7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Johnny Cash Show (1969)
Bias Rating
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Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.5
Overview
The Johnny Cash Show was an American television music variety show hosted by Johnny Cash. The Screen Gems 58-episode series ran from June 7, 1969 to March 31, 1971 on ABC; it was taped at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The show reached No. 17 in the Nielsen ratings in 1970. Cash opened each show, and its regulars included members of his touring troupe, June Carter Cash and the Carter Family, The Statler Brothers, Carl Perkins, and The Tennessee Three, with Australian-born musical director-arranger-conductor Bill Walker. The Statler Brothers performed brief comic interludes. It featured many folk-country musicians, such as Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, Kris Kristofferson, Mickey Newbury, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, Merle Haggard, James Taylor and Tammy Wynette. It also featured other musicians such as jazz great Louis Armstrong, who died eight months after appearing on the show.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
The Johnny Cash Show was an American television music variety show hosted by Johnny Cash. The Screen Gems 58-episode series ran from June 7, 1969 to March 31, 1971 on ABC; it was taped at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The show reached No. 17 in the Nielsen ratings in 1970. Cash opened each show, and its regulars included members of his touring troupe, June Carter Cash and the Carter Family, The Statler Brothers, Carl Perkins, and The Tennessee Three, with Australian-born musical director-arranger-conductor Bill Walker. The Statler Brothers performed brief comic interludes. It featured many folk-country musicians, such as Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, Kris Kristofferson, Mickey Newbury, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, Merle Haggard, James Taylor and Tammy Wynette. It also featured other musicians such as jazz great Louis Armstrong, who died eight months after appearing on the show.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
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Leans Traditional
Primary
The Johnny Cash Show is rated as neutral because its primary objective was to provide musical entertainment and a platform for diverse artists, rather than to explicitly promote any specific political ideology. While individual songs or guests might have carried subtle political undertones, the show's overarching focus remained apolitical.
The Johnny Cash Show, a variety program from the late 1960s and early 1970s, featured casting that was traditional for its era, without explicit DEI-driven recasting. Its narrative and framing maintained a neutral or positive portrayal of traditional identities, consistent with mainstream entertainment of the time.
Secondary
The show, hosted by the devout Johnny Cash, consistently featured gospel music, spiritual themes, and discussions reflecting Christian faith and values. It portrayed Christianity as a positive force, offering moral guidance and hope, aligning the narrative with the dignity of the faith.
The Johnny Cash Show, a variety program from the late 1960s and early 1970s, focused on musical performances and mainstream entertainment. There is no evidence of LGBTQ+ characters or themes being present or addressed within the show's content, aligning with the typical programming of its era.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Johnny Cash Show was a variety series featuring Johnny Cash as himself and various musical guests. It did not involve fictional characters or historical figures being portrayed by actors of a different gender.
The Johnny Cash Show was a musical variety program featuring real-life performers appearing as themselves. It did not involve fictional characters with established racial identities from source material or historical figures being portrayed by actors of a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.6
6.5
Critic Ratings
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