The Ed Sullivan Show

Season 241948

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.

12 Episodes

    E01 Premiere Show with Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis

    June 20, 1948

    E02 Irving Berlin, The Ink Spots, Peter Lind Hayes, Nan Wynn, Paul Winchell & Jerry Mahoney

    June 27, 1948

    E03 Joe DiMaggio, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson

    July 4, 1948

    E04 Lena Horne, Joey Adams, Joe Howard, Jr., Tony Canzoneri

    July 11, 1948

    E05 Guests unknown

    July 18, 1948

    E06 Guests unknown

    July 25, 1948

    E07 Cab Calloway

    August 1, 1948

    E08 Peggy Lee, Harry Hershfield, The Howard Brothers, The DeMarco Sisters

    August 8, 1948

    E09 Irving Berlin, Nancy Donovan, Russ Morgan Orchestra, Vincent Lopez Orchestra

    August 15, 1948

    E10 Jan August

    August 22, 1948

    E11 Lon Chaney, Jr., Count Basie and His Orchestra

    August 29, 1948

    E12 Patricia Bright, Noro Morales

    September 5, 1948