Series

Bachelor Father

1957 · 5 seasons · Comedy · Family

IMDb

7.2

Bachelor Father is an American sitcom starring John Forsythe, Noreen Corcoran, and Sammee Tong. The series first premiered on CBS in September 1957 before moving to NBC for the third season in 1959. The series' fifth and final season aired on ABC from 1961 to 1962. A total of 157 episodes were aired. The series was based on "A New Girl in His Life", which aired on General Electric Theater on May 26, 1957. Bachelor Father is the only primetime series ever to run in consecutive years on the three major televisions networks.

John Forsythe

Bentley Gregg

Sammee Tong

Peter Tong

Noreen Corcoran

Noreen Corcoran

• Harry AckermanProducer

First aired

September 15, 1957

Last aired

June 26, 1962

Status

Ended

Original language

English

Episodes

157

Rated

TV-G

Genres

Comedy, Family

• Season 120 episodes · 1957
• Season 220 episodes · 1958
• Season 337 episodes · 1959
• Season 440 episodes · 1960
• Season 540 episodes · 1961