The Bell Telephone Hour is a musical variety program that aired on NBC.
Seasons
| Season
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Premiere
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Finale
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#
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| NBC
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| Season One
|
January 12, 1959
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April 9, 1959
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|
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|
4
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| Season Two
|
October 9, 1959
|
April 29, 1960
|
|
|
|
11
|
| Season Three
|
September 30, 1960
|
April 28, 1961
|
|
|
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13
|
| Season Four
|
September 29, 1961
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April 27, 1962
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|
|
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14
|
| Season Five
|
September 24, 1962
|
April 11, 1963
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|
|
|
8
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| Season Six
|
October 8, 1963
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September 8, 1964
|
|
|
|
22
|
| Season Seven
|
October 6, 1964
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May 25, 1965
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|
|
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15
|
| Season Eight
|
September 26, 1965
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April 24, 1966
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|
|
|
16
|
| Season Nine
|
December 18, 1966
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January 29, 1967
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|
|
|
3
|
| Season Ten
|
October 18, 1967
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April 26, 1968
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|
|
|
3
|
In-Depth
DVD Releases
| Title |
Release Date |
# |
|
| Individual Episodes
|
| Cole Porter - An All-Star Tribute |
October 26, 2004 |
1 |
|
| 'Best Of' Collections
|
| Great Stars of Opera |
November 28, 2000 |
1 |
|
| Great Pianists of the Bell Telephone Hour (1959-1967) |
June 25, 2002 |
1 |
|
| Great Violinists of the Bell Telephone Hour (1959-1964) |
June 25, 2002 |
1 |
|
| Great Stars of Opera, Volume 2 |
April 22, 2003 |
1 |
|
| Great Stars of Opera, Volume 3 |
May 25, 2004 |
1 |
|
| Episode Collections - Specific Artists
|
| Joan Sutherland - The Complete Bell Telephone Hour Performances, 1961-1968 |
September 18, 2001 |
1 |
|
| Rudolf Nureyev & Erik Bruhn - Their Complete Bell Telephone Hour Performances (1961-1967) |
October 22, 2002 |
1 |
|
| Barbara Cook - Bell Telephone Hour Appearances 1960-1965 |
October 18, 2005 |
1 |
|
| Carol Lawrence - Bell Telephone Hour Appearances 1960-1967 |
November 1, 2005 |
1 |
|
| The Art of Leontyne Price |
March 30, 2004 |
1 |
|
| Renata Tebaldi - A Portrait |
July 5, 2005 |
2 |
|
| Birgit Nilsson - Bell Telephone Hour 1961-1967 |
March 28, 2006 |
1 |
|
| Dolores Gray - Bell Telephone Hour Appearances 1959-1965 |
April 25, 2006 |
1 |
|
| Van Cliburn - A Portrait from the Bell Telephone Hour (1966) |
June 29, 2004 |
1 |
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