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CAROL BURNETT REUNITES WITH HARVEY KORMAN, TIM CONWAY, VICKI LAWRENCE AND LYLE WAGGONER FOR A NEW ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL, "THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW: LET'S BUMP UP THE LIGHTS," WEDNESDAY, MAY 12 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

Legendary variety show star Carol Burnett reunites with Harvey Korman, Tim Conway, Vicki Lawrence and Lyle Waggoner for THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW: LET'S BUMP UP THE LIGHTS, a new entertainment special to be broadcast Wednesday, May 12 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. In the special, the illustrious cast comes together before an audience to introduce never-before-seen clips from the spontaneous and hilarious moments that were seen at the beginning of every "The Carol Burnett Show" -- where Carol and the gang answered questions from the studio audience.

The question and answer segments featured Carol as herself, not as a character, as she answered the no-holds-barred questions from audience members. Always impromptu and spur-of-the-moment, the segments showed Carol at her creative and improvisational best. Questions were also often asked of fellow cast members Harvey, Tim, Vicki and Lyle who joined Carol on stage to respond.

Viewers will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite clips by telephone or the Internet. Carol will announce the top three clips on CBS News' "The Early Show" (7:00-9:00 AM, ET/PT) the morning after the broadcast.

"The Carol Burnett Show" premiered on the Network in 1967 and ran for 11 fun-filled seasons. It was the longest-running comedy-variety show in television history. Each week, Burnett and her cohorts brought their special brand of humor and magic to television audiences across the country.

Carol Burnett's last Network special, "The Carol Burnett Show: Showstoppers," which was broadcast on Nov. 26, 2001, averaged 18.9/29 in households and 29.80 million viewers. It was CBS's best performance in the time period with non-sports programming since March 23, 1992 in households and since Sept. 16, 1991 in viewers. It was the most-watched entertainment special (excluding awards programming) of the 2001-2002 season.

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THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW: LET'S BUMP UP THE LIGHTS is being produced by Mabel Cat, Inc. and Tudor Television, Inc. in association with CBS Productions. Carol Burnett and Martin Tudor are the executive producers. Ken and Mitzie Welch are the supervising producers and writers. Neil Steinberg is the producer and Steve Purcell is the director.

RATING: To Be Announced
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