The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)

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.

Guest stars



 * Don Ameche
 * John Astin
 * Lucille Ball
 * Edgar Bergen
 * Joan Blondell
 * Patricia Breslin
 * Geraldine Brooks
 * Joe E. Brown
 * Ellen Burstyn
 * Red Buttons
 * Spring Byington
 * Rory Calhoun
 * James Coburn
 * Yvonne De Carlo
 * William Demarest
 * Bruce Dern
 * Brandon deWilde
 * Tony Dow
 * Bill Erwin
 * Stuart Erwin
 * Fabian
 * Nina Foch
 * Anthony Franciosa
 * Annette Funicello
 * Billy Gray
 * Dabbs Greer
 * Dwayne Hickman
 * Dennis Hopper
 * Betty Hutton
 * Buster Keaton
 * Ruby Keeler
 * Russell Johnson
 * Jack Lord
 * Dorothy Malone
 * Ricardo Montalbán
 * Joanna Moore
 * Agnes Moorehead
 * Bill Mumy
 * Barry Nelson
 * Julie Newmar
 * Sheree North
 * Edmond O'Brien
 * Cliff Robertson
 * Ruth Roman
 * Dean Stockwell
 * Russ Tamblyn
 * Russell Thorson
 * Brenda Vaccaro
 * Deborah Walley
 * Tuesday Weld
 * James Whitmore

Reception
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.