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 12 Episodes

E1
Tommy Edwards / West Side Story Broadway cast / Mickey Rooney
60 min 1958

Guests: --Tommy Edwards - ""It's All In the Game"" --Mickey Rooney and Joey Forman - appear together in a ""Candid C…

E2
scheduled: The stars of the upcoming TV season
60 min 1958

Scheduled guests: --Wayne & Shuster (comedy team) --Alan King (comedian) Also, these stars of CBS's programs fo…

E3
Shecky Green / Mickey Mantle / Yogi Berra / Sacha Distel
60 min 1958

Guests: --Julie Wilson - ""It's Great To Be Alive."" --Bobby Van (dancer) And Robert Maxwell (harpist) --Shecky G…

E4
scheduled: Danny Thomas; Frankie Laine; Milwaukee Braves players
60 min 1958

Scheduled guests: --Danny Thomas --Frankie Laine (singer) --Patachou (French singer) --Tina Robin (singer) …

E5
scheduled: Carol Channing; Genevieve; Line Renaud
60 min 1958

Scheduled guests: --Carol Channing (musical comedy star) --Genevieve (French singer) --Line Renaud (French sing…

E6
Tony Martin / Roger Williams / Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane
60 min 1958

Guests: --Tony Martin (singer) - ""Gigi"" & ""Fire Down Below"" --Benny Fields, Blossom Seeley, Tony Martin - ""My…

E7
Esther Williams (guest host) / Johnny Mathis / Janet Blair
60 min 1958

Guests: --Esther Williams (guest host) --Lisa Kirk - ""Anything Goes"" --Bob Hammond's Birds --Johnny Mathis -…

E8
Itzhak Perlman / Carol Lawrence & Larry Kert / Film: Ed Sullivan Visits Jerusalem
60 min 1958

Guests: --Itzhak Perlman (violinist, then a 13-year old child prodigy) - plays ""Polonaise Brilliante"" --Carol Law…

E9
Friar's Club roasts Ed Sullivan w/Walter Cronkite; Maury Amsterdam; Joey Bishop
60 min 1958

""The Friar's Club"" roasts Ed Sullivan Guests: --Joe E. Lewis - roasts Ed --Jack Carter (host / master of ceremon…

E10
scheduled: William Shatner; Lou Costello; Dody Goodman
60 min 1958

Scheduled guests: --William Shatner and France Nuyen (from the Broadway musical ""The World of Suzie Wong"") - appear…

E11
Kathryn Grayson / Herb Shriner / The Four Coins
60 min 1958

Guests: --Beryozka Dance Company (Russian folk dancers in peasant costumes) --The Four Coins (vocal group) - ""Wor…

E12
scheduled: Teresa Brewer; Hal March; Jean Carroll
60 min 1958

Scheduled guests: --Teresa Brewer (singer) --Jean Carroll (comedian) --Hal March (comedian) --Monique Van Vo…

E13
From Alaska: Dody Goodman; Jill Corey; Dick Lord Buckley
60 min 1958

Show filmed in Alaska (when Ed was in Alaska a few weeks earlier): Guests: --Dody Goodman (comedian) --Jill Cor…

E14
scheduled: Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane / Flower Drum Song cast
60 min 1958

Scheduled guests: --Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (appear to promote their new musical ""Flower Drum Song"…

E15
scheduled: Jose Ferrer & Lois Smith; David Seville; Rise Stevens
60 min 1958

Scheduled guests: --Jose Ferrer and Lois Smith - in scenes from their Broadway play ""Edwin Booth"" --Rise Stevens …

E16
Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward / Maurice Gosfield & Joe E. Ross
60 min 1958

Guests (first half of show): --Maurice Gosfield (Private Doberman) and Joe E. Ross (Sgt. Ridzik) from ""The Phil Silv…

E17
Imogene Coca / Shelley Berman / Trude Adams / Phil Ford & Mimi Hines
60 min 1959

Guests: --Imogene Coca plays an opera singer in a comedy routine --Ivry Gitlis (Israeli violinist) --Trude Adams…

E18
Fidel Castro (on film) / Jason Robards / George Grizzard / Alan King
60 min 1959

--On film: Fidel Castro - 25 second clip at beginning of show. Later in show, a 6-minute film is shown: Ed introduces Ca…

E19
Edith Piaf / Celeste Holm / Betty Comden & Adolph Green / Pat Suzuki
60 min 1959

Guests: --Edith Piaf (French singer) - ""Carousel"" and ""Gypsy and the Lady"" --Celeste Holm (actress) - scene fro…

E20
scheduled: Charlton Heston; Eartha Kitt; Georgia Gibbs
60 min 1959

Scheduled guests: --Charlton Heston (actor) --Eartha Kitt (actress-singer, star of the movie ""Anna Lucasta"") …

E21
Johnny Cash / Frankie Laine / Richard Boone
60 min 1959

Guests: --Johnny Cash - ""Don't Take Your Guns to Town"" --Miyoshi Umeki (star of Broadway's ""Flower Drum Song"") -…

E22
scheduled: Itzhak Perlman; Dody Goodman; Jack Carter; Jane Morgan
60 min 1959

Scheduled guests: --Itzhak Perlman (18-year-old violinist from Israel) --Dody Goodman (comedian) --Jack Carter …

E23
scheduled: Dennis Weaver; Roger Williams; Pat Henning
60 min 1959

Scheduled guests: --Dennis Weaver (actor, played Chester on ""Gunsmoke"") --Roger Williams (pianist) --Roberta …

E24
The Platters / scheduled: Abbe Lane; Xavier Cugat; Carol Lawrence
60 min 1959

The Platters - ""Sound & The Fury"" and ""Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"" Scheduled: --Abbe Lane with Xavier Cugat and his…

E25
Fred MacMurray / Jane Russell / David Seville / Samuel Goldwyn (on film)
60 min 1959

--Chris Barber's Jazz Band - ""Petit Fleur"" (played while Ed announces guests) and ""Diga, Diga Do"" --Schaller Brot…

E26
Edward Mulhare / Myron Cohen / Paul O'Keefe
60 min 1959

Guests (St. Patrick's Day show filmed in Ireland): --Liam DeVally - ""The Gentle Maiden"" (a traditional Irish folk bal…

E27
From Portugal: Maurice Chevalier; The Ames Brothers
60 min 1959

Guests (show filmed in Portugal): --Maurice Chevalier - ""This Is My Lucky Day"" & ""Quai de Bercy"" --The Ames Br…

E28
scheduled: Shelley Winters; Connie Francis / James Stewart & Lee Remick (on film)
60 min 1959

Scheduled guests: --Shelley Winters (actress) --Connie Francis (singer) --Luise Rainer (actress) --Richard Boon…

E29
The Fleetwoods / Billy Williams Quartet / Jean Carroll
60 min 1959

Guests: --The Billy Williams Quartet - ""Goodnight Irene"" --Helene and Howard (comic dancers) --Jean Carroll (co…

E30
Johnnie Ray / Brook Benton / Gertrude Berg / Teresa Brewer
60 min 1959

Guests: --Brook Benton - ""It's Just A Matter Of Time"" --Johnnie Ray - ""All Right, OK, You Win"" and ""Here & Now…

E31
scheduled: Tallulah Bankhead; Della Reese; Betty Comden & Adolph Green
60 min 1959

Scheduled guests: --Tallulah Bankhead --Della Reese (singer) --Jack Carter (comedian) --Betty Comden and Ado…

E32
Johnny Mathis / Rod Steiger / Henny Youngman
60 min 1959

Guests include: --Johnny Mathis - ""Lover,"" ""Someone"" & ""From This Moment"" --Rod Steiger - performs a scene fr…

E33
scheduled: Lionel Hampton; Gogi Grant; Billy Daniels
60 min 1959

Scheduled guests: --Lionel Hampton and his band (jazz musicians) --Gogi Grant (singer) --Wayne and Shuster (com…

E34
Louis Prima & Keely Smith / Hume Cronyn & Jessica Tandy / Andy Griffith
60 min 1959

Segment with Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera: --Louis Prima sings ""When You're Smiling."" --Prima, Keely Smi…

E35
Louis Prima & Keely Smith / Shelly Berman / Jack Carter
60 min 1959

Segment with Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera & the Witnesses: --Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera & The Witness…

E36
Fabian / Myron Cohen / Ed Wynn / Carol Lawrence
60 min 1959

Guests: --Fabian - ""Turn Me Loose"" & ""Tiger"" --Carol Lawrence - ""10 Cents A Dance"" (from ""West Side Story) …

E37
Bobby Darin / Edith Piaf / Wayne & Shuster
60 min 1959

Guests: --Bobby Darin - ""Mack the Knife"" & ""Dream Lover"" --Edith Piaf - ""Milord""/""M'Lord"" (& possible 2nd song…

E38
James Cagney tribute / Johnny Horton / Al Martino
60 min 1959

James Cagney segment: --Montage of Cagney movie clips: ""Public Enemy,"" ""Angels With Dirty Faces,"" ""Oklahoma Kid,…

E39
Connie Francis, Henny Youngman
60 min 1959
E40
Fabian / Georgia Gibbs / Kirby Stone Four / John Wayne (on tape)
60 min 1959

Guests: --Jack Benny cameo: After Ed claims to have found a one-dollar bill in the lobby, Benny comes on stage to claim…

E41
Duke Ellington / Lloyd Price / Frankie Avalon / Jean Carroll
60 min 1959

12th Anniversary Show with guests: --Lloyd Price - ""Personality"" --Duke Ellington - ""Anatomy of a Murder"" & ""F…

E42
scheduled: Ames Brothers; Patachou; Alan King; Ford & Hines
60 min 1959

Scheduled guests: --The Ames Brothers (vocal group) - medley (""Too Young,"" ""Paper Doll,"" ""Everything I Have is Y…

E43
Carol Channing / Georgia Gibbs / Wayne & Shuster / Bob Lewis
60 min 1959

Guests: --Carol Channing - ""Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend"" (Carol gives a phony diamond to Ed, then throws phony…

E44
Spoleto Festival (taped in Italy): Sir John Gielgud; Eileen Farrell
60 min 1959

""Spoleto Festival"" (filmed at various locations in Spoleto, Italy) Guests: --Sir John Gielgud – reads from Sha…

E45
Eartha Kitt / Charlton Heston (on film) / Roger Williams
60 min 1959

Guests: --Eartha Kitt - ""Little White Lies"" & ""What More Is There To Say."" --Eartha Kitt (later in show) - ""Tu…

E46
The Platters / scheduled: Roberta Peters; Shelley Berman
60 min 1959

The Platters - ""Dance With Me, Henry,"" ""Remember When"" and ""Darktown Strutter's Ball"" Scheduled guests: --Robe…

E47
Jane Russell / Sid Kroft / Shecky Greene / Toni Arden
60 min 1959

Guests: --Jane Russell - ""Say It Isn't So"" --Jane Russell and her brother Kevin - perform an unidentified song (…

E48
scheduled: Lionel Hampton; Teresa Brewer; Jan Murray
60 min 1959

Scheduled guests: --Lionel Hampton (jazz musician) - ""Ain't Got That Swing"" and ""Lady Be Good"" --Teresa Brewer…

E49
scheduled: Luise Rainer; Alan King; Dolores Wilson
60 min 1959

Scheduled guests: --Luise Rainer (actress, filmed interview) --Alan King (comedian) --Dolores Wilson (Metropoli…

E50
Army Talent Show with Steve Lawrence; Henny Youngman
60 min 1959

The Annual Army Talent Show Civilian talent (scheduled guests): --Henny Youngman (comedian) --Rickie Layne (ventr…

E51
Bobby Darin / Frankie Laine / Teresa Brewer
60 min 1959

Broadcast from Madison Square Garden: Guests include: --Bobby Darin - medley: ""Swing Low Sweet Chariot,"" ""Lones…

E52
scheduled: Edith Piaf; Itzhak Perlman; Jack Carter
60 min 1959

Scheduled guests: --Edith Piaf (French Chanteuse) - ""You Are My Carousel"" (in French and English) --Jack Carter …

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