late-night show featured regulars Ann Elder, Pete Barbutti, Danny Meahan, Joanne Worley, Cully Richards and Jack Sheldon. The network itself, except for a few independent stations in the larger markets, was mostly made up of CBS stations who aired The Las Vegas Show at 11:30 local time, tape delayed from the 11:00 start seen on United-only east coast stations. The network called WPIX in New York City and KHJ-TV in Los Angeles their flagship stations, even though neither was owned by Overmyer/United. Additionally, the WPIX broadcast was often delayed until the weekend due to their commitment to New York Yankees baseball. The network also lacked clearance in some large cities, including San Francisco (which was waiting for KEMO to be approved by the FCC). The end The average viewership for The Las Vegas Show was 2.6 million. Despite the hype, initially good reviews and high-caliber guest stars, the UN quickly started to bleed money; the transmission lines leased from AT&T, which was the main carrier for television network transmissions at the time, proved to be too expensive. Sources close to United also claimed that the network launch was too close to the end of the traditional broadcast season, when major sponsors were near the end of their advertising budgets. (During the last days of operation, network president Oliver Treyz made an on-air appeal to potential sponsors, pointing out that air time on The Las Vegas Show was a mere $6,000 a minute, barely a third of what NBC was charging for The Tonight Show.) Both the show and the network disappeared after the June 1 (some sources say June 3 or June 5) broadcast. A notice was sent to the network's 107 affiliate stations the first week of June. The notice stated: At the time of the company's bankruptcy declaration, the United Network had accrued a nearly $700,000 debt. Overmyer / United affiliates The Las Vegas Show was aired in the following markets as verified by citations: Known markets that did not air The Las Vegas Show: San Francisco, CA, Birmingham, AL, Knoxville, TN, Lincoln, NE, Baton Rouge, LA, Fort Wayne, IN, Columbus, OH, Dayton, OH, Des Moines. IA Louisville, KY, Sacramento, CA, Lexington, KY, Providence, RI, Raleigh, NC, Tulsa, OK, Jackson, MS, Albany - Schenectady, NY, Scranton, PA, Harrisburg, PA, York - Lancaster, PA, Altoona - Johnstown, PA, Johnson City, TN, Tallahassee, FL, Amarillo, TX, Lubbock, TX, Youngstown, OH,