First airing was Jan 14, 1972 on CBS Thursday Night

Ted Bessell from That Girl, sitcom from 60's was the lead character

The show stayed in same time slot through entire run

The competition was Flip Wilson on NBC and Alias Smith and Jones on ABC

The show could not compete with Alias Smith which was also a new show that started in the same month.

Alias Smith final ranking was #55 and was renewed for next season while Me and the Chimp was cancelled with a final ranking of #63

Tom Bosley from Happy Days appeared in episode 9

The last three airings of the show were all repeats....5/4/72, 5/11/72, and 5/18/72