The Richard Boone Show

The Richard Boone Show^[1] is an anthology television series. It aired on NBC from September 24, 1963 until September 15, 1964.^[2] It was broadcast on Tuesdays from 9 to 10 p.m. Eastern Time.^[3]

The Richard Boone Show
Genre	Anthology
Written by	Reuben Bercovitch Harry Julian Fink William D. Gordon John Haase J.R. Littlefield Joel Madison E. Jack Neuman Clifford Odets Dale Wasserman Bob Wehling
Directed by	Richard Boone Robert Butler Robert Gist Lamont Johnson Buzz Kulik Harry Morgan
Presented by	Richard Boone
Theme music composer	Henry Mancini
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	25
Production
Executive producers	Mark Goodson Bill Todman
Producer	Buck Houghton
Running time	60 mins.
Production company	Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 24, 1963 (1963-09-24) – March 31, 1964 (1964-03-31)

Synopsis

Richard Boone hosted the series^[2] and starred in about half of the episodes, garnering an Emmy nomination for himself and a Golden Globe award for the show. His repertory company of 15 actors included up-and-comers such as Guy Stockwell and Robert Blake as well as such established performers as Bethel Leslie, Jeanette Nolan (both of whom likewise received 1964 Emmy nominations^[4]), Warren Stevens and Harry Morgan. They rotated parts freely; each appeared in most episodes, and each starred in at least one.

A Goodson-Todman production,^[2] the series boasted Clifford Odets among its regular writers, and Buck Houghton produced.^[5]

Programmed against the CBS sitcom, Petticoat Junction, Boone's anthology show was unable to find or keep an audience. It was cancelled after only one season,^[6] and has not been syndicated or released on home video, except for a brief showing on the Global Television Network in Canada in the late 1980s.^{[citation needed]}

The show's theme tune, "How Soon" by Henry Mancini, was released as a single in the United Kingdom by RCA Victor in August 1964;^[7] and peaked at no lower than Number 10 in the UK Singles Chart.^[a]

Repertory cast

Richard Boone[2]	25 episodes
Jeanette Nolan[2]	25 episodes
Warren Stevens[2]	16 episodes
Bethel Leslie[2]	15 episodes
Harry Morgan[2]	15 episodes
Ford Rainey[2]	14 episodes
Guy Stockwell[2]	14 episodes
Lloyd Bochner[2]	13 episodes
Laura Devon[2]	11 episodes
Robert Blake[2]	10 episodes
June Harding[2]	9 episodes

Notes

1. After sitting at Number 12 on Billboard's "Hits of the World" UK list for two weeks, "How Soon" appears in the November 4, 1964 list just below the Number 9 entry, the Hollies' "We're Through." However, Mancini's tune is also labeled "Number 9".^[8] As there is no accompanying explanation, it remains unclear whether this reflects a perceived tie between the two or is simply a typo on Billboard's part.