▁G . I . T . ▁on ▁Broadway , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁D iana ▁Ross ▁and ▁the ▁Sup rem es ▁and ▁The ▁T empt ations ▁on ▁Broadway , ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁television ▁special ▁produced ▁by ▁Mot own ▁Produ ctions ▁and ▁George ▁Schl atter - Ed ▁Friend ly ▁Produ ctions . ▁The ▁special , ▁a ▁follow - up ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 8 ' s ▁successful ▁T CB ▁program , ▁is ▁a ▁musical ▁rev ue ▁st arring ▁Mot own ' s ▁two ▁most ▁popular ▁groups ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁D iana ▁Ross ▁and ▁the ▁Sup rem es ▁with ▁the ▁T empt ations . ▁Cont aining ▁primarily ▁Broadway ▁show t unes , ▁the ▁special ▁was ▁t aped ▁in ▁mid - 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁originally ▁broadcast ▁November ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁on ▁N BC . ▁Like ▁T CB , ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁program ▁was ▁derived ▁from ▁an ▁ac ron ym , ▁this ▁one ▁standing ▁for ▁" G ett in ' ▁It ▁T ogether ". ▁ ▁A ▁sound track ▁album ▁for ▁the ▁special , ▁titled ▁D iana ▁Ross ▁and ▁the ▁Sup rem es ▁and ▁The ▁T empt ations ▁on ▁Broadway , ▁was ▁issued ▁five ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁program ▁a ired . ▁Though ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁singles ▁released ▁from ▁this ▁album ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁" The ▁Rh ythm ▁of ▁Life " ▁did ▁become ▁a ▁Top ▁ 1 0 ▁hit ▁for ▁the ▁ensemble ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Two ▁months ▁after ▁its ▁release , ▁D iana