The Eddie Fisher Show on October 1, 1957. The show alternated on Tuesday nights with "The George Gobel Show" airing from 8:00-9:00 pm for its entire run. Fisher was married to actress Debbie Reynolds. The two divorced in 1959 and Fisher went on to marry Elizabeth Taylor. Fisher and Reynolds' divorce was very much publicize and after several months of scandals and unflattering publicity for Fisher, NBC decided to cancel the show with its last episode that aired on March 27, 1959. The series aired on Tuesdays from 8:30-9:00 pm for its entire run alternating weekly with "The George Gobel Show". The Eddie Fisher
Eddie Fisher (singer) was interviewed, Debbie Reynolds said that she could understand being dumped "for the world's most beautiful woman", referring to Taylor, who was previously a close friend. Taylor and Reynolds later resumed their friendship, and mocked Fisher in a TV movie written by Carrie Fisher, "These Old Broads", in which their characters ridiculed the ex-husband they shared, named "Freddie". In his memoirs, Fisher admitted to addictions to drugs and gambling which aggravated his career problems. Fisher suffered from knee, back, hearing, and eyesight problems in his later years, the last of which were worsened by complications stemming from cataract removal surgery,