We can't imagine I Love Lucy without Desi Arnaz as Ricky Ricardo. However, CBS was initially against casting Lucille Ball's ...

I Love Lucy was a ratings hit. It was the most-watched U.S. TV series in four of its six seasons, and it was the first-ever show to end its broadcast run at the top spot on the Nielsen ratings, ...

It’s incredible to think that more time has passed since I Love Lucy first aired than in the period between Lucille Ball’s landmark sitcom and Mark Twain's great novel, Huckleberry Finn. Just as Twain ...

Keith Thibodeux is recalling what it was really like when he was on one of America's most famous and beloved shows. The actor was only four years old when he joined the cast of I Love Lucy, starring ...

Lucille Ball’s favorite episode of I LOVE LUCY might have been funny onscreen, but the actress revealed she took a “beating” while filming it.

The last living member of I Love Lucy's core cast was just 4 years old when he started on the show, but he still has vivid memories of that time. Ball and Arnaz, who were married in real life and had ...

When Desi Arnaz came to Hollywood in the 1940s, it seemed unlikely that a Cuban refugee with a thick accent would ever be accepted by American viewers — let alone star in one of the most popular TV ...

Lucille Ball's pregnancy caused ripples through her professional life. In the first episode of CW's TV We Love, a multipart series celebrating eight of the most iconic American television shows and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. American actress and comedian Lucille Ball, wearing a black-and-white ...

The success of I Love Lucy is often credited to Lucille Ball's comedic talent, but biographer Todd Purdum says Arnaz was more than just "second... With 'I Love Lucy' and beyond, Desi Arnaz helped ...