Just about all that the removed during the infamous “Rural Purge” as they hardened TV as a liberal delivery system.
Here is a list:
1969–70 season
The Original Amateur Hour (DuMont, 1947–49; NBC, 1949–54 and 1957–59; ABC, 1955–57 and 1960; CBS, 1959–1970)
Petticoat Junction (CBS, 1963–1970)[1]
The Red Skelton Show (NBC, 1951–53; CBS, 1953–1970; NBC, 1970–71. Cancelled by CBS and renewed by NBC)
The Jackie Gleason Show (DuMont, 1950-52; CBS, 1952–1970)
1970–71 season[edit]
Green Acres (CBS, 1965–1971)[1]
The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962–1971)[1]
Mayberry R.F.D. (CBS, 1968–1971; following The Andy Griffith Show, CBS, 1960-68)[1]
Hee-Haw (CBS, 1969–1971,[1] first run syndication 1971–1991)
Lassie (CBS, 1954–1971, first run syndication 1971–1973)
Family Affair (CBS, 1966–1971)
Hogan’s Heroes (CBS, 1965–1971)
The Jim Nabors Hour (CBS, 1969–1971)[1]
The Red Skelton Show (cancelled by NBC)
The Lawrence Welk Show (locally in Los Angeles 1951–1955, ABC, 1955–1971, first run syndication 1971–1982)
The Johnny Cash Show (ABC, 1969–1971)
The Governor & J.J. (CBS, two seasons)
The Virginian (NBC, 9 seasons)
The Andy Williams Show (NBC, 10 seasons)
Wild Kingdom (NBC, 1963–1971; syndication 1971–1988)
1971–72 season[edit]
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (CBS, 1969–1972)
My Three Sons (ABC, 1960–65; CBS, 1965–72)
1972–73 season[edit]
Bonanza (NBC, 1959–1973)
The Doris Day Show (CBS, 1968-1973 - though deviated from its rural/family theme after the 1970-71 season)
1973–74 season[edit]
Here’s Lucy (CBS, 1968–74, following the related CBS series The Lucy Show (1962–1968), The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957–1960), and I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
1974–75 season[edit]
Gunsmoke (CBS, 1955–1975)
Homicide:Life on the Street.
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The sad thing is that most of the people who were in these series are not with us any more nor has there been anyone who came after them that could even begin to take their place.