The Ernie Kovacs Show
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The Ernie Kovacs Show is an American comedy show hosted by comedian Ernie Kovacs, first shown in Philadelphia during the early 1950s, then nationally. The show appeared in many versions and formats, including daytime, prime-time, late-night, talk show, comedy, and as a summer replacement series.
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The Ernie Kovacs Show | |
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Also known as | Kovacs Unlimited[3] The Ernie Kovacs Rehearsal |
Genre | Comedy |
Written by | Louis M. Heyward Mike Marmer |
Directed by | Barry Shear (DuMont)[4] |
Starring | Boris Karloff Ernie Kovacs Bill Wendell Edie Adams[4][5] Jolene Brand |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes/60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | NBC CBS DuMont[4] ABC |
Release | December 30, 1952 (1952-12-30)-April 1953 (CBS) 1953-1954 (CBS) April 12, 1954 (1954-04-12) ā April 7, 1955 (1955-04-07) (DuMont)[4][6] ABC (1961-62) |
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The Ernie Kovacs Show was one of only six TV shows broadcast on all four U.S. television networks during the Golden Age of Television, the others being The Original Amateur Hour, Pantomime Quiz, Down You Go, The Arthur Murray Party, and Tom Corbett, Space Cadet.