When Gleason first aired The Honeymooners as an independent TV show in 1955, he never would have suspected that decades later the television show is more popular than it ever was while it was airing for the first time.
Gibron argues that the reason Gleason returned The Honeymooners to a variety show format was because the show wasn’t successful, whereas Gleason himself wrote that the reason he cancelled the show after one season was because the writing team could not maintain the same quality (2003). Regardless of the reason for the premature cancellation of the program, decades later the show still has a substantial following.
Over the years, Gleason has released some never aired episodes of the show, called The Lost Episodes (in contrast with The Classic 39).
The Honeymooners: A New Look 