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.
The Ed Sullivan Show (Season 1)
Premiere Show with Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis (Episode 1)
Air date: 1948-06-20
Runtime: 60 min
Irving Berlin, The Ink Spots, Peter Lind Hayes, Nan Wynn, Paul Winchell & Jerry Mahoney (Episode 2)
Air date: 1948-06-27
Runtime: 60 min
Joe DiMaggio, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (Episode 3)
Air date: 1948-07-04
Runtime: 60 min
Lena Horne, Joey Adams, Joe Howard, Jr., Tony Canzoneri (Episode 4)
Air date: 1948-07-11
Runtime: 60 min
Guests unknown (Episode 5)
Air date: 1948-07-18
Runtime: 60 min
Guests unknown (Episode 6)
Air date: 1948-07-25
Runtime: 60 min
Cab Calloway (Episode 7)
Air date: 1948-08-01
Runtime: 60 min
Peggy Lee, Harry Hershfield, The Howard Brothers, The DeMarco Sisters (Episode 8)
Air date: 1948-08-08
Runtime: 60 min
Irving Berlin, Nancy Donovan, Russ Morgan Orchestra, Vincent Lopez Orchestra (Episode 9)
Air date: 1948-08-15
Runtime: 60 min
Jan August (Episode 10)
Air date: 1948-08-22
Runtime: 60 min
Lon Chaney, Jr., Count Basie and His Orchestra (Episode 11)
Air date: 1948-08-29
Runtime: 60 min
Patricia Bright, Noro Morales (Episode 12)
Air date: 1948-09-05
Runtime: 60 min
