Judy Garland had a CBS Sunday night TV show in the early 1960’s – The Judy Garland Show.
It comes at a somewhat depressing point in her life. After years of being fed uppers and downers by movie studios, getting divorced, and getting into some serious debt and contractual problems, she was in a difficult spot. TV success, those around her reasoned, might be the only thing to pull her life back into order.
She was 40 years old when this was filmed. It got four Emmy nominations.
The series was popular with fans, but was plagued with behind-the-scenes problems, and it was cancelled in 1964. Being up against the ratings-grabbing Bonanza in the schedule didn’t help.
This earlier show, with Frank and Dean, was a special from February of 1962, just prior to her weekly series. Classic songs, classic clothes, and classic early 60’s TV set styling.
