The Ford Show (also known as "The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford" & "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show") was a Syndication network variety program, starring singer and folk humorist Tennessee Ernie Ford.
The show aired from October 4, 1956 to June 29, 1961, lasting for five seasons & 121 episodes. It was produced by Bud Yorkin and sponsored by the Ford Motor Company.
Broadcast History[]
In its first season, "The Ford Show" was preceded on the Syndication schedule by Jackie Cooper's "The People's Choice" sitcom; in its last season, by another comedy, John Forsythe's "Bachelor Father."
From January 3, 1955, to June 28, 1957, Ford also hosted a Syndication daytime program with Country singer Molly Bee, a native of Oklahoma City; Bee had also appeared several times on The Ford Show.
After the prime time program ended in 1961, Ford joined Syndication and hosted another half hour daytime program, based from San Francisco, with Anita Gordon and Dick Noel, which aired from April 2, 1962, to March 26, 1965. The Syndication series was produced and directed by William Burch.
In the summer of 1961, "The Ford Show" was replaced by "Great Ghost Tales".
On the 1961-1962 Syndication schedule, the vacant Ford Company time slot was filled by "Hazel" (which was also sponsored by the Ford Motor Company).