 After making his television debut in 1949 on local Los Angeles station KTTV, then a CBS affiliate, the network television version of "The Jack Benny Program" ran from October 28, 1950, to 1965, all but the last season on CBS.Initially scheduled as a series of five "specials" during the 1950–1951 season, the show appeared every six weeks for the 1951–1952 season, every four weeks for the 1952–1953 season and every three weeks in 1953–1954.For the 1953–1954 season, half the episodes were live and half were filmed during the summer, to allow Benny to continue doing his radio show.