The Ernie Kovacs Show

The Ernie Kovacs Show
Kovacs Unlimited cast 1953
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 asKovacs Unlimited[3]
The Ernie Kovacs Rehearsal
GenreComedy
Written byLouis M. Heyward
Mike Marmer
Directed byBarry Shear (DuMont)[4]
StarringBoris Karloff
Ernie Kovacs
Bill Wendell
Edie Adams[4][5]
Jolene Brand
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes/60 minutes
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseDecember 30, 1952 (1952-12-30) –
April 1953 (1953-04)
NetworkCBS
Release1953 (1953) –
1954 (1954)
NetworkDuMont[4]
ReleaseApril 12, 1954 (1954-04-12) –
April 7, 1955 (1955-04-07) [4][6]
NetworkABC
Release1961 (1961) –
1962 (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.

  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.
  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.
  4. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Dumont was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rehearse was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Ernie Kovacs To Return. Billboard. April 10, 1954. Retrieved November 8, 2010.