This was during the season when Red filmed his half-hour series (he thought by filming it in advance, on a "stop and go" basis, it would help him become less worried about finishing his shows "on time", and 'block" his sketches better). By the time his sponsor, Procter & Gamble [Tide], and NBC, dropped him at the end of the 1952-'53 season, he moved to CBS, resuming his "live" format.
This was during the season when Red filmed his half-hour series (he thought by filming it in advance, on a "stop and go" basis, it would help him become less worried about finishing his shows "on time", and 'block" his sketches better). By the time his sponsor, Procter & Gamble [Tide], and NBC, dropped him at the end of the 1952-'53 season, he moved to CBS, resuming his "live" format.
fromthesidelines 2 months ago