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The Ed Sullivan Show

  • NR
  • 1948–1971
  • 24 seasons
  • Comedy, Talk
  • 6.8

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.

Episodes

Season 5 is on the ""Toast of the Town"" guide.

53 episodes
  1. 1The Oscar Hammerstein Story featuring Lena Horne, Wally Cox, Mimi Benzell, Robert Merrill, Charles Winninger

    60 minSep 9, 1951

  2. 2Oscar Hammerstein Story Part 2 (Rodgers & Hammerstein tribute)

    60 minSep 16, 1951

  3. 3Elsa Lanchester; Evelyn Knight; Susan Meyer; Gil Hodges

    60 minSep 23, 1951

  4. 4The Helen Hayes Story with Mary Scott; Raymond Boyle; Bethel Leslie

    60 minSep 30, 1951

  5. 5Dick Haymes; Allie Reynolds; Sal Maglie; Bobby Thomson; Eddie Stanky

    60 minOct 7, 1951

  6. 6Humphrey Bogart / Yul Brynner / Yogi Berra / Phil Rizzuto

    60 minOct 14, 1951

  7. 7Broderick Crawford; Constance Bennett; Douglas Fairbanks Jr; April Stevens; Guy Mitchell

    60 minOct 21, 1951

  8. 8Rocky Marciano / Anne Jeffreys / Morton Downey Sr. / Mrs. Al Jolson (cameo)

    60 minOct 28, 1951

  9. 9Will Mastin Trio; Dorothy Sarnoff; Nino Martini; Michael Bentine

    60 minNov 4, 1951

  10. 10Dane Clark; Martha Scott; Helen Gallagher; Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healy

    60 minNov 11, 1951

  11. 11The Robert E. Sherwood Story

    60 minNov 18, 1951

  12. 12Evelyn Knight; James Barton; Brani & Valenti

    60 minNov 25, 1951

  13. 13Joe E. Lewis; Roberta Peters; Robert Merrill; Jimmy Nelson

    60 minDec 2, 1951

  14. 14Dolores Gray; Michael Bentine; Nino Martini; Princeton Triagle Club

    60 minDec 9, 1951

  15. 15Sophie Tucker; Helen Gallagher; Harold Lang; Ferruccio Tagliavini

    60 minDec 16, 1951

  16. 16Gloria Swanson; Julie Harris; Ramon Novarro

    60 minDec 23, 1951

  17. 17Sugar Ray Robinson; Oscar Hammerstein II; Jeanette MacDonald; Helen Hayes; Alfred Lunt

    60 minDec 30, 1951

  18. 18Margaret O'Brien; Joe E. Lewis; Eddie Dowling; Willie Mosconi

    60 minJan 6, 1952

  19. 19George White tribute

    60 minJan 13, 1952

  20. 20New York Critics Awards / Mahalia Jackson / Phil Spitalny

    60 minJan 20, 1952

  21. 21Jessica Tandy; Hume Cronyn; Ted Lewis; Bert Wheeler

    60 minJan 27, 1952

  22. 22The Beatrice Lillie Story

    60 minFeb 3, 1952

  23. 23Audrey Hepburn & Michael Evans / Roberta Peters / Ralph Branca / Bobby Thompson

    60 minFeb 10, 1952

  24. 24George White Scandals

    60 minFeb 17, 1952

  25. 25Cole Porter Story Part 1 (Tribute to Cole Porter)

    60 minFeb 24, 1952

  26. 26Cole Porter Story Part 2

    60 minMar 2, 1952

  27. 27Nancy Walker; Lew Parker & Virginia Grey

    60 minMar 9, 1952

  28. 28Ted Lewis; Eddie Dowling; The Dublin Players

    60 minMar 16, 1952

  29. 29Eddie Fisher / Rex Harrison & Lilli Palmer / Virginia Grey & Lou Partier

    60 minMar 23, 1952

  30. 30Jackie Gleason & Art Carney / Tony Bennett / Senor Wences

    60 minMar 30, 1952

  31. 31Sophie Tucker; Montez O'Oca; Tuskeegee Choir

    60 minApr 6, 1952

  32. 32Marian Anderson; Jane Morgan; Cornelia Otis Skinner

    60 minApr 13, 1952

  33. 33Billy Eckstine; Evelyn Knight; Beatrice Lillie; Nancy Walker

    60 minApr 20, 1952

  34. 34Jackie Gleason; Jan Peerce; Dorothy Kirsten

    60 minApr 27, 1952

  35. 35Jackie Gleason; Pearl Bailey; Linon

    60 minMay 4, 1952

  36. 36Georgia Gibbs; Errol Flynn; Paulette Goddard

    60 minMay 11, 1952

  37. 37Dorothy Dandridge / Errol Flynn & Paulette Goddard / Sam Snead

    60 minMay 18, 1952

  38. 38Audrey Hepburn & Rex Harrison / Jack Smith

    60 minMay 25, 1952

  39. 39Eartha Kitt; Robert Merrill; Roberta Peters; Yehudi Menuhin

    60 minJun 1, 1952

  40. 40Tony Martin; Blanche Thebom; Willie Hoppe

    60 minJun 8, 1952

  41. 41Richard Rodgers Story Part 1 (Rodgers & Hart tribute)

    60 minJun 15, 1952

  42. 42Richard Rodgers Story Part 2

    60 minJun 22, 1952

  43. 43Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healy; Nanci Crompton; Bill Lawrence

    60 minJun 29, 1952

  44. 44Broadway cast of "Wish You Were Here" / Billy Daniels

    60 minJul 6, 1952

  45. 45Teresa Brewer; Orson Bean; Sir Cedric Hardwicke; Bobby Feller

    60 minJul 13, 1952

  46. 46Will Rogers Jr.; Rise Stevens; Jack Carter; Ben Hogan

    60 minJul 20, 1952

  47. 47Roger Price; Ken Whittmer; Mena Marucci

    60 minJul 27, 1952

  48. 48Tony Martin; Joel Gray; Ben Dova; the Amin Brothers

    60 minAug 3, 1952

  49. 49Jack Carter; Pearl Bailey; Anna Maria Alberghetti

    60 minAug 10, 1952

  50. 50Victor Borge; Ken Whitmer; Artie Auerbach; Rosemary O'Reilly

    60 minAug 17, 1952

  51. 51William Bendix; Patti Page; Nicoli Lemeni

    60 minAug 24, 1952

  52. 52Hal Leroy; the De Marco Sisters; Bobby Shantz

    60 minAug 31, 1952

  53. 53Phil Silvers & "Top Banana" cast / Mary Small

    60 minSep 7, 1952

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Series cast

Ed SullivanSelf - Host1068 episodes
Roberta PetersSelf27 episodes
Victor BorgeSelf24 episodes
Frank ShusterSelf22 episodes
Alan KingSelf22 episodes
Teresa BrewerSelf22 episodes
Sam LevensonSelf19 episodes
Pearl BaileySelf19 episodes
Rickie LayneSelf17 episodes
Tony BennettSelf15 episodes
Eartha KittSelf14 episodes
Louis ArmstrongSelf14 episodes
Marion MarloweSelf14 episodes
Richard HearneMr. Pastry14 episodes
Jean CarrollSelf14 episodes
Dick MartinSelf14 episodes
Anna Maria AlberghettiSelf13 episodes
Nat King ColeSelf13 episodes

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