The Ford Show
TV ShowTitle | The Ford Show |
User score | 7 |
Release date | Oct 4, 1956 |
Release date of last episode | Jun 27, 1957 |
Genre | |
Production country | US |
Series status | Ended |
Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 37 |
Run time | 30 min. |
The Ford Show is an American variety program, starring singer and folk humorist Tennessee Ernie Ford, which aired on NBC on Thursday evenings from October 4, 1956 to June 29, 1961. Beginning in September 1958, the show began to be telecast in color. Ford first gained attention as the host of Hometown Jamboree in Los Angeles. In 1954, he hosted a brief revival of Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge, a quiz show on NBC. His subsequent The Ford Show was frequently among the Top 20 programs.