The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program - CBS

CBS

Series

1950

TVG

Comedy

The host plays a version of himself as a pompous, vain, and stingy vaudevillian showman with a penchant for violin playing.

Where to Stream

1950–1965 Series 15 Seasons272 Episodes

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Tuesday, May 20

Jack Becomes a Surgeon

Season 11 • Episode 19

Rochester wonders what kind of doctor Jack would have made.

Tuesday, May 20

Jack Goes to Las Vegas

Season 11 • Episode 22

Jack hires two of the Mills Brothers, tricking the other two into singing for free.

Wednesday, May 21

Variety Show

Season 11 • Episode 24

George Burns introduces new star Ann-Margret.

Wednesday, May 21

Main Street Shelter

Season 11 • Episode 25

Rochester gives away Jack's old jacket, unaware that there is $200 in the lining.

Thursday, May 22

Tennessee Ernie Ford Show

Season 12 • Episode 5

Technical troubles ensue when Jack has Tennessee Ernie Ford as a guest.

Thursday, May 22

Modern Prison Sketch

Season 12 • Episode 25

Jack and Mickey Rooney explore what may happen if prisons get progressively more lenient.

Friday, May 23

Jack Goes to the Cafeteria

Season 12 • Episode 8

Jack takes Jane Morgan to lunch in a cafeteria.

Friday, May 23

Dennis Day's Surprise Birthday Party

Season 12 • Episode 13

Jack wants to give Dennis a surprise birthday party.

Saturday, May 24

Jack on Trial for Murder

Season 12 • Episode 3

Jack is sued and dreams he retains Raymond Burr.

Saturday, May 24

Jack Is Followed Home

Season 12 • Episode 7

Jack is followed home after the show.

Sunday, May 25

Jack Plays Golf

Season 12 • Episode 6

Jack has a hard time finding a golf partner.

Sunday, May 25

Jack Writes a Song

Season 12 • Episode 9

Jack tries to get composer Dimitri Tiomkin to write an arrangement for his song.

Monday, May 26

Jack Does Opera

Season 12 • Episode 12

Jack sings an operatic excerpt with Roberta Peters and Don Wilson.

Monday, May 26

Ghost Town Western Sketch

Season 12 • Episode 17

Jack imagines himself as an Old West gunslinger.

Tuesday, May 27

Jack Goes Back Into Pictures

Season 12 • Episode 23

Billy Wilder wants to cast Jack in a new movie.

Tuesday, May 27

Alexander Hamilton Show

Season 12 • Episode 20

Jack dreams he's Alexander Hamilton, dueling with Aaron Burr.

Wednesday, May 28

Julie London Show

Season 12 • Episode 19

Julie London and Jack sing to each other.

Wednesday, May 28

Jack Is a Violin Teacher

Season 12 • Episode 24

Jack wonders what it would have been like if he taught violin back in Waukegan.

Thursday, May 29

How Jack Found Mary

Season 5 • Episode 3

Jack recalls how he found Mary.

Thursday, May 29

Bedroom Burglar

Season 5 • Episode 8

Burglars sneak into Jack's bedroom.

Friday, May 30

Jack Takes Beavers to the Fair

Season 5 • Episode 12

Jack finds adventure when he takes the Beavers to the fair.

Friday, May 30

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.

Saturday, May 31

Rochester Sleeps Through Jack's Show

Season 6 • Episode 12

Jack is angry when Rochester sleeps through the show.

Saturday, May 31

Jack Drives to Palm Springs

Season 6 • Episode 13

Jack's trip to Palm Springs goes awry.