: 42
25.
Laugh-In (1967–1973)
Episode:
Guest Starring Abbe Lane
(1968)
TV-PG | 53 min | Comedy, Music
Greer Garson, Abbe Lane, Greg Morris, Otto Preminger, and Michael Wayne. News from the jungle; news of the Past, Present, and Future from Vatican City; salute to machines; Dick visits the lie detector; Disneyland's Robot Theater.
Director: Gordon Wiles | Stars: Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Abbe Lane, Judy Carne
Votes: 44
26. Men Who Rate a 10 (1980 TV Special)
60 min
This Variety Special presents the men whom women of all ages find attractive.
Director: Barry Glazer | Stars: Barbara Eden, Gloria Swanson, Brooke Shields, Lynda Carter
Votes: 19
27.
F Troop (1965–1967)
Episode:
Spy, Counterspy, Counter Counterspy
(1966)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Western
The War Department's testing of a new bulletproof vest at Fort Courage is hampered by two competing spies.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau | Stars: Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch, Ken Berry, Melody Patterson
Votes: 67
28.
What's My Line? (1950–1967)
Episode:
Abbe Lane
(1967)
Family, Game-Show
Panelists question, a female steeplejack, a burglar alarms' saleslady, an indoors skiing instructor and blindfolded, try to identify the week's celebrity "mystery guest", a singer and actress.
Director: Franklin Heller | Stars: Arlene Francis, Steve Allen, Aliza Kashi, Bennett Cerf
Votes: 22
29. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1968)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The two top Agents of the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.) fight the enemies of peace, particularly the forces of T.H.R.U.S.H.
Stars: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Leo G. Carroll, John Herman Shaner
Votes: 6,268
30. To Tell the Truth (1956–1968)
TV-G | 30 min | Family, Game-Show
Classic game show in which a person of some notoriety and two impostors try to match wits with a panel of four celebrities. The object of the game is to try to fool the celebrities into voting for the two impostors.
Stars: Bud Collyer, Johnny Olson, Kitty Carlisle, Tom Poston
Votes: 534
31. The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
60 min | Comedy, Romance
This was a Colgate-sponsored comedy hour that featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest stars.
Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Al Goodman, Eddie Cantor
Votes: 589
32. The Tonight Show (1962)
TV-14 | 105 min | Talk-Show
Interim version of the talk show that aired between the departure of Jack Paar and the arrival of Johnny Carson.
Stars: Skitch Henderson, Hugh Downs, Ed Herlihy, Merv Griffin
Votes: 140
33. Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955–1967)
60 min | Comedy, Music
A revival of the British variety show Tonight at the London Palladium, it ran from 28 October 1973 to 28 October 1974.
Stars: Bruce Forsyth, Tommy Trinder, Norman Vaughan, Don Arroll
Votes: 48
34.
The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode:
Jungle Sketch
(1964)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
Director: Norman Abbott | Stars: Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Don Wilson, Dennis Day
Votes: 13
35. The Match Game (1962–1969)
TV-G | 25 min | Game-Show
This is The 1st Edition of the program. Composed of 2 Teams of 3 Members (2 In-Studio team members and 1 Star Team Captain) are writing answers to an question {e.g.: Name a part of a ... See full summary »
Stars: Gene Rayburn, Johnny Olson, Betty White, Henry Morgan
Votes: 582
36. You Don't Say (1963–1975)
TV-G | 30 min | Game-Show
Two teams of two players compete against each other to determine the name of a famous person. One member of the team, who knew the answer, would give clues to his or her teammate.
Stars: Tom Kennedy, John Harlan, Pat Carroll, Betty White
Votes: 48
37. Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Truly amazing, fantastical, funny, and odd, and sometimes scary, sad, and endearing stories are portrayed. Many famous actors, actresses, and directors made guest appearances.
Stars: Charles Durning, Douglas Seale, Sharon Spelman, Louis Giambalvo
Votes: 6,422
38. F Troop (1965–1967)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Western
The misadventures of the staff and neighbors of a remote U.S. Army outpost in the Wild West.
Stars: Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch, Ken Berry, Melody Patterson
Votes: 3,330
39. Burke's Law (1963–1966)
50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The millionaire captain of the LAPD homicide division is driven to the crime scenes in his 1962 Rolls-Royce by his loyal chauffeur.
Stars: Gene Barry, Gary Conway, Regis Toomey, Leon Lontoc
Votes: 995
40. Password (1961–1975)
TV-G | 30 min | Family, Game-Show
Two celebrity-contestant teams compete to guess words by giving one-word clues in this all-time classic game show.
Stars: Allen Ludden, Jack Clark, John Harlan, Lee Vines
Votes: 511
41. Funny You Should Ask (1968–1969)
30 min | Game-Show
A "Which celebrity said this?" type of game.
Stars: Lloyd Thaxton, Kenny Williams, Stu Gilliam, Jan Murray
Votes: 15
42.
Vega$ (1978–1981)
Episode:
Best Friends
(1979)
49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dan's childhood friend visits Vegas. Unknown to Dan, he is the felon who kills Erwin Levy and wounds Roth in the process. Will Philip Roth be the next victim?
Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Robert Urich, Greg Morris, Bart Braverman, Phyllis Davis
Votes: 56
43. The David Frost Show (1969–1972)
90 min | Talk-Show
American show featuring the popular British talk show host.
Stars: David Frost, Gerri Granger, Tiny Tim, Dana Valery
Votes: 248
44. The Danny Thomas Hour (1967–1968)
60 min | Musical, Comedy, Drama
Thomas starred in the musical-variety and comedy episodes (many drawn from his earlier Make Room for Daddy (1953)) and hosted the more dramatic offerings.
Stars: Danny Thomas, Hans Conried, Van Johnson, Joe Besser
Votes: 111
45. The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1969)
90 min | Talk-Show
American talk show that had its first broadcast on ABC on April 17, 1967. It was hosted by Joey Bishop and featured Regis Philbin in his first ongoing role with national television exposure, as Bishop's sidekick/announcer.
Stars: Regis Philbin, Joey Bishop, Norm Crosby, Jan Murray
Votes: 222
46. I girovaghi (1956)
95 min | Drama
Story of a family of wandering puppet makers and the destiny which rules their fate.
Director: Hugo Fregonese | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Carla Del Poggio, Abbe Lane, Gaetano Autiero
Votes: 30
47.
The Flying Nun (1967–1970)
Episode:
The Organ Transplant
(1968)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Carlos will do anything to get away from Manuel, who wants Carlos to audition his step-niece by marriage for his nightclub show. Even after he sees and starts dating the beautiful Felicia, ... See full summary »
Director: Jerome Courtland | Stars: Sally Field, Marge Redmond, Madeleine Sherwood, Alejandro Rey
Votes: 33
48.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
The Day It Rained Mink
(1961)
TV-14 | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Four people, involved in the Manhattan fur trade, join together to steal fur coats valued at over $1,000,000 from a fashion show held at the Governor Clinton Hotel. The thieves have various... See full summary »
Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Nancy Malone, Harry Bellaver
Votes: 58
49.
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
Episode:
Episode #16.12
(1962)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
Director: Tim Kiley | Stars: Ed Sullivan, The Clancy Brothers, Xavier Cugat, The Goans
Votes: 25
50. The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)
Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Mike Douglas, aided by a different celebrity co-host every week, interviews a variety of figures from the world of entertainment.
Stars: Mike Douglas, Ellie Frankel, Ellie Frankel Sextet, Stan Kann
Votes: 579