1955: Last Telecast of Imogene Coca's Solo Show
The day in 1955 marked the last telecast of the short-lived The Imogene Coca Show.
Not long after Your Show of Shows ended in June, 1954, its stars returned to television in their own NBC shows. Sid Caesar's Caesar's Hour debuted on September 27, on NBC. Five days later, on October 2, Imogene Coca's self-titled series made its debut.
Coca's show had major identity problems from the very start. Initially the show was a sitcom, and Coca played an actress whose real-life activities became the basis for the on-screen show in which she starred. After only two weeks, the show became a standard variety show featuring comedy sketches and dance and music numbers.
In February, 1955, the show was overhauled again. It was back to being a sitcom, with Coca playing a newlywed opposite Hal March (who would go on to host The $64,000 Question). Within a few months of the show's third re-invention, it was cancelled.