From 21 and a half hours in Lewis' final year, the show had been reduced two hours the last two years on ABC. By The Associated Press Jerry Lewis telethon - H 2015 NEW YORK (AP) — The Muscular ...

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LAS VEGAS — After 45 years promoting treatment and a cure for children he calls “my kids,” comedian Jerry Lewis announced Monday he is retiring as host of the Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy Association ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP)-- The Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon, a Labor Day television tradition for decades, is ending. The association said the decision is due to "the new realities" of TV ...

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(USA Today) -- For years, Labor Day wasn't just a day off from work. It meant it was time to watch the annual Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon. It was time to watch Jerry Lewis in action. Now, ...

5 On Your Side's annual Labor Day MDA Show of Strength Telethon raised a total of $135,179 in one day. We'd like to thank all our viewers who helped make this Labor Day's telethon an amazing success!

Despite the absence of longtime host Jerry Lewis, the 2011 Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon raised $61.5 million, up approximately $2.6 million from last year, The Associated Press reports.

The Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon, a Labor Day television tradition for decades, is ending. MDA mad the announcement on Friday saying it was the right time to end the annual event, memorably ...

In this Sept. 2, 1990 file photo, entertainer Jerry Lewis makes his opening remarks at the 25th Anniversary of the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon fundraiser in Los Angeles. MDA said Friday, May 1, ...