The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show

Premiere	September 24, 1958
Finale	March 19, 1966
Airs	Weekdays at 5:30 a.m. on MeTV
Creator	William Roberts
Based on	characters created by William Roberts
Network/Provider	ABC
Style	30-minute sitcom
Company	Todon Inc., Screen Gems Television
Distributor	Screen Gems Television (until 1974) Columbia Pictures Television (1974-1994) Columbia TriStar Television (1994-2002) Sony Pictures Television (2002- )
Seasons	8
Episodes	275 (List of episodes)
Origin	USA

The Donna Reed Show is a sitcom that aired on ABC.

A housewife caters to her pediatrician husband and their two children.

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Donna Reed	Donna Stone	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Carl Betz	Dr. Alex Stone	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Shelley Fabares	Mary Stone	*	*	*	*	*
Paul Petersen	Jeff Stone	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Patty Petersen	Trisha Stone					o	*	*	*
Bob Crane	Dr. Dave Kelsey						*	*
Ann McCrea	Midge Kelsey						*	*	*
Orange/Red/o indicates a recurring or guest role during that season. Dark Green indicates top billing during that season.
Supporting/Recurring Cast		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Darryl Richard	Smitty				*	*	*	*	*

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
ABC
Season One	September 24, 1958	June 3, 1959	37
Season Two	September 24, 1959	June 16, 1960	38
Season Three	September 15, 1960	June 8, 1961	38
Season Four	September 14, 1961	June 14, 1962	39
Season Five	September 20, 1962	May 9, 1963	34
Season Six	September 19, 1963	April 23, 1964	32
Season Seven	September 17, 1964	April 8, 1965	30
Season Eight	September 16, 1965	March 19, 1966	27