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Your Show of Shows

1950 · 5 seasons · 1h 30m per episode · Comedy

Your Show of Shows was a live 90-minute variety show that was broadcast weekly in the United States on NBC, from February 25, 1950, until June 5, 1954, featuring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. Other featured performers were Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, Bill Hayes, Judy Johnson, The Hamilton Trio and the soprano Marguerite Piazza. José Ferrer made several guest appearances on the series. The series was telecast from the now-demolished International Theatre at 5 Columbus Circle and the Century Theater, now demolished, in New York. During 2002, Your Show of Shows was ranked #30 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

Seasons

• Season 1 — 11 episodes (February 25, 1950)
• Season 2 — 39 episodes (September 9, 1950)
• Season 3 — 33 episodes (September 8, 1951)
• Season 4 — 29 episodes (October 4, 1952)
• Season 5 — 24 episodes (September 12, 1953)

Cast

• Sid Caesar as Self - Regular Performer
• Imogene Coca as Self - Regular Performer
• Carl Reiner as Self - Regular Performer
• Howard Morris as Self - Regular Performer

Details

Created by

Sylvester Weaver

First aired

February 25, 1950

Episodes

136

Genres

Comedy

Network

NBC

Status

Ended

TMDB score

7.2 / 10 from 4 votes