The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)

*The Greatest Show on Earth*
The Greatest Show on Earth
	Jack Palance as Johnny Slate
Genre	Drama
Written by	Neil Bernstein ; Calvin Clements ; Meyer Dolinski ; Fenton Hobart, Jr. ; Paul Mason ; Bob Rafelson ; Jason Wingreen ; William Wood
Directed by	Arthur Hiller ; Leslie H. Martinson ; Vincent McEveety ; Jack Palance
Starring	Jack Palance ; Stuart Erwin
Theme music composer	Richard Rodgers
Opening theme	"March of the Clowns"
Composer	Jeff Alexander
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	30
Production
Producer	Stanley Colbert
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	48 mins.
Production companies	Cody Productions ; Desilu Productions ; Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 17, 1963 ? ; April 28, 1964

The Greatest Show on Earth is an American drama series starring Jack Palance about the American circus , which aired on ABC from September 17, 1963, to April 28, 1964. It was produced by Desilu , the production company founded by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Sr.

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Episodes [ edit ]

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"Lion on Fire"	September 17, 1963 ( 1963-09-17 )
2	"Silent Love, Secret Love"	September 24, 1963 ( 1963-09-24 )
3	"No Middle Ground For Harry Kyle"	October 1, 1963 ( 1963-10-01 )
4	"Don't Look Down, Don't Look Back"	October 8, 1963 ( 1963-10-08 )
5	"Garve"	October 15, 1963 ( 1963-10-15 )
6	"The Loser"	October 22, 1963 ( 1963-10-22 )
7	"Uncaged"	October 29, 1963 ( 1963-10-29 )
8	"The Circus Never Came To Town"	November 5, 1963 ( 1963-11-05 )
9	"An Echo of Faded Velvet"	November 12, 1963 ( 1963-11-12 )
10	"The Hanging Man"	November 19, 1963 ( 1963-11-19 )
11	"Leaves In the Wind"	November 26, 1963 ( 1963-11-26 )
12	"The Wrecker"	December 3, 1963 ( 1963-12-03 )
13	"Lady in Limbo"	December 10, 1963 ( 1963-12-10 )
14	"A Black Dress for Gina"	December 17, 1963 ( 1963-12-17 )
15	"Where the Wire Ends"	January 7, 1964 ( 1964-01-07 )
16	"Corsicans Don't Cry"	January 14, 1964 ( 1964-01-14 )
17	"Big Man From Nairobi"	January 21, 1964 ( 1964-01-21 )
18	"The Show Must Go On ? To Orange City"	January 28, 1964 ( 1964-01-28 )
19	"A Place to Belong"	February 11, 1964 ( 1964-02-11 )
20	"Man In a Hole"	February 18, 1964 ( 1964-02-18 )
21	"Clancy"	February 25, 1964 ( 1964-02-25 )
22	"The Last of the Strongmen"	March 3, 1964 ( 1964-03-03 )
23	"The Night the Monkey Died"	March 10, 1964 ( 1964-03-10 )
24	"Of Blood, Sawdust, and a Bucket of Tears"	March 17, 1964 ( 1964-03-17 )
25	"Rosetta"	March 24, 1964 ( 1964-03-24 )
26	"The Glorious Days of the Used to Be"	March 31, 1964 ( 1964-03-31 )
27	"Love the Giver"	April 7, 1964 ( 1964-04-07 )
28	"This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There"	April 14, 1964 ( 1964-04-14 )
29	"There Are No Problems, Only Opportunities"	April 21, 1964 ( 1964-04-21 )
30	"You're All Right, Ivy"	April 28, 1964 ( 1964-04-28 )

Reception [ edit ]

The Greatest Show on Earth faced competition from two comedy programs on CBS: Petticoat Junction , Bea Benaderet 's burgeoning spin-off of The Beverly Hillbillies (which was in its first year of a successful run), and the long-running The Jack Benny Program . NBC aired The Richard Boone Show at the same 9 p.m. Tuesday slot. The series was canceled after one season.

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