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 9 Episodes

E1
Robert Mitchum / Lillian Gish / Rocky Marciano
60 min 1955

Guests: --Robert Mitchum, Lillian Gish and Peter Graves perform a scene from their film ""Night of the Hunter."" (She…

E2
Nat King Cole / Fanny cast / Josh Logan
60 min 1955

Guests: --Nat King Cole - ""Forgive My Heart"" & ""Someone You Love"" --Opening number from ""Fanny"" performed by…

E3
Johnny Carson / June Valli / on film: Frank Sinatra; Marlon Brando
60 min 1955

On film: Ed visits the set of ""Guys and Dolls."" (1) Frank Sinatra sings ""Adelaide."" (2) Marlon Brando is shown beati…

E4
scheduled: Edward R. Murrow; Dave Brubeck; Ed Begley; Tony Randall
60 min 1955

Scheduled guests: --Edward R. Murrow --Dave Brubeck and his quartet (jazz musician) --Melvyn Douglas, Ed Begley …

E5
scheduled: Nat King Cole & wife Maria; Jack Palance; Rod Steiger
60 min 1955

Scheduled guests: --Nat King Cole and his wife Maria --Jack Palance, Rod Steiger, Wendell Corey and Everett Sloane …

E6
Andy Griffith / Jean Simmons / Orson Bean
60 min 1955

Guests: --Andy Griffith, Roddy McDowell and Robert Webber (actors, from the ""No Time for Sergeants"" Broadway cast) …

E7
scheduled: Phil Silvers; Liberace; Rise Stevens
60 min 1955

Scheduled guests: --Phil Silvers (comedian) --Liberace --Rise Stevens (operatic soprano) --David Whitfield (Bri…

E8
Edith Piaf / Shirley Booth / Al Hibbler / Arthur Worlsey
60 min 1955

Guests: --Edith Piaf (French chanteuse) - ""If You Love Me"" --Shirley Booth - does scene from ""The Desk Set"" (T…

E9
Bo Diddley / Laverne Baker / Five Keys / Rod Steiger & Jack Palance
60 min 1955

""Dr. Jive's Rhythm and Blues"" sequence: --Bo Diddley - ""Bo Diddley"" --LaVern Baker - ""Tweedlee Dee"" --The F…

E10
scheduled: Pearl Bailey; Dick Shawn; Licia Albanese
60 min 1955

Scheduled guests: --Pearl Bailey --Dick Shawn (comedian) --The Goofers (comedy vocal-instrumental group) --op…

E11
scheduled: Abbott & Costello; Lillian Roth / Burt Lancaster (on film)
60 min 1955

Scheduled guests: --Bud Abbott and Lou Costello --Lillian Roth --Kate Smith --The Three Houcs (comedy juggling …

E12
Sugar Ray Robinson / Teresa Brewer / Joyce Grenfell
60 min 1955

Guests: --Teresa Brewer - ""There'll Be Some Changes"" & ""A Good Man Is Hard To Find"" --Sugar Ray Robinson (boxer…

E13
scheduled: Orson Welles; James Mason & daughter; Orson Bean
60 min 1955

Scheduled guests: --Orson Welles --James Mason and his daughter Portland --Orson Bean (comedian) --Senor Wences …

E14
scheduled: Gary Cooper & Rod Steiger; Jay Nemeth / Also: Ice Show remote
60 min 1955

Scheduled guests (from New York): --Gary Cooper and Rod Steiger re-enact scenes from ""The Court-Martial of Billy Mit…

E15
scheduled: Roger Williams; The Dreamweavers; Dick Duane
60 min 1956

New Year's Day show with scheduled guests (a ""Stardust Parade"" of young and up-and-coming talent): --Roger Williams…

E16
schedul: Pearl Bailey; Lily Pons; Lone Ranger & Silver
60 min 1956

Scheduled guests: --Pearl Bailey --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Lily Pons (opera soprano) --The Lone Ranger (Jay Si…

E17
schedul: Jean Carroll; Billy Williams Quartet; The Matchmaker cast
60 min 1956

Scheduled guests: --The Broadway cast from ""The Matchmaker"" performs scenes from the play. --Jean Carroll (comed…

E18
ASCAP salute: Cab Calloway; John Raitt; Helen Kane; Mitch Miller
60 min 1956

A salute to ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) with guests: --Cab Calloway (with daugh…

E19
scheduled: Kim Novak & Susan Strasberg; Gracie Fields
60 min 1956

Scheduled guests: --Kim Novak and Susan Strasberg perform scenes from their movie ""Picnic"" --Gracie Fields (Engl…

E20
Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz / Rodgers & Hammerstein / Orson Welles / Ames Brothers
60 min 1956

Segements with Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz and the Four Ames Brothers: --Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz - with scene from their…

E21
Shirley Jones / Pearl Bailey / Carl Sanberg / Hal Holbrook
60 min 1956

Guests: --Andre Kostelanetz and his Orchestra - ""Saturday Night"" --Pearl Bailey - ""Something's Got To Give"" & …

E22
scheduled: Hermione Gingold; Billy DeWolfe; The Goofers; Jean Madeira
60 min 1956

Scheduled guests: --Hermione Gingold (British comedienne) --Billy DeWolfe (comedian) --The Peters Sisters (vocal…

E23
scheduled: Fred Waring; Lilian Roth; Al Capp, Rube Goldberg
60 min 1956

Scheduled guests: --Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians --Lillian Roth (singer) --Carol Haney (dancer) --Ricki…

E24
Edith Piaf / Walt Disney; James Cagney; Jack Lemmon; Susan Hayward
60 min 1956

Guests: --Edith Piaf - ""Merry Go Round"" & ""Padame"" --Senor Wences (ventriloquist with hand puppet & head in box)…

E25
scheduled: Roger Williams; Dick Duane; Jimmie Komack; Enzio Stuarti
60 min 1956

Scheduled guests: --Roger Williams (pianist) --Dick Duane (singer) --Jimmie Komack (comedian) --Amru Sani (si…

E26
sched: Marcel Marceau; Eli Wallach; Nat King Cole; Cesare Siepe
60 min 1956

Scheduled guests: --Marcel Marceau --Eli Wallach (actor, performs a scene from the Broadway play ""Teahouse of the …

E27
scheduled: Nat King Cole; Jack Carter; Reese & Davis
60 min 1956

Scheduled guests: --Nat King Cole --Jack Carter (comedian) --Helen Traubel (opera star) --Ande Segovia (guita…

E28
scheduled: Bob Crosby; Lili Palmer; Gloria & Carter DeHaven
60 min 1956

Scheduled: --Bob Crosby and his singing daughter Cathy --Lilli Palmer --Teresa Brewer --Gloria DeHaven and he…

E29
scheduled: Noel Coward; Mitzi Gaynor; Andre Kostelanetz
60 min 1956

Scheduled guests: --Noel Coward --Mitzi Gaynor --Andre Kostelanetz and his orchestra --General Carlos Romulo (o…

E30
scheduled: Helen Traubel; Ed Gardner / On film: Grace Kelly & Ralph Meeker
60 min 1956

Scheduled: --On film: Grace Kelly and Ralph Meeker do a song-and-dance number (possibly a clip from the October 18, 1…

E31
schedul: Ames Brothers; Senor Wences; Marion Marlowe; Sam Levenson
60 min 1956

Scheduled guests: --The Ames Brothers (singing quartet) --Senor Wences (ventriloquist) --Marion Marlowe (singer) …

E32
scheduled: Kate Smith; Eve Arden; Peters Sisters; Jean Carroll
60 min 1956

Scheduled guests: --Eve Arden (guest hosting, while Ed Sullivan is in Japan) --Kate Smith (singer, celebrating her…

E33
scheduled: Tony Martin; Nat King Cole; Edie Adams; the Lovers; Will Jordan
60 min 1956

Scheduled guests: --Tony Martin (singer) --Nat King Cole --Edie Adams (singer) --The Lovers (singing group) …

E34
Robert Young with the Mother of the Year Awards / Carlos Ramirez
60 min 1956

Mother of the Year Awards (the City of Hope Hospital awards to the outstanding Hollywood mothers of the year): --Robert…

E35
Marcel Marceau / Jack Paar / Teresa Brewer / David Whitfield
60 min 1956

Guests: --Marcel Marceau (mime) - does ""Butterfly"" & ""David and Goliath"" routines. --Teresa Brewer - ""Sweet O…

E36
scheduled: Kate Smith; Senor Wences; David Whitfield; Marion Marlowe
60 min 1956

Scheduled guests: --Kate Smith --Senor Wences (ventriloquist) --David Whitfield (tenor) --Marion Marlowe --D…

E37
scheduled: Burt Lancaster & Tony Curtis; Helen Wood; Lily Ponds
60 min 1956

Scheduled guests: --Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis re-enact scenes from their movie ""Trapeze"" --Lily Pons (Metrop…

E38
scheduled: Nat King Cole; Bob Hope (on film); Jack Carter / film: A Short Vision
60 min 1956

Scheduled guests: --Nat King Cole --A filmed segment with Bob Hope --Edie Adams (singer) --Jack Carter (comed…

E39
All-Army Talent Show with Gary Crosby, Charlie Applewhite & Richard Hayes
60 min 1956

The Annual All-Army Talent Show Guests: --Charlie Applewhite, Richard Hayes and Gary Crosby - ""This Is The Army"" (A…

E40
8th Anniversary: Harry Belafonte; Shelley Winters; Gregory Peck; Phil Silvers
60 min 1956

Guests (8th Anniversary show): --Ethel Merman, Shelley Winters, Ruth Gordon, Sam Levy - sing ""Sullivan for Me"" -…

E41
John Huston salute: Gregory Peck; Orson Welles; Lauren Bacall; Edward G. Robinson
60 min 1956

A Salute to John Huston --On film: Ed interviews John Huston & Gregory Peck on the set of ""Moby Dick"" --Gregory P…

E42
scheduled: Constance Bennett; Senor Wences; Cell Block 7; Patachou
60 min 1956

Scheduled guests: --Constance Bennett --Senor Wences --Cell Block Seven (instrumental group) --Patachou (Frenc…

E43
Julie Andrews / Louis Armstrong / Bing Crosby (on film)
60 min 1956

Guests: --Bing Crosby - filmed interview with Ed + clip from ""High Society."" --Julie Andrews - ""I Could Have Da…

E44
Jack Paar (guest host) / Ames Brothers / Ted Lewis / Prof. Backwards
60 min 1956

Guests: --Jack Paar (guest host) - At end of show, does a routine about phobias. --Ames Brothers - ""Autumn Leaves…

E45
sched: Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus' Top Acts (incl. Emmett Kelly)
60 min 1956

Top acts of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus Scheduled circus performers: --Emmett Kelly (clown) Al…

E46
scheduled: U.S. Air Force talent show
60 min 1956

U.S. Air Force talent show (broadcast from McGuire Air Force Base at Wrightstown, N.J.). Scheduled to appear: --The Ai…

E47
A Tribute to the Yankees / Phil Silvers / Teresa Brewer
60 min 1956

Much of this show is a tribute to The Yankees (baseball team) and their wives. Guests: --Phil Silvers (guest host,…

E48
scheduled: Frank Sinatra; Jeannie Carson; Don Cornell
60 min 1956

Scheduled guests: --Frank Sinatra (guest host) --Jeannie Carson (singer-comedian) --Don Cornell (singer) --Kova…

E49
scheduled: U.S. Navy talent show - with guest host Kirk Douglas
60 min 1956

U.S. Navy talent show with scheduled guests: --Kirk Douglas (actor, appearing as guest host) --The Continentals (n…

E50
Patti Page (guest host) / Kay Ballard / Maria Neglia
60 min 1956

Guests: --Patti Page (guest host) sings ""Deed I Do"" & ""Allegheny Moon."" And, at end of show, sings ""Father, Fath…

E51
Elvis Presley (1st appearance) / Charles Laughton / Dorothy Sarnoff
60 min 1956

Elvis Presley (1st appearance) - ""Don't be Cruel"" (with the Jordanaires), ""Love Me Tender,"" ""Ready Teddy"" and ""Ho…

E52
The Four Aces / Marion Marlowe / Brooklyn Dodgers, Milwaukee Braves
60 min 1956

--The Fujiwara Opera (Japanese opera group) - perform ""Three Little Maids"" (from ""Madame Butterfly"") --Ed introdu…

Cast

Ed Sullivan
Ed Sullivan
Self - Host

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