The Ernie Kovacs Show

*The Ernie Kovacs Show*
The Ernie Kovacs Show
	The cast of Kovacs Unlimited in 1953. From left: Eddie Hatrak, Edie Adams, Ernie Kovacs, Trygve "Trigger" Lund and Andy McKay.
Also known as	Kovacs Unlimited; The Ernie Kovacs Rehearsal
Genre	Comedy
Written by	Louis M. Heyward; Mike Marmer
Directed by	Barry Shear (DuMont)
Starring	Boris Karloff; Ernie Kovacs; Bill Wendell; Edie Adams; 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
Release	December 30, 1952 –; April 1953
Network	CBS
Release	1953 –; 1954
Network	DuMont
Release	April 12, 1954 –; April 7, 1955
Network	ABC
Release	1961 –; 1962
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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.

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.

^ "Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams Signed "Potato Head Prize."... Movie/TV | Lot #49125". Heritage Auctions. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^ "Signed Cast Photograph of Ernie Kovacs Pioneering Comedy Program". The Raab Collection. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^ Chorba, Frank J. "Ernie Kovacs, U. S. Comedian". Museum of Broadcast Communications. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
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^ Ernie Kovacs To Return. Billboard. April 10, 1954. Retrieved November 8, 2010.

[ha/a/7004-49125.s-1] "Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams Signed "Potato Head Prize."... Movie/TV | Lot #49125". Heritage Auctions. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

[raabcollection/kovacs-signed-cast-photo-2] "Signed Cast Photograph of Ernie Kovacs Pioneering Comedy Program". The Raab Collection. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

[3] Chorba, Frank J. "Ernie Kovacs, U. S. Comedian". Museum of Broadcast Communications. Retrieved 8 November 2010.

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[6] Ernie Kovacs To Return. Billboard. April 10, 1954. Retrieved November 8, 2010.

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The Ernie Kovacs Show
The cast of Kovacs Unlimited in 1953. From left: Eddie Hatrak, Edie Adams, Ernie Kovacs, Trygve^[1] "Trigger"^[2] Lund and Andy McKay.
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
Release	December 30, 1952 (1952-12-30) – April 1953 (1953-04)
Network	CBS
Release	1953 (1953) – 1954 (1954)
Network	DuMont^[4]
Release	April 12, 1954 (1954-04-12) – April 7, 1955 (1955-04-07) ^[4]^[6]
Network	ABC
Release	1961 (1961) – 1962 (1962)
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