The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program - CBS

CBS

Series

1950

TVG

Comedy

The host plays a version of himself as a pompous, vain, and stingy vaudevillian showman with a penchant for violin playing.

Where to Stream

1950–1965 Series 15 Seasons272 Episodes

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Saturday, March 22

Jack Casting for TV Special

Season 11 • Episode 11

Jack casts a TV special about his own life.

Saturday, March 22

Jack's Lunch Counter

Season 5 • Episode 11

Jack performs in a sketch about a lunch-counter murder.

Sunday, March 23

Hong Kong Suit

Season 11 • Episode 4

A cheap Hong Kong suit gives out on Jack.

Sunday, March 23

Jack Goes to a Gym

Season 11 • Episode 16

Jack decides to go to the gym to get some muscles so he can impress his girl.

Monday, March 24

Don's 27th Anniversary With Jack

Season 11 • Episode 13

Jack reminisces about how he discovered his announcer.

Monday, March 24

Jack Goes to a Concert

Season 11 • Episode 8

James Stewart and his wife are irritated at Jack.

Tuesday, March 25

Death Row Sketch

Season 11 • Episode 17

In a skit, Jack's wife flirts with the boarder, and Jack is too obtuse to realize it.

Tuesday, March 25

Jack Becomes a Surgeon

Season 11 • Episode 19

Rochester wonders what kind of doctor Jack would have made.

Wednesday, March 26

Jack Goes to Las Vegas

Season 11 • Episode 22

Jack hires two of the Mills Brothers, tricking the other two into singing for free.

Wednesday, March 26

Variety Show

Season 11 • Episode 24

George Burns introduces new star Ann-Margret.

Thursday, March 27

Main Street Shelter

Season 11 • Episode 25

Rochester gives away Jack's old jacket, unaware that there is $200 in the lining.

Thursday, March 27

Tennessee Ernie Ford Show

Season 12 • Episode 5

Technical troubles ensue when Jack has Tennessee Ernie Ford as a guest.

Friday, March 28

Modern Prison Sketch

Season 12 • Episode 25

Jack and Mickey Rooney explore what may happen if prisons get progressively more lenient.

Friday, March 28

Jack Goes to the Cafeteria

Season 12 • Episode 8

Jack takes Jane Morgan to lunch in a cafeteria.

Saturday, March 29

Dennis Day's Surprise Birthday Party

Season 12 • Episode 13

Jack wants to give Dennis a surprise birthday party.

Saturday, March 29

Jack on Trial for Murder

Season 12 • Episode 3

Jack is sued and dreams he retains Raymond Burr.

Tuesday, April 1

Jack Is Followed Home

Season 12 • Episode 7

Jack is followed home after the show.

Tuesday, April 1

Jack Plays Golf

Season 12 • Episode 6

Jack has a hard time finding a golf partner.

Wednesday, April 2

Jack Writes a Song

Season 12 • Episode 9

Jack tries to get composer Dimitri Tiomkin to write an arrangement for his song.

Wednesday, April 2

Jack Does Opera

Season 12 • Episode 12

Jack sings an operatic excerpt with Roberta Peters and Don Wilson.

Thursday, April 3

Ghost Town Western Sketch

Season 12 • Episode 17

Jack imagines himself as an Old West gunslinger.

Thursday, April 3

Jack Goes Back Into Pictures

Season 12 • Episode 23

Billy Wilder wants to cast Jack in a new movie.

Friday, April 4

Alexander Hamilton Show

Season 12 • Episode 20

Jack dreams he's Alexander Hamilton, dueling with Aaron Burr.

Friday, April 4

Julie London Show

Season 12 • Episode 19

Julie London and Jack sing to each other.

Saturday, April 5

Jack Is a Violin Teacher

Season 12 • Episode 24

Jack wonders what it would have been like if he taught violin back in Waukegan.

Saturday, April 5

How Jack Found Mary

Season 5 • Episode 3

Jack recalls how he found Mary.

Sunday, April 6

Bedroom Burglar

Season 5 • Episode 8

Burglars sneak into Jack's bedroom.

Sunday, April 6

Jack Takes Beavers to the Fair

Season 5 • Episode 12

Jack finds adventure when he takes the Beavers to the fair.

Monday, April 7

The comedian provides laughs with a series of guest stars.

Tuesday, April 8

The comedian provides laughs with a series of guest stars.