After an appearance on The Hollywood Palace in May 1964 drew a reported 53,000 fan letters, ABC decided to give the Kings their own hour-long special. "The Family is King" aired on August 29, 1964, to great ratings. More letters poured into ABC and the King Family was given their own hour-long weekly musical variety series (replacing "The Outer Limits"), debuting on Saturday, January 23, 1965.
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