The Lawrence Welk Show
| The Lawrence Welk Show | |
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Opening of The Lawrence Welk Show
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| Presented by | Lawrence Welk |
| Starring |
Myron Floren Bobby Burgess Norma Zimmer Dick Dale The Lennon Sisters Arthur Duncan Joe Feeney Jack Imel Dave Edwards Sandi Griffiths Tanya Falan Ava Barber Ralna English Guy Hovis Gail Farrell Mary Lou Metzger Natalie Nevins Anacani Bob Ralston Among many others |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 1065 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
KTLA (1951–1955) Teleklew Productions (1955–1982) American Broadcasting Company (1955–1971) |
| Distributor | Don Fedderson Productions (1971–1982) |
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| Original network |
KTLA (1951–1955) ABC (1955–1971) Syndicated (1971–1982) |
| Original release | July 2, 1955 – April 17, 1982 |
The Lawrence Welk Show is an American televised musical variety show hosted by big band leader Lawrence Welk. The series aired locally in Los Angeles for four years, from 1951 to 1955, then nationally for another 27 years via the ABC network, from 1955 to 1971, and first-run syndication from 1971 to 1982. In the years since first-run syndication ended, The Lawrence Welk Show has continued to reach new audiences through repeat episodes, broadcast in the United States by Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) stations. These airings incorporate an original program—usually, a color broadcast from 1965 through 1982—in its entirety. In place of the commercials, newer performance and interview clips from the original stars and/or a family member of the performers are included; these clips are occasionally updated.
On May 11, 1951, The Lawrence Welk Show began as a local program on KTLA in Los Angeles, the flagship station of the Paramount Television Network and the first television station in California. The original show was broadcast from the since-demolished Aragon Ballroom at Venice Beach.
The show made its national television debut on ABC Television on July 2, 1955, and was initially produced at the Hollywood Palladium, moving to the ABC studios at Prospect and Talmadge in Hollywood shortly afterwards. For 23 of its 27 years on the air, the show would originate there. The only seasons not produced there were 1965–66, 1976–77 at the Hollywood Palace and CBS Television City from 1977 to 1979.
The 1965-66 season was taped at the Hollywood Palace because that was ABC's only West Coast TV studio at the time equipped for live or taped color production; Welk had insisted that the show go color in 1965 because he believed that being broadcast in color was critical to the continued success of his program. Once a couple of studios at the ABC Prospect and Talmadge facilities had been converted to color in 1966, the show moved back there.
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