The Bob Hope Show
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.
Cast
Bob Hope
Seasons
Season 1
6 episodes · Apr 9, 1950
Season 2
5 episodes · Oct 14, 1951
Season 3
1 episodes · Apr 18, 1952
Season 4
9 episodes · Oct 20, 1953
Season 5
7 episodes · Oct 12, 1954
Season 6
9 episodes · Oct 4, 1955
Season 7
7 episodes · Oct 21, 1956
Season 8
6 episodes · Oct 6, 1957
Season 9
0 episodes
Season 10
6 episodes · Oct 8, 1959
Season 11
8 episodes · Oct 3, 1960
Season 12
5 episodes · Dec 13, 1961
Season 13
6 episodes · Oct 24, 1962
Season 14
6 episodes · Sep 27, 1963
Season 15
7 episodes · Sep 25, 1964
Season 16
7 episodes · Sep 29, 1965
Season 17
6 episodes · Sep 28, 1966
Season 18
7 episodes · Sep 20, 1967
Season 19
9 episodes · Sep 25, 1968
Season 20
10 episodes · Sep 22, 1969
Season 21
6 episodes · Oct 5, 1970
Season 22
8 episodes · Sep 13, 1971
Season 23
6 episodes · Oct 5, 1972
Season 24
6 episodes · Sep 26, 1973
Season 25
5 episodes · Sep 25, 1974
Season 26
5 episodes · Oct 24, 1975
Season 27
4 episodes · Oct 29, 1976
Season 28
6 episodes · Oct 28, 1977
Season 29
7 episodes · Oct 15, 1978
Season 30
8 episodes · Sep 16, 1979
Season 31
7 episodes · Sep 6, 1980
Season 32
8 episodes · Sep 27, 1981
Season 33
7 episodes · Oct 3, 1982
Season 34
7 episodes · Sep 19, 1983