Lucy Goes to the Hospital
- Lucy Goes to the Hospital
Lucy Goes to the Hospital was an episode of the 1950s American television show "I Love Lucy" in which the title character, Lucy Ricardo, gives birth to her son, "Little Ricky." It was the first case of a birth being broadcast on television. Twelve hours earlier, the actress that had played Lucy Ricardo, Lucille Ball, had given birth to Desi Arnaz, Jr. by cesarian section.
When the episode premiered on January 19, 1953, 72% of all American homes with television sets, amounting to 44 million viewers, were tuned in to watch the episode. It received higher ratings than the inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, which received 29 million viewers, the day afterward. According to the Indian newspaper "The Telegraph", scripts for the episode were reviewed by a rabbi, a minister, and a priest in order to make sure it would not be offensive. The episode also received higher television ratings than the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, which had happened six months later in June.
References
* [http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/I/htmlI/ilovelucy/ilovelucy.htm The Museum of Broadcast Communication's entry on I Love Lucy]
* [http://www.ew.com/ew/fab400/tv100/50s_p3.html Enternatinment Weekly]
* [http://www.lucyfan.com/ilovelucy56.html Lucyfan Enterprises]
* [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060424/asp/foreign/story_6137595.asp "The Telegraph"]
External links
* [http://east68street.com/ East 68th Street - "Everything "I Love Lucy"]
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