query: How many seasons did Leave It to Beaver have?
passage: Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver ran for six full 39-week seasons (234 episodes). The series had its debut on CBS on October 4, 1957. The following season, it moved to ABC, where it stayed until completing its run on June 20, 1963. Throughout the show's run, it was shot with a single camera on black-and-white 35mm film.[2] The show's production companies included the comedian George Gobel's Gomalco Productions (1957–61) and Kayro Productions (1961–63) with filming at Revue Studios/Republic Studios and Universal Studios in Los Angeles. The show was distributed by MCA TV.
passage: Hugh Beaumont
In July 1957, Beaumont played a sympathetic characterization of the Western bandit Jesse James on the series "Tales of Wells Fargo". Two months later, he was cast in his best-known role as the wise suburban father Ward Cleaver on the sitcom "Leave It to Beaver". During that series' six seasons, Beaumont also wrote and directed several episodes, including the final one, "Family Scrapbook". In 2014, in recognition of his performances as head of the Cleaver household, "TV Guide" ranked Beaumont number 28 on its list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time".