The Jack Benny Program
TVG
Comedy
The host plays a version of himself as a pompous, vain, and stingy vaudevillian showman with a penchant for violin playing.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Thursday, October 30
Jack Goes to a Concert
Season 11 • Episode 8
James Stewart and his wife are irritated at Jack.
Thursday, October 30
Death Row Sketch
Season 11 • Episode 17
In a skit, Jack's wife flirts with the boarder, and Jack is too obtuse to realize it.
Saturday, November 1
Jack Becomes a Surgeon
Season 11 • Episode 19
Rochester wonders what kind of doctor Jack would have made.
Saturday, November 1
Jack Goes to Las Vegas
Season 11 • Episode 22
Jack hires two of the Mills Brothers, tricking the other two into singing for free.
Sunday, November 2
Variety Show
Season 11 • Episode 24
George Burns introduces new star Ann-Margret.
Sunday, November 2
Main Street Shelter
Season 11 • Episode 25
Rochester gives away Jack's old jacket, unaware that there is $200 in the lining.
Monday, November 3
Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
Season 12 • Episode 5
Technical troubles ensue when Jack has Tennessee Ernie Ford as a guest.
Monday, November 3
Modern Prison Sketch
Season 12 • Episode 25
Jack and Mickey Rooney explore what may happen if prisons get progressively more lenient.
Tuesday, November 4
Jack Goes to the Cafeteria
Season 12 • Episode 8
Jack takes Jane Morgan to lunch in a cafeteria.
Tuesday, November 4
Dennis Day's Surprise Birthday Party
Season 12 • Episode 13
Jack wants to give Dennis a surprise birthday party.
Wednesday, November 5
Jack on Trial for Murder
Season 12 • Episode 3
Jack is sued and dreams he retains Raymond Burr.
Wednesday, November 5
Jack Is Followed Home
Season 12 • Episode 7
Jack is followed home after the show.
Thursday, November 6
Jack Plays Golf
Season 12 • Episode 6
Jack has a hard time finding a golf partner.
Thursday, November 6
Jack Writes a Song
Season 12 • Episode 9
Jack tries to get composer Dimitri Tiomkin to write an arrangement for his song.
Friday, November 7
Jack Does Opera
Season 12 • Episode 12
Jack sings an operatic excerpt with Roberta Peters and Don Wilson.
Friday, November 7
Ghost Town Western Sketch
Season 12 • Episode 17
Jack imagines himself as an Old West gunslinger.
Saturday, November 8
Jack Goes Back Into Pictures
Season 12 • Episode 23
Billy Wilder wants to cast Jack in a new movie.
Saturday, November 8
Alexander Hamilton Show
Season 12 • Episode 20
Jack dreams he's Alexander Hamilton, dueling with Aaron Burr.
Sunday, November 9
Julie London Show
Season 12 • Episode 19
Julie London and Jack sing to each other.
Sunday, November 9
Jack Is a Violin Teacher
Season 12 • Episode 24
Jack wonders what it would have been like if he taught violin back in Waukegan.
Monday, November 10
How Jack Found Mary
Season 5 • Episode 3
Jack recalls how he found Mary.
Monday, November 10
Bedroom Burglar
Season 5 • Episode 8
Burglars sneak into Jack's bedroom.
Tuesday, November 11
Jack Takes Beavers to the Fair
Season 5 • Episode 12
Jack finds adventure when he takes the Beavers to the fair.
Tuesday, November 11
Four O'Clock in the Morning Show
Season 5 • Episode 10
Jack is woken up early by a disc jockey and goes shopping for a suit.
Wednesday, November 12
Rochester Sleeps Through Jack's Show
Season 6 • Episode 12
Jack is angry when Rochester sleeps through the show.
Wednesday, November 12
Jack Drives to Palm Springs
Season 6 • Episode 13
Jack's trip to Palm Springs goes awry.
Thursday, November 13
Massage and Date With Gertrude
Season 6 • Episode 2
Jack gets a massage, then takes Gertrude to dinner.
Thursday, November 13
Jack Hunts for Uranium
Season 6 • Episode 6
Don talks Jack into prospecting for uranium.
Friday, November 14
Mary's May Company Reunion
Season 7 • Episode 15
Mary invites Jack to a reunion she is giving for the women she used to work with at the May Company.
Friday, November 14
Don Invites Gang to Dinner
Season 6 • Episode 9
Don invites everyone over for his anniversary.
Saturday, November 15
Isaac Stern Show
Season 2 • Episode 5
The comedian provides laughs with a series of guest stars.
Saturday, November 15
Jack in Paris
Season 7 • Episode 14
Maurice Chevalier takes Jack and Mary to a Parisian nightclub.
Sunday, November 16
Jack Locked in the Tower of London
Season 7 • Episode 6
Jack becomes locked in the Tower of London.
Sunday, November 16
Jack Falls Into a Canal in Venice
Season 7 • Episode 13
Jack has a close encounter with a Venetian canal.
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