The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Seen it?1957 | 3 seasons | 60 min | Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved I Love Lucy, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- 3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 13 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1957: an older pace and style.
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour is a collection of thirteen one-hour specials airing occasionally from 1957 to 1960, and originally served as part of Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse. Its original network title was The Ford Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show for the first season, and The Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Presents The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show for the following seasons. It was the successor to the classic comedy, I Love Lucy, and featured the same major cast members. The production schedule avoided the grind of a regular weekly series. Desilu produced the show, which was mostly filmed at their Los Angeles studios with occasional on-location shoots at Lake Arrowhead, Las Vegas and Sun Valley, Idaho. CBS reran the show under the "Lucy-Desi" title during the summers of 1962-1967, after which it went into syndication.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 3 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 37K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.
Season 11957 · 5 episodes · 9.0 out of 10Friday- Season 21958 · 5 episodes · 8.5 out of 10Friday
- Season 31959 · 3 episodes · 8.5 out of 10Friday
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Cast & crew
Created by Jess Oppenheimer, Bob Carroll Jr., Madelyn Pugh
- Lucille BallLucy Ricardo
- Desi ArnazRicky Ricardo
- Vivian VanceEthel Mertz
- William FrawleyFred Mertz
- Keith ThibodeauxLittle Ricky