The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
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| The Dick Cavett Show | |
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| Premiere | March 4, 1968 |
| Finale | 1982 |
| Creator | Dick Cavett |
| Host | Dick Cavett |
| Network/Provider | ABC (seasons 1-8)
CBS (season 9) PBS (seasons 10-15) |
| Style | 90-minute comedy talk variety |
| Company | Daphne Productions, American Broadcasting Company (seasons 1-8) |
| Seasons | 15 |
| Origin | USA |
The Dick Cavett Show is a talk show hosted by Dick Cavett which switched networks, times and running lengths several times over its 14-year run. It began as an ABC daytime show (called This Morning) in 1968, then switched to primetime for one season, then finally ended up in late night. Although Cavett did a monologue, had sketches and interviewed guests, with his dry wit and guests from the academic world, he was seen as a cerebral alternative to the then-king of late night, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. In 1975, ABC cancelled the series, and it was briefly picked up by CBS for primetime. At last, it moved to PBS and ran for another five seasons.
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Hosts
| Host | Duration | |||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||
| Dick Cavett | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | ||||||
| Season One | March 4, 1968 | January 24, 1969 | — | |||
| Season Two | May 26, 1969 | September 19, 1969 | — | |||
| Season Three | December 29, 1969 | — | — | |||
| Season Four | 1970 | — | — | |||
| Season Five | 1971 | — | — | |||
| Season Six | 1972 | — | — | |||
| Season Seven | 1973 | — | — | |||
| Season Eight | 1974 | January 1, 1975 | — | |||
| CBS | ||||||
| Season Nine | August 16, 1975 | September 6, 1975 | — | |||
| PBS | ||||||
| Season Ten | 1977 | — | — | |||
| Season Eleven | 1978 | — | — | |||
| Season Twelve | 1979 | — | — | |||
| Season Thirteen | 1980 | — | — | |||
| Season Fourteen | 1981 | — | — | |||
| Season Fifteen | 1982 | — | — | |||
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD Releases
| Title | Release | Discs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Best Of' Collections (Region 1) | ||||||
| Rock Icons | August 16, 2005 | 3 | ||||
| Comic Legends | February 21, 2006 | 4 | ||||
| Hollywood Greats | September 12, 2006 | 4 | ||||
