▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁Ca esar ▁and ▁Lie b man ▁met ▁with ▁Pat ▁We aver , ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁television ▁at ▁N BC , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁Ca esar ' s ▁first ▁series , ▁Admir al ▁Broadway ▁Rev ue ▁with ▁Im ogene ▁C oca . ▁The ▁Friday ▁show ▁was ▁simultaneously ▁broadcast ▁on ▁N BC ▁and ▁the ▁Du Mont ▁network , ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁immediate ▁success . ▁However , ▁its ▁spons or , ▁Admir al , ▁an ▁app liance ▁company , ▁could ▁not ▁keep ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁demand ▁for ▁its ▁new ▁television ▁sets , ▁so ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁cancel led ▁after ▁ 2 6 ▁weeks — ir on ically , ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁its ▁run away ▁success . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁Ca esar ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁of ▁Your ▁Show ▁of ▁Sh ows , ▁initially ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁two - hour ▁um bre lla ▁show , ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁Review ; ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 – 5 1 ▁season , ▁Your ▁Show ▁of ▁Sh ows ▁became ▁its ▁own , ▁ 9 0 - min ute ▁program ▁from ▁the ▁International ▁Theatre ▁at ▁ 5 ▁Columb us ▁Circle ▁and ▁later ▁The ▁Center ▁Theatre ▁at ▁Six th ▁Avenue ▁and ▁ 4 9 th ▁Street . ▁Burg ess ▁Mer ed ith ▁hosted ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁shows , ▁and ▁the ▁premi ere ▁featured ▁musical ▁guests ▁Ger tr ude ▁Lawrence