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Can anyone help me track down the CORRECT air dates for The Jacksons Variety Show. On every episode guide website I've been to, the air dates for season 2 are completely wrong. For example, on the Wikipedia page for the series, it says that the first episode of season 2 (the Redd Foxx episode) aired on January 19, 1977. However, various promotional photos with press releases have confirmed that it aired on January 26, 1977. There's even a promo for the episode on YouTube confirming it. I've also tracked down various press releases and newspapers to find the correct airdates for most of the episodes:
January 26, 1977: Redd Foxx episode
February 2, 1977: Carrol o' Connor episode
February 9, 1977: Tim Conway episode
February 16, 1977: pre-Empted for "Monte Carlo Circus Festival" (Lynda Carter episode possibly scheduled)
February 23, 1977: Dom DeLuise episode
March 2, 1977: Betty White episode
March 9, 1977: Giorgia Engel episode
March 16, 1977: pre-empted for "The Body Human: The Miracle Months"
March 23, 1977: John Byner episode pre-empted for "Loves Me, Loves Me Not" premiere.
So far, I have found absolutely NO press releases for the Lynda Carter episode, but I'm guessing it was either scheduled to air last or maybe on 2/16/77. I'm convinced that the Lynda Carter and John Byner episodes never even aired during the shows initial run.
It's also worth mentioning that all 12 episodes of the show aired on the German channel SAT1 between September 14, and October 12, 1993, most of the videos of the show that have circulated online are sourced from tapes of those SAT1 airings (you can tell by the rainbow balloon logo in the top left corner of the screen). I'm interested to know what order they aired the episodes in. If anybody knows more about the broadcast history and correct airdates for the show, I would greatly appreciate it!
Here are some links I used as sources:
https://www.atvaudio.com/ata_search.php?keywords=JACKSONS,+THE
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/jacksons-michael-jackson-1977-cbs-tv-494489191
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1977-vintage-jackson-family-press-4737852705
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1977-cbs-press-release-tim-conway-51413537
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/michael-jackson-john-byner-mechanical-1822943006
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-t...son-dom-deluise-season-1-aired-128563335.html
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-t...net-jackson-betty-white-rebbie-128563341.html
January 26, 1977: Redd Foxx episode
February 2, 1977: Carrol o' Connor episode
February 9, 1977: Tim Conway episode
February 16, 1977: pre-Empted for "Monte Carlo Circus Festival" (Lynda Carter episode possibly scheduled)
February 23, 1977: Dom DeLuise episode
March 2, 1977: Betty White episode
March 9, 1977: Giorgia Engel episode
March 16, 1977: pre-empted for "The Body Human: The Miracle Months"
March 23, 1977: John Byner episode pre-empted for "Loves Me, Loves Me Not" premiere.
So far, I have found absolutely NO press releases for the Lynda Carter episode, but I'm guessing it was either scheduled to air last or maybe on 2/16/77. I'm convinced that the Lynda Carter and John Byner episodes never even aired during the shows initial run.
It's also worth mentioning that all 12 episodes of the show aired on the German channel SAT1 between September 14, and October 12, 1993, most of the videos of the show that have circulated online are sourced from tapes of those SAT1 airings (you can tell by the rainbow balloon logo in the top left corner of the screen). I'm interested to know what order they aired the episodes in. If anybody knows more about the broadcast history and correct airdates for the show, I would greatly appreciate it!
Here are some links I used as sources:
https://www.atvaudio.com/ata_search.php?keywords=JACKSONS,+THE
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/jacksons-michael-jackson-1977-cbs-tv-494489191
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1977-vintage-jackson-family-press-4737852705
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1977-cbs-press-release-tim-conway-51413537
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/michael-jackson-john-byner-mechanical-1822943006
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-t...son-dom-deluise-season-1-aired-128563335.html
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-t...net-jackson-betty-white-rebbie-128563341.html