The Dean Martin Show is a TV variety-comedy series that ran from 1965 to 1974 for 264 episodes. It was broadcast by NBC and hosted by Dean Martin. The theme song to the series was his 1964 hit "Everybody Loves Somebody." Nielsen ratings Season 1 (September 16, 1965 – May 5, 1966, 31 episodes): #52 Season 2 (September 8, 1966 – April 27, 1967, 33 episodes): #14 Season 3 (September 14, 1967 – April 4, 1968, 30 episodes): #8 Season 4 (September 19, 1968 – April 24, 1969, 30 episodes): #8 Season 5 (September 18, 1969 – June 18, 1970, 31 episodes): #14 Season 6 (September 17, 1970 – April 8, 1971, 28 episodes): #24 Season 7 (September 16, 1971 – April 13, 1972, 28 episodes): #36 Season 8 (September 14, 1972 – April 12, 1973, 28 episodes): #49 Season 9 (September 6, 1973 – April 5, 1974, 25 episodes): #42 This was Martin's second run as a variety show host, as he previously hosted two variety shows that aired on the NBC anthology series Ford Startime (1959-1960). The series was a staple for NBC, airing Thursdays at 10:00 p.m. for eight years until its move to Fridays at 10:00 p.m. for the final season and a change in format. It was more popular among white-collar workers than with blue-collar ones; a 1968 survey ranked the show #2 overall among white-collar workers and the highest-ranked first-run series (the highest-rated show among white collar workers was a Saturday night movie umbrella showcase), ranking ahead of the overall first place program The Andy Griffith Show in that demographic. The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast, a series of specials spun off from the final season, generated solid ratings for 10 years on NBC. Development Martin was initially reluctant to do the show, partially because he did not want to turn down movie and nightclub performances. His terms were deliberately unrealistic: as author Lee Hale recalled, "He presented [NBC] with a list of demands he thought it would be impossible to fill. He asked for an outrageous amount of money, of course, but there was more. He only wanted to work one day a week, and that day had to be Sunday. He didn't want to do anything but announce the acts. He didn't even want to sing if he didn't feel like it... But surprisingly NBC agreed to each of his demands. 'They should