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The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)

The Greatest Show on Earth
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Jack Palance as Johnny Slate
Genre Drama
Written by Neil Bernstein
Calvin Clements
Meyer Dolinski
Fenton Hobart, Jr.
Paul Mason
Bob Rafelson
Jason Wingreen
William Wood
Directed by Arthur Hiller
Leslie H. Martinson
Vincent McEveety
Jack Palance
Starring Jack Palance
Stuart Erwin
Theme music composer Richard Rodgers
Opening theme "March of the Clowns"
Composer(s) Jeff Alexander
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 30
Production
Producer(s) Stanley Colbert
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 48 mins.
Production company(s) Cody Productions
Desilu Productions
Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Television
Distributor CBS Films
Viacom
Paramount Television
CBS Paramount Television
CBS Television Distribution (current as of 2007)
Release
Original network ABC
Picture format Color
Audio format Monaural
Original release September 17, 1963 (1963-09-17) – April 28, 1964 (1964-04-28)

The Greatest Show on Earth is an American drama series starring Jack Palance about the American circus, which aired on ABC from September 17, 1963, to April 28, 1964. It was produced by Desilu, the production company founded by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Sr..

Palance portrayed Johnny Slate, the circus manager, who became involved in the personal lives of the circus performers.

The Greatest Show on Earth faced competition from two comedy programs on CBS: Petticoat Junction, Edgar Buchanan's burgeoning spin-off of The Beverly Hillbillies, and the long-running The Jack Benny Program. NBC aired The Richard Boone Show at the same 9 p.m. Tuesday slot. The series was canceled after one season.


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