my $allshows = $sth->fetchall_arrayref({}) }; print Dumper($allshows); $VAR1 = [{ 'title' => 'All Bets Are Off', 'type' => '2', 'number' => '215', 'id' => '1' }, { 'title' => 'Who Is My Neighbor', 'type' => '2', 'number' => '217', 'id' => '2' }]; #### push @$allshows, $sth->fetchall_arrayref({}); ... print Dumper(@$allshows); $VAR1 = [{ 'title' => 'All Bets Are Off', 'type' => '2', 'number' => '215', 'id' => '1' }]; $VAR2 = [{ 'title' => 'Who Is My Neighbor', 'type' => '2', 'number' => '217', 'id' => '2' }]; #### ... push @$allshows, @{ $sth->fetchall_arrayref({}) }; ... print Dumper(@$allshows); $VAR1 = { 'title' => 'All Bets Are Off', 'type' => '2', 'number' => '215', 'id' => '1' }; $VAR2 = { 'title' => 'Who Is My Neighbor', 'type' => '2', 'number' => '217', 'id' => '2' }; #### ... $allshows[0] .= $sth->fetchall_arrayref({}); ... print Dumper(\@allshows); $VAR1 = [ 'ARRAY(0x83db738)ARRAY(0x843ef94)' ];