The Bill Goodwin Show is a variety program that was broadcast on NBC television from September 11, 1951 to March 27, 1952.[1]
| The Bill Goodwin Show | |
|---|---|
 Bill Goodwin (1951) | |
| Genre | Variety |
| Written by | Bob E. Emerick |
| Starring | Bill Goodwin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Louis Cowan Sherman Marks |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 11, 1951 – March 27, 1952 |
Schedule
editThe program was seen on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, initially alternating days with The Bert Parks Show.[2] When the Parks program moved to CBS, a program headed by Ralph Edwards replaced it on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.[3]
Format
editSponsored by General Electric appliances,[4] the program featured music, songs, guest and interviews.[5] A reviewer for the trade publication Billboard found that the show's debut broadcast left much to be desired:
The new Bill Goodwin Show is described by NBC as "A variety-musical comedy-audience participation series with guest personalities." In a do-or-die attempt to live up to this ever-stuffed analysis of its content, the initial program fell flat on its format. . . Goodwin has a lot of charm and should click big in TV once NBC decides to let him be himself instead of Berle-Parks-and-O'Neill all rolled up into one impossible package.[6]
Personnel
editGenerally known as an announcer, Bill Goodwin left that role with The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show to become the host of his own daytime program.[1] Eileen Barton and Roger Dann were vocalists, and the Joe Bushkin Trio provided instrumental music. Louis Cowan and Sherman Marks produced the show;[7] Bob E. Emerick was a writer.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 98. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- ^ "Don't lose out on daytime TV" (PDF). Sponsor. 5 (21). October 1951. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "NBC Forced Into Daytime Video Program Shake-Up" (PDF). Billboard. December 29, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Telecasting Notes" (PDF). Television Digest. August 4, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. P. 107.
- ^ Bundy, June (September 22, 1951). "The Bill Goodwin Show" (PDF). Billboard. p. 10. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-7864-3305-6. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ Alicoate, Jack, Ed. (1952). Radio Annual (PDF). New York, N.Y.: Radio Daily Corp. p. 939. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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