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 19 Episodes

S19E1
E1
The Beatles (4th live appearance) / Cilla Black
60 min 1965

--The Beatles (on tape, recorded 14-Aug-65) I Feel Fine, I'm Down, Help!, Yesterday, Act Naturally and Ticket to Ride …

E2
series now in COLOR: Red Skelton / Dino, Desi & Billy
60 min 1965

Guests (from Hollywood): --Dino, Desi & Billy - ""I'm A Fool"" and ""Not the Loving Kind"" --Red Skelton (stand-up co…

E3
Sonny and Cher, Leslie Uggams
60 min 1965
E4
Judy Garland / Tom Jones / Peter Sellers
60 min 1965

Guests (from Hollywood): --Judy Garland - ""Come Rain or Shine,"" ""Rock-A-Bye Your Baby"" & ""By Myself"" --Peter Se…

E5
Supremes / Petula Clark / Woody Allen / Wayne Newton
60 min 1965

Guests (from Hollywood): --Petula Clark - ""Round Every Corner"" and ""A Foggy Day in London Town"" --Diana Ross & th…

E6
Sam the Sham / The Animals / Sid Caesar / Pat Boone
60 min 1965

--Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs - ""Ring Dang Doo"" --The Animals - ""The Work Song"" Complete show: --The McGu…

E7
Marvin Gaye / Herman's Hermits / Duke Ellington
60 min 1965

Guests (from Hollywood): --Herman's Hermits - ""Just A Little Bit Better"" and ""Jezebel"" --Marvin Gaye - sings ""…

E8
Barry McGuire / scheduled: Liza Minnelli; Harlem Globetrotters
60 min 1965

--Barry McGuire with the Grass Roots - ""Child of Our Times"" (from this episode?) Scheduled guests/songs: --Barry…

E9
Righteous Brothers / Peggy Lee / Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
60 min 1965

Guests: --Righteous Brothers - ""Turn On Your Love Light"" and ""You'll Never Walk Alone"" --Righteous Brothers wit…

E10
Dave Clark Five / scheduled: Woody Allen; Bert Lahr
60 min 1965

Dave Clark Five - ""Over And Over"" & ""Catch Us If You Can"" Other guests (scheduled): --Woody Allen --Bert Lah…

E11
scheduled: Johnny Mathis; Mort Sahl; Peter Nero
60 min 1965

Scheduled guests: --Johnny Mathis --Mort Sahl --Peter Nero --Jean Carroll (comedian) --Killer Joe Piro and hi…

E12
Petula Clark / Glenn Yarbrough / Sammy Kaye
60 min 1965

Guests: --Petula Clark - ""My Love"" & ""Mademoiselle de Paris"" --Glenn Yarbrough - ""Baby, the Rain Must Fall"" &…

E13
Martha & the Vandellas / Tom Jones
60 min 1965

Guests: --Martha and the Vandellas - ""Dancin' in the Streets"" --Tom Jones - ""Thunderball"" --Robert Goulet an…

E14
The Byrds / Al Hirt / Alan King / Wayne Newton
60 min 1965

Guests: --The Byrds - ""Mr. Tambourine Man"" & ""Turn, Turn, Turn"" --Al Hirt (trumpeter) - appears twice during sh…

E15
Stars of the Circus World (from Munich, Germany)
60 min 1965

Stars of the Circus World (from Munich, Germany) Russian Cossacks (stunt trick horseback riding act featuring an 8 ye…

E16
The Remains / Stiller & Meara / Jack Carter
60 min 1965

Guests: --The Remains - ""Let Me Through"" --Stiller & Meara --Sergio Franchi - ""The Lord's Prayer"" & medley: "…

E17
Four Seasons / Leslie Uggams / King Family / Brigitte Bardot (on film)
60 min 1966

Guests: --Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - ""Let's Hang On"" and ""Don't Think Twice"" --Brigitte Bardot (on fi…

E18
scheduled: The Lettermen, Stiller & Meara; Mike Douglas
60 min 1966

--Mike Douglas - ""The Men in My Little Girl's Life"" --Mimi Hines - ""Who Are You Now?"" (from ""Funny Girl"") Sche…

E19
Rick Nelson / Duke Ellington / Maria Cole
60 min 1966

Guests: --Rick Nelson - ""Your Kind of Lovin'"" & ""Fire Breathin' Dragon"" --Duke Ellington - medley of hits --M…

E20
Four Tops / José Feliciano / SSgt. Barry Sadler / Dinah Shore
60 min 1966

Guests: --The Four Tops - ""Nice and Easy"" --The Four Tops - medley: ""The Whole World Sings With You,"" ""It's t…

E21
The Animals / Rosemary Clooney / Nancy Walker
60 min 1966

Guests: --The Animals - ""We Gotta Get Out of This Place"" & ""Inside Looking Out"" --Rosemary Clooney - ""Baby, The…

E22
Rolling Stones / Hal Holbrook / Ethel Merman / Wayne Newton
60 min 1966

Guests: --The Rolling Stones - ""Satisfaction,"" ""As Tears Go By,"" & ""19th Nervous Breakdown"" --Wayne Newton - …

E23
Diana Ross & the Supremes / Richard Kiley / Dave Clark Five
60 min 1966

Guests: --Dave Clark Five - ""Over and Over"" & ""At the Scene"" --Diana Ross and the Supremes - ""My World is Empt…

E24
Nancy Sinatra / Gary Lewis & the Playboys / Petula Clark
60 min 1966

Guests: --Nancy Sinatra - ""These Boots are Made for Walkin'"" --Gary Lewis and the Playboys - ""She's Just My Styl…

E25
Frankie Avalon & Annette Funicello / Tom Jones
60 min 1966

Guests: --Tom Jones - ""More"" --Frankie Avalon & Annette Funicello - medley (""This Land Is Your Land,"" ""I Left …

E26
scheduled: Pearl Bailey; Wayne & Shuster; Clancy Brothers
60 min 1966

St. Patrick's Day salute with scheduled guests: --Pearl Bailey --Wayne & Shuster (comedy team) --Clancy Brothers (…

E27
Young Rascals / Brenda Lee / Walter Cronkite
60 min 1966

Guests: --Young Rascals - ""Good Lovin'"" --Brenda Lee - ""Time and Time Again"" --Walter Cronkite --Abbe Lane…

E28
scheduled: Debbie Reynolds; Kirk Douglas; Cilla Black; Ed Ames
60 min 1966

Guests: --Debbie Reynolds - ""It's a Miracle"" (from ""The Singing Nun"" soundtrack) --Cilla Black - ""Love's Just…

E29
scheduled: Count Basie; Stiller & Meara; Eydie Gorme
60 min 1966

Scheduled guests: --Eydie Gorme --Count Basie --Stiller & Meara --Robert Horton --Arthur Haynes --Sandy Bar…

E30
Count Basie / Diahann Carroll / Alan King
60 min 1966

Guests (from PBS repeat): --Count Basie and his band - ""007-The Incredible World of James Bond"" --Diahann Carroll…

E31
The Animals / Petula Clark / Jimmy Durante
60 min 1966

Guests: --The Animals - ""Shake"" & ""Don't Bring Me Down"" --Petula Clark - ""A Sign of the Times"" & ""Just Say G…

E32
Dave Clark Five / Allan Sherman / Roberta Peters
60 min 1966

Guests: --Dave Clark Five - ""Catch Us If You Can"" & ""Try Too Hard"" --Alan Sherman (comedian) - sings ""Second H…

E33
The Supremes / James Brown / 'Shot Of Five' composers
60 min 1966

Guests: --The Supremes - ""Love is Like an Itching In My Heart"" & ""More"" --James Brown - medley of hits: ""Papa…

E34
The Black Sheep / Harry James / Henny Youngman
60 min 1966

Guests: --The Black Sheep - ""Slow Down"" --Harry James Orchestra - ""Sunday Morning"" --The McGuire Sisters with…

E35
scheduled: Alan King; Kate Smith; the Bachelors
60 min 1966

Scheduled guests: --Alan King --Kate Smith --The Bachelors --Peter Gennaro --D'aldo Romano

E36
Nancy Sinatra / Mrs. Miller / Robert Merrill / Stiller & Meara
60 min 1966

Guests: --Nancy Sinatra - ""Last of the Secret Agents"" & ""Let It Be Me"" --Maria Cole (Nat ""King"" Cole's widow)…

E37
The Thomas Group / scheduled: Bobby Vinton; Jane Morgan
60 min 1966

The Thomas Group (rock band) - ""Autumn"" Other guests (scheduled to appear): --Bobby Vinton --Jane Morgan --Wayne…

E38
The Beatles (on film) / scheduled: Richard Pryor; Robert Goulet
60 min 1966

--The Beatles (on film) - ""Rain"" & ""Paperback Writer"" promos Other guests (scheduled to appear): --Richard Pry…

E39
Dave Clark Five / Wayne Newton / Joey Adams / Jackie Vernon
60 min 1966

--Dave Clark Five - ""Look Before You Leap"" & ""Please Tell Me Why"" --Wayne Newton - ""The Good Old Days,"" ""My Cou…

E40
scheduled: Jerry Vale; Brigit Nilsson; Swinging Lads; Nancy Walker
60 min 1966

Scheduled guests: --Jerry Vale (singer) - ""The Song Is You"" & ""It's Magic"" --Birgit Nilsson (Metropolitan Oper…

E41
Simon & Garfunkel (I Am A Rock)
60 min 1966

--Simon & Garfunkel - ""I Am A Rock"" New segment added to repeat of the January 30, 1966 show.

E42
U. S. Marines Tribute (Guadalcanal Anniversary) w/ clips from 3-Oct-65
60 min 1966

Show Dedicated To the U. S. Marines (Anniversary Of 1942 Landing On Guadalcanal). New segments added to segments from 3-…

E43
Petula Clark
60 min 1966

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