The Lucy Show [SEP] creator
Harper. The first season of "The Lucy Show" fully utilized the talents of Bob Carroll Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Schiller, and Bob Weiskopf (the original writers of "I Love Lucy") in creating its thirty episodes, with Desi Arnaz as executive producer for fifteen of those shows. At the end of its first season, "The Lucy Show" received rave reviews from the critics and ranked #5 in the Nielsen ratings. Ball was nominated for an Emmy Award as Best Actress in a Series,
Creator/producer Jess Oppenheimer was the original producer and co-creator of "I Love Lucy". The show also employed Bob Carroll Jr., and Madelyn Davis, two longtime "Lucy" writers.
NBC was selling ad-time to cigarette commercials against Reynolds' wishes. After Reynolds threatened to quit the show, American Brands (formerly known as American Tobacco) withdrew sponsorship. To make up for NBC's lost ad revenue, Reynolds agreed to give back to the network their guarantee of a second year of