1. 6/8/1948  

First aired: 6/8/1948

This is the premiere episode of Texaco Star Theatre. Milton Berle is the first host, though he wouldn't become the official series star until the fall. His guests include: Senor Wences; Pearl Bailey; Spanish dancers Rosario and Antonio; acrobatic act the Moroccans; Al Kelly; and pitchman Sid Stone.

2. 6/15/1948  

First aired: 6/15/1948

Performers include Harry Richman, Valerie Bettis, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. Berle did not host.

3. 6/22/1948  

First aired: 6/22/1948

Milton Berle's guests include vaudeville/film comic Bert Wheeler performing one of his old routines; Harry Richman singing "Puttin' on the Ritz"; and a dog act. The finale featured Berle and Richman performing as Eddie Cantor and Al Jolson.

4. 6/29/1948  

First aired: 6/29/1948

Milton Berle is the scheduled host with guests including: comedian Henny Youngman.

5. 7/6/1948  

First aired: 7/6/1948

The scheduled host is song and dance man of vaudeville, films and Broadway William Gaxton.

6. 7/13/1948  

First aired: 7/13/1948

The scheduled host for this episode is Georgie Price. His guests are to include: The Andrews Sisters; family comedy acrobats act The Acromaniacs; comedy musician/trumpeter Vic Hyde; rumba dancers Raoul and Eva Reyes; and Sandra Barrett.

7. 7/20/1948  

First aired: 7/20/1948

Comedian Henny Youngman, king of the one-liners, hosts this week's show.

8. 7/27/1948  

First aired: 7/27/1948

The scheduled host for this episode is Georgie Price with guests film comedian Bert Wheeler and comic performer Al Bernie.

9. 8/3/1948  

First aired: 8/3/1948

Morey Amsterdam is the host of this week's show.

10. 8/10/1948  

First aired: 8/10/1948

No information about this episode is currently known.

11. 8/17/1948  

First aired: 8/17/1948

Morey Amsterdam is the host for this week's show. His scheduled guests include: Broadway musical/comedy performer Willie Howard, comedian Herb Shriner and Sandra Barrett.

12. 8/24/1948  

First aired: 8/24/1948

Comedian Jack Carter is the host of this episode. His scheduled guests include: vaudeville comedy team Smith and Dale; acrobatic act the Winter Sisters; and singing comedians Cross and Dunn.

13. 8/31/1948  

First aired: 8/31/1948

No information about this episode is currently known.

14. 9/7/1948  

First aired: 9/7/1948

Comedian Jack Carter is the host for this episode. His scheduled guests include: comic actress Eve Arden; radio and stage comic Jack Pearl; musical comedy performer Willie Howard; dance team Marge and Gower Champion; and comedian Herb Shriner.

15. 9/14/1948  

First aired: 9/14/1948

Peter Donald is the scheduled host. His guests are set to include: Broadway musical/comedy performer Willie Howard; comic performer Sid Caesar; Gil Maison and his dog act; and big band singers the Dewey Sisters.

16. 9/21/1948  

First aired: 9/21/1948

This show marks Milton Berle's "official" start as host of Texaco Star Theater, having been given the job earlier in the summer. His guests include: big band singer Evelyn Knight, vaudeville comedy team Smith and Dale; Four Carters; vaudevillians Park and Clifford; harmonica player Stan Fisher; and Phil Silvers.

17. 9/28/1948  

First aired: 9/28/1948

Milton Berle's scheduled guests include: musical/comedy actress Mary McCarty; tap dancers the Three Wilds; comedian Garry Moore; and Joe Phillips.

18. 10/5/1948  

First aired: 10/5/1948

Milton Berle's scheduled guests this week include: Joe Phillips, the Lange Acrobatic Troup, song-and-dance trio the Slate Brothers and, in is TV debut, Chico Marx.

19. 10/12/1948  

First aired: 10/12/1948

Milton Berle's scheduled guests include: comedian/impersonator Florence Desmond, Joe Phillips and boxer-turned-actor "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom.

20. 10/19/1948  

First aired: 10/19/1948

Milton Berle's guests this week include: Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard (aka, The Three Stooges).

21. 10/26/1948  

First aired: 10/26/1948

Milton Berle's scheduled guests this week include: Verna Raymond, Sid Caesar and singer Louis Prima.

22. 11/2/1948  

First aired: 11/2/1948

Uncle Miltie is the host of this election night episode.

23. 11/9/1948  

First aired: 11/9/1948

Milton Berle stars.

28. 12/14/1948  

First aired: 12/14/1948

Milton's guests include actor/vaudevillian James Barton and Metropolitan Opera star Lauritz Melchior.

31. 1/4/1949  

First aired: 1/14/1949

Milton's guests this week include: comedian Jack Carter; vaudeville comic Benny Fields; singers Cab Calloway and Patricia Morison; actors Jackie Cooper, Jackie Coogan and Mitzi Green.

33. 1/18/1949  

First aired: 1/18/1949

Milton Berle's scheduled guests include: singer Tony Martin, Carmen Miranda, trampoline novelty act the Margo, Paul and Paulette Trio, and comedienne/impersonator Florence Desmond. Berle appears in his infamous Carmen Miranda outfit.

34. 1/25/1949  

First aired: 1/25/1949

"Mr. Television" scheduled guests include: Lou Costello; Jose Ferrer; and singers Frances Faye and Julie Wilson.

35. 2/1/1949  

First aired: 2/1/1949

Comedian Jack Carter fills in as host for an ill Berle. His guests include: actress Beatrice Lillie.

36. 2/8/1949  

First aired: 2/8/1949

Jack Carter returns to guest host for a sick Berle. His guests include: comedians Jack Durant and Gracie Fields.

37. 2/15/1949  

First aired: 2/15/1949

Phil Baker guests hosts for Berle, who's recovering in Florida. His guests include: comics Herb Shriner and Benny Rubin; Sid Silvers; Marion Harris, Jr.; The Skating Mocks; Fred and Sledge; and comic actress Beatrice Kaye.

38. 2/22/1949  

First aired: 2/22/1949

Uncle Miltie remains out with an illness. His guest host is Walter O'Keefe. Scheduled guests include: Lucille Ball; ventriloquist Paul Winchell; the Ink Spots; the Mathes Duo; Bobby Brandt; and comic Wally Brown. The Ink Spots perform "If I Didn't Care" and "Maybe."

39. 3/1/1949  

First aired: 3/1/1949

Milton Berle returns after an illness and exhaustion. His scheduled guests include: singer/comedienne Virginia O'Brien; comic actor Billy Gilbert; Robert Alda; and musical/comedy performer Pat Rooney Sr.

40. 3/8/1949  

First aired: 3/8/1949

Milton's guests this show include: movie cowboy star William Boyd; the Lane Brothers; and singer Jane Froman. Comedy includes a take-off on Boyd's signature role, Hopalong Cassidy.

41. 3/15/1949  

First aired: 3/15/1949

Uncle Miltie's guests this week include: Peter Lorre; singer Phil Regan; the Stewart Morgan Dancers; Irish-American Celtic musicians the McNulty Family; and Joan Roberts.

42. 3/22/1949  

First aired: 3/22/1949

Milton Berle's guests include: Ethel Merman; Keye Luke; acrobat act Los Gottos; tap dancer Teddy Hale; and composers Joan Whitney and Alex Kramer, Charles Tobias, Maud Nugent and Lou Brown.

43. 3/29/1949  

First aired: 3/29/1949

Berle's scheduled guests on this show include: comedian Jackie Miles; and actress June Havoc.

44. 4/5/1949  

First aired: 4/5/1949

Milton's scheduled guests for this week include: actor Victor Moore; singer Jean Sablon; Gloria Colbert; and a special appearance by Basil Rathbone. The episode featured a take-off on Sherlock Holmes, titled "The Mystery of the Sen Sen Murder." Miltie played Holmes, Moore was Watson, with a cameo by "Rathbone of Scotland Yard".

45. 4/12/1949  

First aired: 4/12/1949

"Mr. Television" scheduled line-up features: actor Boris Karloff; singer Richard Tucker; Stan Fisher; Merle, Duval and Lee; and actress Peggy Ryan.

46. 4/19/1949  

First aired: 4/19/1949

Uncle Miltie's scheduled guests include: Martha Raye; and actor Basil Rathbone.

47. 4/26/1949  

First aired: 4/26/1949

Uncle Milty's scheduled guests include: comedian/magician Carl Ballentine; Ethel Merman; and Jack Worworth.

48. 5/3/1949  

First aired: 5/3/1949

Berle's scheduled guests include: film actor Walter Huston; and the Kanazawa Trio.

49. 5/10/1949  

First aired: 5/10/1949

Milton's scheduled guests this week include: opera baritone Robert Merrill; dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson; The Fontaines; and Lessy and Moore.

50. 5/17/1949  

First aired: 5/17/1949

Berle's guests this week include: comedian Georgie Price; "mentalist" Dunninger (from TV's The Bigelow Show); the Blackburn Twins; and actress/singer Janet Blair.

51. 5/24/1949  

First aired: 5/24/1949

Milton's guests this week include: comedian Leo DeLyon; and singers Dick Haymes and Lillian Roth.

53. 6/7/1949  

First aired: 6/7/1949

"Mr. Television's" guests include: boxer/actor "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom; and actor Brian Donlevy.

54. 6/14/1949  

First aired: 6/14/1949

Uncle Milty's guests this week include: singers Tony Martin and Lina Romay.