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.
Premiere Show with Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis
Irving Berlin, The Ink Spots, Peter Lind Hayes, Nan Wynn, Paul Winchell & Jerry Mahoney
Joe DiMaggio, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
Lena Horne, Joey Adams, Joe Howard, Jr., Tony Canzoneri
Guests unknown
Guests unknown
Cab Calloway
Peggy Lee, Harry Hershfield, The Howard Brothers, The DeMarco Sisters
Irving Berlin, Nancy Donovan, Russ Morgan Orchestra, Vincent Lopez Orchestra
Jan August
Lon Chaney, Jr., Count Basie and His Orchestra
Patricia Bright, Noro Morales