Release Date

09 Apr, 1950

Total Episode/Season

217/34

Synopsis

The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC rotated with other variety shows in a Sunday night block known as "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (Sept. 1950 to Dec. 1955). Also known as, "The Chevy Show with Bob Hope." When the first special debuted in October of 1950 it was the most expensive television program made up to that point - costing an astronomical $1,500 a minute to produce. Bob Hope had his own television show and radio show at the same time. For the next three seasons, The Bob Hope Show was broadcast once a month on Tuesday nights, giving Milton Berle a week off. Bob ended his radio show in April, 1956. Bob Hope also had another show by a similar name, "The Bob Hope Show (All Star Revue)". In addition, he performed in "Specials" for many years. It is the longest running variety program in television's history with a record of 45 years of televised entertainment.

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Season 1

09 Apr, 1950

Season 2

14 Oct, 1951

1951 - 1952

Season 3

18 Apr, 1952

Season 4

20 Oct, 1953

Season 5

12 Oct, 1954

Season 6

04 Oct, 1955

1955 - 1956

Season 7

21 Oct, 1956

1956 - 1957

Season 8

06 Oct, 1957

1957-1958

Season 9

1958 - 1959

Season 10

08 Oct, 1959

1959 - 1960

Season 11

03 Oct, 1960

1960 - 1961

Season 12

13 Dec, 1961

1961 - 1962

Season 13

24 Oct, 1962

1962 - 1963

Season 14

27 Sep, 1963

1963 - 1964

Season 15

25 Sep, 1964

1964 -1965

Season 16

29 Sep, 1965

1965 - 1966

Season 17

28 Sep, 1966

1966 - 1967

Season 18

20 Sep, 1967

1967 - 1968

Season 19

25 Sep, 1968

1968 - 1969

Season 20

22 Sep, 1969

1969 - 1970

Season 21

05 Oct, 1970

1970 - 1971

Season 22

13 Sep, 1971

1971 -1972

Season 23

05 Oct, 1972

1972 - 1973

Season 24

26 Sep, 1973

1973 - 1974

Season 25

25 Sep, 1974

1974 -1975

Season 26

24 Oct, 1975

1975 - 1976

Season 27

29 Oct, 1976

1976 - 1977

Season 28

28 Oct, 1977

1977 - 1978

Season 29

15 Oct, 1978

1978 - 1979

Season 30

16 Sep, 1979

1979 - 1980

Season 31

06 Sep, 1980

1980 - 1981

Season 32

27 Sep, 1981

1981 - 1982

Season 33

03 Oct, 1982

1982 - 1983

Season 34

19 Sep, 1983

1983 - 1984

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