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Shindig!

Overview

Series synopsis

Shindig! is an American reality television series that premiered on ABC on September 16, 1964. It ended on January 8, 1966. It stars Patty Duke, Adam Faith, P. J. Proby and Delaney Bramlett.

Shindig! is an American musical variety series which aired on ABC from September 16, 1964 to January 8, 1966. The show was hosted by Jimmy O'Neill, a disc jockey in Los Angeles at the time who also created the show along with his wife Sharon Sheeley and production executive Art Stolnitz. The original pilot was rejected by ABC and David Sontag, then Executive Producer of ABC, redeveloped and completely redesigned the show. A new pilot with a new cast of artists was shot starring Sam Cooke. That p ...

Premise

Shindig! is an American musical variety series which aired on ABC from September 16, 1964 to January 8, 1966. The show was hosted by Jimmy O'Neill, a disc jockey in Los Angeles at the time who also created the show along with his wife Sharon Sheeley and production executive Art Stolnitz. The original pilot was rejected by ABC and David Sontag, then Executive Producer of ABC, redeveloped and completely redesigned the show. A new pilot with a new cast of artists was shot starring Sam Cooke. That pilot aired as the premiere episode.

Cast and characters

Leading cast

Supporting cast

Guest cast

Episodes

This series spans 2 seasons with 86 episodes.

Season Episodes First aired Last aired
Season 1 52 September 16, 1964 September 8, 1965
Season 2 34 September 16, 1965 January 8, 1966
Season 1 preview 52 episodes total
Season 2 preview 34 episodes total

Production

Genres
Reality
Country
US
Original language
en

Release

Original network/platform ABC
First aired September 16, 1964
Last aired January 8, 1966
Runtime 30 minutes
Status ended
Schedule Thursday, Saturday at 19:30:00

References

  1. The Movie Database (TMDB)
  2. TVMaze
  3. IMDb
  4. EpisodeTime Show Page