while it was on network television, "the lawrence welk show" aired on abc on saturday nights at 9 p.m. (eastern time), but changed to 8:30 p.m. in fall 1963. from 1956 to 1959, it was also known as "the dodge dancing party", because welk was also hosting another show called "top tunes and new talent" on mondays. abc canceled the show in 1971, but it continued on 250 stations across the country until 1982.