The show featured all of the Jackson siblings except for
Jermaine, who was signed to
Motown while the Jackson group was signed to the
Epic/CBS record label. It was the first variety show where the entire cast were siblings or an
African-American family. The thirty-minute Wednesday evening show began airing on
CBS as a summer 1976 show and it continued into the
1976–1977 season, finishing on March 9, 1977 after running for 12 episodes. As with the
Jackson 5 regular performances,
Michael Jackson was the lead performer in musical and dance performances. Despite the public acclaim following the early episodes, he was not enthusiastic with the overall project, later calling it "a dumb move" and adding he "hated every minute of it". ==Cast==