The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show has it. Burns was once asked this question and said it would have been a funny line. Asked why he did not do it, Burns replied, "Incredibly enough, no one ever thought of it." In March 1953, "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" joined "I Love Lucy" as part of the CBS Monday-night primetime lineup. As a result, the show entered the top 30 television programs in the Nielsen ratings ranking at number 20. For the 1954–1955 season, it ranked number 26, and for both the 1955–56 and 1956–57 seasons it was number 28. With "I Love Lucy" ending
Variety show in period costume in a similar fashion. Other long-running British variety shows that originated in the 1950s include "Tonight at the London Palladium" (1955-1969), "The Black and White Minstrel Show" (1958-1978), "The White Heather Club" (1958-1968) and "Royal Variety Performance" (an annual event televised since the 1950s). Popular American variety shows that began in the 60s include a revival of "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1960-1970), "The Andy Williams Show" (1962-1971), "The Danny Kaye Show" (1963-1967), "The Hollywood Palace" (1964-1970), "The Dean Martin Show" (1965-1974), "The Carol Burnett Show" (1967-1978) and "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" (1967-1969). 1969 saw a flurry