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taped its opening and closing segments in front of a live studio audience. The Sonny & Cher "concert" segment was also taped in front of the same audience, as were some of the segments featuring musical guest stars—as these typically were taped after the closing segment was completed. Due to
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2233:Emmy Awards
1960:Flip Wilson
1950:Betty White
1891:Tina Turner
1864:The Sylvers
1799:Dinah Shore
1783:Neil Sedaka
1674:Peter Noone
1589:Jerry Lewis
1535:Bob Keeshan
1530:Howard Keel
1525:Alex Karras
1520:Gabe Kaplan
1503:Van Johnson
1434:Hugh Hefner
1266:Bobby Darin
1254:Tony Curtis
1137:Chuck Berry
1058:Syndication
1045:Marty Paich
941:(Tied with
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823:Tina Turner
811:The Osmonds
803:Jerry Lewis
787:Neil Sedaka
728:Ted Zeigler
724:Comedy Hour
639:Lily Tomlin
635:Flip Wilson
607:Ray Charles
603:David Bowie
467:Chuck Berry
455:Dinah Shore
423:Bobby Darin
419:Tony Curtis
397:(1971-1974)
391:(1973-1974)
385:(1973-1974)
379:(1973-1976)
373:(1972-1975)
367:(1971-1974)
365:Ted Zeigler
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349:(1971-1974)
343:(1971-1974)
251:Comedy Hour
218:(1976-1977)
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55:Directed by
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3065:Sonny Bono
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1621:Anne Meara
1611:Ed McMahon
1555:Don Knotts
1550:Ted Knight
1498:Elton John
1444:Honey Cone
1345:Glenn Ford
1219:Dick Clark
1204:Art Carney
1182:Edd Byrnes
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2524:Foxy Lady
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502:Cleopatra
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320:Teri Garr
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2443:Films
1977:Notes
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