The Dick Cavett Show most often refers to the shows on ABC-TV that Dick Cavett hosted between 1968 and 1975 in New York. The show ran opposite NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. In addition to the usual monologue, Cavett opened each show reading selected questions written by audience members, to which he would respond with witty rejoinders. Typically each show had several guests, but occasionally Cavett would devote an entire show to a single guest. These shows helped showcase Cavett's skills as a host who could attract guests that otherwise might not do interviews, at the expense of some of the excitement that might ensue from the multiple-guest format. While Cavett and Carson shared many of the same guests, Cavett was receptive to rock and roll artists to a degree unusual at the time, as well as authors, politicians, and other personalities outside the entertainment field. The wide variety of guests, combined with Cavett's literate and intelligent approach to comedy, appealed to a significant enough number of viewers to keep the show running for several years despite the competition from Carson's show.
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | November 1966 | December 2006 | 14 |
| Season 1968 | March 1968 | October 1968 | 162 |
| Season 1969 | January 1969 | December 1969 | 32 |
| Season 1970 | January 1970 | December 1970 | 55 |
| Season 1971 | January 1971 | December 1971 | 121 |
| Season 1972 | January 1972 | December 1972 | 116 |
| Season 1973 | January 1973 | December 1973 | 44 |
| Season 1974 | January 1974 | December 1974 | 21 |
| Season 1975 | January 1975 | August 1975 | 2 |
| Season 1977 | August 1977 | December 1977 | 50 |
| Season 1978 | January 1978 | December 1978 | 152 |
| Season 1979 | January 1979 | December 1979 | 151 |
| Season 1980 | January 1980 | December 1980 | 148 |
| Season 1981 | January 1981 | December 1981 | 129 |
| Season 1982 | January 1982 | April 1982 | 39 |
| Season 1985 | September 1985 | December 1985 | 16 |
| Season 1986 | January 1986 | December 1986 | 36 |
| Season 1987 | January 1987 | 1 | |
| Season 1989 | April 1989 | December 1989 | 128 |
| Season 1990 | January 1990 | December 1990 | 152 |
| Season 1991 | January 1991 | December 1991 | 83 |
| Season 1992 | January 1992 | December 1992 | 118 |
| Season 1993 | January 1993 | December 1993 | 63 |
| Season 1994 | January 1994 | December 1994 | 11 |
| Season 1995 | January 1995 | December 1995 | 75 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 2 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specials | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 1921 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 1921 |
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