April 11, 2002

(NOTE TO EDITORS: Please note the time change in the following encore presentation of THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW: SHOW STOPPERS):

ENCORE PRESENTATION OF HIGHLY RATED "THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW: SHOW STOPPERS," THAT REUNITED VARIETY SHOW STARS CAROL BURNETT, HARVEY KORMAN, TIM CONWAY AND VICKI LAWRENCE TO BE BROADCAST APRIL 26 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

An encore presentation of November's highly rated THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW: SHOW STOPPERS will be broadcast Friday, April 26 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. For the special, legendary variety show stars Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Tim Conway and Vicki Lawrence returned to CBS Stage 33 at Television City in Los Angeles, where "The Carol Burnett Show" was originally taped.

Their celebration of 11 seasons of "The Carol Burnett Show" includes hilarious moments from the show -- moments when they couldn't keep straight faces at their own antics that literally brought the house down. The four stars take questions from the studio audience as they reminisce about the characters they made famous. Never-before-seen outtakes and video clips from the original show, including clips of the show's recurring favorites The Family (later known as "Mama's Family), Tim Conway's Old Man and Harvey Korman's Mother Marcus characters are seen.

Also included in the special is a tribute to costume designer Bob Mackie.

The original broadcast of THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW: SHOW STOPPERS on Nov. 26, 2001, ranks as the 2001-02 season's highest-rated and most-watched entertainment special, excluding the Academy Awards. It won its time period in households (18.9/29), viewers (29.79m), adults 25-54 (12.0/26) and adults 18-49 (9.5/23). It marked CBS's best performance in its time period with non-sports programming since March 23, 1992 in households ("Northern Exposure"), since Sept. 16, 1991 in viewers (one-hour "Designing Women"), since Nov. 13, 1995 in adults 18-49 and since Jan. 31, 1994 in adults 25-54.

"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.

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Burnett's rise to stardom is well documented, from her early appearances on "The Jack Paar Show" and "The Garry Moore Show" to her own show, for which she won five Emmy Awards. Her television credits include the movie "The Marriage Fool," on the Network, and the specials "CBS: The First 50 Years," "Men, Movies and Carol" and landmark musical hours with Julie Andrews, all on the Network. Her feature film credits include "Once Upon a Mattress," "Annie," "The Four Seasons" and "Pete 'n Tillie."

In addition to 10 years on the "The Carol Burnett Show," Korman appeared in "Mama's Family" and also directed episodes of the series. His other television credits include the movies "Gideon," "Based on an Untrue Story," "Crash Course" and "Carpool." Among his feature film credits are "Blazing Saddles," "High Anxiety," "History of the World, Part I" "Jingle All the Way," "Dracula: Dead and Loving It," "Radioland Murders" and "The Flintstones."

Tim Conway began his television career, first as a guest, then as a regular, on "The Steve Allen Show." His other television credits include "The Tim Conway Comedy Hour," "The Tim Conway Show" and "Ace Crawford Private Eye." Conway is a four-time Emmy Award winner for his work as a writer and performer on "The Carol Burnett Show," which he joined in 1974.

Lawrence earned one Emmy Award and five Emmy nominations during her 11-year run on the Burnett show. Her other television credits include "Mama's Family," for which she recreated the popular character from the recurring sketch on the Burnett show. She also hosted a daily syndicated talk show, "Vicki," and made guest appearances in the series "Diagnosis Murder" and "Burke's Law," both on the Network, "Ally McBeal" and "Roseanne."

THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW: SHOW STOPPERS was produced by Joe Hamilton Productions, Inc. Carol Burnett, John Hamilton and Rick Hawkins are the executive producers; Jody Hamilton and Mary Jo Blue are the producers. Paul Miller directed it from a script by Rick Hawkins.

RATING: TVPG-L

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