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The Ernie Kovacs Show

Season 5

9 listed hours · 1952–1956 · NBC/CBS/ABC

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Filed by Lana Reyes · Red Carpet Reality

The Ernie Kovacs Show treats the camera as a toybox, not a stage relay: visual gags, blackouts, the Nairobi Trio, comedy inventing the medium. Formal innovator frozen by an early death as television's perpetual what-if genius. A 2026 viewer watches the ancestor of every video-native joke — before going viral needed a platform.

TV Flash files Season 5 of The Ernie Kovacs Show (1952–1956) on NBC/CBS/ABC as a mid listed season (5; 5 of 9) — 9 listed hours, 1955-12-19–1957-01-19 from “The Ernie Kovacs Show - December 19, 1955” (S05E01) to “The Ernie Kovacs Show - Sunday Color Carnival - January 19th, 1957” (S05E09). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S05E01 The Ernie Kovacs Show - December 19, 1955

    The Ernie Kovacs Show - December 19, 1955: mid-decade named hour, comedy still using video as a toy instead of a proscenium.

  1. S05E01

    The Ernie Kovacs Show - December 19, 1955

    The Ernie Kovacs Show - December 19, 1955 — Season 5, Episode 1 of The Ernie Kovacs Show. Aired 1955-12-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S05E02

    The Ernie Kovacs Show - February 20th, 1956

    The Ernie Kovacs Show - February 20th, 1956 — Season 5, Episode 2 of The Ernie Kovacs Show. Aired 1956-02-20. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S05E03

    The Ernie Kovacs Show - March 15th, 1956

    The Ernie Kovacs Show - March 15th, 1956 — Season 5, Episode 3 of The Ernie Kovacs Show. Aired 1956-03-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S05E04

    The Ernie Kovacs Show - April 12th, 1956

    The Ernie Kovacs Show - April 12th, 1956 — Season 5, Episode 4 of The Ernie Kovacs Show. Aired 1956-04-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S05E05

    The Ernie Kovacs Show - June 12th, 1956

    The Ernie Kovacs Show - June 12th, 1956 — Season 5, Episode 5 of The Ernie Kovacs Show. Aired 1956-06-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S05E06

    The Ernie Kovacs Show - July 2nd, 1956

    The Ernie Kovacs Show - July 2nd, 1956 — Season 5, Episode 6 of The Ernie Kovacs Show. Aired 1956-07-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S05E07

    The Ernie Kovacs Show - July 30th, 1956

    The Ernie Kovacs Show - July 30th, 1956 — Season 5, Episode 7 of The Ernie Kovacs Show. Aired 1956-07-30. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S05E08

    The Ernie Kovacs Show - September 3rd, 1956

    The Ernie Kovacs Show - September 3rd, 1956 — Season 5, Episode 8 of The Ernie Kovacs Show. Aired 1956-09-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S05E09

    The Ernie Kovacs Show - Sunday Color Carnival - January 19th, 1957

    The Ernie Kovacs Show - Sunday Color Carnival - January 19th, 1957 — Season 5, Episode 9 of The Ernie Kovacs Show. Aired 1957-01-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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