The Perry Como Show: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Perry Como's first series, The Chesterfield Supper Club ran on NBC from December 24,1948 through June 4, 1950. His second series, The Perry Como Show aired on CBS from October 2, 1950 through June 24, 1955. He moved back to NBC on September 12, 1955 when he took over The Kraft Music Hall. The Kraft series lasted through June 12, 1963. From 1963 through 1967, Como continued his association with Kraft by doing Kraft Music Hall specials. He then did many holiday specials until 1993.

Series details

• Title: The Perry Como Show
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Music
• Premiere date: 1948-12-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 1963-10-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 26 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10602
• TVDB ID: 77320

Cast and credited roles

• Perry Como — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1948-12-24; final listed air date 1949-02-18.
• Season 2: premiered 1949-10-16; final listed air date 1949-10-16.
• Season 3: premiered 1950-10-02; final listed air date 1950-10-02.
• Season 11: premiered 1959-02-21; final listed air date 1959-02-21.
• Season 15: premiered 1962-05-08; final listed air date 1962-05-08.
• Season 16: premiered 1963-10-03; final listed air date 1963-10-03.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Perry Como Show 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.