The Milton Berle Show (1948)

Comedy · Family

Texaco Star Theater is an American comedy-variety show, broadcast on radio from 1938 to 1949 and telecast from 1948 to 1956. It was one of the first successful examples of American television broadcasting, remembered as the show that gave Milton Berle the nickname "Mr. Television". The classic 1940–44 version of the program, hosted by radio's Fred Allen, was followed by a radio series on ABC in the spring of 1948. When Texaco first took it to television on NBC on June 8, 1948, the show had a huge cultural impact.

IMDb rating
7.5 (189 votes)
Episode average
7.4 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
2
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 6 (1953)

7.43 avg 4 episodes 6.5 → 8.3 60 min avg

Ep 3: 6.5 · 16 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 9 votesEp 9: 7.1 · 14 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 13 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
3Jackie Cooper, Vic Damone, Dagmar6.516
8Jack Webb, Lisa Kirk, Sid Caesar7.89
9Carol Channing, Peter Lawford, Maria Riva7.114
11Basil Rathbone, Mickey Spillane, Dagmar8.313

Season 8 (1956)

7.33 avg 3 episodes 6.5 → 7.8 60 min avg

Ep 9: 6.5 · 11 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 24 votesEp 13: 7.8 · 16 votes
Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
9Episode #8.96.511
10Episode #8.107.724
13Episode #8.137.816