The Ernie Kovacs Show is an American comedy show hosted by comedian Ernie Kovacs, first shown in Philadelphia during the early 50s, then nationally. The show appeared in many versions and formats, including daytime, prime-time, late-night, talk show, comedy, and as a summer replacement series. The Ernie Kovacs Show was one of only six TV shows broadcast on all four U.S. television networks during the Golden Age of Television, the others being The Original Amateur Hour, Pantomime Quiz, Down You Go, The Arthur Murray Party, and Tom Corbett, Space Cadet.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | It's Time For Ernie - March 7th, 1951 | 1951-03-07 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | It's Time For Ernie - June 1951 | 1951-06-01 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | Ernie in Kovacsland - July 6th, 1951 | 1951-07-06 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | Ernie in Kovacsland - August 23, 1951 | 1951-08-23 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | Kovacs on the Corner - January 1952 | 1952-01-01 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 1 | Kovacs Unlimited - May 28th, 1952 | 1952-05-28 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 1 | The Ernie Kovacs Show - December 19, 1955 | 1955-12-19 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 2 | The Ernie Kovacs Show - February 20th, 1956 | 1956-02-20 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 3 | The Ernie Kovacs Show - March 15th, 1956 | 1956-03-15 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 4 | The Ernie Kovacs Show - April 12th, 1956 | 1956-04-12 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 5 | The Ernie Kovacs Show - June 12th, 1956 | 1956-06-12 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 6 | The Ernie Kovacs Show - July 2nd, 1956 | 1956-07-02 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 7 | The Ernie Kovacs Show - July 30th, 1956 | 1956-07-30 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 8 | The Ernie Kovacs Show - September 3rd, 1956 | 1956-09-03 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 9 | The Ernie Kovacs Show - Sunday Color Carnival - January 19th, 1957 | 1957-01-19 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 1 | Tonight! - October 22nd, 1956 | 1956-10-22 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 2 | Tonight! - December 11th, 1956 | 1956-12-11 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 3 | Tonight! America After Dark - July 26th, 1957 | 1957-07-26 | 30 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 1 | Kovacs on Music - May 22, 1959 | 1959-05-22 | 30 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 1 | Take A Good Look - July 21st, 1960 | 1960-07-21 | 30 min |
| Season 9 | Episode 1 | Kovacs Special #4 - September 21st, 1961 | 1961-09-21 | 30 min |
| Season 9 | Episode 2 | Kovacs Special #5 - October 28th, 1961 | 1961-10-28 | 30 min |
| Season 9 | Episode 3 | Kovacs Special #6 - November 24th, 1961 | 1961-11-24 | 30 min |
| Season 9 | Episode 4 | Kovacs Special #7 - December 12th, 1961 | 1961-12-12 | 30 min |
| Season 9 | Episode 5 | Kovacs Special #8 - January 23rd, 1962 | 1962-01-23 | 30 min |
