Hallmark Channel to Commemorate 100th Birthday of Lucille Ball

NEW YORK: The centennial birthday of comic icon Lucille Ball is being celebrated by Hallmark Channel with a 48-hour marathon of classic I Love Lucy episodes, kicking off August 5.

Starting August 5 at 6 a.m., Hallmark Channel will begin broadcasting a marathon of classic episodes, running 48 episodes per day, 96 in total. The marathon runs through August 7 at 6 a.m.

Hallmark Channel is the exclusive cable home of I Love Lucy. The network is also set to release a rare, never published, interview between Ball and longtime TV writer/critic Ray Richmond. The interview, My Lunch with Lucy, is being released for the first time to honor Ball’s 100th birthday.