An Evening with...

This show started at WGN in Chicago in the spring of 1965. Louis Prima starred in the first show (2/26/65), followed by Dennis Day (3/12/65), Phyllis Diller (3/27/65) and Earl Wrightson & Lois Hunt (4/7/65). The series began national syndication in the fall of 1965, airing weekly, usually on Saturdays. WGN continued to air the show once or twice a month, shows often played nationally months before they aired in Chicago.