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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

Gloria Swanson, Pat O'Brien, Hedy Lamarr, Mimi Benzell, Gordon Jenkins, Jean CarrollSep 17, 1950 · 1h 0m

Gloria Swanson, Rudy Vallee, Anna Maria AlberghettiSep 24, 1950 · 1h 0m

Jackie Robinson (cameo), Bert Lahr, Betty KeanOct 1, 1950 · 1h 0m

Ethel Waters, Julie Harris, Brandon DeWilde, Reginald GardinerOct 8, 1950 · 1h 0m

Sarah Churchill, John O'Hare, Myron CohenOct 15, 1950 · 1h 0m

Peggy Lee, Dave Barbour, Jerome Hines, Flora RobsonOct 22, 1950 · 1h 0m

Margaret Truman, Victor Borge, Smith & Dale, Cornelia Otis SkinnerOct 29, 1950 · 1h 0m

King Cole Trio, Nanette Fabray, Buster Keaton, Milton BerleNov 5, 1950 · 1h 0m

Buster Keaton, Arthur Lake, Jimmy Nelson, Mayor VIncent ImpellitteriNov 12, 1950 · 1h 0m

Victor Borge, Jerome Hines, Victor MooreNov 19, 1950 · 1h 0m

Teresa Brewer, Nancy Walker, Eddie Mayehoff, Leonard WarrenNov 26, 1950 · 1h 0m

Roberta Peters, Jean Carroll, Ana Ricardo, Ben WrigleyDec 3, 1950 · 1h 0m

Buster Keaton, Mimi Benzell, Jack E. LeonardDec 10, 1950 · 1h 0m

Victor Borge, Phil Rizzuto, Nancy Walker, Eleanor SteberDec 17, 1950 · 1h 0m

David Niven, Ted Mack, Lauritz MelchiorDec 24, 1950 · 1h 0m

Mimi Benzell, Ben Wrigley, George JohnstoneDec 31, 1950 · 1h 0m

James Melton, Ruth CaseyJan 7, 1951 · 1h 0m

Anna Maria Alberghetti, James Melton, Sam SneadJan 14, 1951 · 1h 0m

Margaret Truman, Jan Murray, Roland Young, Jimmy WakeleyJan 21, 1951 · 1h 0m

Gloria Swanson, Roberta Peters, Vaughn MonroeJan 28, 1951 · 1h 0m

Nancy Walker, Margot Fonteyn, Russell NypeFeb 4, 1951 · 1h 0m

Dick Haymes, Judith Anderson, Smith & Dale, The MaxwellsFeb 11, 1951 · 1h 0m

Sugar Ray Robinson, Ray McKinley, Molly PiconFeb 18, 1951 · 1h 0m

Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Alan Young, Bobby VanFeb 25, 1951 · 1h 0m

Helen Forrest, James Melton, Byron Nelson, Trini ReyesMar 4, 1951 · 1h 0m

Rise Stevens, Victor Borge, Byron Nelson, Eva Le GallienneMar 11, 1951 · 1h 0m

Nancy Walker, Roberta Peters, Lucienne BoyerMar 18, 1951 · 1h 0m

Terry Thomas, Byron Nelson, Phil Spitalny Orchestra, Paul and Grace HartmanMar 25, 1951 · 1h 0m

Les Paul & Mary Ford, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Phil SpitalnyApr 1, 1951 · 1h 0m

1950-51 Drama Critics Circle Awards, Claude RainsApr 8, 1951 · 1h 0m

Jane Froman, Harvey Stone, Bill Tabbert, Peter Lind Hayes, Mary HealyApr 15, 1951 · 1h 0m

Jane Froman, Jan Peerce, Jean Babilee, Nathalie PhilippartApr 22, 1951 · 1h 0m

Ralph Bellamy, Vaughn Monroe, Marc ConnellyApr 29, 1951 · 1h 0m

Billy De Wolfe, Pinky Lee, Marcia Van Dyke, Johnny Johnston, Eddie ArcaroMay 6, 1951 · 1h 0m

Robert Alda, Robert Shaw Chorale, Isabel Bigley, Menasha SkulnikMay 13, 1951 · 1h 0m

Johnny Desmond, Mimi Benzell, Ken Murray, Billy De WolfeMay 20, 1951 · 1h 0m

Bunny Briggs, Anita Arros, Gino BechiMay 27, 1951 · 1h 0m

Frankie Laine, Roberta Peters, Pinky Lee, Tucson Boys ChorusJun 3, 1951 · 1h 0m

Jan Peerce, Walter Abel, Bil Baird, Joyce BryantJun 10, 1951 · 1h 0m

Arthur Godfrey, Pinky Lee, Pat Flick, Blanche ThebomJun 17, 1951 · 1h 0m

Pinky Lee, William Crawford, Smith & DaleJun 24, 1951 · 1h 0m

Robert Merrill, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Pat Rooney Sr.Jul 1, 1951 · 1h 0m

Joan Halloway, Monica Moore, Georgie Kaye, Cass FranklinJul 8, 1951 · 1h 0m

Louis Prima, Lauritz Melchior, Bobby Sargent, The DunhillsJul 15, 1951 · 1h 0m

Robert Merrill, Jane Morgan, Jersey Joe WalcottJul 22, 1951 · 1h 0m

Yul Brynner, Cab Calloway, Rose Marie, Pinky Lee, Tony FontaneJul 29, 1951 · 1h 0m

Jeannette MacDonald, Gene Raymond, Peg Leg BatesAug 5, 1951 · 1h 0m

Johnny Johnston, Marcia Van Dyke, Will Masters TrioAug 12, 1951 · 1h 0m

Victor Borge, Les Paul & Mary Ford, Francis X. BushmanAug 19, 1951 · 1h 0m

Robert Alda, Isabel Bigley, Bobby Sargent, Eddie MayehoffAug 26, 1951 · 1h 0m

Dolores Gray, Buster Keaton, Arlene Dahl, Henny YoungmanSep 2, 1951 · 1h 0m

Cast

Ed SullivanSelf - Host