The Julie Andrews Hour 52 years old
The Julie Andrews Hour is a television variety series starring Julie Andrews that was produced by ATV and distributed by ITC Entertainment. It aired on the ABC network in the United States. In order to secure Andrews for the series, Sir Lew Grade and ABC offered her an extremely lucrative contract. In 1963, when another major star, Judy Garland was signed to a weekly television variety series, it failed to catch on with the public. One of the main reasons for its demise was its constant change of format and the fact that critics and audiences felt that Garland was not shown off to her best advantage. In order to avoid that error, Andrews asked producer Nick Vanoff what the premise of the show would be about. Vanoff immediately answered her by saying "Julie Andrews...without Julie Andrews there is no 'Julie Andrews Hour'". The show premiered on ABC Wednesday, September 13, 1972 at 10:00 P.M. ET to rave reviews. Unfortunately, its time slot proved to be daunting because it was up against the popular CBS detective series, Cannon. Another reason for the low ratings was that the lateness of the hour was not conducive to family viewing since children were in bed by that time. On Thanksgiving Eve, November 22, 1972, "The Julie Andrews Hour" devoted an entire episode saluting Walt Disney. To make it more of a "family special", ABC switched the time slot of "The Julie Andrews Hour" that night to 8:30 P.M. and The ABC Wednesday Movie Of The Week to 9:30 P.M. The ratings improved a little so ABC then made a decision to alternate Andrews' time period each week This continued until January, 1973 when the series was moved to Saturday nights at 9:00 P.M. The ratings went from bad to worse as Andrews' chief competition was The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Bob Newhart Show on CBS. "The Julie Andrews Hour" was finally canceled by ABC after its 24th episode in April, 1973.
Credits
Joel Grey
Himself
Don Rickles
Himself
Julie Andrews
Host
Harve Presnell
Himself
Angela Lansbury
Herself
Alice Ghostley
Herself
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Joel Grey He was 40 , now 92 years old | as Himself |
| Don Rickles He was 46 , 90 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Julie Andrews She was 36 , now 89 years old | as Host |
| Harve Presnell He was 38 , 75 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Angela Lansbury She was 46 , now 99 years old | as Herself |
| Alice Ghostley She was 49 , 84 years old when she died | as Herself |
| Alice Ghostley She was 49 , 84 years old when she died | |
| James Stewart He was 64 , 89 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Harry Belafonte He was 45 , now 97 years old | as Himself |
| Robert Goulet He was 38 , 73 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Diahann Carroll She was 37 , 84 years old when she died | as Herself |
| Dan Dailey He was 56 , 62 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Keith Michell He was 43 , 86 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Adriana Caselotti She was 56 , 80 years old when she died | |
| Ken Berry He was 38 , 85 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Tony Randall He was 52 , 84 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Jack Cassidy He was 45 , 49 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Carl Reiner He was 50 , now 102 years old | as Himself |
| Sandy Duncan She was 26 , now 78 years old | as Herself |
| Donald O'Connor He was 47 , 78 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Phyllis Diller She was 55 , 95 years old when she died | as Herself |
| Jim Nabors He was 42 , 87 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Sammy Davis, Jr. He was 46 , 64 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Jack Benny He was 78 , 80 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Henry Mancini He was 48 , 70 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Peggy Lee She was 52 , 81 years old when she died | as Herself |
| Tony Charmoli He was 50 , now 102 years old | |
| Sid Caesar He was 50 , 91 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Steve Lawrence He was 37 , now 89 years old | as Himself |
| Eydie Gormé She was 44 , 84 years old when she died | as Herself |
| Rich Little He was 33 , now 86 years old | as Himself |
| Rich Little He was 33 , now 86 years old | |
| Carol Lawrence She was 40 , now 92 years old | as Herself |
| Cass Elliot She was 30 , 32 years old when she died | as Herself |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| George Arthur Bloom Writing He was 27 , now 79 years old | Writer |
The Julie Andrews Hour (52 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1972-09-13
- Runtime: [60] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 28