The Jack Benny Program: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Jack Benny was a regular on his own radio program since 1932. He brought the program, with his underplayed humor, to TV along with his radio regulars. Jack, who remained 39-years-old, kept his money in his basement and drove his old Maxwell car just as he had done on the radio.

Series details

• Title: The Jack Benny Program
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1950-10-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 1965-04-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 21690
• IMDb ID: tt0042116
• TVDB ID: 72322

Cast and credited roles

• Jack Benny — Jack Benny

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1950-10-28; final listed air date 1951-05-20.
• Season 2: premiered 1951-11-04; final listed air date 1952-06-01.
• Season 3: premiered 1952-10-05; final listed air date 1953-05-17.
• Season 4: premiered 1953-09-13; final listed air date 1954-05-23.
• Season 5: premiered 1954-10-03; final listed air date 1955-05-01.
• Season 6: premiered 1955-09-25; final listed air date 1956-04-22.
• Season 7: premiered 1956-09-23; final listed air date 1957-04-21.
• Season 8: premiered 1957-09-22; final listed air date 1958-04-20.
• Season 9: premiered 1958-09-21; final listed air date 1959-04-05.
• Season 10: premiered 1959-10-04; final listed air date 1960-05-01.
• Season 11: premiered 1960-10-16; final listed air date 1961-04-16.
• Season 12: premiered 1961-10-15; final listed air date 1962-04-22.
• Season 13: premiered 1962-09-25; final listed air date 1963-04-09.
• Season 14: premiered 1963-09-24; final listed air date 1964-04-21.
• Season 15: premiered 1964-09-25; final listed air date 1965-04-16.

Source and licence

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