George Burns Comedy Week was a Syndication network comedy anthology series hosted by comedian George Burns.
The show aired from September 18 to December 25, 1985, lasting for one season & 13 episodes. It was produced by 40 Share Productions and Universal Television.
Production[]
As he was 89 years old when the show premiered, George Burns was billed as the oldest person ever to "star" in a television series.
Burns had been around television in one way or another since shortly after its inception; like many old-time radio stars he had brought his routine over more-or-less intact from the older medium.
However, Burns' actual role in this series was rather slight; aside from lending his name, introducing the night's program, and providing an occasional voice-over narration, he was not involved in any of the episodes as an actor and those who tuned in expecting to see him as such were disappointed.
Reception\Cancellation[]
"George Burns Comedy Week" did poorly in the Nielsen ratings and was last broadcast on Christmas night 1985, making it George Burns' last ongoing role in a TV series, although he continued to appear as a guest on programs for the next nine years, until suffering a serious fall at age 98 which ended his active performing career (Burns died at age 100).