Heaven for Betsy

Starring: Cynthia Stone, Jack Lemmon
First Aired: December 23, 1952
Number of Seasons: 1
Estimated Production Cost: $2,500 per episode*
Heaven for Betsy didn’t last a super long time, only broadcasting from September to December 1952. However, it did take up that fall lineup slot on major broadcaster CBS. The two stars, Stone and Lemmon, were married on the show, but also in real life!  It was based on The Frances Langford/Don Ameche Show sketch called The Couple Next Door, something that the star couple often appeared in.

Heaven For Betsy

The Starlost

Starring: Gay Rowan, Robin Ward, Keir DeLuca
First Aired: September 22, 1973
Number of Seasons: 1
Estimated Production Cost: $569,560 per episode (with inflation)*

The Starlost was a sci-fi show that was first broadcast in 1973. It is notorious for being one of the most expensive shows for it’s time and lasted only one season (16 episodes). The show featured a group of colonists that crewed a huge colony spacecraft, The Earthship Ark. Having gone off course, the show revolved around attempting to keep the true nature of Earthship secret.

The Starlost