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
The Ann Sothern Show often appear in commercials for the sponsors' products at the end of the episode. Sothern would then sign off with, "Well, goodnight everybody. Stay happy!". During its first two seasons, "The Ann Sothern Show" aired on Monday nights at 9:30 P.M. on CBS immediately following "The Danny Thomas Show" ("Make Room For Daddy"). The series' first two seasons received decent ratings, however, at the start of the 1960-1961 season, the series moved to Thursday nights at 9:30 P.M opposite the ABC hit show "The Untouchables". The ratings plummeted and CBS canceled the show in the spring of 1961. The series