variety show
noun
: a theatrical entertainment of successive separate performances (as of songs, dances, skits, and acrobatic feats)
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Unlike The Osbournes, which showcased their unique family dynamic in a reality setting, Osbournes: Reloaded tackled a variety show format that critics and viewers found forced and lacking the genuine appeal of the original show.
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
The Osbournes reunited in 2009 for the Fox variety show Osbournes Reloaded.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 22 July 2025
By the time Gone with the Wind Oscar winner Hattie McDaniel took over the role of Beulah in 1947, three years before Beulah transitioned from radio to television, Sullivan was on the cusp of launching the variety show that would go on to shake up racial representation on TV.
—Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 19 July 2025
Gleason’s variety show ran live from 1952 through 1957 and taped from 1962 through 1970.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
The Osbournes reunited in 2009 for the Fox variety show Osbournes Reloaded.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 22 July 2025
By the time Gone with the Wind Oscar winner Hattie McDaniel took over the role of Beulah in 1947, three years before Beulah transitioned from radio to television, Sullivan was on the cusp of launching the variety show that would go on to shake up racial representation on TV.
—Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 19 July 2025
Gleason’s variety show ran live from 1952 through 1957 and taped from 1962 through 1970.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
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“Variety show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variety%20show. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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