With Martin having an estimated 600 songs and more than 100 albums to his credit, NBC television launched the weekly Dean Martin Show in 1965, top-rated for several years. In 1968, Dean then signed "the biggest contract in the history of show business. He signed a three-year contract for $34 million to do three more seasons of his hit series The Dean Martin Show."<ref name="Martin"/> | With Martin having an estimated 600 songs and more than 100 albums to his credit, NBC television launched the weekly Dean Martin Show in 1965, top-rated for several years. In 1968, Dean then signed "the biggest contract in the history of show business. He signed a three-year contract for $34 million to do three more seasons of his hit series The Dean Martin Show."<ref name="Martin"/> |