The Lucy Show
Seen it?1962 | 6 seasons | 30 min | Comedy
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It won an Emmy and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
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.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- 6 seasons, but most episodes stand on their own, so you can dip in anywhere (about 30 minutes each).
- What might put you off
- Made in 1962: an older pace and style.
The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in cast and premise for the 1965–66 season divides the program into two distinct eras; aside from Ball, only Gale Gordon, who joined the program for its second season, remained. For the first three seasons, Vivian Vance was the co-star. The earliest scripts were entitled The Lucille Ball Show, but when this title was declined, producers thought of calling the show This Is Lucy or The New Adventures of Lucy, before deciding on the title The Lucy Show. Ball won consecutive Emmy Awards as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the series' final two seasons, 1966–67 and 1967–68.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsStrong
Won 1 Emmy: +Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Also nominated for 5 more Emmys.
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 6 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 110K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 6 is the high point.
- Season 11962 · 30 episodes · 7.3 out of 10Sunday
- Season 21963 · 28 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 31964 · 26 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 41965 · 26 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 51966 · 22 episodes · 7.0 out of 10Sunday
Season 61967 · 24 episodes · 10.0 out of 10Friday
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Cast & crew
Created by Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller, Bob Carroll Jr., Madelyn Pugh
- Lucille BallLucy Carmichael
- Gale GordonTheodore J. Mooney