Why Perry, You Sonafa Barber!

Here's Perry Como on the cover of the July 3, 1953 issue of TV Guide.

Time For A Visit From Mr. C!

Here's a kinescope of a 1954 CBS Network telecast of the 15-minute Perry Como Show, sponsored by the makers of Chesterfield Cigarettes.  Perry was seen three times a week on CBS during the half hour which was split between 15 minutes of music and variety and the 15-minutes Douglas Edwards With The News.

Hey Perry, Is It Unconditional?

From 1946, here's Perry Como singing "Surrender."

Time For Perry, Folks!

Here is a 1952 CBS telecast of the old 15-minute Perry Como Show, with Perry, along with the Fontaine Sisters, commercials for Chesterfield cigarettes, and Perry's special guest (and fellow RCA Victor recording artist), country music legend Hank Snow!





The Como show aired on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 7:45 PM Eastern Time on CBS until 1955, when the network eliminated the news-and-music half hour slot (7:30-8:00 PM), this in the wake of ABC's huge success with Disneyland. NBC did not eliminate their 15-minute musical-variety early evening shows until 1957. As for Perry, following the elimination of his early-evening CBS telecasts, he moved over to NBC to star in what would be a hugely successful hour-long Saturday night show, before moving to Wednesday nights (in 1959) to take over the Kraft Music Hall.