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The Jack Benny Program

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The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program-Logo.jpg
Premiere October 28, 1950
Finale April 16, 1965
Network/Provider CBS (seasons 1-14)
NBC (season 15)
Style 30-minute comedy
Company CBS (seasons 1-5),
Revue Studios (seasons 6-13),
Universal Television (seasons 14-15),
J&M Productions (seasons 6-15),
McCadden Productions
Seasons 15
Episodes 258
(List of episodes)
Origin USA

The Jack Benny Program is a comedy that aired on CBS for fourteen seasons and NBC for one season.

Contents

Cast

Actor Character Duration
Main Cast 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Jack Benny Jack Benny * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson Rochester Van Jones * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Don Wilson Don Wilson * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Dennis Day Dennis Day * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Mary Livingstone Mary Livingstone * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Mel Blanc Professor Pierre LeBlanc * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Sy * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Maxwell * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Frank Nelson various roles * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Artie Auerbach Mr. Kitzel * * * * * * * *
Dale White Harlow Wilson * * * * * * * * * *

Seasons

Season  Premiere Finale #
CBS
Season One October 28, 1950 May 20, 1951 4
Season Two November 4, 1951 June 1, 1952 6
Season Three October 5, 1952 May 17, 1953 8
Season Four September 13, 1953 May 23, 1954 13
Season Five October 3, 1954 May 1, 1955 16
Season Six September 25, 1955 April 22, 1956 14
Season Seven September 23, 1956 April 21, 1957 16
Season Eight September 22, 1957 April 20, 1958 16
Season Nine September 21, 1958 April 5, 1959 15
Season Ten October 4, 1959 May 1, 1960 15
Season Eleven October 16, 1960 April 16, 1961 26
Season Twelve October 15, 1961 April 22, 1962 26
Season Thirteen September 25, 1962 April 9, 1963 27
Season Fourteen September 24, 1963 April 21, 1964 28
NBC
Season Fifteen September 25, 1964 April 16, 1965 28

In-Depth

DVD Releases

Title Release Discs
Episode Collections  (Region 1)
The Best of Jack Benny September 25, 2007 purchase 4
Jack Benny: Laugh Out Loud July 22, 2008 purchase 2

External Sites