[4][5] In later seasons, the male chorus was supplemented by unannounced mystery guests, only admitted to at the end of the year.
[7] A May 1961 test broadcast received more than 20,000 positive letters and telegrams, billed as "one of the largest totals in TV history.
"[8] Miller cast his choir for their voices, explaining "if a guy's bald or if he's fat, that's the way he'll appear on the show.
He noted that the singers took a longer time to rehearse than trained dancers, but that viewers could identify with them better than "Adonises.
[9] By January 1964, Broadcasting magazine was predicting that the series would be cancelled due to low ratings, and the change of the music scene (the forthcoming British Invasion).