The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
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The Ed Sullivan Show

6.8 / 10
1948
24 seasons
1068 episodes
ComedyTalk

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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Cast

Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Premiere Show with Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis

    20-06-194860m
  • Ep 2

    2.Irving Berlin, The Ink Spots, Peter Lind Hayes, Nan Wynn, Paul Winchell & Jerry Mahoney

    27-06-194860m
  • Ep 3

    3.Joe DiMaggio, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson

    04-07-194860m
  • Ep 4

    4.Lena Horne, Joey Adams, Joe Howard, Jr., Tony Canzoneri

    11-07-194860m
  • Ep 5

    5.Guests unknown

    18-07-194860m
  • Ep 6

    6.Guests unknown

    25-07-194860m
  • Ep 7

    7.Cab Calloway

    01-08-194860m
  • Ep 8

    8.Peggy Lee, Harry Hershfield, The Howard Brothers, The DeMarco Sisters

    08-08-194860m
  • Ep 9

    9.Irving Berlin, Nancy Donovan, Russ Morgan Orchestra, Vincent Lopez Orchestra

    15-08-194860m
  • Ep 10

    10.Jan August

    22-08-194860m
  • Ep 11

    11.Lon Chaney, Jr., Count Basie and His Orchestra

    29-08-194860m
  • Ep 12

    12.Patricia Bright, Noro Morales

    05-09-194860m

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