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5.6/10 TV Directed by Barry Shear Final episode date 17 March 1959 Number of seasons 2 Director Barry Shear | 6.4/10 IMDb Genre Comedy
Music
Variety First episode date 1 October 1957 Network NBC Number of episodes 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Written by Mac Benoff
Buddy Bregman
Martin Ragaway Starring Eddie Fisher
George Gobel
Debbie Reynolds
Gisele MacKenzie
Mary Tyler Moore Theme music composer Jule Styne (music)
Sammy Cahn Opening theme As Long as There's Music Similar Jennifer Slept Here, The Debbie Reynolds, Coke Time with Eddie Fisher, Aloha Paradise, Variety show | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Eddie Fisher Show was an American musical comedy/variety television series starring Eddie Fisher and his then wife Debbie Reynolds. Other series regulars included George Gobel, Gisele MacKenzie and Mary Tyler Moore. The series alternated on Tuesday nights with The George Gobel Show with episodes running from October 1, 1957–March 17, 1959 on NBC.
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Synopsis
Singer and entertainer Eddie Fisher had just concluded a four year run on NBC with a 15 minute variety and musical comedy series Coke Time with Eddie Fisher in 1957. As a continuation of the series, NBC premiered The Eddie Fisher Show on October 1, 1957. The show alternated on Tuesday nights with The George Gobel Show airing from 8:00-9:00 pm for its entire run.
Cancellation
Fisher was married to actress Debbie Reynolds. The two divorced in 1959 and Fisher went on to marry Elizabeth Taylor. Fisher and Reynolds' divorce was very much publicize and after several months of scandals and unflattering publicity for Fisher, NBC decided to cancel the show with its last episode that aired on March 27, 1959.
Broadcast history
The series aired on Tuesdays from 8:30-9:00 pm for its entire run alternating weekly with The George Gobel Show.