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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 422447" data-attributes="member: 7">THE LUCY SHOW morphed into HERE&#039;S LUCY in 1968. Lucille Ball sold Desilu Studios to Gulf+Western and she decided to end THE LUCY SHOW since she no longer owned it outright. Still, CBS wanted to keep Lucy on their lineup. She was given the go ahead for HERE&#039;S LUCY with no pilot screening necessary. The show premiered in the same time slot THE LUCY SHOW had left vacant, and employed a similar premise. HERE&#039;S LUCY spent from 1968 to 1972 in the Nielsen Top 10, before viewership slowly started to dwindle. I&#039;ve read Lucy and intended on ending the show in 1972, but that this was likely a ploy for more money. So, what about 1973, when she was apparently going to end the show again? Lucy and Gale Gordon even filmed a series finale without a studio audience. It was Fred Silverman, or so I read, that encouraged her to do one more season. HERE&#039;S LUCY would end in 1974 after six seasons and 144 episodes, but it seems CBS had tired of the show. They wrangled with how to cancel Lucy, who had been one of the defining stars for the network, but felt it was pivotal to their longevity to incorporate new shows into their lineup. [ATTACH=full]56215[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 422447, member: 7"] THE LUCY SHOW morphed into HERE'S LUCY in 1968. Lucille Ball sold Desilu Studios to Gulf+Western and she decided to end THE LUCY SHOW since she no longer owned it outright. Still, CBS wanted to keep Lucy on their lineup. She was given the go ahead for HERE'S LUCY with no pilot screening necessary. The show premiered in the same time slot THE LUCY SHOW had left vacant, and employed a similar premise. HERE'S LUCY spent from 1968 to 1972 in the Nielsen Top 10, before viewership slowly started to dwindle. I've read Lucy and intended on ending the show in 1972, but that this was likely a ploy for more money. So, what about 1973, when she was apparently going to end the show again? Lucy and Gale Gordon even filmed a series finale without a studio audience. It was Fred Silverman, or so I read, that encouraged her to do one more season. HERE'S LUCY would end in 1974 after six seasons and 144 episodes, but it seems CBS had tired of the show. They wrangled with how to cancel Lucy, who had been one of the defining stars for the network, but felt it was pivotal to their longevity to incorporate new shows into their lineup. [ATTACH type="full"]56215[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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