The Bill Goodwin Show

The Bill Goodwin Show is a variety program that was broadcast on NBC television September 11, 1951 - March 27, 1952.[1]

This article is about the television program. For the radio program, see The Bill Goodwin Show (radio program).
The Bill Goodwin Show
Bill Goodwin (1951)
GenreVariety
Written byBob E. Emerick
StarringBill Goodwin
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
Production
Producer(s)Louis Cowan
Sherman Marks
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 11, 1951 –
March 27, 1952

Schedule

The 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

Sponsored 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

Generally 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]

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References
  1. McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 98. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
  2. "Don't lose out on daytime TV" (PDF). Sponsor. 5 (21). October 1951. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  3. "NBC Forced Into Daytime Video Program Shake-Up" (PDF). Billboard. December 29, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  4. "Telecasting Notes" (PDF). Television Digest. August 4, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  5. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. P. 107.
  6. Bundy, June (September 22, 1951). "The Bill Goodwin Show" (PDF). Billboard. p. 10. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  7. 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.
  8. Alicoate, Jack, Ed. (1952). Radio Annual (PDF). New York, N.Y.: Radio Daily Corp. p. 939. Retrieved 9 November 2016.


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