This past week Paramount and PBS
announced the
January 29th DVD release of the upcoming mini-series,
Pioneers of Television. This 4-part feature by Steve Boettcher will bring us back to the early days of the tube, with legendary stars like Lucille Ball, Desi Arnez, Steve Allen, The Smothers Brothers, Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Andy Griffith, Carol Burnett, Bob Barker, Flip Wilson...and the hottest host of late night TV ever, Johnny Carson, who takes center stage on this package art:

