| − | '''''The Tony Martin Show''''' is a 15-minute weekly musical variety [[television]] series hosted by singer Tony Martin (1913-2012), which aired in [[NBC]] prime time from April 26, 1954 to February 27, 1956. The program was produced by Bud Yorkin (1926-2015) and featured the singing group The Interludes and the orchestras of Hal Bourne and David Rose (1910-1990), the latter also affiliated with ''The Red Skelton Show.''<ref name=ctva>{{cite web|url=http://ctva.biz/US/MusicVariety/TonyMartinShow.htm|title=''The Tony Martin Show''|publisher=Classic Television Archives|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}</ref> | + | '''''The Tony Martin Show''''' is a forgotten 15-minute weekly musical variety [[television]] series hosted by singer Tony Martin (1913-2012), which aired in [[NBC]] prime time from April 26, 1954 to February 27, 1956, during the "Golden Age of Television." The program was produced by Bud Yorkin (1926-2015) and featured the singing group The Interludes and the orchestras of Hal Bourne and David Rose (1910-1990), the latter also affiliated with ''The Red Skelton Show.''<ref name=ctva>{{cite web|url=http://ctva.biz/US/MusicVariety/TonyMartinShow.htm|title=''The Tony Martin Show''|publisher=Classic Television Archives|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}</ref> |
| | Martin began each episode with a song at 7:30 p.m. Eastern on Mondays. Then he chatted with a celebrity guest and urged viewers to remain for the 15-minute nightly newscast, which followed his program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/641/000042515/|title=Tony Martin|publisher=NNDB|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}</ref> At times, Martin performed popular tunes, such as "Secret Love" by Doris Day (1922-2019), [[Cole Porter]]'s "All of You," "All the Things You Are," "Here," "There's No Tomorrow," and "Rainy Day."<ref name=ctva/> | | Martin began each episode with a song at 7:30 p.m. Eastern on Mondays. Then he chatted with a celebrity guest and urged viewers to remain for the 15-minute nightly newscast, which followed his program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/641/000042515/|title=Tony Martin|publisher=NNDB|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}</ref> At times, Martin performed popular tunes, such as "Secret Love" by Doris Day (1922-2019), [[Cole Porter]]'s "All of You," "All the Things You Are," "Here," "There's No Tomorrow," and "Rainy Day."<ref name=ctva/> |