The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

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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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  1. 1 1. First show of the 15th Season1961-09-17 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Gordon and Sheila MacRae (musical comedy performers) --Bert Lahr and Nancy Walker (comedians) - reprise their sketch about a married couple who are not spe
  2. 2 2. From Las Vegas: Danny Thomas; Della Reese; Crosby Brothers1961-09-24 · 1h 0mTaped in Las Vegas (at the Desert Inn & at the Stardust) Guests: --Della Reese - ""In The Still Of The Night"" & ""Summertime"" --The Crosby Trio (Bing's sons Philip, Lindsa
  3. 3 3. Phil Silvers / Brigitte Bardot (filmed interview) / Peter Nero / McGuire Sisters1961-10-01 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Phil Silvers, Nancy Dussault and John Readon who appeared together in the Broadway musical ""Do Re Mi"" --Nancy Dussault and John Readon sing ""Make Someon
  4. 4 4. Taped in West Berlin: Louis Armstrong; Connie Francis; Van Cliburn1961-10-08 · 1h 0mTaped at West Berlin's Sportspalast: --Louis Armstrong & his orchestra - ""Sleepy Time Down South,"" ""Royal Garden Blues,"" ""Hussar Gussar"" & ""When the Saints Go Marching In
  5. 5 5. 2nd Berlin show: Louis Armstrong; Sid Caesar; Shari Lewis1961-10-15 · 1h 0mGuests (second of two shows taped in West Berlin): --Louis Armstrong (jazz musician, performing at the McNair Barracks) --Sid Caesar (comedian, performing at the Berlin Comma
  6. 6 6. Chubby Checker / Phil Silvers / Nancy Walker1961-10-22 · 1h 0mGuests: --Chubby Checker - ""The Twist"" (with the ""Do-Re-Mi"" dancers) and ""The Fly"" --Matt Monro - ""My Kind of Gal"" --Wayne and Shuster (comedy team, doing skit abou
  7. 7 7. scheduled: Everly Brothers; Robert Goulet; George Gobel1961-10-29 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --The Everly Brothers - ""Don't Blame Me"" --The Ritz Brothers (comedians) --Robert Goulet (musical-comedy star) sings ""Maria"" and a medley of songs ma
  8. 8 8. scheduled: Jimmy Dean; Art Carney; Al Hirt; Julius LaRosa1961-11-05 · 1h 0mScheduled: --Jimmy Dean sings ""Big Bad John"" --Art Carney (comedian) --Al Hirt and his jazz quintet --Julius LaRosa --Sheila MacRae (musical-comedy star) --Blos
  9. 9 9. Pearl Bailey / Brenda Lee / Ames Brothers / Frank Gorshin / Myron Cohen1961-11-12 · 1h 0mGuests: --Pearl Bailey (singer) - ""Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me"" & ""I'm Glad There Is You"" --Brenda Lee (singer) - ""Fool #1"" & ""Learning About Love"" --Ames Brothers (
  10. 10 10. Steve Lawrence / Jerry Lewis / Dorothy Louden / Martha Perez1961-11-19 · 1h 0mGuests: --Jerry Lewis (comedian) - ""What Kind of Fool Am I?"" --Steve Lawrence (singer) - ""Begin the Beguine"" & ""If I Ever Would Leave You"" (or ""If Ever I Would Leave Y
  11. 11 11. scheduled: Richard Boone; Jackie Mason; Sophie Tucker1961-11-26 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Richard Boone (actor) --Jackie Mason (comedian) --Sophie Tucker (singer) --Gloria Lynn (singer) --Deedy and Bill (novelty singers)
  12. 12 12. scheduled: Sid Caesar; Connie Francis; Joan Sutherland1961-12-03 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Sid Caesar (comedian) --Connie Francis (singer) --Joan Sutherland (opera singer) sings a selection from ""Ilucia di Lammermoor"" --Mike Clifford (sing
  13. 13 13. scheduled: Sarah Vaughan; Al Hirt; Vic Damone; Gary Morton; Edgar Bergen1961-12-10 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Al Hirt (trumpet player) --Sarah Vaughan --Edgar Bergen (ventriloquist) --Vic Damone (singer) --Gary Morton (comedian) --Rip Taylor (comedian) -
  14. 14 14. Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington / Paul Anka1961-12-17 · 1h 0m--Paul Anka - ""Jingle Bells"" (jazzy version) --Barbara Cook - ""Magic Moment"" (from the Broadway musical ""The Gay Life"") --Elizabeth Allen & Walter Chiari - ""Madga, The G
  15. 15 15. Linda Scott / Shari Lewis / The Baird Puppets1961-12-24 · 1h 0mGuests (Christmas Show): --Linda Scott - ""How I Wish (You'd Be With Me On Christmas Day)"" --Shari Lewis (ventriloquist) with Lamb Chop (dressed as Santa), Charlie Horse sings
  16. 16 16. scheduled: Slappy White; Matt Monro; Smith & Dale1961-12-31 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Slappy White (comedian) --Matt Monro (singer) --Sandy Stewart (singer) --The Barry Sisters (singing group) --Smith and Dale (comedy team) --Sav
  17. 17 17. Jimmy Durante / Rosemary Clooney / Bob Newhart / Gary Morton1962-01-07 · 1h 0mBroadcast live from the Moulin Rouge nightclub in Hollywood. Guests: --Rosemary Clooney - ""Everything's Coming Up Roses,"" ""Bye Bye Blackbird"" & ""Show Me"" --Bob Newha
  18. 18 18. Mickey Rooney / Timi Yuro / Rip Taylor / Ken Murray1962-01-14 · 1h 0mBroadcast live from the Stardust night club in Las Vegas Guests: --Mickey Rooney and Joey Forman - do a Candid Camera sketch. --Timi Yuro (singer) - ""Let Me Call You Swee
  19. 19 19. Jackie Wilson / Robert Goulet / Kate Smith / Wayne & Shuster1962-01-21 · 1h 0m--Opening titles --The Marquis Chimps - chimp smokes cigarette and tumbles --Lon Purdy (pantomime act) --Jackie Wilson - ""That's Why"" --Jackie Wilson - ""The Greatest Hu
  20. 20 20. Sid Caesar / Connie Francis / Frank Gorshin / Franco Corelli1962-01-28 · 1h 0mGuests: --Sid Caesar (comedian) - does a silent movie sketch (Sid might have also been the guest host on this show.) --Connie Francis (singer) - ""Does Broadway Ever Sleep,"
  21. 21 21. scheduled: Brook Benton; Pearl Bailey; George Gobel; Bobby Rydell1962-02-04 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Brook Benton - ""Shadrack"" --Pearl Bailey --George Gobel --Bobby Rydell - ""Mammy"" and ""Somebody Loves Me"" --Ford and Reynolds (comedians)
  22. 22 22. scheduled: Carl Sandburg; Paul Anka; Shelley Berman; McGuire Sisters1962-02-11 · 1h 0m--Shelley Berman (comedian) - ""Right Girls"" (a song from his Broadway musical ""A Family Affair."") Other guests (scheduled to appear): --Carl Sandburg (poet) --Paul Anka (s
  23. 23 23. The Everly Brothers / Timi Yuro / Al Hirt1962-02-18 · 1h 0mFirst of two shows broadcast from Miami Beach. --The Everly Brothers - ""Crying in the Rain"" & ""Jezebel"" (The Everly Brothers are wearing U.S. Marine uniforms) --Al Hirt (t
  24. 24 24. scheduled: Lloyd Bridges; Damita Jo; The Crosby Brothers; Jan Murray1962-02-25 · 1h 0mSecond of two shows broadcast from Miami Beach Scheduled guests: --Lloyd Bridges (appears in a water sequence) --Damita Jo sings ""You're Nobody Until Somebody Loves You""
  25. 25 25. Art Carney / Fats Domino / Phyllis Diller / Connie Stevens / Tommy Sands1962-03-04 · 1h 0mGuests: --Fats Domino - ""Jambalaya"" & ""Let The Four Winds Blow"" --Connie Stevens & Tommy Sands - ""Maggie Blue"" --Connie Stevens - ""Wild Is The Wind"" --Tommy Sands
  26. 26 26. Henry Fonda & Olivia de Havilland / Maureen O'Hara1962-03-11 · 1h 0mGuests (St. Patrick's Day show): --Henry Fonda & Olivia de Havilland (actors) - scene from ""Gift of Time"" set on cruise ship. A doting wife tries to care for her fatally ill hus
  27. 27 27. Rowan & Martin / Robert Goulet / Dick Haymes & Fran Jefferies1962-03-18 · 1h 0mGuests: --Rowan And Martin (comedy team) - doing a skit about people who live underground --Dick Haymes & Fran Jefferies - medley: ""Come On Get Happy,"" ""I'm Gonna Love You
  28. 28 28. Sid Caesar / Jackie Mason / Diahann Carroll / Richard Kiley1962-03-25 · 1h 0mGuests: --Jackie Mason (stand-up comedian) - does imitations, appears with Ed. Later in show, tells jokes about income tax and JFK. --Carol Lawrence & Hugh Lambert - dance fr
  29. 29 29. Jackie Wilson / Patti Page / Wayne & Shuster / Ann-Margret (on film)1962-04-01 · 1h 0mGuests include: --Jackie Wilson - ""Heart"" -- Patti Page - ""Most People Get Married"" & ""All The Way"" --Anna Motto - ""Aria"" from ""Romeo & Juliet"" --Wayne & Shuster
  30. 30 30. scheduled: Cyd Charisse; Lionel Hampton; Jack Carter1962-04-08 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Cyd Charisse (dancer) --Roland Petit (choreographer) --Lionel Hampton (bandleader) --Jack Carter (comedian) --Anita Bryant (singer) --Professo
  31. 31 31. Sophia Loren / Mahalia Jackson / Teresa Brewer / Maximillian Schell1962-04-15 · 1h 0mGuests: --Maximilian Schell (actor) - Academy Award winning performance from ""Judgement at Nuremberg"" --George Chakiris & Rita Moreno - perform a short scene from ""West Si
  32. 32 32. Harry Belafonte / Miriam Makeba / Thelma Lee1962-04-22 · 1h 0mGuests: --Harry Belafonte (singer, in a 15 minute segment) - ""Mule Skinner,"" ""Try to Remember"" ""Baby Boy"" and ""Michael, Row the Boat Ashore"" (and possibly ""Crawdad Song
  33. 33 33. Johnny Mathis / Jackie Mason / Rip Taylor / McGuire Sisters1962-04-29 · 1h 0mGuests: --Johnny Mathis (singer) - ""Marianna,"" ""Love, Look Away"" & ""Love"" --The McGuire Sisters - ""You're Driving Me Crazy"" & ""That's a Plenty"" --Jackie Mason (com
  34. 34 34. scheduled: Bobby Darin; Diahann Carroll; Corbett Monica1962-05-06 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Bobby Darin (singer) --Diahann Carroll (star of the Broadway musical ""No Strings"") --The Amazing Mr. Ballantine (magician Carl Ballantine) --Corbet
  35. 35 35. scheduled: Joan Sutherland; Pegleg Bates; Joey Adams1962-05-13 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Joan Sutherland (opera star) --Joey Adams (comedian) --Pegleg Bates (dancer) --Alan Gale (comedian) --Al Kelly (double-talk expert)
  36. 36 36. Peggy Lee / Jackie Robinson / Slappy White / Brothers Four1962-05-20 · 1h 0mGuests: --Peggy Lee - medley: ""The Sweetest Sounds,"" ""I'll Get By,"" ""I'll Believe In You"" and ""New York City Blues"" --Louis Prima appears on stage and plays trumpet
  37. 37 37. Jackie Wilson / Connie Francis / Red Buttons1962-05-27 · 1h 0mGuests include: --Jackie Wilson - ""Lonely Teardrops"" & ""Forever and a Day"" --Connie Francis - ""Second Hand Love,"" ""Ring Dang Do,"" ""How Can I Go On?"" and a medley of
  38. 38 38. Rudy Vallee / Paul Anka / Chita Rivera / Peter Nero1962-06-03 · 1h 0mGuests: --Rudy Vallee (singer-actor, from Broadway's ""How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"") --Paul Anka (singer) - ""A Steel Guitar and A Glass of Wine"" --C
  39. 39 39. Larry Storch / Danny Lewis / Mickey Mantle & Roger Maris1962-06-10 · 1h 0mGuests: --Jerry Van Dyke (comedian) --Jackie Mason (comedian) --The Lettermen (vocal trio) - ""How Is Julie"" --Danny Lewis (veteran song and dance man, father of Jerry
  40. 40 40. Dave Brubeck / Frank Gorshin / Gloria Lynne1962-06-17 · 1h 0mGuests: --Dave Brubeck (with his jazz quartet) - ""Take Five"" (with Paul Desmond on sax). --Frank Gorshin (comedian) - does imitations of various celebrities --Nipsey Russ
  41. 41 41. 14th Anniversary Show: Bing Crosby; Jerry Lewis; Theresa Brewer1962-06-24 · 1h 0m14th Anniversary Show (Ed is in audience for most of show): --Lucille Ball (cameo, wishes Ed well from on top of elephant) --Bing Crosby sings "" I Can't Believe Your In Love W
  42. 42 42. Taped at the Moulin Rouge, Paris: Connie Francis; Johnny Halliday1962-07-01 · 1h 0mTaped at the Moulin Rouge, Paris, France: --Connie Francis - ""La Paloma,"" ""Milord,"" ""S'wonderful"" & ""You Always Hurt The One You Love"" --Connie Francis, Gino (Johnny)
  43. 43 43. Patti Page / Rowan & Martin / Billy Eckstine1962-07-22 · 1h 0mGuests (from the Stardust club in Las Vegas): --Patti Page - ""Doggie in the Window,"" ""Old Cape Cod,"" ""With My Eyes Wide Open,"" ""Allegheny Moon"" & ""Night and Day"" --
  44. 44 44. Burt Lancaster / Dion / Diahann Carroll / Abbe Lane1962-08-12 · 1h 0mGuests: --Burt Lancaster (actor) - shows clips from his film ""Birdman of Alcatraz"" --Dion - ""It Ain't Necessarily So"" & ""Lover Come Back to Me"" --Diahann Carroll (sin
  45. 45 45. scheduled: talented newcomers making their TV debuts1962-08-19 · 1h 0mTalented newcomers making their TV debuts --Joey Hollingsworth (tap dancer) Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Tony Darryl (pop singer) - ""This Nearly Was Mine""
  46. 46 46. Olivette Miller, Yolanda White1962-08-19 · 1h 0m

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