The New Shows

Nothing But the Best (Tues. 9 p.m., NBCTV) stars Cinemactor Eddie Albert and tries to recapture the easygoing mood of the old Garroway at Large show. But the pace is slow rather than relaxed, and Eddie Albert's folksy chatter merely gets in the way of such guest performers as Torch Singer Lee Wiley, Trumpeter Louis

Armstrong and Dancer Vera Zorina. Sponsor Procter & Gamble tries to captivate viewers with bathtub shots of Mom, Pop and Baby soaping themselves with Ivory.

Summertime, U.S.A. (Tues. & Thurs., 7:45 p.m., CBS-TV) is filled with danceable music and pretty girls. Using scarcely a line of dialogue, the show features Crooner Mel Torme and Teresa Brewer, a topnotch singer with a voice somewhere between a blowtorch and a cello. Also on hand: the Honeydreamers quintet, and a trio of dancers cavorting at different U.S. vacation spots each week. The Thursday commercials, plugging General Electric, are unobjectionable.

Eddy Arnold Show (Tues. & Thurs., 7:30 p.m., NBCTV) tries gamely to flesh out its hillbilly tunes with production numbers in the Hit Parade manner. Billed as "the Tennessee Plowboy," unsponsored Eddy Arnold strums a guitar, beats out songs like Moonlight & Roses in country rhythm, and gets informal support from an earnest, shiny-faced trio called the Dickens Sisters.

Summer School (weekdays, 4 p.m., CBS-TV) adds an educational grace note to the dissonance of daytime TV. Telecast from Philadelphia, and featuring teachers and specialists from all over the U.S., the show is aimed at children, but may equally interest their parents. Summer School touches lightly on everything from astronomy to zoology. Its effectiveness varies from day to day, depending on the subject chosen and the personality of the teacher.

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