The Entertainers

The Entertainers
Newhart and Burnett with a photo of Valente, 1964.
Genre	Variety show
Written by	Vincent Bogert Sydney Zelinka Tony Webster Philip Green Treva Silverman David Panich Arnie Rosen Coleman Jacoby
Starring	Carol Burnett, Bob Newhart, and Caterina Valente
Country of origin	USA
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producer(s)	Bob Banner
Producer(s)	Joe Hamilton
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Bob Banner Associates, in association with the CBS Television Network
Distributor	CBS
Release
Original network	CBS
Picture format	black and white videotape
Audio format	mono
Original release	September 25, 1964 – March 27, 1965

The Entertainers is a one-hour American variety show that aired on CBS from September 25, 1964 through March 27, 1965 on the 1964–1965 United States network television schedule. The series, produced by Joe Hamilton, featured three stars, Hamilton's wife Carol Burnett, Caterina Valente, and Bob Newhart. Burnett left her role in the Broadway musical Fade Out - Fade In to star in the series and later was sued by the show's producers for doing so.

Each week, the series, originating from New York, presented comedy sketches and musical numbers performed by a regular repertory company and one or two guest stars (such as Boris Karloff, Phil Silvers, and Chita Rivera). Initially it aired on Friday night at 8:30pm ET/PT. In January 1965 it moved to Saturday night at 9:00pm ET/PT. Newhart and a few of the regular performers left the cast, and Burnett and Valente appeared as co-stars in every remaining episode.

The show was taped Friday evenings at CBS Studio 50 (now the Ed Sullivan Theater).

The repertory company included: