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The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

6.8 24 seasons 1068 episodes Ended

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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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Seasons & episodes

Sarah Vaughan, Gali-Gali LuxorSep 12, 1948 · 1h 0m

Louis Jordan, Benny RubinSep 19, 1948 · 1h 0m

Bob Hope, Al BernieSep 26, 1948 · 1h 0m

Betty Reilly, Les Compagnons de la ChansonOct 3, 1948 · 1h 0m

Joey Adams, Marc Platt, Tony Canzoneri, Bill "Bojangles" RobinsonOct 10, 1948 · 1h 0m

Frances Faye, Don Marcus, Les Compagnons de la ChansonOct 17, 1948 · 1h 0m

Benny Goodman, The Ink SpotsOct 24, 1948 · 1h 0m

Dorothy SarnoffOct 31, 1948 · 1h 0m

Monica Lewis, The Three Dunhills, Richard Buckley, Rachel & BebeNov 7, 1948 · 1h 0m

Paula Bane, Dewey Marchand, Elsa & WaldoNov 14, 1948 · 1h 0m

The Blackburn Twins, Pat C. Flick, Pat Henning, Betty Jane Watson, Dollinoff and the Reya SistersNov 21, 1948 · 1h 0m

Ray Morgan, Margaret Phelan, Virginia Austin, The Temperton Family, the Baltimore Colts MajorettesNov 28, 1948 · 1h 0m

Al Bernie, Dave Barry, Irra PetinaDec 5, 1948 · 1h 0m

Nanette Fabray, Ezzard Charles, Hope Emerson, Bunny Briggs, Dolonoff, The Reyes Sisters, The Temperton FamilyDec 12, 1948 · 1h 0m

John Garfield, Dorothy Sarnoff, Frank Fontaine, Pat C. Flick, Tommy FarrellDec 19, 1948 · 1h 0m

Guests unknownDec 26, 1948 · 1h 0m

Rudy Vallee, George M. Cohan, Jr., Sidney Blackmer, Pat C. Flick, The RavensJan 2, 1949 · 1h 0m

Luise RainerJan 9, 1949 · 1h 0m

Rudy Vallee, Nanette Fabray, Wally Boag, Jean Carroll, Bob Evans, Pat C. FlickJan 16, 1949 · 1h 0m

Jule Stein & Sammy Cahn, The Holloway Sisters, Byron Palmer & Doretta Morrow, Al KellyJan 23, 1949 · 1h 0m

Tony Martin, Carol BruceJan 30, 1949 · 1h 0m

Jackie Gleason, Rudy Vallee, Luise Rainer, Johnny Coy, W.C. Handy, Pat HenningFeb 6, 1949 · 1h 0m

Rudy Vallee, Diana BarrymoreFeb 13, 1949 · 1h 0m

Faye Emerson, Donald RichardsFeb 20, 1949 · 1h 0m

Larry Storch, Patricia Morison, Don CummingsFeb 27, 1949 · 1h 0m

Charles LaughtonMar 6, 1949 · 1h 0m

Humphrey Bogart, Anne Jeffreys, Buddy BaerMar 13, 1949 · 1h 0m

Connie Haines, Rolland TapMar 20, 1949 · 1h 0m

Nat King Cole Trio, Hal LeRoy, The DeMarco SistersMar 27, 1949 · 1h 0m

John Carridine, The Costello TwinsApr 3, 1949 · 1h 0m

Patricia Morison, Gali GaliApr 10, 1949 · 1h 0m

Jack Leonard, Gali Gali, Notre Dame SingersApr 17, 1949 · 1h 0m

Joey Adams, Pat Rooney, Yvonne AdairApr 24, 1949 · 1h 0m

Harvey Stone, Al Schacht, Gill DorianMay 1, 1949 · 1h 0m

Charles LaughtonMay 8, 1949 · 1h 0m

Jamila Novotna, Sigmund RombergMay 15, 1949 · 1h 0m

Paul Winchell, Jane Kean, Ladd LyonMay 22, 1949 · 1h 0m

Zero Mostel, Kitty KallenMay 29, 1949 · 1h 0m

Harold Lloyd, Vincent RichardsJun 5, 1949 · 1h 0m

Toni Harper, Sam LevensonJun 12, 1949 · 1h 0m

Richard Rodgers, Juanita Hall, Harvey StoneJun 19, 1949 · 1h 0m

Sarah Vaughan, Elaine Street, Ken CarrJun 26, 1949 · 1h 0m

Toni Harper, Tony LavelliJul 3, 1949 · 1h 0m

Joan Merrill, Bill Tabbert, Illinois Jacquet, Brooklyn Dodgers team membersJul 10, 1949 · 1h 0m

Cab Calloway, Jackie Robinson, Stan MusialJul 17, 1949 · 1h 0m

Buddy Rogers, Duke Alden, Sunny Howard, The Accordion AcesJul 24, 1949 · 1h 0m

Edward Everett Horton, David Powell, Marino Sisters, The ColstonsJul 31, 1949 · 1h 0m

Eddie Albert, George Connolly, the Margo, Paul and Paulette TrioAug 7, 1949 · 1h 0m

Sonny Tufts, Hazel ScottAug 14, 1949 · 1h 0m

Bill Tabbert, Phil Foster, Lee Marks, Marie GambarelliAug 21, 1949 · 1h 0m

Toni Arden, Sunny Skylar, Harold Lang, Billy VineAug 28, 1949 · 1h 0m

Jack Williams, Annabelle Hill, Jose Toledano, Sebastian CastrosSep 4, 1949 · 1h 0m

Buddy Lester, Alan Dale, Maggie TeyteSep 11, 1949 · 1h 0m

Cast

Ed SullivanSelf - Host