Runtime: | 15 minutes |
Starring: | Jinx Falkenburg Tex McCrary |
Country: | United States |
Network: | NBC Television |
Bristol-Myers Tele-Varieties is a TV series broadcast locally in New York beginning in December 1946, and then began broadcasting on the NBC Television Network on January 5, 1947, on Sunday evenings from 8:15 to 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The show, including interviews of celebrities, was hosted by the wife-and-husband team of Jinx Falkenburg and Tex McCrary. In March 1947 it was moved to 8 to 8:15 p.m. E. T. on Sundays, and it ended on April 13, 1947. The program was an adaptation of the Hi Jinx radio program.[1]
Bristol-Myers Tele-Varieties was an adaptation of the Hi Jinx radio program.[2] It replaced Geographically Speaking.[3] Wes McKee was the producer, and Roger Muir was the director.
A review of the premiere episode in the trade publication Variety complimented the couple's chatter, photogenic qualities, and stage presence. It also praised the integration of the Ipana commercial into the episode and noted the good work of the producer and director.[3]