Garland appeared in a number of television specials beginning in 1955. The first was the 1955 debut episode of "Ford Star Jubilee"; this was the first full-scale color broadcast ever on CBS and was a ratings triumph, scoring a 34.8 Nielsen rating. She signed a three-year, $300,000 contract with the network. Only one additional special was broadcast in 1956, a live concert-edition of "General Electric Theater", before the relationship between the Lufts and CBS broke down in a dispute over the planned format of upcoming specials.