Original television airing on CBS: October 2, 1953-September 8, 1961

Person to Person is a popular television program that originally ran from 1953
to 1961, and returned in 2012. In the original series,Edward R. Murrow hosted
it until 1959, interviewing celebrities in their homes from a comfortable chair in
his New York studio. In the last two years of its original run, the host of the show  
was Charles Collingwood.

  
                                                                           Tim Maguire

Groucho Marx (left) and Johnny Carson

Rare (poor quality) audio clip of Groucho Marx introducing Johnny
Carson, the new host of the Tonight Show

Original television run on NBC: October 1, 1952  – 1961

This Is Your Life was a documentary series originally broadcast on
NBC radio from 1948 to 1952. It made the switch to television in 1952
and ran until 1961. The original host was the shows producer Ralph
Edwards.

Ralph Edwards

Original television run on NBC/CBS: September 30, 1951  – August 1, 1971

During its run, the show received three Emmy Awards, for Red Skelton as best
comedian and the program as best comedy show during its initial season, and
an award for comedy writing in 1961. In 1959 Skelton also received a Golden
Globe for Best TV Show.

Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton
(July 18, 1913 – September 17, 1997)

Original television run (ABC/CBS): 9-29-1960 to 8-23-1972

The series was a cornerstone of the ABC and CBS lineups in the 1960s
and is second only to The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet as television’s
longest running live-action sitcom.