The George Burns Show 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 with the earlier series. After Gracie Allen retired in 1958, George Burns tried to continue the old series without her, using many of the characters and settings from their show. In this new series, George was working as a producer in a downtown office, and trying to
Goodnight Gracie the season was not the best but it went out with one of the strongest episodes. "The season definitely wasn’t the best, but it’s going out until next fall on one of its strongest episodes. A death on a sitcom is hard to do, but with “Goodnight Gracie”, Modern Family achieved the perfect balance lighthearted comedy, touching human emotion and heartwarming family drama." Zach Dionne from "Vulture" rated the episode with 4/5. Michael Adams of "411mania" rated the episode with 8.5/10 saying that it was an interesting season finale. "In my opinion, a season finale should have a cliff hanger