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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 7 is on the ""Toast of the Town"" guide.

51 episodes
  1. 1Carmen Miranda

    60 minSep 13, 1953

  2. 2Gene Autry / John Raitt & Dolores Gray

    60 minSep 20, 1953

  3. 3Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healy; Walter Dare Wahl

    60 minSep 27, 1953

  4. 4Guy Mitchell; Teresa Brewer; Joe Louis

    60 minOct 4, 1953

  5. 5Harry Belafonte; Gwen Verdon

    60 minOct 11, 1953

  6. 6Grace Kelly & Ralph Meeker; John Forsythe; David Wayne

    60 minOct 18, 1953

  7. 7Patti Page / Julius Larosa / The Step Brothers

    60 minOct 25, 1953

  8. 8Ann Miller / Bert Lahr / Art Carney / Julius LaRosa

    60 minNov 1, 1953

  9. 9Toast to the Met with Rise Stevens; Robert Merrill; Roberta Peters; Victor Borge

    60 minNov 8, 1953

  10. 10Gordon MacRae; Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healy

    60 minNov 15, 1953

  11. 11Rex Harrison & Lilli Palmer; Charles Boyer

    60 minNov 22, 1953

  12. 12Sophie Tucker; Joe E. Lewis; The Harmonicats; Julius LaRosa

    60 minNov 29, 1953

  13. 13Charles Boyer; Julius LaRosa; Roberta Peters

    60 minDec 6, 1953

  14. 14The Nicholas Brothers / Frankie Laine / Jimmy Boyd

    60 minDec 13, 1953

  15. 15Christmas show with the Salzburg Marionettes

    60 minDec 20, 1953

  16. 16Rosemary Clooney; Julius LaRosa; Sam Levenson

    60 minDec 27, 1953

  17. 17Ice Capades of '54; Jose Greco; Richard Haydn; Robert Lamaret

    60 minJan 3, 1954

  18. 18Johnnie Ray; John Forsythe; David Wayne; Ed Hodges

    60 minJan 10, 1954

  19. 19Roberta Peters, Senor Wences, Ching the Magician

    60 minJan 17, 1954

  20. 20The Ames Brothers; Margot Fonteyn; Michael Somes

    60 minJan 24, 1954

  21. 21Patti Page / Richard Tucker / Judith Anderson / Rudy Horn

    60 minJan 31, 1954

  22. 22Dorothy Lamour; Orson Bean; Ruth Draper; Yehudi Menuhin

    60 minFeb 7, 1954

  23. 23The M-G-M Story with Fred Astaire & Jane Powell

    60 minFeb 14, 1954

  24. 24Tony Martin; Senior Wences; Myron Cohen

    60 minFeb 21, 1954

  25. 25Betty and Jane Kean; Hilde Gueden; Eileen O'Dare; Colette Marchand

    60 minFeb 28, 1954

  26. 26Nat "King" Cole / Janet Blair / Hurd Hatfield / Frank Fontaine

    60 minMar 7, 1954

  27. 271954 Saint Patrick's Day Show

    60 minMar 14, 1954

  28. 28Eddie Fisher; Betty and Jane Kean; the Harmonicats

    60 minMar 21, 1954

  29. 29Eartha Kitt; Teresa Brewer; Roberta Peters; Sophie Tucker

    60 minApr 4, 1954

  30. 30Gary Cooper & Burt Lancaster (on film); Leonard Warren

    60 minApr 11, 1954

  31. 31Eddie & Margo Albert / Notre Dame Glee Club / Sam Snead

    60 minApr 18, 1954

  32. 32Chester Gould; Victoria de Los Angeles; Korean Children's Choir

    60 minApr 25, 1954

  33. 33The ASCAP Story, Part 1 with W.C. Handy; Bert Lahr; Julius LaRosa; Lilian Roth

    60 minMay 2, 1954

  34. 34The ASCAP Story, Part 2 with Julius LaRosa; Barbara & Margaret Whiting; music composers

    60 minMay 9, 1954

  35. 35Nat "King" Cole; Ted Lewis; David Wayne; Dick Contino

    60 minMay 16, 1954

  36. 36David O. Selznick (on film); Betty and Jane Kean; Mindy Carson

    60 minMay 23, 1954

  37. 37Patti Page; Red Buttons; Liberace; Hermione Gingold

    60 minMay 30, 1954

  38. 38Victor Borge; The Army Talent Championship winners

    60 minJun 6, 1954

  39. 39Janis Paige & John Raitt / Victor Borge / the Goofers / the Wichita Orphans

    60 minJun 13, 1954

  40. 406th Anniversary Show with Jackie Gleason; Harold Arlen; Rise Stevens

    60 minJun 20, 1954

  41. 41Bert Lahr; Joni James; Pat Henning; Patachou

    60 minJun 27, 1954

  42. 42Bill Kenny / Dolores Gray / Eileen O'Dare / The Step Brothers

    60 minJul 4, 1954

  43. 43Rosemary Clooney; Four Lads; Joan Holloway; Miss Universe finalists

    60 minJul 11, 1954

  44. 44Vaughn Monroe; Carol Haney; Doretta Morrow; Rafael Mendez

    60 minJul 18, 1954

  45. 45"Tops in Blues" Air Force talent show

    60 minJul 25, 1954

  46. 46Polly Bergen; Ames Brothers; Smith and Dale; Lee Allen

    60 minAug 1, 1954

  47. 47Victor Borge; The Four Lads / scheduled: Audrey Meadows; Jack Whiting

    60 minAug 8, 1954

  48. 48Victor Borge (guest host); Janis Paige; Mata & Hari

    60 minAug 15, 1954

  49. 49Eartha Kitt / Celeste Holm/ John Raitt / Janis Paige

    60 minAug 22, 1954

  50. 50Eddie Fisher (guest host); Zouaves drill team; Joyce's Camel

    60 minAug 29, 1954

  51. 51Roberta Peters; Sonny Howard; Ice Capades of 1955

    60 minSep 5, 1954

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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 HearneSelf14 episodes
Jean CarrollSelf14 episodes
Dick MartinSelf14 episodes
Anna Maria AlberghettiSelf13 episodes
Nat King ColeSelf13 episodes

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