United Network premieres & Bishop challenges Carson

April 2 1967 – ABC plans to pit Joey Bishop against Johnny Carson…

April 7, 1967 – Pete Barbuti hypes the upcoming United Network…

Pete Barbuti on the Johnny Carson show…

May 2, 1967 – A review of the fledgling United Network…

Read the Bill Dana cover story on the Sunday Seattle Times TV section;

Bill Dana review

The United Network started out a ratings success…



But there were financial problems with the United Network (May 23, 1967)…


June 1, 1967…

June 2, 1967 United Network status uncertain

The UNITED NETWORK filed a bankruptcy petition in late June 1967 claiming liabilities of $690,075.
[source: Seattle Times]

Jason Remington

Admin/Editor | Airchecks KTOY (WA) | KVAC (WA) | KDFL (WA) | KONP (WA) | KBAM (WA) | KJUN (WA) | KRPM (WA) | KAMT (WA) | KASY (WA) | KBRD (WA) | KTAC (WA) | KMTT (WA) | KOOL (AZ)