   here's lucy is lucille ball's third network television sitcom. it ran on cbs from 1968 to 1974. ==background== though the lucy show was still hugely popular during the previous (1967â68) season, finishing in the top five of the ratings (at #2), ball opted to end that series at the end of that season, as there were enough episodes for syndicated reruns. ball did not wish to continue to star in a show unless her two children agreed to co-star, and thus an entirely new show was written for this purpose.interview with lucie arnaz. the archive of american television (december 9, 2011). here's lucy was produced by ball's newly created production company, lucille ball productions. desilu's successor paramount television (ptv) co-produced the first season, but sold its stake in the show to ball afterwards. unlike most sitcoms of the era, here's lucy was filmed before a live audience; standard practice at the time was to film an episode on a closed set and add a laugh track during post-production. however, a laugh track was still used to fill any gaps in audience reactions or missed punchlines. the live format was requested by ball herself, as she performed better in the presence of an audience. ==premise== thumb|left|150px|lucy and her children at carter's unique employment agency the program's premise changed from the lucy show. ball's character lived in los angeles and was named lucy carter, as a tribute to her ex-husband desi arnaz, who she felt helped to launch her career. in this new incarnation, she had two children named kim and craig, played by her real life children, lucie arnaz and desi arnaz, jr. (by this time, desi jr. was already an established star through his work in the teen pop band dino, desi & billy
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