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- Charged with the electricity of a heavyweight prizefight, The Main Event was filmed live at Madison Square Garden, a venue usually reserved for sporting events and rock 'n' roll concerts.
- Vin Scully, the Dodger sportscaster hosts a daily conversation and entertainment show with the H.B. Barnum Orchestra. Produced by "Laugh In" producer Paul Keyes, the CBS series was an attempt to take on the highly successful "The Mike Douglas Show".
- The Les Crane Show, was a late-night talk show up against Johnny Carson of The Tonight Show. Les Crane was known as the bad boy of late night, bringing together controversial guests with heated discussions. Airing Monday thru Friday there were also live videotaped remotes featuring top stars.
- George Jessel hosted this interview/variety program Tuesdays and Thursdays from September 9, 1958 to January 22, 1959. The show changed its format to once a week, airing Saturdays at 9:00pm Pacific Standard Time for 90 minutes on January 31, 1959 for the remainder of the series until June 20, 1959.
- Summer replacement series for "The Kate Smith Hour". Also known as "Kate Smith Presents: Matinee in New York". The series featured a talk-variety segment in the first half and the latter half was quiz show "Winner Take All" emceed by Bill Cullen.
- Great fun with sketches and songs, such as "Do It Yourself" sung by Carney, "If I Loved You" by Vic Damone, "Make Someone Happy" by Vic Damone and Gogi Grant, "Bless This House" by Mahalia Jackson, "Hindesmith Sonata" and "Fascinating Rhythm" by Previn, "Shenandoah" by Gogi Grant and "Yankee Doodle" by Tony Randall. A classic!
- Gordon sings "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning", "If I Loved You", "Surrey with the Fringe on Top" and "Oklahoma". Barbara sings "The Look of Love", "Sunny" and "At the Crossroads". Gordon, Barbara and Rich sing, "Everybody's In Show Business" and "Here's to Everybody in Love".
- Canadian music variety series hosted by humorist-singer-guitarist Mike Neun. This multi-cultural program gave unknown talent a venue to entertain the public. Doug Parker Band and regulars Pat Hervey and Marty Gillan ran back up for Mike. Program ran one season for 26 episodes.
- Third annual contest, as Miss Teen USA vies with eleven foreign girls aged 15 to 19. Finalists were Janette McLeod, Australia; Marie-Sophie Perrson, Sweden; Elena Pedamonte, Italy; and Sachikow Yamanaka, Japan. Last year's winner Alice Alfheim of Norway handing the crown to the winner.
- Part 4 Pantomime and dance are used by the Marquette Players as they re-create four sections of a Medieval Biblical play. The Agony in the Garden, the Passion, the Resurrection and Ascension, and the Last Judgement. Staged by John Neumeier.
- A stricken bomber, damaged in a mid-air collision with a night-fighter during a training operation where Major Stevens must choose between dropping the bomb on innocent people or attempting a crash landing with the bomb, which means almost certain death for the crew.
- Others guests include singers Slim Gaillard, Al Alan Peterson, Susan Alvernaz, the Marquis Chimps, the Unknown Comic, the Coasters, the Wet Willie Band, the Tex Benecke Orchestra, the Modernaires and Fiddle Stix. Slim sings "Cement Mixer", Jaye sings "Let's Get Together", Coasters perform "Yakety Yak" and Al sings "My Coloring Book".
- Liza sings "One Summer Love" and "Looking for a Boy". Lesley Gore performs "It's My Party" and "I Wanna Be Loved By You". Jules Munshin does "Come Along With Me". Noelle Adam sings "Lulu's Back in Town". Ann B. Davis and Jules Munshin perform "You're My Friend, Aint'cha".
- Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy will discuss the racial situation in Birmingham, Alabama. Kennedy said 'people can't be led by bayonets' and federal troops never can be a means of enforcing civil rights in the South. Kennedy said, 'Negros have been subjected to injustices for many decades and want to be heard, maybe we'll disagree, but at least we can discuss these grievances'.
- Musical comedy special with three sketches. "Dressing Room Interruptions" the performing Hertz Brothers receive bad news just before show time. "Mr. Acropolis" A theater troupe use insane devices to win the sympathy of a heartless theater owner. "Ginsberg" A Charlie Chan with a Yiddish accent proves to be a hero to a damsel in distress. All join in the finale with "Together, Wherever We Go".
- The annual LOOK Magazine awards are presented during the Paul Winchell Show. On hand to receive their plaques are Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, John Daly, Edward R. Murrow, Fred Coe and Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. Jack Webb will be seen on a special film footage since he was unable to attend the New York presentation.
- David salutes 75 years of vaudeville with guests George Hamid Jr., producer of Hamid Circus, the dance team of McHarris & Dolores, xylophonist Ruth Daye, ventriloquist Glenn Haywood, illusionists Kramer & Company, Jack Durant and Hawaiian singer Poncie Ponce.
- Jussi performs "Neapolitan Love Song". Jussi and Annalisa perform "O Soave Fanciulla". Jussi solos with "Salut Demeure". Other selections "Day of Freedom", "Dance of the Little Slaves", "O Mio Babbino Caro", Overture to "Arms and the Girl" and "O Soave Fanciulla".
- Jane Froman and the Chorus sing Cole Porter's "Night and Day". Jane Froman sings "Shine On, Harvest Moon", "Summertime" and "Connais-Tu le Pays" from "Mignon". The Orchestra performs Brahm's "Hungarian Dance No. 1" and the overture from "The Merry Wives of Windsor". The Chorus and Orchestra also present "Fascinating Rhythm".
- "March of the Grenadiers," "O Charlie Is My Darling," "Will You Remember?," and "Italian Street Song". The Orchestra performs "California Here I Come", a Walt Disney medley and "Our Love" based on Tschaikowsky's "Romeo and Juliet". The chorus joins Miss MacDonald in several of her songs and will appear with the orchestra in "California, Here I Come."
- Featured guest is Mezzo-soprano Rise Stevens with Howard Barlow conducting the Orchestra. Rise Stevens sings Brahms' nostalgic "Lullaby", "Because You're You" from Herbert's "The Red Mill" and the dramatic aria "Vissi d'Arte" from Puccini's opera "Tosca". Recalling her early successes in Vienna, Miss Stevens will close with "Vienna, City of My Dreams". Other selections include "Drums in My Heart", " Cimarosa's "Waltz-Finale" and Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2".
- The 25th Year of Broadcasting and fifth year as a simulcast. The first conductor of Voice of Firestone was Hugo Mariani and now, six conductors later, Howard Barlow is directing the orchestra. Edwin Dunham has been radio producer of the show 17 years and Charles Polacheck is TV producer. Hugh James is announcer.
- A black sheep son convinces the members of his family that they should bet their life savings on a race horse.
- Dave Garroway's guests on his new morning TV talk show are singer Anna-Maria Alberghetti, comedian Professor Irwin Corey and Ted Sorensen author of "The Kennedy Legacy". Part of the speech given in Des Moines, Iowa by Vice President Spiro Agnew and remarks about the television news media's handling of President Nixon's speech on the Vietnam War are shown. Other guests were 30 members of the Acton Minutemen, along with the Boston Fireman's Band and several Cheerleaders from the Boston area.
- Les meets a brace of witches with Sybil Leek and Mrs. Eleanor Ray Bone who still practice the ancient rites of witchcraft. The Ecumenical Council's recent ruling on "Jewish Guilt" also comes under examination by Rabbi Alan Miller, Rabbi Israel Klavar and Father Donald Campion.