The Bob Newhart Show (1961 TV series)
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The Bob Newhart Show is an American comedy
variety show
starring comedian Bob Newhart
. It originally ran from October 1961 through June 1962 on NBC
, airing on Wednesday nights at 10pm Eastern time
, immediately following Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall. The variety show was sponsored by Kraft Foods
's Sealtest Dairy
division.
The show was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor
(now known as the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series) in 1962. The show also won a Peabody Award
in 1961.
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
variety show
Variety show
A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling...
starring comedian Bob Newhart
Bob Newhart
George Robert Newhart , known professionally as Bob Newhart, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Noted for his deadpan and slightly stammering delivery, Newhart came to prominence in the 1960s when his album of comedic monologues The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart was a worldwide...
. It originally ran from October 1961 through June 1962 on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, airing on Wednesday nights at 10pm Eastern time
Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
, immediately following Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall. The variety show was sponsored by Kraft Foods
Kraft Foods
Kraft Foods Inc. is an American confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate. It markets many brands in more than 170 countries. 12 of its brands annually earn more than $1 billion worldwide: Cadbury, Jacobs, Kraft, LU, Maxwell House, Milka, Nabisco, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Trident, Tang...
's Sealtest Dairy
Sealtest Dairy
Sealtest Dairy was a division of National Dairy Products Corporation of Delaware. The brand name was later acquired by Ault Foods of Toronto, Ontario and used on dairy products sold in Canada. The Sealtest plant in Toronto took over operations of Silverwood Dairy, the local dairy, in the 1980s...
division.
The show was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series is an Emmy given to the best television comedy series of the year.-Winners and nominees:...
(now known as the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series) in 1962. The show also won a Peabody Award
Peabody Award
The George Foster Peabody Awards recognize distinguished and meritorious public service by radio and television stations, networks, producing organizations and individuals. In 1939, the National Association of Broadcasters formed a committee to recognize outstanding achievement in radio broadcasting...
in 1961.