What is National I Love Lucy Day?
National I Love Lucy Day, October 15th, honors one of television's all-time favorites; I Love Lucy.
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I Love Lucy, an American sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley made its debut on October 15, 1951. With the first filmed and scripted program performed before a live audience, the program created a new television experience. The actors appeared for free after the studio literally knocked a hole in a concrete wall, resulting in theater seating for the once-banned fans. I Love Lucy's new look and feel Lucy received five Emmy Awards and received numerous accolades.
I Love Lucy was the most watched show in the United States in four of its six seasons. The sitcom was one of television firsts in the United States. It even ended on a first. According to Nielsen, the I Love Lucy show became the first to come to an end. TV Guide ranked the sitcom as the country's second best show of all time in 2002, and it landed on TIME Magazine's "Best TV Shows of All Time" list in 2007.
