About this season
The Ford Show is an American variety program, starring singer and folk humorist Tennessee Ernie Ford, which aired on NBC on Thursday evenings from October 4, 1956 to June 29, 1961. Beginning in September 1958, the show began to be telecast in color. Ford first gained attention as the host of Hometown Jamboree in Los Angeles. In 1954, he hosted a brief revival of Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge, a quiz show on NBC. His subsequent The Ford Show was frequently among the Top 20 programs.
Episodes (37)
1. Greer Garson / Reginald Gardiner
Aired 4 October 1956 • 30 min
2. Michael Romanoff / Reginald Gardiner
Aired 11 October 1956 • 30 min
3. Zsa Zsa Gabor
Aired 18 October 1956 • 30 min
4. Mickey Spillane
Aired 25 October 1956 • 30 min
5. Carol Channing
Aired 8 November 1956 • 30 min
6. Spike Jones
Aired 15 November 1956 • 30 min
7. Adolphe Menjou
Aired 22 November 1956 • 30 min
8. Corinne Calvet
Aired 29 November 1956 • 30 min
9. Ken Murray
Aired 6 December 1956 • 30 min
10. Barbara Whiting / Margaret Whiting
Aired 13 December 1956 • 30 min
11. Lee Aaker / Rin Tin Tin
Aired 20 December 1956 • 30 min
12. Spring Byington
Aired 27 December 1956 • 30 min
13. Nelson Eddy
Aired 3 January 1957 • 30 min
14. Jack Bailey
Aired 10 January 1957 • 30 min
15. Rosemary Clooney
Aired 17 January 1957 • 30 min
16. Ben Alexander
Aired 24 January 1957 • 30 min
17. Aldo Ray
Aired 31 January 1957 • 30 min
18. Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Aired 7 February 1957 • 30 min
19. Hedda Hopper
Aired 14 February 1957 • 30 min
20. Tommy Sands
Aired 21 February 1957 • 30 min
21. Jeannie Carson
Aired 28 February 1957 • 30 min
22. Andy Devine
Aired 7 March 1957 • 30 min
23. George Gobel
Aired 14 March 1957 • 30 min
24. Steve Allen
Aired 21 March 1957 • 30 min
25. Jo Stafford
Aired 28 March 1957 • 30 min
26. Pat O'Brien
Aired 4 April 1957 • 30 min
27. Wally Cox
Aired 11 April 1957 • 30 min
28. Jackie Cooper
Aired 18 April 1957 • 30 min
29. Cesar Romero
Aired 25 April 1957 • 30 min
30. Joseph Cotten
Aired 2 May 1957 • 30 min
31. Marilyn Maxwell
Aired 16 May 1957 • 30 min
32. Molly Bee
Aired 23 May 1957 • 30 min
33. Walter Brennan
Aired 30 May 1957 • 30 min
34. Preston Foster
Aired 6 June 1957 • 30 min
35. Danny Arnold / Frank Baxter
Aired 13 June 1957 • 30 min
36. Doris Drew / Skip Farrell / Hank Jones
Aired 20 June 1957 • 30 min
37. Jack Barry / The Four Preps / Sue Rainey
Aired 27 June 1957 • 30 min