Original television run on CBS: September 26, 1962  – March 23, 1971

The Beverly Hillbillies was one of the earliest farce comedy series on
American television. It ranked among the top twenty most watched TV 
programs for eight of its nine seasons, twice ranking as the number one
series of the year.  

 
The show’s theme song, "The Ballad of Jed Clampett", was written by
producer and writer Paul Henning and originally performed by bluegrass
artists Flatt and Scruggs. It was sung by Jerry Scoggins (below) with
backing by Flatt and Scruggs. 

Jerry Scoggins (September 30, 1911 – December 7, 2004) 

 
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs

Original ABC television run: September 24, 1977 – February 27, 1987

For its first seven years, the one-hour sitcom was very successful in the ratings. It
ranked among the top 20, and even the top 10, popular shows then currently on 
television. "The Love Boat" them was sung by Jack Jones with lyrics written by 
Paul Williams and music by Charles Fox.

Jack Jones

Judy Garland rehearsing for the program’s premiere

Ford Star Jubilee was an anthology series that aired once
a month on Saturday nights on CBS at 9:00 P.M., E.S.T.
from the fall of 1955 to the fall of 1956. The series was
approximately 90 minutes long, aired in black-and-white
and color, and was typically broadcast live. Ford Star
Jubilee was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company.

After "The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour" was canceled following the breakup of the 
couples marriage, Sonny Bono hosted his own variety show. He brought with him
the same writers, same producers, and cast from the previous show. Unfortunately,
it just didn’t work without Cher. The comedy show lasted just 13 weeks before it was 
canceled.

Original television run on CBS: September 22, 1964 – January 15, 1968

The series consisted of 105 episodes produced by Arena Productions using
the studio facilities of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The first season was broadcast
in black-and-white.