April 2 1967 – ABC plans to pit Joey Bishop against Johnny Carson…
April 7, 1967 – Pete Barbuti hypes the upcoming United Network…
Pete Barbuti on the Johnny Carson show…
May 2, 1967 – A review of the fledgling United Network…
Read the Bill Dana cover story on the Sunday Seattle Times TV section;
Bill Dana review
The United Network started out a ratings success…
But there were financial problems with the United Network (May 23, 1967)…
June 1, 1967…
June 2, 1967 United Network status uncertain
The UNITED NETWORK filed a bankruptcy petition in late June 1967 claiming liabilities of $690,075.
[source: Seattle Times]
How’d that go for ya, ABC?