How to Marry a Millionaire: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

How to Marry a Millionaire was an American sitcom that aired in syndication from 1957 to 1959. The series is based on the 1953 film of the same name starring Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, and Lauren Bacall. The series was one of the first television sitcoms based on a feature film, and was the first series that Barbara Eden was featured in as a regular cast member. The series follows the adventures and mishaps of three 20-something women who are attempting to marry a rich man.

Series details

• Title: How to Marry a Millionaire
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1957-10-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 1959-08-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syndication
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 14398
• TVDB ID: 70541

Cast and credited roles

• Merry Anders — Mike McCall
• Barbara Eden — Loco Jones
• Lori Nelson — Greta Hanson

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1957-10-07; final listed air date 1958-08-07.
• Season 2: premiered 1959-05-28; final listed air date 1959-08-20.

Source and licence

Adapted from How to Marry a Millionaire on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.