The Bob Newhart Show (1961 TV series)

For the sitcom that aired during the 1970s, see The Bob Newhart Show.

The Bob Newhart Show is an American comedy variety show starring comedian Bob Newhart. It originally ran from October 1961 through June 1962 on NBC, airing on Wednesday nights at 10 p.m. Eastern time, immediately following Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall. The variety show was sponsored by Kraft Foods's Sealtest Dairy division.

The Bob Newhart Show
Genre	Comedy variety
Starring	Bob Newhart
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	27 episodes
Production
Producer	Roland Kibbee
Production locations	Ziegfeld Theatre, New York City
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Armanco Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	October 11, 1961 (1961-10-11) – June 13, 1962 (1962-06-13)

The show was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor (now known as the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series) in 1962.^[1] It was also nominated for the Writing Achievement in Comedy Award for Roland Kibbee, Bob Newhart, Don Hinkley, Milt Rosen, Ernest Chambers, Dean Hargrove, Robert Kaufman, Norm Liebmann, Charles Sherman, Howard Snyder and Larry Siegel, but they lost to Carl Reiner for The Dick Van Dyke Show. The show also won a Peabody Award in 1961.