Shindig! Episode Rating Graph poster

Shindig! Episode Rating Graph

Sep 1964 - Jan 1966

5.3

Shindig! Episode Rating Graph poster

Click the chart for info!

Browse episode ratings trends for Shindig!. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of Shindig!'s 86 episodes.

Best Episodes of Shindig!

  • Dee Dee Sharp / Kinks / Evie Sands / Charlie Rich

    S2 Ep7

    10.0

    7th Oct 1965

    Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Evie Sands - ""Live It Up"" 2. Bobby Sherman - ""You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby"" 3. Dee Dee Sharp - ""Rock Me in the Cradle of Love"" 4. The Shindogs - ""Come On Let's Go"" (end of medley) commercials: Listerine & Bromo Seltzer Jimmy O'Neill intro --The Kinks - ""Who'll Be the Next in Line?"" --Evie Sands - ""Take Me for a Little While"" --Charlie Rich - ""Mohair Sam"" --Dee Dee Sharp - ""Do the Bird"" Commercials: Score hair creme and Score deodorant --Bobby Sherman (with the Wellingtons) - ""You're the One"" --Jean King - ""Something Happens to Me"" --Charlie Rich - ""Lonely Weekends"" --The Shindogs - ""The Night Before"" Commercial: Vectra fiber pantyhose --The Kinks - ""See My Friends"" --Dee Dee Sharp (with the Blossoms) - ""Mashed Potato Time"" --Billy Preston and Dee Dee Sharp - ""Slow Twistin'"" --Bobby Sherman and Evie Sands - ""Shu Rah"" Jimmy O'Neill closing comments --The Shindogs, Dee Dee Sharp, Billy Presto

  • Manfred Mann / Chubby Checker / Dixie Cups

    S1 Ep15

    9.0

    9th Dec 1964

    --Tommy Quickly – ""The Dog"" (opening song) Shindig! logo (logo shaped like a dog, exclamation point as wagging tail) --Manfred Mann – ""Do Wah Diddy Diddy"" --Kelly Garrett – ""Mellow Fellows"" --Chubby Checker – ""She Wants to Swim"" --Dixie Cups – Chapel of Love"" (excerpt performed during Jimmy O'Neill's introduction) and ""You Should Have Seen the Way He Looked At Me"" (complete) --The Righteous Brothers – ""Fannie Mae"" --Willy Nelson – ""Hand Jive"" (not Willie Nelson, the country singer) --Tommy Quickly – ""Wild Side of Life"" --Chubby Checker – ""Lovely Lovely (Loverly Loverly)"" Jack Good & Jimmy O'Neill segment --Manfred Mann – ""Sha La La"" (finale, closing credits)

Worst Episodes of Shindig!

  • Jackie Wilson / Jay and the Americans / The Honeycombs

    S1 Ep7

    7.0

    21st Oct 1964

    --Donna Loren – ""Down the Line"" (opening song) --Willy Nelson – ""Jump Back"" (not Willie Nelson, the country singer) --Jackie Wilson – ""She's Alright"" --Bobby Sherman – ""Man Overboard"" --The Blossoms – ""Dancing in the Street"" --Bobby Sherman (with the Chambers Brothers) – ""I'm Crying"" --Donna Loren – ""That's What Love Is Made Of"" --Jay and the Americans – ""Come A Little Bit Closer"" --The Righteous Brothers – ""Let The Good Times Roll"" --The Honeycombs – ""Have I the Right?"" (clip probably taped in England) Finale: Jackie Wilson – ""Baby Workout"" (with closing credits)

  • Gale Garnett; The Newbeats; Round Robin; The Walker Brothers

    S1 Ep4

    8.0

    30th Sep 1964

    Opening song: ""He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"" (performed by Jackie and Gayle, Newbeats, and the Walker Brothers). --The Walker Brothers – ""Slow Down"" --The Blossoms – ""Tell Him"" --Gale Garnett – ""We'll Sing in the Sunshine"" --Jerry Cole - ""Oh, Pretty Woman"" --The Newbeats – ""Bread and Butter"" --John Bill – ""House of the Rising Sun"" --Jackie and Gayle – ""A Summer Song"" --The Walker Brothers - ""Do Wah Diddy"" --Bobby Sherman – ""Have I the Right?"" --Donna Loren – ""It's Alright"" Finale: Round Robin – ""Who's the Roundest of Them All?"" (with closing titles)

Shindig! Episode Guide

  • Johnny Rivers / Jody Miller / Righteous Brothers

    S1 Ep2

    23rd Sep 1964

    Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. ""(Up Above My Head) There's Music in the Air"" (performed by Jackie and Gayle) 2. ""Yes, Indeed"" (performed by the Wellingtons and the Blossoms) 3. ""Gonna Build a Mountain"" (performed by Jackie & Gayle) 4. ""(Up Above My Head) There's Music in the Air"" (performed by Jackie and Gayle, the Righteous Brothers and the Everly Brothers) (end of medley) --Shindig dancers (singing to picture of Bobby Sherman) – ""If I Had a Talking Picture of You"" (1920's song) --Bobby Sherman – ""Back Home Again in Indiana"" --The Wellingtons – ""Tzena, Tzena, Tzena"" --Jackie and Gayle – ""The Girl from Ipanema"" --Sam Cooke – ""Tennessee Waltz"" --The Everly Brothers – ""You're the One I Love"" --Donna Loren – ""Wishin' and Hopin'"" --The Righteous Brothers – ""This Little Girl of Mine"" --Alan Sues (comedian doing an imitation of Liberace) --Bobby Sherman – ""Hello Dolly"" (duet with Shindig dancer Maria Ghava) --The Everly Brothers – ""Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo"" --Sam

  • Johnny Rivers / Jody Miller / Righteous Brothers

    S1 Ep3

    23rd Sep 1964

    Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. Alan Sues – ""Ain't She Sweet?"" 2. Jerry Cole – ""Ain't She Sweet?"" 3. The Cables and the Blossoms – ""Cannon Ball"" 4. The Righteous Brothers (with Jody Miller and Pamela Bennett) - ""California Here I Come"" (end of medley) --Jody Miller – ""Yes, My Darling Daughter"" (1940's song) --The Righteous Brothers – ""Koko Joe"" --Pamela Bennett – ""And I Love Him"" (folk singer performing a Beatles song) --Alan Sues comedy bit - Sues sings ""Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey"" --Bobby Freeman – ""C'Mon And Swim"" --The Righteous Brothers – ""My Babe"" --Delaney Bramlett – ""You Never Can Tell"" --Alan Sues comedy bit --Darlene Love – ""You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break my Heart)"" --The Cables – ""Way Down Yonder in New Orleans"" --Johnny Rivers – ""Maybelline"" and ""Memphis"" Finale: Jody Miller – ""Saved"" (closing credits)

  • Gale Garnett; The Newbeats; Round Robin; The Walker Brothers

    S1 Ep4

    8.0

    30th Sep 1964

    Opening song: ""He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"" (performed by Jackie and Gayle, Newbeats, and the Walker Brothers). --The Walker Brothers – ""Slow Down"" --The Blossoms – ""Tell Him"" --Gale Garnett – ""We'll Sing in the Sunshine"" --Jerry Cole - ""Oh, Pretty Woman"" --The Newbeats – ""Bread and Butter"" --John Bill – ""House of the Rising Sun"" --Jackie and Gayle – ""A Summer Song"" --The Walker Brothers - ""Do Wah Diddy"" --Bobby Sherman – ""Have I the Right?"" --Donna Loren – ""It's Alright"" Finale: Round Robin – ""Who's the Roundest of Them All?"" (with closing titles)

Shindig! is an American musical variety series which aired on ABC from September 16, 1964 to January 8, 1966. The show was hosted by Jimmy O'Neill, a disc jockey in Los Angeles at the time who also created the show along with his wife Sharon Sheeley and production executive Art Stolnitz. The original pilot was rejected by ABC and David Sontag, then Executive Producer of ABC, redeveloped and completely redesigned the show. A new pilot with a new cast of artists was shot starring Sam Cooke. That pilot aired as the premiere episode.

The best rated episodes of Shindig! are:
  • Dee Dee Sharp / Kinks / Evie Sands / Charlie Rich S2E7 rated 10.0
  • Manfred Mann / Chubby Checker / Dixie Cups S1E15 rated 9.0
The lowest rated episodes of Shindig! are:
  • Jackie Wilson / Jay and the Americans / The Honeycombs S1E7 rated 7.0
  • Gale Garnett; The Newbeats; Round Robin; The Walker Brothers S1E4 rated 8.0

The first episode of Shindig! aired on September 16, 1964.

The last episode of Shindig! aired on January 08, 1966.

There are 86 episodes of Shindig!.

There are 2 seasons of Shindig!.

No.

Shindig! has ended.

Shows for Fans of Shindig!

The Yellow Rose poster
Laataand by Rian poster
Colônia poster
Seni Bana Yazmışlar poster
The Weapon Hunter poster
Vikings, les premiers rois poster
Z-MIND poster
Dame×Prince Anime Caravan poster
Me and Mrs Jones poster
Be Yourself poster
Pohádky o mašinkách poster
Already Happened poster
Código F1 poster
Die Rote Meile poster
Monster Bug Wars poster
Entre Amigos poster
Silent Court poster