Changes

More than a year after his recovery, Smith and Collins launched ''The Kate Smith Show'' on CBS, with the theme song, "When the Moon Comes over the Mountain," first adopted in 1931 on radio, rather than Smith's better known rendition of "God Bless America" by the composer, [[Irving Berlin]], which she began singing in 1938.<ref name=ksmith/> The early evening time slot, her previous absence from the limelight, and the growing popularity of [[rock and roll]] netted low ratings. Despite otherwise good reviews, the show was cancelled after nearly six months on the air. Collins died in 1964. Thereafter, Smith worked sporadically in making personal appearances.<ref name=ksmith/>

More than a year after his recovery, Smith and Collins launched ''The Kate Smith Show'' on CBS, with the theme song, "When the Moon Comes over the Mountain," first adopted in 1931 on radio, rather than Smith's better known rendition of "God Bless America" by the composer, [[Irving Berlin]], which she began singing in 1938.<ref name=ksmith/> The early evening time slot, her previous absence from the limelight, and the growing popularity of [[rock and roll]] netted low ratings. Despite otherwise good reviews, the show was cancelled after nearly six months on the air. Collins died in 1964. Thereafter, Smith worked sporadically in making personal appearances.<ref name=ksmith/>

There is no complete listing of Smith's guest stars, but one was [[Country music]] singer Billy Byrd, also a guitar maker from [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]. Hank Williams is also listed as a guest, but he died seven years earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1876691/|title=Billy Byrd|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=March 4, 2022}}</ref>

There is no complete listing of Smith's guest stars, but one was [[Country music]] singer Billy Byrd, also a guitar maker from [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]. [[Hank Williams]] is also listed as a guest, but he died seven years earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1876691/|title=Billy Byrd|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=March 4, 2022}}</ref>

''The Kate Smith Show'' replaced ''Masquerade Party'' at mid-season. It aired at 7:30 p.m. Eastern on Mondays with competition from David Janssen's ''Richard Diamond, Private Detective'' on NBC and Clint Walker's western series, ''Cheyenne'' on [[ABC]]. ''The Kate Smith Show'' preceded the second of the two seasons of the Rory Calhoun western, ''The Texan.''<ref>''Total Television,'' appendix.</ref>

''The Kate Smith Show'' replaced ''Masquerade Party'' at mid-season. It aired at 7:30 p.m. Eastern on Mondays with competition from David Janssen's ''Richard Diamond, Private Detective'' on NBC and Clint Walker's western series, ''Cheyenne'' on [[ABC]]. ''The Kate Smith Show'' preceded the second of the two seasons of the Rory Calhoun western, ''The Texan.''<ref>''Total Television,'' appendix.</ref>