The Big Show
United States
English
1
11
90 minutes
4 March –
3 June 1980
Production[edit]
The Big Show was broadcast on Tuesdays from 9 to 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time.[3] Nick Vanoff was the producer, and Steve Binder was the director.[4]
Critical response[edit]
John J. O'Connor wrote in a review of the premiere episode in The New York Times that the program's format was intriguing because "the variety format has evidently fallen out of favor with television audiences".[4] He described the attempted revival via this program as "not only startling but gutsy."[4] Nevertheless, O'Connor wrote that the premiere was "delightful" and added, "The overall conception is astonishing, the pacing is bright, much of the comedy is funny, and the special acts are -- well, special."[4]