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 14 Episodes

E1
David Seville & the Chipmunks (puppets) / Red Buttons / Patachou
60 min 1960

Guests: --David Seville & the Chipmunks (The Bunin Puppets as the Chipmunks) - ""Comin' Round The Mountain"" & ""The …

E2
Bob Newhart / Mickey Rooney / Danny Thomas / McGuire Sisters
60 min 1960

Guests: --Bob Newhart (comedian) - does a monologue about an employee who releases all of his pent-up resentment at h…

E3
scheduled: Johnny Mathis; Peggy Lee; the Dave Brubeck Quartet; Mort Sahl
60 min 1960

Broadcast from San Francisco (the 1st in Sullivan's ""See America"" series): --Peggy Lee - ""I Love Being Here with Yo…

E4
scheduled: Jack Carter; Gordon & Sheila MacRae; Crosby Bros.; Erroll Garner
60 min 1960

Scheduled guests: --Jack Carter (comedian) --Gordon and Sheila MacRae (husband and wife musical-comedy duo) --The…

E5
From Chicago: Charlton Heston; Benny Goodman; Mahalia Jackson; Bob Newhart
60 min 1960

Filmed in Chicago (the 2nd in Sullivan's ""See America"" series) Guests (from various Chicago sites): --Charlton Hest…

E6
Dick Van Dyke / Chita Rivera / Shirley Bassey
60 min 1960

Scenes from ""Bye Bye Birdie"" (Broadway cast): --Trio of teenage girls sing ""We Love You Conrad"" (joined by Dick V…

E7
Jerry Lewis / Connie Francis / Sophie Tucker
60 min 1960

Guests: --Jerry Lewis (comedian) - stand-up comedy segment includes a bit with Ed. (Jerry is trying to teach Ed more …

E8
scheduled: Tony Martin; Anna Maria Alberghetti; Shecky Greene
60 min 1960

Scheduled guests: --Tony Martin --Anna Maria Alberghetti --Shecky Greene (comedian) --Birgit Nilsson (opera …

E9
Jackie Wilson / Mort Sahl / Jane Morgan
60 min 1960

Guests: --Jackie Wilson - ""To Be Loved,"" ""Lonely Teardrops"" & ""Alone At Last"" --Mort Sahl (stand-up comedian…

E10
scheduled: Teresa Brewer; Myron Cohen; Billy Eckstine; Guy Marks
60 min 1960

Scheduled guests: --Teresa Brewer (singer) --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Guy Marks (comedian) --Billy Eckstine …

E11
Mahalia Jackson / Roger Williams / Jack Carter / Hal March / Limeliters
60 min 1960

Guests: --Roger Williams (pianist) - ""Flight Of the Bumblebee"" & ""O Come All Ye Faithful"" --Mahalia Jackson - "…

E12
Desi Arnaz, The Sound of Music Cast
60 min 1960
E13
scheduled: Tammy Grimes; Earl Grant; George Jessel
60 min 1961

Scheduled guests: --Tammy Grimes (musical-comedy performer, from Broadway's ""The Unsinkable Molly Brown"") --Dick…

E14
Bob Newhart / Bob & Ray / Sal Mineo / Damita Jo
60 min 1961

--show opening --Gogi Grant - sings a medley of songs from ""Gypsy"" --Dewey Pigmeat Martin (comedian) - does a lemo…

E15
scheduled: Belafonte Folk Singers; Edgar Bergen; Don Adams
60 min 1961

Scheduled guests: --The Belafonte Folk Singers --Edgar Bergen (vertriloquist) --The McGuire Sisters (singers) -…

E16
Carmen McRae / scheduled: Carol Channing; Nat King Cole
60 min 1961

--Carmen McRae (singer) - performs ""Isn't It Romantic"" and ""Comes Love"" Other guests (scheduled to appear): --Nat …

E17
Dorothy Dandridge / George Jessel / Pete Fountain / Barry Sisters / Errol Garner
60 min 1961

Guests: --Dorothy Dandrige (actress-singer) - ""Lonely Little Lady In The Dark,"" ""Everytime"" & ""Somebody"" --Geo…

E18
Henry Fonda / Peggy Lee / Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks / Paul Anka
60 min 1961

Guests include: --Paul Anka (singer) - ""The Story of My Love,"" ""Somebody Loves Me"" and ""Each Day is Valentine's…

E19
Lucille Ball / Rowan & Martin / Wayne & Shuster / Jack Carter
60 min 1961

--Lucille Ball and Paula Steward sing ""Hey, Look Me Over,"" a song they performed together in the Broadway play ""Wildc…

E20
scheduled: Spike Jones; Henny Youngman; Frank Gorshin; Shari Lewis
60 min 1961

Scheduled guests: --Frank Gorshin (comedian) --Dolores Gray (musical-comedy star) --Spike Jones (bandleader-comedi…

E21
Louis Armstrong, Bob Newhart
60 min 1961
E22
The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
60 min 1961
E23
Salute to Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe: Julie Andrews; Richard Burton
60 min 1961

Salute to Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe. Guests: --Lerner & Lowe - perform a medley of their tunes including ""How …

E24
scheduled: Della Reese; Johnny Carson; Alfred Drake
60 min 1961

Scheduled guests: --Della Reese (singer) --Johnny Carson (comedian) --Erroll Garner (jazz pianist) --Alfred …

E25
Charlton Heston / Roger Williams / Anita Bryant / Dick Roman
60 min 1961

Guests: --Charlton Heston (actor) - dramatic Biblical reading: ""Passion Of Our Lord"" --Roger Williams (pianist) …

E26
scheduled: Jan Peerce; Corbett Monica; Smith & Dale
60 min 1961

Scheduled guests: --Jan Peerce (tenor) --Corbett Monica (comedian) --Julie Wilson (singer) --Smith and Dale …

E27
Pearl Bailey / Jerry Orbach / Anna Maria Alberghetti / George Kirby
60 min 1961

Guests: --Pearl Bailey - ""New Shoes"" (more comedy than singing) & ""I Can't Give You Anything But Love"" --Pearl B…

E28
Harpo Marx; Allen & Rossi; Dick Haymes & Fran Jeffries
60 min 1961

Scheduled guests: --Harpo Marx --Steve Rossi and Marty Allen (comedy team) --Buddy Greco (singer) --Dick Hay…

E29
scheduled: Dizzy Gillespie; Rowan & Martin; McGuire Sisters; Eileen Farrell
60 min 1961

Scheduled guests: --Dizzy Gillespie --Rowan & Martin --The McGuire Sisters --Eileen Farrell

E30
scheduled: Al Hirt; Rosemary Clooney; Earl Grant
60 min 1961

Guests: --Al Hirt (jazz musician) --Rosemary Clooney (singer) --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Earl Grant (singer-…

E31
scheduled: Teresa Brewer; Gene Barry; Three Stooges
60 min 1961

Scheduled guests: --Teresa Brewer - ""Silver in My Mother's Hair"" & ""Milord"" --Gene Barry (from ""Bat Masterson…

E32
Jerry Lewis / Sandy Stewart / Phil Harris
60 min 1961

Guests (broadcast from the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas): --Sandy Stewart sings ""Some of These Days"" --Rudy Carden…

E33
Jackie Wilson / Sophia Loren / Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane
60 min 1961

Guests: --Jackie Wilson - ""For Me And My Gal"" & ""I'm Coming Back To You"" --Sophia Loren - appears live on stag…

E34
scheduled: Roger Williams; Mort Sahl; the Limeliters
60 min 1961

Scheduled guests: --Roger Williams (pianist) --Mort Sahl (comedian) --The Limeliters (vocal & instrumental grou…

E35
Mahalia Jackson / Jack Carter / Delores Gray / Mike Clifford
60 min 1961

Guests: --Mahalia Jackson - ""Come On Children Let's Sing"" & ""Rock Of Ages"" --Delores Gray - Summer stock medley:…

E36
scheduled: Connie Francis; Al Hirt; Robert Goulet
60 min 1961

Scheduled guests: --Connie Francis (singer) --Al Hirt (trumpeter, with his combo) --Robert Goulet (musical-come…

E37
scheduled: Nancy Walker; Nancy Dussault; Earl Grant; Conrad Buckner
60 min 1961

Scheduled guests: --Nancy Walker (comedian) --Nancy Dussault (singer) --Earl Grant (singer-organist) --Conrad…

E38
Louis Armstrong / Teresa Brewer / Myron Cohen / Joan Halloway
60 min 1961

Guests: --Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra - ""Sleepy Time Down South,"" ""Up A Lazy River,"" ""Ole Miss"" & ""Bill …

E39
scheduled: Phyllis Diller; the Brothers Four; Joey Adams; Felicia Sanders
60 min 1961

Scheduled guests: --Phyllis Diller (comedian) --The Brothers Four (vocal group) - ""My Little John Henry"" --Feli…

E40
scheduled: Pearl Bailey; Edgar Bergen; etc.
60 min 1961

Scheduled guests: --Pearl Bailey (singer) --Edgar Bergen (ventriloquist with his dummy Mortimer Snerd) --Don Ad…

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Ed Sullivan
Ed Sullivan
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