TV WEEK

April 18, 1964

On Saturday, April 18, 1964, Lucille Ball and Bob Hope appeared on the cover of the Chicago Tribune’s television listings supplement TV Week.  The cover was a promotion for their TV special “Mr. and Mrs.” aka “The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour” on Sunday, April 19, 1964. 

The Los Angeles Times also used a photo from the same shoot on the same date to promote the special in their supplement, TV Times.

The next evening saw the premiere of “Lucy is a Process Server” (TLS S2;E27), which also featured Gale Gordon.  This is the penultimate episode of season two, and was originally aired by CBS in black and white, although filmed in color. 

As if a double dose of Lucy wasn’t enough, on Friday the Chicago area enjoyed Look Who’s Laughing (1941), Lucille Ball’s 53rd feature film. The Tribune only rates it Fair! 

On April 18, 1964, here’s the headline of the newspaper that contained this TV Week. 

The television markets served by Chicago Tribune’s TV Week included the three major networks, and three independent stations. 

Lucille Ball also appeared on the cover of Chicago Tribune’s TV Week on September 17, 1956, November 2, 1957, October 5, 1963, and May 16, 1964.