[1][2] Between 1951 and 1957, Desi Arnaz (1917–1986) and Lucille Ball (1911–1989) starred in and produced (via their Desilu production company) the immensely popular I Love Lucy show.

It ran opposite the competing ABC television network's highly rated 77 Sunset Strip that season, and the Arnaz–Ball divorce in 1960.

After CBS passed on the idea to produce a weekly version, The Untouchables became a hit series on ABC and ran for four seasons (1959–1963).

Stack accepted at once and began filming the next day [3] Music for the show was composed by John Waldo "Johnny" Green.

[4] Several notable people contributed to one or more episodes of the show, including (in alphabetical order):[citation needed] Westinghouse bought CBS in 1995, and renamed itself after its prime asset in 1997.