The Doris Day Show

(1968)

The Doris Day Show is an American sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from September 1968 until March 1973, remaining on the air for five seasons and 128 episodes. In addition to showcasing Doris Day, the show is remembered for its many abrupt format changes over the course of its five-year run. It is also remembered for Day's statement, in her autobiography Doris Day: Her Own Story, that her husband Martin Melcher had signed her to do the TV series without her knowledge, a fact she only discovered when Melcher died of heart disease on April 20, 1968. The TV show premiered on Tuesday, September 24, 1968.

Seasons

128

Episodes

Ended

Status

September 24, 1968

First Aired

Season Ratings

7.0→7.0

7.0/10(2 votes)

Networks: CBS

Genres: Comedy, Western

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Season 1

28 episodes • 1968

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Dinner For Mom	Sep 24, 1968
2	The Uniform	Oct 1, 1968
3	The Friend	Oct 8, 1968
4	The Matchmakers	Oct 22, 1968
5	The Songwriter	Oct 29, 1968
6	The Antique	Nov 12, 1968
7	Leroy B. Simpson	Nov 19, 1968
8	The Black Eye	Nov 26, 1968
9	The Librarian	Dec 3, 1968
10	The Camping Trip	Dec 10, 1968
11	The Job	Dec 17, 1968
12	Buck's Girl	Dec 24, 1968
13	The Relatives	Dec 31, 1968
14	Love a Duck	Jan 7, 1969
15	Let Them Out of the Nest	Jan 21, 1969
16	The Clock	Jan 28, 1969
17	The Buddy	Feb 4, 1969
18	The Flyboy	Feb 11, 1969
19	The Tournament	Feb 18, 1969
20	Love Thy Neighbor	Mar 4, 1969
21	The Con Man	Mar 11, 1969
22	The Musical	Mar 18, 1969
23	The Baby Sitter	Mar 25, 1969
24	The Still	Apr 1, 1969
25	The Gift	Apr 8, 1969
26	The Tiger	Apr 15, 1969
27	The Date	Apr 22, 1969
28	The Five Dollar Bill	Apr 29, 1969

Season 2

26 episodes • 1969Avg: 7.0Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Doris Gets a Job	Sep 22, 1969	0.0
2	A Frog Called Harold	Sep 29, 1969	0.0
3	Married for a Day	Oct 6, 1969	0.0
4	The Woman Hater	Oct 13, 1969	0.0
5	The Chocolate Bar War	Oct 20, 1969	0.0
6	The Health King	Nov 10, 1969	0.0
7	Doris, the Model	Nov 17, 1969	0.0
8	Doris Strikes Out	Nov 24, 1969	0.0
9	Singles Only	Dec 8, 1969	0.0
10	Togetherness	Dec 15, 1969	0.0
11	A Two-Family Christmas	Dec 22, 1969	7.0
12	You're as Old as You Feel	Dec 29, 1969	0.0
13	The Prizefighter and the Lady	Jan 5, 1970	0.0
14	Doris vs. the Computer	Jan 12, 1970	0.0
15	Hot Dogs	Jan 19, 1970	0.0
16	Today's World Catches the Measles	Jan 26, 1970	0.0
17	The Gas Station	Feb 2, 1970	0.0
18	Kidnapped	Feb 9, 1970	0.0
19	Buck's Portrait	Feb 16, 1970	0.0
20	Doris Hires a Millionaire (1)	Feb 23, 1970	0.0
21	Doris Hires a Millionaire (2)	Mar 2, 1970	0.0
22	A Woman's Intuition	Mar 9, 1970	0.0
23	Doris Meets a Prince	Mar 16, 1970	0.0
24	The Duke Returns	Mar 23, 1970	0.0
25	The Office Troubleshooter	Mar 30, 1970	0.0
26	Colonel Fairburn Takes Over	Apr 6, 1970	0.0

Season 3

26 episodes • 1970

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Doris Finds an Apartment	Sep 14, 1970
2	The Feminist	Sep 21, 1970
3	How Can I Ignore the Man Next Door?	Sep 28, 1970
4	Dinner for One	Oct 5, 1970
5	Doris Leaves Today's World (1)	Oct 12, 1970
6	Doris Leaves Today's World (2)	Oct 19, 1970
7	The Fashion Show	Oct 26, 1970
8	Lost and Found	Nov 2, 1970
9	Duke the Performer	Nov 9, 1970
10	Doris the Spy	Nov 16, 1970
11	Tony Bennett is Eating Here	Nov 23, 1970
12	Cousin Charlie	Nov 30, 1970
13	Love Makes the Pizza Go Round	Dec 7, 1970
14	Buck Visits the Big City	Dec 14, 1970
15	It's Christmas Time in the City	Dec 21, 1970
16	Doris vs Pollution	Dec 28, 1970
17	The Forward Pass	Jan 11, 1971
18	Duke's Girlfriend	Jan 18, 1971
19	Jarvis' Uncle	Jan 25, 1971
20	Lassoin' Leroy	Feb 1, 1971
21	Colonel Fairburn, Jr.	Feb 8, 1971
22	Billy's First Date	Feb 15, 1971
23	Doris Goes to Hollywood	Feb 22, 1971
24	Skiing Anyone?	Mar 1, 1971
25	The Father-Son Weekend	Mar 8, 1971
26	Young Love	Mar 15, 1971

Season 4

24 episodes • 1971

#	Episode	Air Date
1	And Here's ... Doris	Sep 13, 1971
2	Mr. and Mrs. Raffles	Sep 20, 1971
3	When in Rome, Don't	Sep 27, 1971
4	Charity Begins at the Office	Oct 4, 1971
5	A Weighty Problem	Oct 11, 1971
6	The People's Choice	Oct 18, 1971
7	A Fine Romance	Oct 25, 1971
8	The Albatross	Nov 1, 1971
9	Have I Got a Fellow for You	Nov 8, 1971
10	To England with Doris	Nov 15, 1971
11	The Shiek of Araby	Nov 22, 1971
12	Doris and the Doctor	Nov 29, 1971
13	Happiness is Not Being Fired	Dec 6, 1971
14	Whodunnit, Doris?	Dec 13, 1971
15	The Wings of An Angel	Dec 27, 1971
16	Doris at Sea	Jan 3, 1972
17	The Sorrow of Sanapur	Jan 10, 1972
18	The Blessed Event	Jan 17, 1972
19	Who's Got the Trenchcoat?	Jan 24, 1972
20	Doris's House Guest	Jan 31, 1972
21	The Crapshooter Who Would Be King	Feb 7, 1972
22	Cover Girl	Feb 21, 1972
23	Gowns by Louie	Feb 28, 1972
24	There's a Horse Thief in Every Family Tree	Mar 6, 1972

Season 5

24 episodes • 1972

#	Episode	Air Date
1	No More Advice ... Please	Sep 11, 1972
2	The Great Talent Raid	Sep 18, 1972
3	Just a Miss Understanding	Sep 25, 1972
4	The Press Secretary	Oct 2, 1972
5	Peeping Tom	Oct 9, 1972
6	Forgive and Forget	Oct 16, 1972
7	Debt of Honor	Oct 23, 1972
8	Jimmy the Gent	Nov 6, 1972
9	The Music Man	Nov 13, 1972
10	Detective Story	Nov 20, 1972
11	The Co-Op	Nov 27, 1972
12	Anniversary Gift	Dec 11, 1972
13	The New Boss	Dec 18, 1972
14	Follow That Dog	Jan 1, 1973
15	The Hoax	Jan 8, 1973
16	The Last Huzzah	Jan 15, 1973
17	Hospital Benefit	Jan 22, 1973
18	It's a Dog's Life	Jan 29, 1973
19	Family Magazine	Feb 5, 1973
20	A Small Cure for Big Alimony	Feb 12, 1973
21	The Magnificent Fraud	Feb 19, 1973
22	Meant for Each Other	Feb 26, 1973
23	Welcome to Big Sur	Mar 5, 1973
24	Byline ... Alias Doris	Mar 12, 1973

Top Cast

Doris Day

Doris Martin

John Dehner

Cy Bennett

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