Mary Kay Stearns Johnny Stearns Howard Thomas Nydia Westman Christopher William Stearns
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of episodes
300 (estimate)
Production
Camera setup
Multi-camera
Running time
15 mins (12 minus ads). (1947-1948; 1949) 30 mins. (25 minus ads) (1948-1949; 1950)
Original release
Network
DuMont (1947-1948) CBS (1949) NBC (1948-1949; 1949-1950)
Release
November 18, 1947 (1947-11-18) – March 11, 1950 (1950-03-11)
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Mary Kay and Johnny is an American sitcom starring real-life married couple Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns. It was the first sitcom broadcast on a television network in the United States. Mary Kay and Johnny initially aired live on the DuMont Television Network before moving to CBS and then NBC.
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