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.
Sunday, June 29
How Jack Met George Burns
Season 14 • Episode 14
Jack recalls being in vaudeville with George Burns.
Sunday, June 29
Bobby Darin Show
Season 14 • Episode 17
Jack decides that Bobby Darin should play him in his film biography.
Monday, June 30
Nat King Cole Show
Season 14 • Episode 16
Nat King Cole performs in an instrumental group with Jack on the violin.
Monday, June 30
Jack Goes to an Allergy Doctor
Season 14 • Episode 26
Jack thinks his itching arm is caused by an allergy.
Tuesday, July 1
I Am the Fiddler
Season 14 • Episode 28
Jack reminisces about the early days of radio.
Tuesday, July 1
The Lettermen
Season 14 • Episode 25
Jack thinks about what it might have been like to have gone to college.
Wednesday, July 2
Hillbilly Sketch
Season 15 • Episode 6
Connie Francis and Jack play hillbillies.
Wednesday, July 2
Andy Williams Show
Season 15 • Episode 3
A tuxedo-clad Andy Williams joins Jack at the opening of a meat market.
Thursday, July 3
Jack Makes a Comedy Record
Season 15 • Episode 5
Bob Hope and Jack decide to cut a comedy record.
Thursday, July 3
The Income Tax Show
Season 15 • Episode 4
The IRS begins to doubt Jack's tax return.
Saturday, July 5
The Lucille Ball Show
Season 15 • Episode 2
Lucille Ball joins Jack in a sketch about Paul Revere's famous ride.
Saturday, July 5
Jack Adopts a Son
Season 15 • Episode 16
Jack plays a man who adopts an unwanted orphan (Milton Berle).
Sunday, July 6
Wayne Newton/Louie Nye Show
Season 15 • Episode 11
Jack, Wayne Newton and Louis Nye perform at a charity fund-raising garden party.
Sunday, July 6
The Jack Jones Show
Season 15 • Episode 15
Jack Jones joins Jack in a sketch about the teaching profession.
Monday, July 7
The Kingston Trio Show
Season 15 • Episode 17
The Kingston Trio's song "Tijuana Jail" is presented as a comedy sketch.
Monday, July 7
Smothers Brothers Show
Season 15 • Episode 28
Jack and the Smothers Brothers play wartime performers.
Tuesday, July 8
Ben Blue Show
Season 10 • Episode 8
Jack hires Ben Blue to do a trick in which he is a shooting target in a laundry bag.
Tuesday, July 8
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Stewart Show
Season 10 • Episode 4
Jack and Barbara join Jimmy Stewart and his wife for their anniversary celebration.
Wednesday, July 9
Musicale
Season 11 • Episode 18
Jack recalls making music in his home as a boy.
Wednesday, July 9
Jack at Supermarket
Season 11 • Episode 14
A supermarket clerk causes problems for Jack.
Thursday, July 10
Jack Casting for TV Special
Season 11 • Episode 11
Jack casts a TV special about his own life.
Thursday, July 10
Jack's Lunch Counter
Season 5 • Episode 11
Jack performs in a sketch about a lunch-counter murder.
Friday, July 11
Hong Kong Suit
Season 11 • Episode 4
A cheap Hong Kong suit gives out on Jack.
Friday, July 11
Jack Goes to a Gym
Season 11 • Episode 16
Jack decides to go to the gym to get some muscles so he can impress his girl.
Saturday, July 12
Don's 27th Anniversary With Jack
Season 11 • Episode 13
Jack reminisces about how he discovered his announcer.
Saturday, July 12
Jack Goes to a Concert
Season 11 • Episode 8
James Stewart and his wife are irritated at Jack.
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