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at the time of its launch in April 1996, with both the 1971–74 series and the 1976–77 series being treated as one; however, only about 65 of the original 100 episodes were aired. TV Land then edited the shows down to 30-minute episodes from the original hour, and ultimately discontinued broadcasting
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taped its opening and closing segments in front of a live studio audience. The Sonny & Cher "concert" segment was also taped in front of the same audience, as were some of the segments featuring musical guest stars—as these typically were taped after the closing segment was completed. Due to
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in the United States, and premiered in August 1971. The show was cancelled in May 1974, due to the couple's divorce, but the duo reunited in 1976 for the similarly formatted
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1961:Betty White
1902:Tina Turner
1875:The Sylvers
1810:Dinah Shore
1794:Neil Sedaka
1685:Peter Noone
1600:Jerry Lewis
1546:Bob Keeshan
1541:Howard Keel
1536:Alex Karras
1531:Gabe Kaplan
1514:Van Johnson
1445:Hugh Hefner
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1265:Tony Curtis
1148:Chuck Berry
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798:Neil Sedaka
739:Ted Zeigler
735:Comedy Hour
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646:Flip Wilson
618:Ray Charles
614:David Bowie
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430:Tony Curtis
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