document_title: List of Call the Midwife episodes

question_text: call the midwife season 1 how many episodes

text: List of Call the Midwife episodes

text: Series overview[edit]

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Series
Episodes
Originally aired
Ave. UK viewers
(millions)

First aired
Last aired

1
6
15 January 2012 (2012-01-15)
19 February 2012 (2012-02-19)
10.61

2
8 (+1)
25 December 2012 (special)
20 January 2013 (2013-01-20)
10 March 2013 (2013-03-10)
10.47

3
8 (+1)
25 December 2013 (special)
19 January 2014 (2014-01-19)
9 March 2014 (2014-03-09)
10.54

4
8 (+1)
25 December 2014 (special)
18 January 2015 (2015-01-18)
8 March 2015 (2015-03-08)
10.82[a]

5
8 (+1)
25 December 2015 (special)
17 January 2016 (2016-01-17)
6 March 2016 (2016-03-06)
10.54[a]

6
8 (+1)
25 December 2016 (special)
22 January 2017 (2017-01-22)
12 March 2017 (2017-03-12)
10.75[a]

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text: Series 1 (2012)[edit]

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Series 1

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Episode
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Original air date
UK viewers
(millions) [12]

1
Episode 1
Philippa Lowthorpe
Heidi Thomas
15 January 2012 (2012-01-15)
9.83

In 1957, Jenny Lee (Jessica Raine) arrives for her new job at Nonnatus House, a nursing convent in the Poplar district of London. The convent is home to a small order of nuns consisting of Sisters Julienne (Jenny Agutter), Evangelina (Pam Ferris), Bernadette (Laura Main), and Monica Joan (Judy Parfitt). Two other midwives, Trixie Franklin (Helen George) and Cynthia Miller (Bryony Hannah), already work at the convent, as does handyman Fred (Cliff Parisi). Jenny also meets local physician Dr. Patrick Turner (Stephen McGann). After some initial difficulties fitting in, Jenny's first assigned expectant mother is Conchita Warren, a Spanish woman who already has a huge family. Conchita suffers a concussion in a fall, which also triggers premature labour, making Jenny's first delivery a traumatic and difficult one which she must handle alone.

2
Episode 2
Philippa Lowthorpe
Heidi Thomas
22 January 2012 (2012-01-22)
10.47

New midwife Camilla Fortescue-Cholmondeley-Browne, nicknamed Chummy (Miranda Hart), arrives at the convent to begin work. She hails from an upper-class background and aspires to become a Christian missionary, but finds getting to grips with her new job difficult and Sister Evangelina a harsh critic. While struggling to learn to ride a bicycle (which the midwives use to make their rounds), she encounters local policeman Peter Noakes (Ben Caplan). Meanwhile, Jenny befriends Mary, a pregnant teenaged girl from Ireland, who was forced into prostitution upon her arrival in London but wants to try to make a better life for herself and her child. Ultimately, reflecting the morals of the era, Mary's baby is removed from her after the birth.

3
Episode 3
Philippa Lowthorpe
Jack Williams
29 January 2012 (2012-01-29)
10.66

While undertaking district nursing work, Jenny befriends Joe, an elderly former soldier who now lives alone in a run-down, roach-infested flat, in a tenement block which has been condemned. Jenny attempts to revive his spirits by helping him attend an upcoming reunion of his old regiment. Meanwhile, Trixie and Cynthia deal with the case of a woman in her forties who is upset at having become pregnant comparatively late in life, even though her husband is delighted at the prospect. It is later revealed that her reluctance to give birth is because she knows that the child will be dark-skinned, the result of a brief affair. When the child is born, her husband adores the baby nevertheless.

4
Episode 4
Jamie Payne
Esther Wilson
5 February 2012 (2012-02-05)
10.89

Jenny delivers a baby girl to Shirley Redmond, but soon afterwards the newborn disappears from her pram, leading to a tense and widespread search. Following a hunch, Jenny discovers the child was snatched by Mary, the Irish girl whom she had befriended previously and who was left traumatised by having her own child taken from her. At Jenny's request, the nuns of Nonnatus House petition the police not to prosecute the young runaway. Meanwhile, Cynthia deals with the case of a middle-aged headmaster and his young wife who are expecting their first child, but the couple are devastated when the wife is afflicted by eclampsia.

5
Episode 5
Jamie Payne
Harriet Warner
12 February 2012 (2012-02-12)
10.42

The nuns and midwives come to the assistance of their cleaner, Peggy, whose brother has been diagnosed with cancer. While caring for him, Jenny learns about how the siblings grew up together in a harsh workhouse and how they developed an incestuous relationship which has persisted ever since. Meanwhile, Fred has acquired a pig and plans to make money by selling its bacon, but he soon discovers the pig is pregnant and can no longer bring himself to raise it for food. He enlists the help of the midwives, who for once must assist in the birth of animals rather than humans.

6
Episode 6
Jamie Payne
Heidi Thomas
19 February 2012 (2012-02-19)
11.41

Sister Monica Joan, whose mental health has long been a concern, contracts pneumonia after roaming the streets at night in a state of emotional distress and is subsequently arrested for theft and put on trial. Meanwhile, Chummy's mother visits her to pass judgement on PC Noakes, whom the midwife is courting, but the aristocratic but now impoverished Lady Browne clearly does not approve of her daughter's relationship with a working-class man. Desperate to please her mother, Chummy decides that the only course of action is to end her relationship with the policeman. The other midwives convince her to change her mind, and the episode concludes with the couple's wedding.

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Christmas special

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Episode
Directed by
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Original air date
UK viewers
(millions) [12]

7
Christmas special
Philippa Lowthorpe
Heidi Thomas
25 December 2012 (2012-12-25)
10.18

As it is Nurse Lee's first Christmas in Poplar, she is put in charge of caring for the destitute Mrs Jenkins alongside one of the sisters. Mrs Jenkins mistakes Jenny for her daughter Rosie, whom she lost when admitted to the workhouse. Chummy is busy preparing for the nativity play, which will be performed for the Mayor of Poplar, and all hands are needed to produce the ever growing number of costumes and props needed for the play. Meanwhile, a young teenage girl who helps her mother with her brothers is also secretly pregnant, and when a baby is left at the convent's front door, the infant's mother must be found.

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Series 2

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Original air date
UK viewers
(millions) [12]

8
Episode 1
Philippa Lowthorpe
Heidi Thomas
20 January 2013 (2013-01-20)
10.79

Jenny is assigned a new patient, Molly Brignall, who has an abusive husband, and Jenny must handle the case very carefully. Trixie and Sister Evangelina are called to a foreign cargo ship docked in London and discover that the captain's daughter is about to have a baby after her father has brought her along and allowed various members of the crew to have sex with her as a way of relieving the tensions of the long periods spent at sea.

9
Episode 2
Roger Goldby
Harriet Warner
27 January 2013 (2013-01-27)
10.24

A baby delivered by Cynthia dies in mysterious circumstances soon afterwards. The police become involved, and other pregnant women refuse to allow the shy young midwife to attend them, bringing Cynthia to the verge of a breakdown. Chummy's decision to apply to undertake missionary work in Africa leads her to question her priorities. Meanwhile, a chance encounter returns former boyfriend Jimmy to Jenny's life, but she is surprised to find that he has a pregnant girlfriend.

10
Episode 3
Roger Goldby
Heidi Thomas & John Martin Johnson
3 February 2013 (2013-02-03)
10.85

Jenny is reluctantly seconded to the London Hospital and finds herself working on the male surgical ward under a stern surgeon with whom she finds herself clashing. In the absence of Jenny and Chummy, a new orderly, the shy and withdrawn Jane Sutton (Dorothy Atkinson), fills in at Nonnatus House. The staff deal with a formidable pair of twins who share a husband; one of them is now pregnant and the other refuses to allow her to be treated by the midwives. Jenny once again crosses paths with Jimmy, who has been hospitalised, and she helps to save his life when the surgeon misdiagnoses him.

11
Episode 4
Roger Goldby
Mark Catley
10 February 2013 (2013-02-10)
10.42

Back in Poplar, Jenny assists at the birth of a baby boy who is born with spina bifida. His parents cannot come to terms with their son's condition, which also affects Jenny. Meanwhile, the mousy Jane undergoes a somewhat hesitant romance with the Reverend Thornton Applebee-Thornton, an Anglican priest staying at Nonnatus House.

12
Episode 5
China Moo-Young
Heidi Thomas
17 February 2013 (2013-02-17)
10.15

Sister Bernadette suffers a crisis as she struggles to come to terms with her burgeoning romantic feelings for Dr. Turner. Preparations are underway for the annual summer fete and Trixie volunteers to enlist a celebrity judge for the baby show, but when she secures the services of a top television star, he turns out to have a darker side when he tries to force himself on her. Jenny meets an expectant mother who already has eight children and does not believe she will be able to cope with another. After Jenny's attempts to reassure her fail, she undergoes an illegal abortion which leaves her fighting for her life.

13
Episode 6
China Moo-Young
Jess Williams
24 February 2013 (2013-02-24)
10.26

Fearing an epidemic of tuberculosis, Dr. Turner arranges for a mass X-ray programme to come to Poplar. When Sister Bernadette undergoes a chest X-ray to encourage a reluctant girl, she is devastated to discover that she has the illness. Jenny encounters a dying pub owner who lost almost his entire family to tuberculosis, and must try to reconcile him with his only surviving child.

14
Episode 7
Minkie Spiro
Harriet Warner
3 March 2013 (2013-03-03)
10.68

Chummy and Peter return to Poplar, revealing the surprise that she is pregnant. Sister Evangelina and Fred try out a new scooter. Jenny tends to a Jamaican immigrant who struggles to deal with racial abuse from her neighbours even as she goes into labour, while Cynthia deals with a diabetic pub owner who bullies his wife. Sister Bernadette comes to a decision about her feelings for Dr. Turner.

15
Episode 8
Minkie Spiro
Heidi Thomas
10 March 2013 (2013-03-10)
10.38

As Chummy and Peter prepare to become parents, Fred has a visit from his daughter Dolly, who also has a baby on the way. Sister Bernadette's health crisis has passed and she will soon be free to leave the sanatorium, but she must now decide whether to return to Nonnatus House or leave the order. Jimmy reappears, accompanied by his handsome colleague Alec, having been tasked by the council to survey the buildings in the area. Alec seems keen on Jenny, and an evening out to a jazz club sees romance blossom. Chummy goes into labour and gives birth to a son whom she names Fred. Sister Bernadette resigns as a nun, and she and Dr Turner become engaged. But there is bad news for the midwives as Nonnatus House is earmarked for demolition.

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Christmas special

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UK viewers
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16
Christmas special
Thea Sharrock
Heidi Thomas
25 December 2013 (2013-12-25)
9.16

Shelagh (formerly Sister Bernadette) agonises over her decision to leave the convent and marry Dr Turner, and when his son Timothy is diagnosed with polio the wedding is called off. Trixie tries to help a patient's husband who has been traumatised by his time fighting in the Korean War. An unexploded German bomb is discovered near the convent, forcing local residents to flee their homes. Ultimately Shelagh and Dr Turner's wedding takes place, but damage caused by the controlled detonation of the bomb advances the demolition of Nonnatus House.

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17
Episode 1
Thea Sharrock
Heidi Thomas
19 January 2014 (2014-01-19)
11.35

It is now 1959, and the nuns and midwives move into a new Nonnatus House, joined by new arrival Sister Winifred (Victoria Yeates), while Chummy struggles to adjust to life as a housewife. The weekly clinics are also at a new location and it proves hard to raise awareness until Chummy manages to arrange for Princess Margaret to make an official visit. Jenny and Dr. Turner find it hard to identify why a mother's two children are regularly ill, but an antique book belonging to Sister Monica Joan unexpectedly provides the clue that leads to a diagnosis of the then little-known condition cystic fibrosis. After delivering a baby in an emergency, Chummy is asked to return to Nonnatus House as a part-time midwife.

18
Episode 2
Juliet May
Harriet Warner
26 January 2014 (2014-01-26)
10.83

Jenny is promoted to the position of nursing sister over the more experienced Trixie, which causes resentment between the pair. After attending a lecture by a prominent doctor, Cynthia attempts to introduce more modern approaches to relaxation and pain relief during childbirth, but meets resistance from Sister Evangelina. Ultimately, however, her methods are vindicated when they help a young mother cope with a difficult birth. Jenny deals with Doris, a mother with an aggressive husband whose delivery will reveal her infidelity. She plans to abandon the baby but is persuaded by Jenny to follow the proper procedures for having the infant adopted. Despite their best efforts, Doris' husband discovers her secret, forcing a more hasty and distressing parting between mother and child.

19
Episode 3
Juliet May
Liz Lake
2 February 2014 (2014-02-02)
10.55

When the regular midwifery team at HM Prison Holloway is stricken with influenza, Sister Julienne and Trixie are drafted in to cover, and both find the conditions hard to deal with. Sister Julienne becomes involved with Stella Crangle, a heavily pregnant inmate who wishes to better herself and is afraid that after she has given birth the prison authorities will remove her child from her. Sister Julienne and Trixie meet Chaplain Tom Hereward while at the prison. Shelagh and Dr. Turner long to start a family and are devastated when it is found that, as a result of her earlier tuberculosis, she is unable to have children. Fred secures theatre tickets as a treat for Chummy's birthday but is left embarrassed when they turn out to be counterfeit.

20
Episode 4
Juliet May
Gabbie Asher and Heidi Thomas
9 February 2014 (2014-02-09)
10.23

When Jenny's boyfriend Alec invites her to spend the weekend with him in Brighton, she is suspicious of his motives. Soon afterwards, he is involved in an accident at work and, although he initially seems to be recovering, he takes a turn for the worse and dies, leaving Jenny devastated. Sister Winifred helps an elderly Jewish woman who has not left her flat for twelve years. Shelagh attempts to find a new purpose in life by reviving the Poplar Choral Society. Jenny is persuaded to take compassionate leave and go to stay at the nuns' "mother house" for a time.

21
Episode 5
China Moo-Young
Heidi Thomas
16 February 2014 (2014-02-16)
10.15

With Jenny away and Sister Julienne taken ill, Shelagh takes over the administration of Nonnatus House and engages the services of new midwife Patsy Mount (Emerald Fennell). The staff are planning a jubilee party to mark the anniversary of Sister Evangelina having taken her final vows, but she is opposed to the celebration. An attempt to contact her family leads to an unwelcome encounter with her brother, an alcoholic derelict. Meanwhile, Sally, a woman with Down's syndrome, living in a residential home, has become pregnant. Her family are angry and believe that one of the staff must have abused her, but it turns out she has formed a relationship with Jacob, another resident at the home. The staff refuse to accept that the couple's relationship is genuine and, after the baby is stillborn, Jacob is removed to another home in Scotland. Jessica Raine retains top billing for this episode, even though she is only seen briefly in a non-speaking role.

22
Episode 6
China Moo-Young
Damian Wayling
23 February 2014 (2014-02-23)
10.49

Trixie is delighted when handsome curate Tom Hereward invites her to a cricket match, but is less impressed to find that they are taking a group of Cub Scouts to Clacton-on-Sea in a run-down old bus which breaks down en route. Patsy recognises a patient's mystery ailment as the legacy of a tropical disease contracted in a prisoner-of-war camp in the Far East, and reveals that she grew up in Singapore and was herself in an internment camp during the Second World War. Shelagh and Dr. Turner resolve to look into adopting a child. Jessica Raine does not appear at all in this episode.

23
Episode 7
Minkie Spiro
Harriet Warner
2 March 2014 (2014-03-02)
10.65

Jenny returns to work, but is seconded to the London Hospital, where she finds her approach to patient care hampered by strict regulations. Chummy is surprised to find that her parents have separated, and invites her mother to stay, despite the haughty Lady Browne's disdain for her daughter's lifestyle. Later, Chummy is devastated to learn that her mother is suffering from terminal cancer. Sister Julienne and Cynthia help a young mother who, after giving birth, displays increasingly irrational behaviour, nearly jumping off a bridge with her baby. She is eventually diagnosed with puerperal psychosis and sent to a mental institution for treatment. Shelagh and Dr. Turner's plan to adopt a child is threatened when background checks reveal that he spent time in a military mental institution after serving in the Second World War.

24
Episode 8
Minkie Spiro
Heidi Thomas
9 March 2014 (2014-03-09)
10.09

Shelagh and Dr. Turner are approved for adoption and become the parents of a baby girl. Chummy's colleagues rally round as her mother's condition deteriorates and Lady Browne eventually dies peacefully in bed at Chummy's house. The experience has a particular effect on Jenny, who decides that her vocation now lies with caring for the terminally ill, and she resigns from Nonnatus House, leaving midwifery behind to begin a new career as a Marie Curie nurse.

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Christmas special

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UK viewers
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25
Christmas special
Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Heidi Thomas
25 December 2014 (2014-12-25)
9.69

When harsh conditions at a home for unmarried expectant mothers are exposed, Chummy and Patsy are required to take over the running of the home, and later help a young mother decide that she is not as set on giving her baby up for adoption as she had thought. Cynthia wrestles with a calling to become a nun, but an encounter with a former mental hospital inmate helps her to make up her mind and she leaves midwifery behind to become a postulant. Although the character of Jenny was written out at the end of the previous series, Vanessa Redgrave continues to provide voice-overs as "mature" Jenny and appears on-screen for the first time in a framing sequence set in 2005.

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UK viewers
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26
Episode 1
Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Heidi Thomas
18 January 2015 (2015-01-18)
10.55

In 1960, new nurse Barbara Gilbert (Charlotte Ritchie) arrives to take up duties at Nonnatus House, but struggles to make a good first impression, especially when a late-night drinking session with Trixie and Patsy leaves her extremely hungover. Trixie helps a family of four children who are regularly left alone by their mother in conditions of abject squalor, which brings back bad memories of her own childhood. Impressed by the qualities she displays in dealing with the situation, her boyfriend Tom asks her to marry him. Sister Evangelina finally seeks help for pains which have been troubling her for some time. Chummy temporarily leaves Nonnatus House to take over as matron of the mother and baby home.

27
Episode 2
Juliet May
Heidi Thomas
25 January 2015 (2015-01-25)
10.98

Another new nurse, Phyllis Crane (Linda Bassett), joins the staff at Nonnatus House and infuriates the staff, especially Sister Evangelina, with her officious manner. Sister Julienne is delighted when rich benefactor Charles Newgarden (Nicholas Farrell) resolves to leave a legacy to the convent, but finds herself tormented when it is revealed that it is a man with whom she shared a romantic relationship 30 years earlier. Barbara and Patsy are both devastated when they deliver a stillborn child to a young Trinidadian mother, but everyone is delighted when her labour continues and a healthy twin is born. Trixie's obsession with organising an extravagant engagement party threatens to drive a wedge between her and Tom.

28
Episode 3
Juliet May
Harriet Warner
1 February 2015 (2015-02-01)
11.07

The community is outraged and opinions divided at Nonnatus House when an expectant father is charged with gross indecency after being caught committing homosexual acts (at the time illegal in the United Kingdom). He is ordered to undergo hormone treatment, and the couple are despised and shunned by neighbours. Phyllis investigates when she realises that an impoverished Irish immigrant woman has lied about where she lives. Dr. Turner and Shelagh are able to trace the source of an outbreak of dysentery to a food delivery service.

29
Episode 4
Amy Neil
Damian Wayling
8 February 2015 (2015-02-08)
10.92

After an encounter with a young prostitute who is both pregnant and infected with syphilis, Sister Winifred attempts to spread the message of safe sex among the prostitutes of the neighbourhood. Barbara deals with a man who is so desperate to have a son to inherit the family business that he will accept no other outcome for his wife's pregnancy. Sister Monica Joan finds a new sense of purpose when she is unexpectedly forced to assist Shelagh with a birth. After learning that Tom will be assigned to a lower-class, very far-off parish in Newcastle, Trixie breaks off her engagement to him, passing out after consuming a large amount of alcoholic drink to cope, forcing an exhausted Barbara to serve as midwife in her third delivery of the day.

30
Episode 5
Dominic Leclerc
Carolyn Bonnyman
15 February 2015 (2015-02-15)
11.27

When a baby suffers two fractures in mysterious circumstances, suspicion falls on his parents, who are Christian Scientists and hesitant against any medical treatment. Dr Turner arranges for the child to be taken into care, but later realises that the baby actually has osteogenesis imperfecta, a rare bone disease. The doctor's guilt over the unnecessary suffering he has put the parents through, combined with overwork, drives him to illness. Shelagh attempts to take over running the surgery, but is not taken seriously until she dons a nurse's uniform. Barbara endeavours to help a Sylheti (Bengali) woman whose pregnancy is complicated by the fact that she cannot speak English and has diphtheria. Cynthia, now Sister Mary Cynthia, returns to Nonnatus House.

31
Episode 6
Dominic Leclerc
Heidi Thomas
22 February 2015 (2015-02-22)
10.53

Sister Mary Cynthia befriends a group of Irish Travellers camped on a bombsite, but things become complicated when one of the women goes into labour just as police arrive to evict the travellers from the site. When an unwed, diabetic teenage girl finds she is pregnant, she is advised to have a termination due to the potential complications that her diabetes may cause. Rather than lose her baby, she goes on the run with her boyfriend, but without a supply of insulin she becomes dangerously ill, and her boyfriend must act quickly to save her life.

32
Episode 7
Darcia Martin
Harriet Warner
1 March 2015 (2015-03-01)
10.57

Two former school friends give birth at the maternity home on the same day, but in the confusion of a fire evacuation Sister Evangelina accidentally switches the babies. When the mistake is revealed, the two sets of parents have differing views on how the situation should be resolved. An elderly couple who have not been apart since the war must face separation when one is diagnosed with cancer. Fred proposes to shopkeeper Violet, while Patsy must conceal her relationship with nurse Delia.

33
Episode 8
Darcia Martin
Heidi Thomas
8 March 2015 (2015-03-08)
10.64

Chummy returns to Nonnatus House. Trixie helps a deaf patient who is concerned that her child may inherit her condition. A patient whose severe sickness is initially dismissed as mere nerves is diagnosed with the serious condition hyperemesis gravidarum but treated with the revolutionary drug thalidomide. Fred's daughter Marlene's interference causes his relationship with Violet to flounder, but with the help of Chummy, the couple are reunited and marry. Patsy is heartbroken when Delia is left with amnesia following a traffic accident and has no recollection of her. Trixie admits that she is an alcoholic and joins an alcoholic support group with the help of Sister Mary Cynthia.

text: Series 5 (2016)[edit]

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Christmas special

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34
Christmas special
Juliet May
Heidi Thomas
25 December 2015 (2015-12-25)
10.13

The BBC plan to televise a carol service from Poplar, but Shelagh's plans for the event are thrown into chaos when the children's choir she has organised is quarantined due to a measles outbreak. Following an argument, Sister Monica Joan goes missing, and when a body is found in the river the nuns fear the worst. This proves to be a false alarm, however, and the elderly nun is eventually tracked down at the now-abandoned country house which had been her childhood home. A partly-recovered Delia re-enters Patsy's life.

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35
Episode 1
Syd Macartney
Heidi Thomas
17 January 2016 (2016-01-17)
10.40

It is now 1961. When a baby is born with severe deformities, the midwives find it difficult to handle the situation, and the baby's father rejects her completely, to his wife's dismay. Trixie's new sideline as a keep fit instructor brings her into conflict with Sister Julienne, and she also becomes suspicious of the relationship between Barbara and Tom. Rather than return to Wales as her mother wishes, Delia is invited to move into Nonnatus House.

36
Episode 2
Syd Macartney
Harriet Warner
24 January 2016 (2016-01-24)
10.44

Sister Evangelina's vocal opposition to mothers using formula milk causes a young woman who is unable to breastfeed to doubt her abilities as a mother and places her baby in danger through dehydration. In the aftermath of the incident Sister Evangelina asks to temporarily leave Nonnatus House to spend time with an enclosed order. Barbara is caught between an expectant mother and her husband, who is accused of being workshy. When it is discovered that he is actually terminally ill, his wife begs to have her baby induced before her husband dies. Phyllis develops feelings for a man she met at an evening class, drives him on a country outing, but is shocked to find that he has concealed from her that he has a wife with dementia.

37
Episode 3
Sheree Folkson
Carolyn Bonnyman
31 January 2016 (2016-01-31)
10.16

A new mother is diagnosed with typhoid, stirring up uncomfortable memories for Patsy, whose mother and sister died of the disease in a prisoner of war camp. Eventually, the young woman's grandmother is revealed to be a carrier of the disease, a situation which she struggles to accept. A young teacher, pregnant by a married man, loses her home and her job and is driven by desperation to attempt to abort her own baby, at the time a crime. Barbara agonises over whether to tell Trixie that she has been invited to have dinner with Tom.

38
Episode 4
Sheree Folkson
Heidi Thomas
7 February 2016 (2016-02-07)
10.57

A bright young man is delighted to gain a place at university, but his plans are complicated when his girlfriend discovers that she is pregnant, and he must decide what is the right thing to do. Sister Julienne is seconded to a hospital and witnesses another baby born with very severe birth defects. When the baby dies before its mother has even seen it, Sister Julienne must decide whether her faith permits her to conceal the truth about the birth from the mother. Meanwhile, Dr Turner and Shelagh begin to search for a cause for the birth defects. Trixie and Tom finally come to terms with the end of their engagement, and she gives her blessing to his relationship with Barbara.

39
Episode 5
Lisa Clarke
Harriet Warner
14 February 2016 (2016-02-14)
10.23

When Phyllis' car breaks down on the way to a delivery, Delia must talk a young mother through her home birth over the telephone. Subsequently the mother begins to display erratic behaviour and finally goes missing. Phyllis learns of the young woman's past as a prostitute and, after tracking her down, tries to convince her that she does indeed deserve her new life. After reading up on new schools of thought linking cigarettes to cancer, Timothy Turner resorts to shock tactics to stop his parents' smoking habit. When Violet is incapacitated, Fred takes over running her shop, with disastrous results.

40
Episode 6
Lisa Clarke
Heidi Thomas
21 February 2016 (2016-02-21)
10.23

Thora, a middle-aged woman, is pretending to be pregnant in order to conceal the fact that her unmarried daughter is expecting a baby. The Turners go on holiday, necessitating the appointment of a locum doctor. When the locum gives bad advice over the phone to Thora, she unwittingly places her daughter's life in danger. Trixie has to use all her skill to save the situation, and Thora is left coming to terms with the consequences of concealing secrets. A number of violent assaults take place on women in Poplar, and Sister Mary Cynthia becomes the latest victim. Traumatised at first, she eventually finds the strength to lead the police to the attacker.

41
Episode 7
Darcia Martin
Heidi Thomas
28 February 2016 (2016-02-28)
10.80

Patsy assists Daisy and her family of itinerant barge-dwellers, who eschew many of the trappings of modern society. When Daisy rejects the opportunity to give birth at the maternity home after accusing Patsy of meddling, Patsy must deliver the baby on a barge at the height of a violent storm. The advent of the release of the contraceptive pill causes a dilemma for Sister Julienne, who worries about the moral implications. A young man who was compelled to marry his girlfriend when she became pregnant and is distant from her comes into his own as a husband and father when his wife is stricken with a potentially fatal condition. Sister Evangelina returns to the convent but reveals that she has suffered a stroke.

42
Episode 8
Darcia Martin
Heidi Thomas
6 March 2016 (2016-03-06)
11.46

The Turners receive the news that the drug thalidomide, which the doctor had regularly prescribed for women suffering from morning sickness, has been withdrawn after being linked with birth deformities of the kind observed in recent months in Poplar. He must deal with his own guilt as he and Shelagh, with the help of Phyllis and Patsy, begin an effort to link the drug to the affected patients. A young man, recently returned to Poplar, makes haste to marry his Australian fiancee before the arrival of their baby, who is born at the couple's reception. After a brief return to work and struggles with her health, Sister Evangelina has a second stroke and dies, leaving the Nonnatus House community devastated and the people of the East End lining up to pay their respects.

text: Series 6 (2017)[edit]

text:
Christmas special

No.
overall
Episode
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
UK viewers
(millions) [12]

43
Christmas special
Syd Macartney
Heidi Thomas
25 December 2016 (2016-12-25)
10.34

Most of the Nonnatus House staff travel to a tiny mission hospital in South Africa, which is threatened with closure. They find the health of the patients severely threatened by a dwindling and dirty water supply, and must try to convince a local land-owner with a grudge against the establishment to allow a new pipeline to run across his farm. When the hospital's only doctor is herself hospitallised with a life-threatening illness, it falls to Trixie to deliver a baby by Caesarean section. Tom proposes to Barbara and the couple get engaged.

text:
Series 6

No.
overall
Episode
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
UK viewers
(millions) [12]

44
Episode 1
Sheree Folkson
Heidi Thomas
22 January 2017 (2017-01-22)
10.40

Returning from South Africa (with the exception of Trixie, who is to remain at the clinic for two months), the staff are surprised to find that the stern Sister Ursula (Harriet Walter) has been placed in charge of Nonnatus House, with Sister Julienne relegated to lesser duties. Phyllis helps a mother who is desperate to escape her violent husband. Concerns are raised for the mental health of Sister Mary Cynthia, and she is sent away to the mother house. Shelagh learns she is expecting a baby, while Patsy receives a letter from Hong Kong informing her that her father is terminally ill.

45
Episode 2
Sheree Folkson
Harriet Warner
29 January 2017 (2017-01-29)
10.57

Sister Ursula's strict rule at Nonnatus House continues, and she comes into conflict with both Patsy and Sister Winifred when she dictates that the staff should not become emotionally involved with patients. Shelagh is caught up in the aftermath of an explosion at a warehouse, along with former army nurse Valerie Dyer (Jennifer Kirby), and subsequently campaigns for better facilities for the workmen, with the help of a young father who was injured in the blast and fears he has been blinded before he even got to see his child. Phyllis begins to realise the extent of Patsy's relationship with Delia. Patsy helps an expectant mother who faces the prospect of a difficult birth due to her achondroplasia, and the case makes her realise that she needs to tend to her dying father, prompting her to leave for Hong Kong.

46
Episode 3
James Larkin
Carolyn Bonnyman
5 February 2017 (2017-02-05)
11.03

Proposed government reforms to the way maternity care is provided mean that Dr Turner and Shelagh must prepare for an inspection of the maternity home and face the prospect of its closure. During the inspection, Shelagh is rushed to the hospital due to complications with her own pregnancy. Sister Ursula's latest edict at Nonnatus House is that the midwives must spend no longer than 20 minutes at each appointment. Under pressure due to the time limit, Barbara fails to notice that a baby is suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning due to a faulty water heater, and the baby is rushed to hospital with her life in the balance. Chastened by the incident and the effect of her attempted reforms, Sister Ursula returns to the mother house, restoring Sister Julienne to the helm at Nonnatus House. Trixie returns from South Africa, but, having stayed at the mother house during her journey home, expresses concerns that Sister Mary Cynthia was not there.

47
Episode 4
James Larkin
Heidi Thomas
12 February 2017 (2017-02-12)
10.86

An expectant mother struggling with debt since her husband left her decides that the solution to her problems is to give her baby to her childless cousin. However, when the child arrives she finds she cannot part with it. The incident has a particular impact on Tom, who reveals that he himself was adopted. Shelagh and Dr. Turner face an anxious wait for news on their baby's condition, but when they hear the baby's heartbeat they are relieved to learn that it is still alive. Sister Julienne secures funding to recruit a new midwife, but the search proves fruitless until she remembers former army nurse Valerie Dyer, who happily accepts the job.

48
Episode 5
Lisa Clark
Andrea Gibb
19 February 2017 (2017-02-19)
11.29

Fred's cousin Ivy dies, leaving behind her son Reggie, a 21-year-old with Down's syndrome. Fred and Violet take him in, but realising that his living with them indefinitely would be impractical, must decide whether the best option would be to commit him to a mental institution. While visiting the austere Linchmere Hospital, Fred and Sister Monica Joan are shocked to find Sister Mary Cynthia a patient there. They then find a much friendlier facility that offers gardening therapy, and place Reggie there instead. Inspired by an expectant mother with very poor dental hygiene, Dr. Turner spearheads a programme to improve the teeth of the borough's residents, during which Trixie is introduced to handsome dentist Christopher Dockerill (Jack Hawkins).

49
Episode 6
Lisa Clark
Louise Ironside
26 February 2017 (2017-02-26)
10.82

Sister Mary Cynthia is released from the mental institution and returns to Nonnatus House. Her mental health issues persist, however, and she is eventually sent to the gentler Northfield Hospital near Birmingham. Valerie deals with the case of a woman from Somaliland, who was subjected to female genital mutilation as a child, leading to a complicated birth and a clash of cultures over the practice. Tensions run high during the Cuban missile crisis.

50
Episode 7
Syd Macartney
Heidi Thomas
5 March 2017 (2017-03-05)
10.40

Rhoda and Bernie Mullucks, whose daughter Susan was born with severely deformed limbs due to the effects of thalidomide, investigate the possibility of her being fitted with artificial limbs, but the experience causes tensions in their own relationship. Driving back from a successful delivery, Phyllis knocks over one of the family's other children with her car and is left devastated by the possible consequences. Trixie suspects that Christopher is seeing another woman, but learns that he actually has a child from a prior marriage, which he had not previously disclosed. In return for his revelation, she reveals to him her own struggles with alcoholism. Delia learns that Patsy's father has died in Hong Kong.

51
Episode 8
Syd Macartney
Heidi Thomas
12 March 2017 (2017-03-12)
10.64

Barbara is distraught that her vicar father has accepted a missionary post overseas and will not be able to officiate at her wedding, so she brings the date forward and her friends rally round to help her organise the event in just three weeks. Shelagh gives birth to a baby boy. A mother who has been taking the contraceptive pill without her husband's knowledge develops a pulmonary embolism and dies, sparking concerns about the safety of the medication. Trixie agrees to meet Christopher's daughter. Patsy returns from Hong Kong and pledges her love for Delia.

text: Series 7 (2018)[edit]

text:
Christmas special

No.
overall
Episode
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
UK viewers
(millions) [12]

52
Christmas special
TBA
TBA
25 December 2017 (2017-12-25)
TBD

A record-breaking cold winter rolls in with Christmas 1962.

text: Notes[edit]

text: ^ Jump up to: a b c Based on 28-day data rather than 7-day data

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document_title: San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball

question_text: who coaches san diego state mens basketball team

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text: San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball

text: Team history[edit]

text: The Aztecs first began playing during the 1921–22 basketball season as part of the Southern California JC conference.[1] They competed in Division III until 1956. They competed in 6 NAIA tournaments. Runners up in 1939 and in 1940, the Aztecs finally prevailed and won the 1941 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.[2] They became a NCAA Division I school in 1970 and moved to the Western Athletic Conference in 1978.[3] In 1999 the Aztecs left the WAC and became a charter member of the Mountain West Conference.[4] Prior to entering the Mountain West, they went to 3 NCAA Conference tournaments. During their time in the MWC, the Aztecs have won 4 conference tournaments and have been to 8 NCAA tournaments and 4 NIT tournaments.[4] In 2010–11 season, the Aztecs were ranked as high as 4th in the nation and won their first ever games in the NCAA tournament, reaching the Sweet Sixteen.[5]

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text: Rivalries[edit]

text: The Aztecs have three major rivalries, the UNLV Rebels, the USD Toreros, and the BYU Cougars. Their primary rival is the UNLV Rebels, especially in recent years with some memorable showdowns. The USD Torereos are the Aztecs crosstown rivals and play them annually through non-conference play, also known as the City Championship. The Aztecs rivalry with the BYU Cougars is inactive since 2011 when the Cougars left the MWC for the WCC, although it is now widely recognized that the New Mexico Lobos have since filled that position.

text: Facilities[edit]

text: The Aztecs play their home games at Viejas Arena (formerly Cox Arena), which is located on the west side of campus. Viejas Arena opened in 1997 as Cox Arena and seats 12,414 for basketball games.[6] In 2009, the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians purchased the naming rights for ten years.[7] The arena features an octagonal scoreboard with video-replay system, that includes up-to-the-minute statistical information on individual players.[7] The facility is also equipped with seven locker rooms, two of which are complete with team rooms, equipment rooms, and a shared training room.[7]

text: Prior to the opening of the arena, men's basketball played its games at Peterson Gym and, for more than 30 years, at the San Diego Sports Arena.[8][9][10]

text: Head coaches[edit]

text:
Name
Seasons
Record
Percentage

C.E. Peterson
1921–26
70–30
.700

Tom McMullen
1926–29
23–17
.575

Morris Gross
1929–42
190–85
.690

Don DeLauer
1942–43
14–9
.609

Alex Alexander
1943–45
17–26
.395

Charlie Smith
1945–48
45–36
.563

George Ziegenfuss
1948–69
316–229
.580

Dick Davis
1969–74
65–67
.492

Tim Vezie
1974–79
77–62
.554

Smokey Gaines
1979–87
112–117
.489

Jim Brandenburg
1987–91
52–87
.356

Jim Harrick Jr. (Interim coach)
1992
0–7
.000

Tony Fuller
1992–94
20–37
.351

Fred Trenkle
1994–99
55–83
.399

*Steve Fisher
1999–2017
339–185
.647

Brian Dutcher
2017–Present
22-11
.667

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text: Season-by-season results[edit]

text: A major portion of information retrieved from the San Diego State Aztecs Men's Basketball Website Archives

tag: ul

text: SDSU Basketball Archives

text: NAIA era[edit]

text:
Season
Coach
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason

C.E. Peterson (Southern California JC) (1921–1925)

1921–22
C.E. Peterson
14–8
4–1
2

1922–23
C.E. Peterson
17–5
6–0
1

1923–24
C.E. Peterson
7–6
5–1
2

1924–25
C.E. Peterson
17–7
3–0
1

C.E. Peterson (Independent) (1925–1926)

1925–26
C.E. Peterson
15–4
–

C.E. Peterson:
70–30
18–2

Tom McMullen (SCIAC) (1926–1928)

1926–27
Tom McMullen
9–6
5–6
4

1927–28
Tom McMullen
10–8
2–6
6

Tom McMullen:
23–17[a]
8–12

Morris Gross (SCIAC) (1928–1939)

1928–29
Morris Gross
8–8[a]
3–4
4

1929–30
Morris Gross
6–6
2–5
5

1930–31
Morris Gross
7–3
3–4
4

1931–32
Morris Gross
13–2
5–1
1

1932–33
Morris Gross
5–6
4–3
3

1933–34
Morris Gross
11–5
10–2
1

1934–35
Morris Gross
13–7
5–5
4

1935–36
Morris Gross
11–5
7–3
2

1936–37
Morris Gross
17–9
9–1
1

1937–38
Morris Gross
20–8
5–3
2

1938–39
Morris Gross
24–7
6–2
1
Lost NAIA Finals

Morris Gross (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1939–1942)

1939–40
Morris Gross
22–6
3–3
3
Lost NAIA Finals

1940–41
Morris Gross
24–7
8–4
1
NAIA National Champions

1941–42
Morris Gross
13–9
8–4
1
Lost NAIA 2nd Round

Morris Gross:
190–85
78–44

Don DeLauer/Dick Mitchell[b] (Independent) (1942–1943)

1942–43
Don DeLauer/Dick Mitchell
14–9
–

Don DeLauer/Dick Mitchell:
14–9
–

Alex Alexander (Independent) (1943–1945)

1943–44
Alex Alexander
6–10
–

1944–45
Alex Alexander
11–16
–

Alex Alexander:
17–26
–

Charlie Smith (Independent) (1945–1946)

1945–46
Charlie Smith
18–8
–

Charlie Smith (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1946–1948)

1946–47
Charlie Smith
13–5
5–5
2

1947–48
Charlie Smith
14–13
5–5
3

Charlie Smith:
45–26
10–10

George Ziegenfuss (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1948–1955)

1948–49
George Ziegenfuss
13–13
6–4
2

1949–50
George Ziegenfuss
14–10
5–5
3

1950–51
George Ziegenfuss
9–19
3–7
5

1951–52
George Ziegenfuss
11–12
3–5
5

1952–53
George Ziegenfuss
16–12
7–3
2

1953–54
George Ziegenfuss
18–6
8–2
1
Lost NAIA 1st Round

1954–55
George Ziegenfuss
17–19
5–3
T-2

George Ziegenfuss (Independent) (1955–1956)

1955–56
George Ziegenfuss
23–6
–

Lost NAIA 2nd Round

George Ziegenfuss:
121–97
37–29

Total:
480–290

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

text:
^ Jump up to: a b Tom McMullen coached the first 7 games of the 1928–29 season before being replaced by Morris Gross.
Jump up ^ DeLauer and Mitchell were co-head coaches.

text: Division II era[edit]

text:
Season
Coach
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason

George Ziegenfuss (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1956–1968)

1956–57
George Ziegenfuss
17–10
6–2
1
Lost NCAA DII Quarter-Finals

1957–58
George Ziegenfuss
17–8
9–1
T-1

1958–59
George Ziegenfuss
17–8
7–3
2

1959–60
George Ziegenfuss
9–17
2–3
6

1960–61
George Ziegenfuss
10–14
3–7
6

1961–62
George Ziegenfuss
10–16
5–7
5

1962–63
George Ziegenfuss
17–9
8–4
T-2

1963–64
George Ziegenfuss
15–11
6–4
3

1964–65
George Ziegenfuss
14–11
5–5
3

1965–66
George Ziegenfuss
14–12
6–4
T-2

1966–67
George Ziegenfuss
24–5
9–1
1
Lost NCAA DII Quarter-Finals

1967–68
George Ziegenfuss
21–6
11–3
1
Lost NCAA DII 1st Round

George Ziegenfuss (Independent) (1968–1969)

1968–69
George Ziegenfuss
10–15

–

George Ziegenfuss:
195–142
77–44

Dick Davis (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1969–1970)

1969–70
Dick Davis
13–13
3–7
5

Dick Davis:
13–13
3–7

Total:
208–155

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

text: Division I era[edit]

text:
Pacific Coast Athletic Association

Season
Head Coach
Conference
Overall
Conference Tournament
Post Season

1970–71
Dick Davis
3–7 (5th)
12–14

1971–72
Dick Davis
7–5 (3rd)
18–10

1972–73
Dick Davis
7–5 (3rd)
15–11

1973–74
Dick Davis
4–8 T-(4th)
7–19

1974–75
Tim Vezie
6–4 (2nd)
14–13

Lost NCAA 1st Round

1975–76
Tim Vezie
5–5 T-(3rd)
16–13
Champion
Lost NCAA 1st Round

1976–77
Tim Vezie
9–3 T-(1st)
13–15
Lost 1st Round

1977–78
Tim Vezie
11–3 T-(1st)
19–9
Lost Semi-Finals

text:
Western Athletic Conference

Season
Head Coach
Conference
Overall
Conference Tournament
Post Season

1978–79
Tim Vezie
4–8 T-(5)
15–12

1979–80
Smokey Gaines
3–11 T-(7th)
6–21

1980–81
Smokey Gaines
8–8 (5th)
15–12

1981–82
Smokey Gaines
11–5 T-(2nd)
20–9

Lost NIT 1st Round

1982–83
Smokey Gaines
8–8 T-(5th)
18–10

1983–84
Smokey Gaines
6–10 T-(6th)
15–13

1984–85
Smokey Gaines
11–5 (2nd)
23–8
Champion
Lost NCAA 1st Round

1985–86
Smokey Gaines
7–9 (6th)
10–19
Lost Semi-Finals

1986–87
Smokey Gaines
2–14 T-(8th)
5–25
Lost Quarter-Finals

1987–88
Jim Brandenburg
5–11 (7th)
5–23
Lost Quarter-Finals

1988–89
Jim Brandenburg
4–12 (9th)
12–17
Lost First Round

1989–90
Jim Brandenburg
4–12 (8th)
13–18
Lost First Round

1990–91
Jim Brandenburg
6–10 T-(7th)
13–16
Lost Quarter-Finals

1991–92
Jim Brandenburg*
0–16 (9th)
2–26

1992–93
Tony Fuller
3–15 T-(9th)
8–21
Lost Quarter-Finals

1993–94
Tony Fuller
6–12 (9th)
12–16
Lost Quarter-Finals

1994–95
Fred Trenkle
5–13 (9th)
11–17
Lost Quarterfinals

1995–96
Fred Trenkle
8–10 T-(6th)
15–14
Lost Quarter Finals

1996–97
Fred Trenkle
4–12 (7th)
12–15

1997–98
Fred Trenkle
5–9 (6th)
13–15
Lost Quarter Finals

1998–99
Fred Trenkle
2–12 (8th)
4–22

text: * Jim Harrick Jr. coached the final 7 games of 1991–92 season.

text:
Mountain West Conference

Season
Head Coach
Conference
Overall
Conference Tournament
Post Season

1999-00
Steve Fisher
0–14 (8th)
5–23
Lost Quarter Finals

2000–01
Steve Fisher
4–10 (7th)
14–14
Quarter Finals

2001–02
Steve Fisher
7–7 (T–4th)
21–12
Tournament Champion
Lost NCAA 1st round

2002–03
Steve Fisher
6–8 (5th)
16–14
Lost Quarter Finals
Lost NIT 2nd round

2003–04
Steve Fisher
5–9 (T–5th)
14–16
Lost Quarter Finals

2004–05
Steve Fisher
4–10 (6th)
11–18
Lost Semi Finals

2005–06
Steve Fisher
13–3 (1st)
24–9
Tournament Champion
Lost NCAA 1st round

2006–07
Steve Fisher
10–6 T-(3rd)
22–11
Lost Quarter Finals
Lost NIT 2nd round

2007–08
Steve Fisher
9–7 (4th)
20–13
Lost Semi Finals
Lost NIT 1st round

2008–09
Steve Fisher
11–5 (4th)
26–10
Lost Finals
Lost NIT Semi-finals

2009–10
Steve Fisher
11–5 (T–3rd)
25–9
Tournament Champion
Lost NCAA 1st round

2010–11
Steve Fisher
14–2 (T–1st)
34–3
Tournament Champion
Lost NCAA Sweet Sixteen

2011–12
Steve Fisher
10–4 (T–1st)
26–8
Lost Finals
Lost NCAA 1st round

2012–13
Steve Fisher
9–7 (T–4th)
23–11
Lost Semi-Finals
Lost NCAA 2nd round

2013–14
Steve Fisher
16–2 (1st)
31–5
Lost Finals
Lost NCAA Sweet Sixteen

2014–15
Steve Fisher
14–4 (T–1st)
27–9
Lost Finals
Lost NCAA 2nd round

2015–16
Steve Fisher
16–2 (1st)
28–10
Lost Finals
Lost NIT Semi-finals

2016–17
Steve Fisher
9–9 (6th)
19–14
Lost Semi-Finals

2017–18
Brian Dutcher
11-7 (4th)
22-11
Tournament Champion
Lost NCAA 1st Round

text: Postseason[edit]

text: NCAA Division I tournament results[edit]

text: The Aztecs have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament 12 times. Their combined record is 6–12.

text:
Year
Seed
Round
Opponent
Results

1975

Round of 32
UNLV
L 80–90

1976

Round of 32
UCLA
L 64–74

1985
#13
Round of 64
#4 UNLV
L 80–85

2002
#13
Round of 64
#4 Illinois
L 64–93

2006
#11
Round of 64
#6 Indiana
L 83–87

2010
#11
Round of 64
#6 Tennessee
L 59–62

2011
#2
Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
#15 Northern Colorado
#7 Temple
#3 Connecticut
W 68–59
W 71–64 2OT
L 67–74

2012
#6
Round of 64
#11 NC State
L 65–79

2013
#7
Round of 64
Round of 32
#10 Oklahoma
#15 Florida Gulf Coast
W 70–55
L 71–81

2014
#4
Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
#13 New Mexico State
#12 North Dakota State
#1 Arizona
W 73–69 OT
W 63–44
L 64–70

2015
#8
Round of 64
Round of 32
#9 St. John's
#1 Duke
W 76–64
L 49–68

2018
#11
Round of 64
#6 Houston
L 65–67

text: NCAA Division II tournament results[edit]

text: The Aztecs have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament three times. Their combined record is 5–3.

text:
Year
Round
Opponent
Results

1957
Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Chapman
Regis
Cal State Los Angeles
W 75–56
W 81–78
L 55–57

1967
Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Portland State
Nevada Southern
Illinois State
W 101–73
W 88–71
L 76–77 3OT

1968
Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
UC Irvine
UC Davis
L 69–78
W 79–72

text: NAIA tournament results[edit]

text: The Aztecs have appeared in the NAIA Tournament six times. Their combined record is 15–5. They were NAIA National Champions in 1941.

text:
Year
Round
Opponent
Results

1939
First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship
Northern State
East Texas State
Manchester
Peru State
Southwestern (KS)
W 49–25
W 41–36
W 49–41
W 49–39
L 31–32

1940
First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship
Central State
Appalachian State
Pittsburgh State
Delta State
Tarkio
W 36–35
W 48–46
W 32–30
W 30–28
L 42–52

1941
First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship
Western Montana
Culver-Stockton
Texas Western
West Texas State
Murray State
W 46–29
W 46–41 OT
W 44–42
W 43–40
W 36–34

1942
First Round
Second Round
Chadron State
Bemidji State
W 36–29
L 32–41

1954
First Round
Pasadena
L 87–90

1956
First Round
Second Round
Alderson-Broaddus
Gustavus Adolphus
W 77–64
L 60–69

text: NIT results[edit]

text: The Aztecs have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) six times. Their combined record is 8–6.

text:
Year
Round
Opponent
Results

1982
First Round
UC Irvine
L 69–70

2003
First Round
Second Round
UC Santa Barbar
Texas Tech
W 67–62
L 57–48

2007
First Round
Second Round
Missouri State
Syracuse
W 74–70
L 64–80

2008
First Round
Florida
L 49–73

2009
First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Weber State
Kansas State
Saint Mary's
Baylor
W 65–49
W 70–52
W 70–66
L 62–76

2016
First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
IPFW
Washington
Georgia Tech
George Washington
W 79–55
W 93–78
W 72–56
L 46–65

text: Team records[edit]

text: All-time record vs. current MWC teams[edit]

text: Official record (including any NCAA imposed vacates and forfeits) against all current MWC opponents as of the completion of the 2017–2018 season:

text:
Opponent
Games Played
Won
Lost
Percentage
Streak
First Meeting

Air Force
77
57
24
.704
Won 2
1973–74

Boise State
20
13
7
.650
Won 1
1976–77

Colorado State
86
42
44
.488
Won 3
1961–62

Fresno State
118
63
55
.534
Won 1
1939–40

Nevada
19
14
5
.737
Won 2
1956–57

New Mexico
88
40
48
.455
Won 1
1975–76

San Jose State
71
39
31
.557
Won 2
1936–37

UNLV
72
36
36
.500
Won 1
1965–66

Utah State
15
12
3
.750
Won 12
1962–63

Wyoming
83
42
41
.506
Won 1
1978–79

Totals
617
334
283
.541

text: [11] [12][better source needed] [13]

text: Career leaders[edit]

text:
Career Scoring Leaders

Seasons
Player
Points

2004–07
Brandon Heath
2189

1981–84
Michael Cage
1,846

1983–86
Anthony Watson
1,735

2009–13
Chase Tapley
1,526

1955–57
Tony Pinkins
1,475

2012–16
Winston Shepard
1,403

1952–54
Bob Brady
1,389

1973–76
Steve Copp
1,352

2007–11
Billy White
1,294

1966–68
Al Skalecky
1,271

text:
Career Rebound Leaders

Seasons
Player
Rebounds

1981–84
Michael Cage
1317

1966–68
Al Skalecky
1090

2004–2006
Marcus Slaughter
775

1963–65
Larry Meek
764

1973–76
Steve Copp
737

1982–85
Leonard Allen
724

2009–11
Kawhi Leonard
716

1974, 1976–79
Joel Kramer
711

2012–16
Winston Shepard
708

2000–04
Aerick Sanders
686

text:
Career Assist Leaders

Seasons
Player
Assists

1978–81
Tony Gwynn
590

2006–09
Richie Williams
479

1994–97
Chad Nelson
412

2004–07
Brandon Heath
394

1974–77
Mark Delsman
376

1983–86
Anthony Watson
356

1982–83
Keith Smith
349

2001–03
Deandre Moore
339

2011–14
Xavier Thames
316

2012–16
Winston Shepard
315

text:
Career Steals Leaders

Seasons
Player
Steals

2006–09
Richie Williams
246

2004–07
Brandon Heath
217

1983–86
Anthony Watson
192

2009–13
Chase Tapley
197

1994–97
Chad Nelson
175

2007–11
Billy White
149

1978–81
Tony Gwynn
141

2006–09
Kyle Spain
137

1980–83
Eddie Morris
131

1998–99
Matt Watts
126

1989–90
Michael Best
126

text:
Career Games played Leaders

Seasons
Player
Games

2012–16
Skylar Spencer
144

2007–11
D.J. Gay
140

2012–16
Winston Shepard
139

2009–13
Chase Tapley
134

2007–11
Billy White
134

2006–09
Richie Williams
127

2004–07
Brandon Heath
125

2005–09
Matt Thomas
124

2003–06
John Sharper
119

1982–85
Leonard Allen
116

2006–09
Kyle Spain
115

text:
Career Minutes played Leaders

Seasons
Player
Minutes

2004–07
Brandon Heath
4,275

1981–84
Michael Cage
4,262

2007–11
D.J. Gay
4,222

2009–13
Chase Tapley
3,813

2006–09
Richie Williams
3,780

1994–97
Chad Nelson
3,692

2012–16
Winston Shepard
3,583

2007–11
Billy White
3,532

1983–86
Anthony Watson
3,330

1982–85
Leonard Allen
3,191

2012–16
Skylar Spencer
3,104

text:
Career Blocks Leaders

Seasons
Player
Blocks

2012–16
Skylar Spencer
303

1982–85
Leonard Allen
214

2009–11
Malcolm Thomas
127

1981–84
Michael Cage
118

1991–93
Joe McNaull
114

2000–04
Aerick Sanders
105

2007–11
Billy White
102

1997-01
Marcelo Correa
100

2004–06
Marcus Slaughter
78

2007–09
Lorrenzo Wade
72

text: Single season leaders[edit]

text: (*) Lead conference

text:
Season Scoring Leaders

Season
Player
Points
PPG

1983–84
Michael Cage
686
24.5

2006–07
Brandon Heath
637
19.3

1985–86
Anthony Watson
630*
22.5

2005–06
Brandon Heath
607*
18.4

1952–53
Bob Brady
585
20.9

2012–13
Jamaal Franklin
560
17.0

2011–12
Jamaal Franklin
557
17.4

2010–11
Kawhi Leonard
557
15.5

1982–83
Michael Cage
547
19.5

1984–85
Anthony Watson
544
17.5

text:
Season Rebound Leaders

Season
Player
Rebounds
RPG

1966–67
Al Skalecky
394
13.6

2010–11
Kawhi Leonard
380*
10.6

1965–66
Al Skalecky
356
13.7

1980–81
Michael Cage
355*
13.1

1982–83
Michael Cage
354*
12.6

1983–84
Michael Cage
352*
12.6

1971–72
Chris McMurray
350
12.5

1967–68
Al Skalecky
340
12.6

2009–10
Kawhi Leonard
336*
9.9

2005–06
Marcus Slaughter
329*
11

text:
Season Assists Leaders

Season
Player
Assists
APG

1979–80
Tony Gwynn
221*
8.2

1981–82
Keith Smith
212*
7.3

1977–78
Dean Decker
176
6.3

2003–04
Wesley Stokes
175
5.8

1984–85
Creon Dorsey
171*
5.5

1980–81
Tony Gwynn
164
6.3

1975–76
Ray Leary
163
5.6

1978–79
Tony Gwynn
153*
5.7

2006–07
Richie Williams
151
4.6

1995–96
Raymond Kelly
150
5.2

text:
Season Steals Leaders

Season
Player
Steals
SPG

2008–09
Richie Williams
77*
2.1

1984–85
Anthony Watson
74
2.4

2006–07
Richie Williams
69*
2.1

1989–90
Michael Best
65
2.2

1998–99
Matt Watts
65*
2.6

1995–96
Raymond King
63
2.2

2004–05
Brandon Heath
63*
2.2

1988–89
Michael Best
61
2.3

1997–98
Matt Watts
61
2.2

2011–12
Chase Tapley
60
2.3

text:
Season Blocks Leaders

Season
Player
Blocks

2014–15
Skylar Spencer
91

2013–14
Skylar Spencer
89

1984–85
Leonard Allen
82

2010–11
Malcolm Thomas
75

2015–16
Skylar Spencer
72

2009–10
Malcolm Thomas
52*

2012–13
Skylar Spencer
51

1983–84
Michael Cage
47

1990–91
Marty Dow
46

1983–84
Leonard Allen
46

text: Single game leaders (DI era)[edit]

text:
Most Points in a game

Date
Player
Points
Opponent

February 20, 1986
Anthony Watson
54
USIU

March 3, 1979
Kim Goetz
44
Utah

February 9, 1979
Kim Goetz
42
Colorado State

February 5, 1980
Eddie Morris
41
UNLV

text:
Most Rebounds in a game

Date
Player
Rebounds
Opponent

December 29, 1980
Michael Cage
26
LaSalle

February 24, 1979
Steve Malovic
23
New Mexico State

December 21, 1971
Chris McMurray
23
Chapman University

March 13, 2010
Kawhi Leonard
21
UNLV

text:
Most Assists in a game

Date
Player
Assists
Opponent

February 5, 1980
Tony Gwynn
18
UNLV

March 7, 1981
Tony Gwynn
16
New Mexico State

February 14, 1980
Tony Gwynn
14
New Mexico State

text: All stats are from the Aztecs official record book and are updated through the 2010–2011 basketball season.

text: Notable former players[edit]

text:
National Basketball Association players

Player
Position
Team

Steve Malovic
Power forward
3 NBA teams

Michael Cage
Power forward & center
5 NBA teams

Joel Kramer
Small forward
Phoenix Suns and Maccabi Tel Aviv

Kawhi Leonard
Small forward
San Antonio Spurs

Malcolm Thomas
Power forward
4 NBA teams

text:
Other Professional Leagues

Player
Position
(League) Team

Tony Gwynn
Hall of Fame outfielder
(MLB) San Diego Padres

Brandon Heath
Guard
(NBL) BC Levski Sofia

Marcus Slaughter
Power forward & center
(Liga ACB) Real Madrid Baloncesto

Jamaal Franklin
Shooting Guard
(CBA) Zhejiang Lions

text:
Media

Player
Known for
Appearances

Art Linkletter
Television personality
Host of House Party
Host of People are Funny


document_title: India at the Commonwealth Games

question_text: highest gold medals for india in common wealth games

text: India at the Commonwealth Games

text: Host Nation[edit]

text: India hosted the Games in 2010, at Delhi. It was India's most successful Commonwealth Games to date with Indian athletes winning 38 gold, 27 silver and 36 bronze medals.

text: Overall Medal Tally[edit]

text: At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, India ended its campaign with a total of 64 medals (15 Golds, 30 Silvers, 19 Bronzes).[1] India's first ever Commonwealth medal was won by Rashid Anwar who won a bronze in Dept category of Wrestling.

text:
Year
 Gold
 Silver
 Bronze
Total
Position

1930
Did not Participate

1934
0
0
1
1
12th

1938
0
0
0
0
NA

1950
Did not Participate

1954
0
0
0
0
NA

1958
2
1
0
3
8th

1962
Did not Participate

1966
3
4
3
10
8th

1970
5
3
4
12
6th

1974
4
8
3
15
6th

1978
5
5
5
15
6th

1982
5
8
3
16
6th

1986
Did not Participate

1990
13
8
11
32
5th

1994
6
12
7
25
6th

1998
7
10
8
25
7th

2002
30
22
17
69
4th

2006
22
17
11
50
4th

2010
38
27
36
101
2nd

2014
15
30
19
64
5th

2018
26
20
20
66
3rd

Total
181
175
148
504
4th


document_title: The Lucy Show

question_text: who played lucy's son on the lucy show

question_tokens: who played lucy 's son on the lucy show

text: The Lucy Show

text: Creation[edit]

text: In 1962, two years after Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz had divorced and the final episode of The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour aired (using the I Love Lucy format), Desilu Productions was struggling. In the spring of 1961, three Desilu-produced situation comedies were cancelled – The Ann Sothern Show; Angel, a sitcom starring Marshall Thompson and French actress Annie Farge; and Guestward, Ho! starring Joanne Dru and Mark Miller. After a two-year run, the comedy series Pete and Gladys, starring Harry Morgan and Cara Williams, was canceled in the spring of 1962. The red-headed Williams had been promoted as the next Lucille Ball. At that time, Desilu was left with only one hit series, The Untouchables.

text: Arnaz, as President of Desilu, offered Ball an opportunity to return to television in a weekly sitcom. At that time, CBS executives were somewhat dubious as to whether Ball could carry a show without Arnaz, and whether she could follow such a landmark series as I Love Lucy. It was "never intended for this program to go beyond a single season." [1] This arrangement was "meant to be a stop-gap measure for the beleaguered studio" and that through the sale of this series, Desilu was able to "force the CBS network to invest in and air other upcoming Desilu products."[1] It was a strategy that Ball herself would use in the future to take control of The Lucy Show's renewal from CBS. With Arnaz's encouragement and persuasion, Ball agreed to do the show, provided it be shown on Monday nights (the night on which I Love Lucy had aired) and that she would be reunited with Vivian Vance and her writers from I Love Lucy. CBS agreed to a full season of episodes and The Lucy Show premiered on Monday night, October 1, 1962, at 8:30 p.m.

text: Premise[edit]

text: The show began with Lucille Ball as Lucy Carmichael, a widow with two children, Chris (Candy Moore) and Jerry (Jimmy Garrett), living in the fictional town of Danfield, New York, sharing her home with divorced friend Vivian Bagley (Vance) and her son, Sherman (Ralph Hart). In order to get Vance to commit to the series, Arnaz acquiesced to her demands for an increase in salary, co-star billing, a more attractive wardrobe and, finally, that her character's name be Vivian. After doing I Love Lucy, she was still being called Ethel by people on the street, much to her unhappiness.[2] Although the book on which the show was based, (Irene Kampen's Life Without George), centered on two divorcées living together in the same house raising their children, it was decided early on that the Lucy Carmichael character should instead be a widow. The consensus was that fans would be offended with a Lucy who was divorced, despite the fact that this was a new character and Ball herself was divorced. The character of Vivian Bagley became the first divorced woman on primetime television.[3]

text: In the show's original format, Lucy had been left with a substantial trust fund by her late husband, which was managed during the first season by local banker Mr. Barnsdahl (Charles Lane). Comedian Dick Martin, working solo from his longtime partner Dan Rowan, was cast in ten episodes as Lucy's next-door neighbor, Harry Connors, during the show's first season. Character actor Don Briggs was also featured in six episodes as Viv's beau, Eddie Collins, and Tom Lowell, a young actor seen on various primetime television shows, appeared in three installments as Chris Carmichael's boyfriend, Alan Harper. The first season of The Lucy Show fully utilized the talents of Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Schiller, and Bob Weiskopf (the original writers of I Love Lucy) in creating its thirty episodes, with Desi Arnaz as executive producer for fifteen of those shows.[4] At the end of its first season, The Lucy Show received rave reviews from the critics and ranked #5 in the Nielsen ratings. Ball was nominated for an Emmy Award as Best Actress in a Series, but lost to Shirley Booth for the NBC comedy hit Hazel. Bolstered by great ratings, the series was renewed for a second year, but many changes were made.[citation needed]

text: At the beginning of the 1963–1964 season, Desi Arnaz resigned as head of Desilu and as the executive producer of The Lucy Show. Ball took over as President of the studio and Elliott Lewis replaced Arnaz as executive producer of Ball's series. Dick Martin, Don Briggs, Tom Lowell, and Charles Lane left the show. The characters of Harry Connors and Alan Harper were never mentioned again. Briggs would make one more appearance as Eddie Collins in the episode "Lucy Goes Duck Hunting". The Barnsdahl character was replaced by Theodore J. Mooney, played by Gale Gordon, who would remain with the series for the remainder of its run, surviving the format change. In the episode "Lucy Gets Locked in the Vault", Gordon's character is introduced when Lucy discovers that Mr. Barnsdahl has been transferred to another bank and that the management of her trust fund has been taken over by a new banker. The name "Theodore Mooney" had been used earlier by the actor George Cisar, who was cast as a police sergeant on thirty-one episodes of Gordon's other CBS sitcom, Dennis the Menace.

text: Gordon had worked with Ball as far back as 1938 on the CBS radio program The Wonder Show[5] and later worked with her on another radio show, My Favorite Husband. When CBS retooled My Favorite Husband for television as I Love Lucy, Gordon was offered the role of Fred Mertz, but he was already committed to the radio series Our Miss Brooks (which also was about to move to television) so William Frawley was cast in the part. In 1952, Gordon guest starred on the first season of I Love Lucy as Ricky Ricardo's boss at the Tropicana, Alvin Littlefield. Six years later, Gordon became a regular on the short-lived NBC-TV sitcom Sally which starred actress Joan Caulfield (who inherited Lucille Ball's role as Liz Cooper when My Favorite Husband was directly adapted to television in 1953). In the late fall of 1958, Gordon guest-starred as a judge in the hour-long Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour episode "Lucy Makes Room for Danny". From 1960 to 1962, he had recurring roles on two CBS-TV sitcoms – The Danny Thomas Show and Pete and Gladys. Gordon was to have joined The Lucy Show at its premiere in the fall of 1962, but he was still contractually obligated to Dennis the Menace, in which he had replaced the late Joseph Kearns. It was later revealed that Ball had grown unhappy with Charles Lane because of his difficulty remembering his lines in front of the studio audience and was eager to have Gordon join the cast.[6] Lane then became a semi-regular on the CBS-TV sitcom Petticoat Junction as Homer Bedloe.

text: Under Ball's supervision, episodes were filmed in color beginning with the 1963–64 season, although they would continue to be broadcast in black and white up until September 1965. Ball realized that when the series ended its prime-time run, color episodes would command more money when sold to syndication. CBS was equipped for color but would only use color transmission equipment for feature films. They stated that turning on color equipment was too tough to do for short periods.[citation needed] At the time most color equipment and color TV sets were made by RCA, parent company of rival network NBC. CBS was reported[by whom?] to have felt that using color would be promoting a rival's product and would not be beneficial to CBS. Fewer than 5% of the population owned a color TV set in 1963.[citation needed] The second season proved to be just as popular in the ratings, ranking at #6.

text: At the end of the second season, a disagreement erupted between Ball and head writers Bob Carroll, Jr. and Madelyn Martin regarding a particular script Ball found inferior. As a result, Carroll, Martin, Weiskopf and Schiller left the series.[7]

text: In the fall of 1964, though CBS began to broadcast sporting events and cartoons in color, they still refused to broadcast The Lucy Show in color. Through that year ownership of color TV sets grew, and several other manufacturers began making color equipment and color TV sets.

text: At the beginning of the 1964–65 season, The Lucy Show went through a significant staff change. Elliott Lewis left the series as executive producer and was replaced by Jack Donohue, who served as producer and director. With the absence of Carroll, Martin, Weiskopf, and Schiller, Ball hired veteran comedy writer Milt Josefsberg, who had written for Jack Benny, as script consultant. Under Josefsberg's supervision there were no permanent writers for the series and different writers were employed each week (among them, Garry Marshall). Ball persuaded Weiskopf and Schiller to return and write four installments.

text: There were further changes to the series. Vance reduced the number of episodes in which she appeared to spend more time on the East Coast with her new husband, literary editor John Dodds. Lucille Ball's friend Ann Sothern made a number of appearances during 1964 and 1965 as the "Countess Framboise" (née Rosie Harrigan) to fill Vance's absence. The Countess, who had been widowed by the death of her husband, "who left her his noble title and all of his noble debts," was always trying to get money to pay off her debts. She also did battle with Mr. Mooney, whom she called "Mr. Money". Because it was known that Vance would be leaving the series, Sothern was proposed as the new co-star, but it was not to be. Sothern wanted to share top billing with Ball.[8] This was not acceptable to Ball and, though Sothern did make three more guest appearances during the following (1965–66) season, the idea of making her a series regular was abandoned.

text: In the spring of 1965, Vance was growing tired of commuting weekly between her home on the East Coast and Los Angeles. To continue appearing on the show, Vance wanted more creative control with the opportunity to produce and direct episodes and to receive better pay. Agents and studio executives misinformed Ball regarding Vance's desires believing she wanted to be Ball's equal. It was decided not to meet Vance's requests leaving both Ball and Vance feeling betrayed by the other. Vance decided to leave the series. Ball would later regret not giving Vance what she requested. Without Vance on the show, Ball seriously considered ending the series feeling she couldn't continue without her.

text: Even though Candy Moore, Jimmy Garrett, and Ralph Hart were still contracted to the series, they were used minimally during the third year. For example, in the episode "Lucy and The Old Mansion", which was the final Season 3 installment, filmed in January 1965, Moore, Garrett, and Hart appear in the opening scene, have a few lines of dialogue, then exit. It is the last time in which all of the three children are seen, and they were subsequently written out in Season 4. Dropping Candy Moore, in fact, was Ball's decision. Because Moore was very popular with teenagers and the subject of dozens of articles in youth-oriented magazines at the time, her departure was originally nixed by CBS but finally accepted when Ball threatened to "retire".

text: In the first episode of the 4th season, Lucy and Jerry Carmichael and Mr. Mooney moved from Danfield to California, where Lucy began working for Mr. Mooney at the bank, first part-time, and then full-time. Lucy's daughter Chris was said to have gone away to college and was not mentioned again. It was explained that Vance's character (Vivian Bagley) remarried and that she, along with her son Sherman and her new husband, remained in Danfield, although she would return for a few guest appearances towards the end of the series' run.[9] With Candy Moore and Ralph Hart having already left the show at this point, only Jimmy Garrett was retained, but he would make only two appearances to support the transition before he, too, was phased out of the series.

text: This procedure was later explained by Oscar Katz, one of Desilu's vice presidents. According to Katz, "If you go into a network with the same series but a radically changed format, the contracts allow for greater financial renegotiation." Candy Moore adds, "By dropping all of us at once, Desilu was able to get a lot more money out of CBS for the continuation of The Lucy Show."

text: In the fourth season premiere episode, "Lucy at Marineland", Jerry was quickly shipped off to a military academy. He made one final appearance, in a Christmas-themed episode, midway in the 1965–66 season. Sothern made three more guest appearances as the Countess, and Joan Blondell guest-starred in two episodes as Lucy's new friend Joan Brenner. However, Ball felt there was no chemistry between her and Blondell.

text: Finally, Lucy gained a new best friend, Mary Jane Lewis (Mary Jane Croft). Croft had prior experience performing with Ball and was the wife of former executive producer Elliott Lewis. In 1954, she made her first appearance on I Love Lucy playing Cynthia Harcourt, a rich, haughty friend of Lucy Ricardo in the episode "Lucy Is Envious". In 1956, she returned to the series playing Evelyn Bigsby, a bewildered traveler seated next to Lucy on an airplane in the fifth season finale, "Return Home from Europe". During the 1950s, Croft also had occasional roles on I Married Joan and Our Miss Brooks. She was also the voice of Cleo, the basset hound in the sitcom The People's Choice. In 1957, Croft joined the cast of I Love Lucy during its final season playing Lucy Ricardo's new friend and neighbor Betty Ramsey for the program's last thirteen episodes. Croft then portrayed Lucy Carmichael's friend Audrey Simmons during the 1962–64 episodes of The Lucy Show. In the third season, with the departure of Elliott Lewis as executive producer, Croft had also left the series, although her character of Audrey was still referred to in a few episodes but never seen. At this time, Croft had also been a regular for ten years on the long-running ABC-TV sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, which was in its final year of production in 1965. In returning to The Lucy Show in the fall of 1965 as a new character, Croft was clearly replacing Vance as Lucy's cohort and comrade; she did not, however, get co-star billing – like Roy Roberts, who played Mooney's boss at the bank, she received featured billing despite playing a regular character.

text: In the fall of 1965, CBS began broadcasting all programming in color, but continued to produce some programming in black and white.

text: By January 1966, all references to Lucy Carmichael's children, her trust fund, and her former life in Danfield were dropped. Lucy Carmichael was firmly established as a single woman living in Los Angeles. Lucy worked in films disguised as stunt man "'Iron Man' Carmichael" for three episodes ("Lucy the Stunt Man", "Lucy and the Return of Iron Man", and "Lucy and Bob Crane"). At the end of the 1965–66 season Lucille Ball was nominated for her second Emmy for The Lucy Show as Best Actress in a Comedy Series, however, Mary Tyler Moore took home the trophy for her role as Laura Petrie for The Dick Van Dyke Show.[citation needed]

text: The next two seasons featured many stars making guest appearances as themselves conducting business at Lucy's bank. For the last two seasons, Vivian Vance made three guest appearances in her role as Vivian Bagley (except it was now Vivian Bunson, as her character had gotten married again when Lucy Carmichael moved to California). Interestingly, in all three episodes in which Viv visited Lucy, there were passing references to their former life in Danfield as well as Viv's new husband, but no mention was made about any of their children. In the fifth-year episode "Lucy Gets Caught Up In The Draft", Lucy Carmichael receives a letter from her son, who is away in military school. In that installment, he is called Jimmy, not Jerry. During the filming of that particular show, Ball was constantly being corrected by her crew saying that the son's name was Jerry and that Jimmy Garrett had played that part and that was the reason for her being confused. However, Ball refused to listen and so the error stayed in and that was the last reference to Lucy Carmichael's son. For the 1966–1967 season, Gale Gordon was nominated for an Emmy Award as Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, but lost to Don Knotts. Maury Thompson received a nomination for Best Directing in a Comedy Series and is the only Lucy director ever to receive a nomination in the directing category. After eleven years, Ball was finally awarded an Emmy as "Best Actress in a Comedy Series" (she had previously won two, as "Best Comedienne" in 1953 and as "Best Actress in a Continuing Performance" in 1956 for I Love Lucy).[citation needed]

text: During the 1967–68 season, Ball's second husband, Gary Morton, became executive producer of The Lucy Show. Lucille Ball sold Desilu Productions to Gulf+Western Industries, abandoning ownership of the series. In the spring of 1968, The Lucy Show won Emmy nominations for Best Comedy Series, Milt Josefsberg for Best Writing in a Comedy Series, Lucille Ball for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, and Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Gordon). This time, Gordon lost the award to Werner Klemperer of Hogan's Heroes, and the show itself lost the Best Comedy Series Award to the NBC sitcom Get Smart. For the second straight year, Ball was awarded the coveted statuette. At the end of its sixth season, The Lucy Show posted its highest Nielsen rating, ranking at #2.

text: After six seasons, Ball decided to end the series, feeling that the show had enough episodes for syndication. Ball opted to continue on television under the provision that her two children, Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz, Jr., agreed to appear alongside her.[10] Thus, in the fall of 1968, an entirely new series, Here's Lucy, debuted. This series featured herself and her children, as well as Gordon, Croft, and Vance in occasional guest appearances as new characters which were similar to their characters on the former series. Like I Love Lucy and The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy ran on CBS for six seasons.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6

1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68

Lucille Ball
Lucille Carmichael
Starring

Vivian Vance
Vivian Bagley
Starring
N/A
Guest

Gale Gordon
Theodore J. Mooney
N/A
Regular
Starring

Mary Jane Croft
Audrey Simmons/
Mary Jane Lewis
Recurring
N/A
Regular

Candy Moore
Chris Carmichael
Regular
Recurring
N/A

Jimmy Garrett
Jerry Carmichael
Regular
Recurring
N/A

Ralph Hart
Sherman Bagley
Regular
Recurring
N/A

Dick Martin
Harry Connors
Recurring
N/A

text: Guest stars[edit]

text: From the 1965–66 season onward, with the change in format, a number of celebrities guest starred on The Lucy Show, usually playing themselves under the premise that the Lucy Carmichael character, now living in Hollywood, crossed paths with them, either in her day-to-day life, or through her job at the bank. These included Jack Benny, Bob Hope, Carol Burnett, George Burns, Joan Crawford, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Dean Martin, Frankie Avalon, Wayne Newton, Robert Stack, Mel Tormé, John Vivyan, Jack Cassidy, Clint Walker, and Milton Berle. Many lesser-known actors also guest starred, such as Patrick McVey.

text: Other CBS shows were sometimes brought in. In the episode "Lucy and John Wayne", a photograph of Bob Crane as Colonel Hogan from Hogan's Heroes can be seen as guest star Wayne is exiting the scene.

text: The episode featuring Joan Crawford, "Lucy and the Lost Star", caused much celebrity fodder given Ball and Crawford's very public feud during the filming. According to Ball, Crawford was often drunk on the set[11] and could not remember her lines.[12] Ball was said to have requested several times to replace Crawford with Gloria Swanson, who was supposed to have filled the role originally but bowed out due to health reasons. Crawford was so upset that at one point, she wouldn't leave her dressing room. According to Ball's friend the singer-comedian Kaye Ballard, it was Vanda Barra, a featured actress frequently used on The Lucy Show, who finally persuaded Crawford to continue with the show by giving her a much needed pep talk. As a result, Crawford sailed through the filming with nary a flaw.

text: The February 14, 1966 episode featuring Dean Martin (in which Lucy Carmichael accepted a blind date with Dean Martin's lookalike stunt double "Eddie Feldman," but when he could not make it, the real Dean Martin took his place on the date with Lucy) was described by Ball as her favorite episode of the series.

text: Lucie Arnaz, Ball’s daughter, appeared in several episodes of the show during its run: she was an extra in the first season’s third episode, "Lucy Is a Referee," the teenage best friend of Chris in "Lucy Is a Soda Jerk" and "Lucy Is a Chaperone" (though she was only 11 at the time), and later as one of her mother’s friends in the 1967 "Lucy and Robert Goulet" (although she was only 16). She was also seen briefly as a teen walking past Lucy and Mr. Mooney in the episode "Lucy and the Ring a Ding Ring". She was also seen playing a student named Patty in the episode "Lucy Gets Her Diploma".[13] Lucie Arnaz appeared with Desi Arnaz Jr. (Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz's son) briefly in the first episode of the fourth season, "Lucy at Marineland".

text: Opening credits[edit]

text: A different opening sequence was created for each season:

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Season 1 (1962–63): animated stick figures of Ball and Vance were used (similar to the ones used in the original opening sequences of I Love Lucy and of the subsequent 13 hour-long specials later syndicated in reruns as The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour).
Season 2 (1963–1964): stills from previous
Season 3 (1964–1965): Clips appear from previous episodes
Season 4 (1965–1966): Clips from previous episodes appear viewed from a kaleidoscope. The titles were designed by Howard Anderson, Jr., who was also responsible for the now-iconic "heart" opening for I Love Lucy.[14]
Season 5 (1966–1967): an additional opening was created at the beginning of the season that featured Lucille Ball as an animated "jack-in-the-box". Ball reportedly hated it, and it was only used in a handful of episodes at the start of the season before being replaced by a slightly revamped version of the kaleidoscope opening. However, because of poor editing, the theme music to this opening was retained while the kaleidoscope opening played for several of the early 1966 fall episodes.
Season 6 (1967–1968): the kaleidoscope opening was used once again, but the theme music was reorchestrated. Also the "Glamor Shot" of Ball at the end of the opening is a different clip than season five. For the episodes in which Gale Gordon did not appear, the "Co-Starring: Gale Gordon" voiceover was omitted from the audio track.

text: During later television airings, including 1970s and 80s syndicated runs,[citation needed] as well as Nick at Nite's 1990s reruns of the series, the later "kaleidoscope" opening was used in nearly all episodes (with a "costarring Vivian Vance" voiceover edited in for episodes from the first three seasons).

text: The theme music was composed by Wilbur Hatch, who was the show's musical director, a role he also performed on Ball's previous series I Love Lucy.

text: Unproduced episodes[edit]

text: There were several scripts written that were never filmed. "Lucy & Viv Fight Over Harry" was set to be produced as the 11th episode in the first season, but there were too many "production problems" and the episode was canceled. In an interview with Jimmy Garrett, he said the audience barely laughed at rehearsals, and Desi Arnaz cancelled the episode with Lucille Ball's permission. During season 2, both "Lucy is a Girl Friday" and "Lucy Plays Basketball" were canceled before filming began as well. The details of these "lost" episodes can be found on the official DVD sets for the first two seasons.

text: Production[edit]

text: Unlike most sitcoms of the era, The Lucy Show was filmed before a live audience; standard practice at the time was to film an episode on a closed set and add a laugh track during post-production. However, a laugh track was still used to fill any gaps in audience reactions or missed punchlines. The live format was used for all I Love Lucy episodes, for all but a few Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour and in The Lucy Show. Arnaz felt Ball performed better in front of a live studio audience.[15] Carole Cook, Ball's long-time friend and protégée in a radio show Great Lives based on Lucille Ball said that three cameras were used so to capture everything in one go, and the best angles would be used. While Ball would ad-lib during rehearsals, she followed the script when filming the actual show.

text: While filming the 1963 episode "Lucy and Viv Put In A Shower", in which the leading ladies attempted to install a shower stall (but become trapped inside, unable to shut the water off), Ball nearly drowned while performing in the tank of water. She was unable to bring herself back to the surface, and it was Vance who realized there was a problem and pulled her co-star to safety; Vance went on to ad lib until Ball could catch her breath to resume speaking her lines (all the while, cameras continued to film). Neither the film crew nor the live studio audience realized there was a problem.[16]

text: In her autobiography Love Lucy, Lucy talks of this episode:[17]

text: The two special episodes to feature Ethel Merman ("Lucy Teaches Ethel Merman to Sing" and "Ethel Merman and the Boy Scout Show") were originally just one episode, "Lucy Teaches Ethel Merman to Sing". This installment was a consolation prize to Merman after her Desilu-produced pilot, Maggie Brown, was rejected as a regular series by CBS. The plot was much as it remains today with Lucy and Viv trying to pass off Agnes Schmidlap as Ethel Merman, not knowing that it really is Ethel Merman, and Lucy attempts to teach her how to sing. In the original version, Lucy's voice lesson scene with Merman (which was lifted from the previous season's episode "Lucy's Barbershop Quartet" in which Hans Conried was the instructor and Lucy the pupil) was much shorter than it is today and that episode ended with the Boy Scout show, with Jerry Carmichael hosting, Sherman Bagley dancing, and Lucy joining Ethel for a brand new version of Merman's great hit "Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better". But then, Desilu Productions thought that maybe too much had been crammed into one half-hour and since Ball and Vance (who both were great friends of Merman) were having such a marvelous time working with the legendary Broadway belter, they decided to expand it into two episodes, thereby taking advantage of Merman's formidable talents. So, a second filming was scheduled. In Part 1, Ethel was to be the houseguest of Lucy and Viv for a few weeks, and then in Part 2, a full blown episode was created that included scenes of Lucy once again, trying to get into the act. An all new Boy Scout show was filmed also, with Jerry once again hosting, Sherman dancing, and Lucy, Viv, and Ethel, this time joined by Mr. Mooney, singing and dancing through a history of show business.

text: An episode from the 1966–1967 season called "Lucy Flies to London" served as the basis for a standalone one-hour special called Lucy in London, which featured Ball with guest stars Anthony Newley and the Dave Clark Five. Much of the "Lucy Flies to London" episode, which centered around Lucy’s lack of experience in air travel, was based on an unsold pilot written and shot in 1960.[18]

text: Nielsen ratings[edit]

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1) 1962–1963: #4 (29.8)
2) 1963–1964: #6 (28.1)
3) 1964–1965: #8 (26.6)
4) 1965–1966: #3 (27.7)
5) 1966–1967: #4 (26.2)
6) 1967–1968: #2 (27.0)

text: DVD releases[edit]

text: Before July 2009, there were only thirty episodes available on DVD and/or VHS (two episodes from the first season, twenty-one from the fifth season, and seven from the sixth season), all of which are believed to be in the public domain due to copyright oversights. These episodes have been released by unauthorized companies like Vintage Home Entertainment, Alpha Video, Digiview, Front Row Entertainment, Diamond Entertainment, Madacy Entertainment and Echo Bridge Home Entertainment.

text: CBS DVD (distributed by Paramount) has released all six seasons on DVD in Region 1, as of October 9, 2012.[19] CBS announced that all the episodes have been remastered using the original 35mm negatives.

text: The first three official DVD releases allow viewers to view the original openings, closings, and cast commercials directly in the episode, while the fourth, fifth and sixth season DVD releases do not have this function.

text: The Complete Series was released on November 15, 2016 [20]

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DVD Name
Ep #
Release date
Bonus Features

The Official First Season
30
July 21, 2009

Closed-captioned
New Interviews with Lucie Arnaz & Jimmy Garrett
Clips from "Opening Night" Special
Vintage Openings/Closings
Cast Commercials
Vintage Network Promos
Cast Biographies
Production Notes
Photo Gallery
"The Lucy Show": Vintage Merchandise

The Official Second Season
28
July 13, 2010

Vintage Openings/Closings
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour (1964) with Bob Hope
Newly-Recorded Interview with Carole Cook
Newly recorded Interview with Barry Livingston
Cast Commercials
Clips from Opening Night & CBS: The Stars' Address
Production Notes
Photo Gallery

The Official Third Season
26
November 30, 2010

Featurette-Lucille Ball at the 1964 World's Fair for Lucille Ball Day
Clips from The Danny Kaye Show
Vintage Openings/Closings
Rare International Promos & Film Clips
Cast Commercials
Production Notes
Photo Gallery

The Official Fourth Season
26
April 26, 2011

"The Magic of Broadcasting" (Behind-the-scenes of "Lucy, the Robot")
Cast Biographies
Vintage Openings/Closings
Danny Thomas The Wonderful World of Burlesque
Network Promos
Behind-the-Scenes Footage of "Lucy in Marineland"
Production Notes
Photo Gallery

The Official Fifth Season
22
December 6, 2011

"Lucy In London"
"Lucy In London Revisited" (Documentary)
Clip From 1967 Emmy Awards
Clip From 1966 Affiliates Presentation
Clip From "Victor Borge Comedy Theatre"
"25 Years of Savings Bonds"
Bloopers
Rare Promos
Vintage Openings & Closings
Guest Cast Biographies
Production Notes
Photo Galleries

The Official Sixth Season
24
October 9, 2012

Clip From 1968 Emmy Awards
Blooper Reel
Vintage Openings & Closings
Cast Biographies
Production Notes
Photo Galleries

The Official Complete Series
156
November 15, 2016

To Be Announced