TV: Music & Variety
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1. The Bell Telephone Hour (1959–1968)
60 min | Music
The long-running television version of the long-running NBC radio series devoted to classical music as well as Broadway composers.
Stars: The Bell Telephone Orchestra, Mel Brandt, Donald Voorhees, The Buster Davis Singers
Votes: 49
2. Music Scene (1969–1970)
TV-G | 45 min | Music
"Music Scene" was presented by ABC TV in a 45 minute format, Monday evenings 7:30-8:15, a unique time slot that pitted it against CBS' "Gunsmoke" at 7:30PM and NBCs "Laugh In" at 8PM . The ... See full summary »
Stars: David Steinberg, Chris Bokeno, Paul Reid Roman, Christopher Ross
Votes: 41
3. Hippodrome (1966– )
60 min | Music
Spectacular variety series featuring the whole nine yards, jumping dogs, trapeze acts, brass bands, vaudeville as well as contemporary singers and musicians. Hosts were the same but ... See full summary »
Stars: Frances Dean, Frank Foster, Tony Randall, The Searchers
Votes: 15
4. Hullabaloo (1965–1966)
TV-G | 60 min | Family, Comedy, Music
Music showcase show featuring well-known musical artists as well as celebrity hosts and dancers.
Stars: Patrick Adiarte, Johnny Holliday, Suzanne Charny, Gene Castle
Votes: 166
5. The Midnight Special (1972–1981)
90 min | Music, Talk-Show
Late night rock and pop music performances are featured.
Stars: Wolfman Jack, Helen Reddy, Donna Summer, Gladys Knight
Votes: 381
6. Hootenanny (1963–1964)
30 min | Music
Musical variety show, originating from a different college campus each week, featuring various pop-folk groups of the period. Unfortunately, a combination of blacklisting certain ... See full summary »
Stars: Jack Linkletter, The Chad Mitchell Trio, The Serendipity Singers, Theodore Bikel
Votes: 46
7. Shindig! (1964–1966)
60 min | Family, Music
A musical variety show featuring the biggest acts in rock-n-roll performing their latest hits.
Stars: The Blossoms, Jimmy O'Neill, Carolyne Barry, Bobby Sherman
Votes: 179
8. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family
Television show featuring skits by Carol Burnett and her comedy troupe.
Stars: Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, The Ernie Flatt Dancers, Harvey Korman
Votes: 7,300
9. International Showtime (1961–1965)
60 min | Music
Don Ameche hosted this variety show that featured performers from Europe.
Stars: Don Ameche, Benny Hill, Tony Hancock, Desmond Scott
Votes: 32
10. Rock Concert (1973–1980)
90 min | Music
Weekly late-night progressive rock bands, many very well known, with some soft-pop (later) and occasional comic routines.
Stars: Don Kirshner, Gary Mule Deer, The Village Idiots, Natural Gas
Votes: 114
11. 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: 3,653
12. 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
13. The Andy Williams Show (1969–1971)
60 min | Comedy, Music
Coming back to television after taking a year off, Andy Williams hosted this musical/comedy variety show. While his earlier programs had stuck with more traditional music, this new show ... See full summary »
Stars: Allan Blye, Andy Williams, Janos Prohaska, The Osmonds
Votes: 104
14. The Kraft Music Hall (1967–1971)
60 min | Music
A few years after Perry Como left as host, "The Kraft Music Hall" was revived as a regular series from 1967-71. There was no set host during this period, and various guest hosts, usually a ... See full summary »
Stars: Ed Herlihy, Alan King, Eddy Arnold, Anne Meara
Votes: 130
15. 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
16. Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine (1962–1966)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Music
Jackie Gleason returns to the variety show format with his "American Scene Magazine". The official title of the show was, again, "The Jackie Gleason Show". Initially taped in New York City, after two seasons in 1964 moved to Miami Beach.
Stars: Jackie Gleason, The June Taylor Dancers, Johnny Olson, Sammy Spear and His Orchestra
Votes: 95
17. The Jackie Gleason Show (1952–1973)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy
Live variety show with Jackie Gleason.
Stars: Jack Lescoulie, The June Taylor Dancers, Ray Bloch, Jackie Gleason
Votes: 521
18. The Jackie Gleason Show (1966–1970)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Musical
Jackie Gleason's last weekly variety series, which alternated between regular variety hours with big name guest stars and musical remakes of old "The Honeymooners" sketches.
Stars: Jackie Gleason, Johnny Olson, The June Taylor Dancers, Sammy Spear and His Orchestra
Votes: 308
19. The Danny Kaye Show (1963–1967)
60 min | Comedy, Music
Primary focus on the multi-talented Kaye - singing and dancing his way through comedy skits and monologues - assisted by semi-regular guests, singers, dancers and orchestra.
Stars: Danny Kaye, Sally Stevens, Harvey Korman, Joyce Van Patten
Votes: 211
20. The Johnny Cash Show (1969–1971)
60 min | Music
Johnny Cash and his wife, June Carter Cash, were hosts of this Country and Western themed variety show. Comedians Hope, Crosby, Minnie Pearl, and others perform skits. Musical acts as diverse as Louis Armstrong to The Monkees perform.
Stars: Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, The Statler Brothers, The Tennessee Three
Votes: 279
21. Saturday Night Live (1975– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Music
A famous guest host stars in parodies and sketches created by the cast of this witty show.
Stars: The Saturday Night Live Band, Don Pardo, Darrell Hammond, Kenan Thompson
Votes: 52,713
22. Playboy After Dark (1969–1970)
60 min | Comedy, Music
Hugh Hefner hosts a party at his home with celebrity guests.
Stars: Hugh Hefner, Nanci Roberts, Chris Cranston, Bill Cosby
Votes: 117
23. Playboy's Penthouse (1959–1961)
60 min | Music
A sophisticated little soiree with jazz, stimulating conversation, beautiful ladies, and more jazz.
Stars: Hugh Hefner, Bob Newhart, Larry Kert, Joe E. Lewis
Votes: 49
24. Austin City Limits (1975– )
60 min | Documentary, Music
Established singer-songwriters and acclaimed newcomers perform country, blues, rock, folk, bluegrass, and related styles of music from Studio 6A of public television station KLRU (formerly KLRN) at the University of Texas at Austin.
Stars: Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, John Prine, Jason Isbell
Votes: 326
25. Bluegrass Underground (2011– )
30 min | Music
Taped deep within the subterranean amphitheater of The Caverns in Tennessee's majestic Cumberland Mountains, this music series features both long-established and emerging artists in bluegrass and a broad spectrum of other genres.
Stars: Amos Lee, Alynda Segarra, David Rawlings, Billy Strings
Votes: 15
26. Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters (1969–1970)
60 min | Comedy, Music
Comedy/variety show co-hosted by the eponymous Lennon Sisters and Jimmy Durante. This family-oriented variety series tried hard, but high budgets, top-name guests, and the obviously sincere... See full summary »
Stars: Jimmy Durante, The Lennon Sisters, Dianne Lennon, Janet Lennon
Votes: 34
27. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967–1993)
60 min | Comedy
The Smothers Brothers host a comedy variety show that became notorious for its topical satirical humor.
Stars: Tom Smothers, Dick Smothers, Pat Paulsen, Peter Cullen
Votes: 1,639
28. The Judy Garland Show (1963–1964)
60 min | Comedy, Music
The star performs with guests.
Stars: Judy Garland, Jerry Van Dyke, Bradford Craig, Mel Tormé
Votes: 461
29. This Is Tom Jones (1969–1971)
60 min | Documentary, Music
A typical variety show featuring music by both guests and the host. Interspersed were comedy segments often by Ace Trucking Company which featured rising talents Fred Williard and Patti Deutsch.
Stars: Tom Jones, The Mike Sammes Singers, Sue Glover, Sunny Leslie
Votes: 119
30. American Bandstand (1952–1989)
TV-G | 90 min | Music, Talk-Show
Dick Clark hosts a daily to weekly dance show that features the latest hit music for the attending teens to dance to. In addition, the show has performances by popular musicians and audience members rate songs.
Stars: Dick Clark, Charlie O'Donnell, Peaches Johnson, Stan Rodarte
Votes: 396
31. Soul Train (1971–2006)
TV-14 | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
Created by music impresario Don Cornelius, Soul Train is an African-American focused music-dance television program that aired 35 years, primarily featuring performances by R&B, soul, funk, pop, and hip hop artists.
Stars: Don Cornelius, Diana Puskas, Queen Turner, Carole Creekmore
Votes: 680
32. Hee Haw (1969–1997)
60 min | Comedy, Music
Televised comedy/variety show with a country bent.
Stars: Roy Clark, Gunilla Hutton, Buck Owens, Grandpa Jones
Votes: 1,788
33. Where the Action Is (1965–1967)
TV-G | 60 min | Music
A Rock'n'Roll Variety Show toured over the United States and briefly around the world for the spring and fall months, except for Malibu Beach for the summer and Big Bear Ski Resort for the ... See full summary »
Stars: Steve Alaimo, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Dick Clark, Steve Ciro
Votes: 78
34. Shivaree (1965–1968)
30 min | Music
A rock 'n' roll musical performance show that began as a local Los Angeles-based program on KABC-LA. It began syndication in April 1965 in more than 150 markets in the U.S. and seven ... See full summary »
Stars: Gene Weed, Glen Campbell, Connie Stevens, Jackie DeShannon
Votes: 19
35. Hollywood a Go Go (1964–1966)
60 min | Music
Music-variety show based in Los Angeles, Califonia featuring many popular music stars. Initially a local program, it was quickly pick-up and released in first-run syndication nationwide by Four Star Television.
Stars: Deanna Mollner, The Sinners, The Challengers, Ray Peterson
Votes: 19
36. Operation: Entertainment (1968– )
30 min | Music, Comedy
A variety show that traveled all over the globe to entertain American troops at Army, Navy and Air Force bases around the world.
Stars: Tim Conway, Jimmy Dean, The Lennon Sisters, Jim Lange
37. The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1971–1974)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Music
A variety show with comedy skits and musical numbers, performed by a regular cast and special guests.
Stars: Sonny Bono, Cher, Ted Zeigler, Freeman King
Votes: 812
38. The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1969–1972)
Not Rated | 60 min | Comedy
Variety series hosted by country/pop singer Glen Campbell.
Stars: Glen Campbell, Marty Paich, Larry McNeeley, John Hartford
Votes: 133
39. The Engelbert Humperdinck Show (1969–1970)
60 min | Music
Engelbert hosts a show that was a mix of comical banter, silly sketches and an array of musical talent, current and past. Guests include old vaudevillians like Milton Berle and Jack Benny plus TV performers Shirley Jones and Ken Berry.
Stars: Engelbert Humperdinck, Jack Parnell, The Mike Sammes Singers, The Irving Davies Dancers
Votes: 42
40. The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine (1971– )
30 min | Comedy
A variety show with a typical mix of comedy routines and musical performances. It was given an extra flair by the zany antics of Marty Feldman and regular cast member Spike Mulligan. Both men also served as writers.
Stars: Marty Feldman, Spike Milligan, Jack Parnell, The Irving Davies Dancers
Votes: 87
41. The Great American Dream Machine (1971–1972)
90 min | Comedy, Music
A showcase of music and satirical sketch comedy.
Stars: Marshall Efron, Nicholas von Hoffman, Jane Fonda, Lee Meredith
Votes: 83
42. The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (1970)
60 min | Comedy, Music
Tim Conway's sketch comedy show from the 70s!
Stars: Tim Conway, Edward J. Heim, Ted Sprague, Currie Pederson
Votes: 197
43. The Don Knotts Show (1970–1971)
60 min | Comedy
Comedy variety series hosted by former "Andy Griffith Show" co-star Don Knotts.
Stars: Don Knotts, Louis Nye, Elaine Joyce, Frank Welker
Votes: 37
44. 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: 1,429
45. The Ken Berry 'Wow' Show (1972)
60 min | Comedy, Family, Music
A free-form comedy/variety show starring singer/comedian Ken Berry, this 1972 summer replacement series also featured such soon-to-be-famous performers as Steve Martin, Teri Garr, and ... See full summary »
Stars: Ken Berry, Carl Gottlieb, Barbara Joyce, Carol Burnett
Votes: 44
46. Rollin' on the River (1971–1973)
30 min | Comedy, Music
Kenny Rogers along with stars of the 70's entertain the audience with Songs and Comedy on this variety series that takes place on a Mississippi Riverboat set.
Stars: Mickey Jones, Kenny Rogers, Terry Williams, The First Edition
Votes: 41
47. The Porter Wagoner Show (1961–2016)
Comedy, Music
Porter Wagoner's long-running musical variety show that launched the career of Dolly Parton.
Stars: Porter Wagoner, Speck Rhodes, Mack Magaha, Don Howser
Votes: 83
48. Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour (1970)
30 min | Comedy
Experimental sketch comedy.
Stars: Pat Paulsen, Billy Sands, Venetta T. Rowles, Pepe Brown
Votes: 59
49. Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (1975–1976)
48 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Variety series starring ABC's famed sportscaster as host and broadcast from The Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway.
Stars: Bill Murray, Howard Cosell, Christopher Guest, Brian Doyle-Murray
Votes: 74
50. The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show (1968)
60 min | Comedy, Music
Stars: Phyllis Diller, Norm Crosby, Rip Taylor, Goldie Hawn
Votes: 24
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