‘The Lawrence Welk Show’ musical variety series makes national television debut on ABC-TV 70 years ago this hour (July 2 1955)

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(Saturday, July 2, 1955, 9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT) — The Lawrence Welk Show, hosted by big band leader Lawrence Welk, premiered tonight on ABC-TV under its original title The Dodge Dancing Party.

The musical variety TV series ran on ABC for 16 seasons, and for a total of 31 years both on the network and in syndication (1951-1982).