With a helping hand from supporting characters Fred (William Frawley) and Ethel Mertz (Vivian Vance), I Love Lucy surged to the top spot in the ratings before the end of its first season. I Love Lucy hit the ground running in the fall of 1951, with any worries about the pairing of a mixed-race couple quickly muted by the favorable response to the emotional back-and-forth between Lucy and Ricky Ricardo. ‘I Love Lucy’ broke ground on and off the screen But Arnaz was ready with a response that would satisfy his partners and revamp the industry model, as he was willing to lop $1,000 off the weekly salary he shared with his wife, in exchange for Desilu Productions obtaining full ownership of the final product. This presented another hurdle, as union contracts prevented CBS from filming the show at their facilities and threatened to double the price tag of production. When executives balked at the idea of the dominant East Coast audience watching the show by way of kinescope – a low-quality recording used to accommodate time-zone differences – Desilu suggested they record the series on high-quality film.
ranch to move to New York City, then the center of the TV production industry. For starters, Ball and Arnaz had no intention of leaving their comfy suburban-L.A.
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