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Come Fly with Me (1958 TV series)

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Genre
  
music variety

Country of origin
  
Canada

No. of seasons
  
1

First episode date
  
24 June 1958

Network
  
CBC Television

Language
  
English

Presented by
  
Shane Rimmer

Original language(s)
  
English

Producer(s)
  
Jim Guthro

Final episode date
  
16 September 1958

Number of seasons
  
1

Come Fly With Me is a Canadian music variety television series which aired on CBC Television in 1958.

Contents

Premise

This series replaced Front Page Challenge between the 1957 and 1958 television seasons. It was recorded in various international locations such as Banff, Edinburgh, Los Angeles, New York City, Niagara Falls, Paris, Rome, San Francisco and Vancouver. Host Shane Rimmer was joined by Don Wright's vocal group and Rudy Toth's orchestra.

The debut episode (24 June 1958) featured guest Barry Morse who sang the My Fair Lady musical number "Why Can't the English".

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 24 June to 16 September 1958.

References

Come Fly with Me (1958 TV series) Wikipedia