Comedy Theatre (TV series)
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| Comedy Theatre | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Anthology series |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | July 26, 1976 – June 28, 1979 |
Comedy Theatre is an American anthology television series that aired on NBC in the summers of 1976 and 1979. The episodes consisted of unsold television pilots for situation comedies.
The practice of television executives of ordering dozens of pilots for proposed television series each year – far more than their networks could possibly broadcast as series – created a sizable body of unsold pilots that had never aired.[1] Packaging these unsold pilots in anthology series and airing them during the summer provided television networks with a way of both providing fresh programming during the summer rerun season and recouping at least some of the expense of producing them.[1] Comedy Theatre was one of these series, aired by NBC in the summers of 1976 and 1979,[2] and it consisted of unsold pilots for situation comedies.[2] Stars appearing in the series included Danny Aiello, Herschel Bernardi, Red Buttons, Harold Gould, Arte Johnson, Rose Marie, Larry Storch, and Carol Wayne.[2]