April 17, 1967 - December 26, 1969


Joey Bishop is the host of this week-night-talk show originating live from Hollywood. The announcer and sidekick is Regis Philbin. Johnny Mann conducts the orchestra. 

The ABC Late Night chair had previously been occupied by Les Crane when the show was called THE LES CRANE SHOW, and later by a succession of guest hosts (when it was called NIGHTLIFE).

Bishop gave it a two & half year run but he was never able to beat Johnny Carson in the ratings, and in late November 1969 Joey was fired by ABC. Bishop had one more month to fulfill with the show but decided to walk out, a similar deja vu moment on TV when Jack Paar walked off his TONIGHT SHOW 13 years before.  

Dick Cavett then took over the ABC late-night seat after the final JOEY BISHOP SHOW which aired December 26, 1969, closing out the decade of the '60s. 

Guests: Ronald Reagan, Debbie Reynolds, Joe Besser, Danny Thomas, Michael Landon in the audience. 
Co-Host: Regis Philbin
Music by Johnny Mann

Series premiere. The first 68 minutes of the show, includes commercials. 
                                                                                                              

     April 17, 1967 - December 26, 1969

On this 6th show of the new Late Night series, Jack Paar is Joey's guest. Paar reminisces and discusses the politics surrounding THE TONIGHT SHOW when he was host (1957-1962). Jack sates that he doesn't miss returning to TV  and is happy living a more serene life away from show business. 

Joey Bishop is host of this week-night-talk show originating live from Hollywood. Announcer and sidekick is Regis Philbin. Johnny Mann conducts the orchestra. 

The ABC Late Night chair had previously been occupied by Les Crane when the show was called THE LES CRANE SHOW, and later by a succession of guest hosts (when it was called NIGHTLIFE).

Bishop gave it a two & half year run but he was never able to beat Johnny Carson in the ratings, and in late November, 1969 Joey was fired by ABC. Bishop had one more month to fulfill with the show, but decided to walk out, a similar deja vu moment on TV when Jack Paar walked off his TONIGHT SHOW 13 years before.  

Dick Cavett then took over the ABC late night seat after the final JOEY BISHOP SHOW which aired December 26, 1969, closing out the decade of the 60's. 
                   

         
     April 17, 1967 - December 26, 1969

Rare appearance by Betty Hutton in a year that produced a number of life changing challenges for the former great star.

Betty Hutton opens with a five minute socco melody of songs. She tells Joey how grateful she is to have been on his show last month and how her career has been renewed because of that appearance (July 20, 1967). 

Hutton states to Joey how she always loved him. A lot of humor exchanged. 

Joey asks Betty to remember her beginnings as an entertainer going back to when she was three years old. She describes how Vincent Lopez discovered her...first Broadway musical Panama Hattie and how star Ethel Merman deleted three of her songs from the the show because they were getting more attention than Merman wanted...learning techniques from Helen Morgan, and other great performers of the era...first big song, Rockn' Horse which she remembers the verse...singing a duet to It Had To Be You. 


Joey Bishop is the host of this week-night-talk show originating live from Hollywood. The announcer and sidekick is Regis Philbin. Johnny Mann conducts the orchestra. 

The ABC Late Night chair had previously been occupied by Les Crane when the show was called THE LES CRANE SHOW, and later by a succession of guest hosts (when it was called NIGHTLIFE).

Bishop gave it a two & half year run but he was never able to beat Johnny Carson in the ratings, and in late November 1969 Joey was fired by ABC. Bishop had one more month to fulfill with the show but decided to walk out, a similar deja vu moment on TV when Jack Paar walked off his TONIGHT SHOW 13 years before.  

Dick Cavett then took over the ABC late-night seat after the final JOEY BISHOP SHOW which aired December 26, 1969, closing out the decade of the '60s.     

     April 17, 1967 - December 26, 1969

Joey Bishop is host of this week-night-talk show originating live from Hollywood. Announcer and sidekick is Regis Philbin. Johnny Mann conducts the orchestra. 

The ABC Late Night chair had previously been occupied by Les Crane when the show was called THE LES CRANE SHOW, and later by a succession of guest hosts (when it was called NIGHTLIFE).

Joey Bishop pays tribute to Mr. Television, Milton Berle. There is a montage of The Texaco Star Theater, starring Milton Berle.

The original Ink Spot, Bill Kenny sings a duet with Bishop. They sing "If I Didn't Care."

Note: Reel 109 recorded by Phil Gries  

Bishop gave it a two & half year run but he was never able to beat Johnny Carson in the ratings, and in late November, 1969 Joey was fired by ABC. Bishop had one more month to fulfill with the show, but decided to walk out, a similar deja vu moment on TV when Jack Paar walked off his TONIGHT SHOW 13 years before.  

Dick Cavett then took over the ABC late night seat after the final JOEY BISHOP SHOW which aired December 26, 1969, closing out the decade of the 60's. 
                                

     April 17, 1967 - December 26, 1969


Joey Bishop is the host of this week-night-talk show originating live from Hollywood. The announcer and sidekick is Regis Philbin. Johnny Mann conducts the orchestra. 

The ABC Late Night chair had previously been occupied by Les Crane when the show was called THE LES CRANE SHOW, and later by a succession of guest hosts (when it was called NIGHTLIFE).

Bishop gave it a two & half year run but he was never able to beat Johnny Carson in the ratings, and in late November 1969 Joey was fired by ABC. Bishop had one more month to fulfill with the show but decided to walk out, a similar deja vu moment on TV when Jack Paar walked off his TONIGHT SHOW 13 years before.  

Dick Cavett then took over the ABC late-night seat after the final JOEY BISHOP SHOW which aired December 26, 1969, closing out the decade of the '60s. 

Guest: Don Rickles. 


                                                                                                                           

     April 17, 1967 - December 26, 1969


Joey Bishop is the host of this week-night-talk show originating live from Hollywood. The announcer and sidekick is Regis Philbin. Johnny Mann conducts the orchestra. 

The ABC Late Night chair had previously been occupied by Les Crane when the show was called THE LES CRANE SHOW, and later by a succession of guest hosts (when it was called NIGHTLIFE).

Bishop gave it a two & half year run but he was never able to beat Johnny Carson in the ratings, and in late November 1969 Joey was fired by ABC. Bishop had one more month to fulfill with the show but decided to walk out, a similar deja vu moment on TV when Jack Paar walked off his TONIGHT SHOW 13 years before.  

Dick Cavett then took over the ABC late-night seat after the final JOEY BISHOP SHOW which aired December 26, 1969, closing out the decade of the '60s. 

Guest: Jack Benny. 


                                                                                                                                        

April 17, 1967 - December 26, 1969. THE JOEY BISHOP SHOW was one of several attempts by ABC (previously Les Crane tried and failed to attain ratings) to establish a strong late-night talk show. Bishop held the record (177) substitute hosting appearances for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, and had been quite successful. It was hoped Joey could lure away some of Carson's audience. Similar to Jack Paar, in 1960, Bishop surprised his audience on the night of November 26, 1969, and walked off the show while taping his opening monologue. The Joey Bishop late-night program lasted for one more month using guest hosts before it left the air. During three phone conversations I had with Bishop, in the early 2000s, he confirmed to me that almost ALL of his late-night shows had been erased by ABC.

Guest: Robert Young.

Co-host: Regis Philbin                             

April 17, 1967 - December 26, 1969. THE JOEY BISHOP SHOW was one of several attempts by ABC (previously Les Crane tried and failed to attain ratings) to establish a strong late-night talk show. Bishop held the record (177) substitute hosting appearances for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, and had been quite successful. It was hoped Joey could lure away some of Carson's audience. Similar to Jack Paar, in 1960, Bishop surprised his audience on the night of November 26, 1969, and walked off the show while taping his opening monologue. The Joey Bishop late-night program lasted for one more month using guest hosts before it left the air. During three phone conversations I had with Bishop, in the early 2000s, he confirmed to me that almost ALL of his late-night shows had been erased by ABC.

Guest: Robert Young. On this program, Joey Bishop walks off the show. 

Co-host: Regis Philbin                                          

December 29th, 1975-April 9th, 1976. 

Neighbors exchanged gossip about each other for the chance to win prizes. 

Host: Regis Philbin

Note: No episodes of this quiz show survive. Series Debut.