The Ed Sullivan Show
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The Ed Sullivan Show

6.8/10 1948 24 Seasons 1068 Episodes Ended

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

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Season 10 Episodes

E1
scheduled: Edward G. Robinson; Edith Piaf; Helen Traubel; Jean Carroll
60 min 1956

Scheduled guests: --Edward G. Robinson (actor, in scenes from Paddy Chayefsky's Broadway show ""Middle of the Night""…

E2
Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz / Yogi Berra / Gisele MacKenzie / Joyce Grenfell
60 min 1956

Lucy & Desi sketch: Ed Sullivan calls Desi at home to arrange interview, but Lucy thinks Edward Morrow is coming. (S…

E3
scheduled: Eartha Kitt; Kate Smith; Joe E. Lewis; Ricky Layne;Richardi
60 min 1956

Scheduled guests: --Eartha Kitt --Kate Smith --Joe E. Lewis (comedian) --Rickie Layne & Velvel (ventriloquist …

E4
Dedication of the Henry & Edsel Ford Auditorium / Johnny Carson
60 min 1956

Dedication of The Henry & Edsel Ford Auditorium Show (broadcast from the Edsel Ford Memorial Auditorium in Detroit). …

E5
scheduled: Jack Paar / On film: Robert Mitchum; Rita Hayworth; Jack Lemmon
60 min 1956

Scheduled guests: --Jack Paar --Marion Marlowe --Davis and Reese (comedy team) --Salvador (French comedian) …

E6
Elvis Presley (2nd appearance) / Senior Wences / Joyce Grenfell
60 min 1956

--Elvis Presley (2nd appearance) - ""Don't Be Cruel,"" ""Love Me Tender,"" ""Love Me"" (with the Jordanaires) and ""Houn…

E7
scheduled: Maurice Evans; Nelson Eddy; Patti Page; Henri Salvador; Elliot Reed
60 min 1956

Scheduled guests: --Nelson Eddy --Maurice Evans (Broadway star) --Patti Page (singer) --Elliot Reed (comedia…

E8
Life Magazine Tribute with Julie Andrews; Bing Crosby; Phil Silvers
60 min 1956

Tribute to Life Magazine --Bing Crosby - sings ""True Love"" --Julie Andrews - sings a medley of ""Wouldn't It be Lo…

E9
Fats Domino / Guy Mitchell / Elvis Presley (film clip)
60 min 1956

Guests: --Fats Domino - ""Blueberry Hill"" --Guy Mitchell - ""Singing the Blues"" --Don Rondo (singer) - ""Two Di…

E10
Maria Callas & Rudolf Bing / Clark Gable (filmed interview)
60 min 1956

Guests: --Teresa Brewer - ""Mutual Admiration Society"" & ""Gonna Get Along Without You Now"" (clip with polo player,…

E11
Rosemary Clooney / Sophie Tucker / Anthony Newley / Modern Screen Awards
60 min 1956

Guests: --Rosemary Clooney - ""April In Paris"" --Cranks (British comedy review) - (1) Anthony Newley sings ""I'm …

E12
sched: Kate Smith; Sam Levenson; Joyce Grenfell; Gaelic Singers
60 min 1956

Scheduled guests: --Kate Smith --Sam Levenson --Joyce Grenfell --The little Gaelic Singers of Ireland --Dario…

E13
scheduled: Rise Stevens; Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healy; Jack Paar; Jo Sullivan
60 min 1956

Scheduled guests: --Jack Paar --Rise Stevens --Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy --Art Lund, Jo Sullivan and the…

E14
scheduled: Gracie Fields; Kaye Ballard; Dolores Wilson; Annie Cordy
60 min 1956

Scheduled guests: --Gracie Fields (actress) --Kaye Ballard (comedian) --Dolores Wilson (opera singer) --Annie…

E15
scheduled: Look Award winners: Sid Caesar; Edward R. Murrow; Walt Disney
60 min 1956

Scheduled: --The Annual Look magazine TV awards including winners Sid Caesar, Perry Como, Walt Disney, Red Grange, Ga…

E16
Elvis Presley (3rd appearance) / Carol Burnett / Sugar Ray Robinson
60 min 1957

Elvis Presley (Hound Dog, Heartbreak Hotel, Love Me Tender, Don't Be Cruel, Too Much, When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Ag…

E17
scheduled: Imogene Coca; Kate Smith; Professor Backwards
60 min 1957

Scheduled guests: --Imogene Coca (comedian) --Kate Smith (singer) --Jim Edmondson (comedian known as ""Professor …

E18
Sonny James / Fess Parker / Ivory Joe Hunter
60 min 1957

Singers / musicians: --Sonny James - ""Young Love"" --Ivory Joe Hunter (at piano) - ""Since I Met You"" --Betty…

E19
scheduled: Louis Armstrong; Ella Fitzgerald; Dorothy Kirsten; Mario del Monaco
60 min 1957

Scheduled guests: --Louis Armstrong --Ella Fitzgerald --The West point Glee Club --Dorothy Kirsten and Mario d…

E20
scheduled: Vic Damone; Jose Greco; Al Hibbler
60 min 1957

Scheduled guests: --Vic Damone (singer) --Al Hibbler (singer) --Jose Greco - singer, with his troupe of Flamenc…

E21
scheduled: Benny Goodman; Victor Borge; Charlotte Rae
60 min 1957

--Benny Goodman (with his big band and trio) - ""Let's Dance,"" ""Memories of You"" and ""Just One of Those Things"" Ad…

E22
scheduled: Hugh O'Brian; Robert Wagner; Jeannie Carson
60 min 1957

Scheduled guests: --Cecil B. DeMille (producer of the film ""The Ten Commandments"") --Robert Wagner --Hugh O'Br…

E23
Lena Horne; Xavier Cugat; Abbe Lane; Doretta Morrow
60 min 1957

Scheduled guests: --Lena Horne --Abbe Lane (singer) --Xavier Cugat --Doretta Morrow (from the Broadway show ""…

E24
Lerner & Loewe Tribute: Gene Kelly; Leslie Caron; Fred Astaire
60 min 1957

Tribute to Alan Jay Lerner & Fritz Loewe - presented in connection with the first anniversary of their Broadway hit ""M…

E25
scheduled: Henry Fonda (on film); Wilt Chamberlain; Don Ameche
60 min 1957

On film: An interview with Henry Fonda including clips from his film ""Twelve Angry Men"" Other scheduled guests (live …

E26
scheduled: Robert Mitchum; Ames Brothers; Edie Adams
60 min 1957

Scheduled guests: --Robert Mitchum (actor) - turns singer & dancer as he performs a medley of calpyso tunes that he r…

E27
scheduled: Julie London; Rodgers and Hammerstein; Ella Fitzgerald
60 min 1957

Scheduled guests: --Julie London sings the title song from the movie ""Boy On a Dolphin"" --On film: Clips from ""…

E28
Fred Astaire / Fredric March / Peggy Wood / Buddy Knox / Ferlin Husky
60 min 1957

Guests: --Buddy Knox (singer) - ""Party Doll"" --Frank Libuse (comedian) --Byron Nelson (golf pro) and Ken Vent…

E29
scheduled: Judy Holliday; Henry Fonda; Alan King; Alma Cogan
60 min 1957

--Judy Holliday (actress) - sings ""I'm Going Back"" (from her Broadway musical ""Bells Are Ringing"") and ""Full of Lif…

E30
Chester Gould, Don Murray, Donald O'Connor, Gale Gordon
60 min 1957
E31
Bill Haley & the Comets / Lena Horne / Tony Perkins
60 min 1957

--Bill Haley & the Comets - ""40 Cups Of Coffee"" & "" Rudy's Rock"" (instrumental - 2nd song) --Lena Horne - ""From T…

E32
Walter Pidgeon, Johnnie Ray, Judy Scott, Sugar Ray Robinson, Gene Fullmer
60 min 1957
E33
Jack Dempsey, Bob & Ray
60 min 1957
E34
Tommy Sands, Rise Stevens
60 min 1957
E35
Red Skelton, Jayne Mansfield, Jack Webb
60 min 1957
E36
scheduled: Tony Martin; Sarah Vaughn; Janet Blair
60 min 1957

Scheduled guests: --Tony Martin (singer) --Sarah Vaughan (singer) --Janet Blair (singer) --Lily Pons (singer…

E37
scheduled: Joni James; Alan King; Harry Belafonte (on film)
60 min 1957

Scheduled guests: --Joni James (singer) --Alan King (comedian) --On film: Harry Belafonte is shown singing ""Lead…

E38
Johnny Mathis / Polly Bergen / Rusty Draper / Bing Crosby (on film)
60 min 1957

--Johnny Mathis - ""It's Not For Me To Say"" --Rusty Draper - ""Freight Train"" --John Raitt - soliloquy from ""Car…

E39
scheduled: Burt Lancaster; Gene Kelly; Helen Wood
60 min 1957

Ninth Anniversary special broadcast from the Outdoor Marine Theater at Jones Beach, N.Y. Scheduled guests: --Burt L…

E40
Everly Brothers / Frances Farmer / Nancy Whiskey / Prince & the Showgirl premiere
60 min 1957

Guests: --Everly Brothers - ""Bye, Bye Love"" --Frances Farmer - ""Aura Lee"" --Nancy Whiskey & The Charles McDevit…

E41
Louis Armstrong / Teresa Brewer / Jack Paar / Gary Cooper / Betty Madigan
60 min 1957

Guests: --Gary Cooper - Gary Cooper and Ed Sullivan watch a clip from ""Love In The Afternoon."" Ed talks with Gary Coo…

E42
scheduled: Sal Mineo; Diahann Carroll; Don Cherry
60 min 1957

Scheduled guests: --Sal Mineo sings ""Start Movin"" --Diahann Carroll --Don Cherry --Marvin Rainwater sings ""G…

E43
scheduled: Ernie Kovacs; Myron Cohen; Four Aces
60 min 1957

Scheduled guests: --Ernie Kovacs and his Nairobi Trio --The Four Aces --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Ted Lewis (ba…

E44
scheduled: Dan Dailey (guest host); the Crew Cuts; Roger Williams
60 min 1957

Scheduled guests: --Dan Dailey (guest host for this week and next) --The Crew Cuts (vocal group) - ""My Blue Heave…

E45
Dan Dailey (guest host) / The Everly Brothers
60 min 1957

--Dan Dailey (guest host) --Everly Brothers - ""Bye, Bye Love"" Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Marion Ma…

E46
U.S. Army Show with Jayne Mansfield; Carol Burnett; Buddy Knox
60 min 1957

Guests: --Jayne Mansfield - Ed talks to Jayne about her favorite movie stars. Jane sings ""The Army Goes Rolling A…

E47
scheduled: Cab Calloway; Janet Blair; Sue Carson; Dick Contino
60 min 1957

Scheduled guests: --Cab Calloway --Janet Blair (actress-singer) --Sue Carson (comedian) --Connie Towers (sing…

E48
Sal Mineo / Guy Mitchell / Carman McRae / Wes Harrison
60 min 1957

--Sal Mineo (actor-singer) - sings ""Lasting Love"" (and possibly ""You Shouldn't Do That"") --Guy Mitchell sings ""C…

E49
Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays, Floyd Patterson, Mickey Mantle
60 min 1957
E50
1958 Ice Capades / Della Reese / Jimmie Rodgers / Paul Anka
60 min 1957

Broadcast from Madison Square Garden. Guests: --Della Reese - ""Miss You So"" --Jimmie Rodgers - ""Honeycomb"" …

E51
Andrews Sisters / Nick Todd / Billy Ward & the Dominos
60 min 1957

--The Andrews Sisters - ""By His Word"" and a medley of hits --Billy Ward and the Dominos (vocal group) - ""Stardust""…

Cast

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Ed Sullivan
Self - Host

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