Impact Of I Love Lucy

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ff clearly as first place with a 67 rating, with now more than forty-five million viewers. The Desilu Company had such a huge growth that they were in need for a new studio and they moved from General Service Studios to Motion Picture Center, a seven acre facility with nine sound stages! They received a million dollars from CBS for their grand success.
During its third season, “I Love Lucy” had won its second Emmy for best situation comedy, and Vivian Vance (Ethel) had walked away with best supporting actress in a comedy. Unfortunately, Lucille had lost the award for Best comedienne to her friend Eve Arden. Again the show was first place with a rating of 58. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz had stared together in a movie called “The Long, Long Trailer”, which had been very good publicity for “I Love Lucy”. Things seem great- right?
“I Love Lucy” suffered a major crisis that almost killed the show during its third season. Lucille Ball had been accused by the FBI of being a communist. They called this the “red scare”. The...