The George Burns Show February 1959 sweeps, the format was changed to a live sketch-comedy/variety show in the style of "The Jack Benny Program", in an attempt to improve the ratings. The ratings didn't improve, however, so they reverted to the sitcom format. The series ended after 25 episodes. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Unknown The George Burns Show The George Burns Show is a short-lived comedy television program that aired on NBC for one season (1958–59). The program was sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive. "The George Burns Show" immediately followed the eight-season run of "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", which had aired on CBS, and shared continuity
Ralph Pape York Times", reviewed the 1992 New York production of "Soap Opera", directed by Elizabeth Franzen: In 1983, "Say Goodnight, Gracie" was adapted by the author for a 90-minute teleplay which was seen on Chicago's PBS affiliate WTTW with the original Steppenwolf cast of Joan Allen, Jeff Perry, Glenne Headly, Francis Guinan and John Malkovich. Pape received a 1994 Emmy for his TV adaptation of "Say Goodnight, Gracie". "Girls We Have Known" was a runner-up in Actors Theatre of Louisville's Great American Play Contest. As a result, the theatre commissioned "Warm and Tender Love" and "Soap Opera". "Hearts Beating Faster" prompted