The Judy Garland Show (1963)
The Judy Garland Show (1963)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Judy Garland
Self - Host
Jerry Van Dyke
Self / Self - Regular Performer
Bradford Craig
Dancer
Mel Tormé
Self
Ken Murray
Self
Vic Damone
Self
Lorna Luft
Self
Ethel Merman
Self
Jack Jones
Self
Steve Allen
Self
Donald O'Connor
Himself
Barbra Streisand
Herself
Dick Smothers
Himself
Tom Smothers
Himself
Lena Horne
Herself
Terry-Thomas
Himself
George Maharis
Himself
Leo Durocher
Himself
Steve Lawrence
Himself
June Allyson
Herself
Zina Bethune
Herself
Count Basie
Himself
Judy Henske
Herself
Peggy Lee
Herself
Jack Carter
Himself
Carl Reiner
Himself
Mickey Rooney
Himself
Tony Bennett
Himself
Dick Shawn
Himself
Joey Luft
Himself
Bobby Darin
Himself
Bob Newhart
Himself
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The Judy Garland Show is an American musical variety television series that aired on CBS on Sunday nights during the 1963–1964 television season. Despite a sometimes stormy relationship with Judy Garland, CBS had found success with several television specials featuring the star. Garland, who for years had been reluctant to commit to a weekly series, saw the show as her best chance to pull herself out of severe financial difficulties. Despite it being cancelled relatively early on, it is now revered and considered an important piece of television history.
Production difficulties beset the series almost from the beginning. The series had three different producers in the course of its 26 episodes and went through a number of other key personnel changes. With the change in producers also came changes to the show's format, which started as comedy and variety but switched to an almost purely concert format. (In fact, as of episode 20, the on-screen title of the show became Judy Garland In Concert.)
While Garland herself was popular with critics, the initial variety format and her co-star, Jerry Van Dyke, were not. The show competed with NBC's Bonanza, then the second most popular program on television, and consistently performed poorly in the ratings. Although fans rallied in an attempt to save the show, CBS cancelled it after a single season.
TV Guide included the series in their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".