Comedy Time
Unsold sitcom pilots aired during summer 1977 on NBC.
Comedy Time is an American anthology television series that aired on NBC in the summer of 1977. It presented unsold television pilots for situation comedies, in a mix of 30-minute and 60-minute episodes.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Anthology series
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 8
- Runtime
- 30 minutes (Wednesdays); 60 minutes (Thursdays)
- Channel
- NBC
- First aired
- 6 July 1977
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Background
Television networks annually ordered far more pilots than they could broadcast as series, creating many unsold pilots that never aired. Anthology series like Comedy Time packaged these pilots for summer broadcast, providing fresh programming during the rerun season and recovering some production costs. NBC aired Comedy Time in summer 1977, featuring unsold situation comedy pilots with stars including Bill Bixby, Michael Constantine, Barbara Feldon, and Annie Potts.
Broadcast history
Comedy Time premiered July 6, 1977, as a 30-minute show airing one pilot Wednesdays from 9:30 to 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time. On July 21, a 60-minute Thursday edition began, airing two pilots from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. Twelve unsold pilots aired in total.
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