Sponsored by Wrigley's Gum and carried over the CBS radio network from January 7, 1940 to August 1, 1943. The series then left the air while Gene Autry left for service in the Army Air Corps. After his return, the program was heard again from September 23, 1945 to May 13, 1956. Gene enjoyed a career in personal appearances, in the motion pictures, on radio and later on television. He was billed as "America's Favorite Cowboy."
Phil Harris and Dennis Day rode the popularity of Jack Benny on their own programs on NBC. In fact, for the first two years of its run, Harris' show immediately followed Benny's.