The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program
Premiere	October 28, 1950
Finale	April 16, 1965
Network/Provider	CBS (seasons 1-14) NBC (season 15)
Style	30-minute comedy
Company	CBS (seasons 1-5), Revue Studios (seasons 6-13), Universal Television (seasons 14-15), J&M Productions (seasons 6-15), McCadden Productions
Seasons	15
Episodes	258 (List of episodes)
Origin	USA

The Jack Benny Program is a comedy that aired on CBS for fourteen seasons and NBC for one season.

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Jack Benny	Jack Benny	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson	Rochester Van Jones	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Don Wilson	Don Wilson	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Dennis Day	Dennis Day	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Mary Livingstone	Mary Livingstone	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Mel Blanc	Professor Pierre LeBlanc	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Sy	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Maxwell	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Frank Nelson	various roles	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Artie Auerbach	Mr. Kitzel	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Dale White	Harlow Wilson						*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
CBS
Season One	October 28, 1950	May 20, 1951				4
Season Two	November 4, 1951	June 1, 1952				6
Season Three	October 5, 1952	May 17, 1953				8
Season Four	September 13, 1953	May 23, 1954				13
Season Five	October 3, 1954	May 1, 1955				16
Season Six	September 25, 1955	April 22, 1956				14
Season Seven	September 23, 1956	April 21, 1957				16
Season Eight	September 22, 1957	April 20, 1958				16
Season Nine	September 21, 1958	April 5, 1959				15
Season Ten	October 4, 1959	May 1, 1960				15
Season Eleven	October 16, 1960	April 16, 1961				26
Season Twelve	October 15, 1961	April 22, 1962				26
Season Thirteen	September 25, 1962	April 9, 1963				27
Season Fourteen	September 24, 1963	April 21, 1964				28
NBC
Season Fifteen	September 25, 1964	April 16, 1965				28

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

Title			Release			Discs
Episode Collections  (Region 1)
The Best of Jack Benny			September 25, 2007	purchase		4
Jack Benny: Laugh Out Loud			July 22, 2008	purchase		2

External Sites

• The Jack Benny Program on IMDb