Nick At Nite "Jeannie vs. Samantha" Contest - In 1994, to hype its "Block Party Summer" programming, the producers at Nick at Night asked viewers to vote on whose powers were greater, Samantha the Witch (Elizabeth Montgomery from BEWITCHED/ABC/1964-76 or Jeannie the Genie (Barbara Eden) from I DREAM OF JEANNIE/NBC/1965-70. When the votes were tallied Samantha won receiving 810,938 votes to Jeannie's 614,882.