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The Big Show

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The Big Show is an American comedy-variety-musical television series produced and broadcast by NBC for several months in 1980. The series aimed to revitalize the moribund variety television genre, which had been in a downward spiral since the cancellations of The Ed Sullivan Show and The Carol Burnett Show a few years earlier. The Big Show took its title seriously, using a huge stage set and filling a 90-minute time-slot, with at least one two-hour installment broadcast. Although the first broadcast received high ratings, poor reviews and low ratings of succeeding episodes resulted in the program being cancelled after only a few months. The series nonetheless was nominated for six Emmy Awards, winning for Outstanding Costume Design. Regular performers included Joe Baker, Graham Chapman, Mimi Kennedy, Shabba-Doo and Pamela Myers. Guest hosts included Steve Allen, Nell Carter, David Copperfield, Geoffrey Holder, Gary Coleman, and Sid Caesar. Skaters who performed in the show included Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, John Curry, and Toller Cranston.

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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
March 4, 1980
Last aired
June 3, 1980
Seasons
1
Episodes
11
Network
NBC

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

5 credited
Starring

Charlie Hill

Self

Adolfo Quinones

Adolfo Quinones

Self

Edie McClurg

Edie McClurg

Self

Mimi Kennedy

Mimi Kennedy

Self

Pamela Myers

Pamela Myers

Self

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