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.
| Title | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Premiere Show with Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein, Dean | 1948-06-20 |
| 2 | Irving Berlin, The Ink Spots, Peter Lind Hayes, Nan Wynn, Pa | 1948-06-27 |
| 3 | Joe DiMaggio, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson | 1948-07-04 |
| 4 | Lena Horne, Joey Adams, Joe Howard, Jr., Tony Canzoneri | 1948-07-11 |
| 5 | Guests unknown | 1948-07-18 |
| 6 | Guests unknown | 1948-07-25 |
| 7 | Cab Calloway | 1948-08-01 |
| 8 | Peggy Lee, Harry Hershfield, The Howard Brothers, The DeMarc | 1948-08-08 |
| 9 | Irving Berlin, Nancy Donovan, Russ Morgan Orchestra, Vincent | 1948-08-15 |
| 10 | Jan August | 1948-08-22 |
| 11 | Lon Chaney, Jr., Count Basie and His Orchestra | 1948-08-29 |
| 12 | Patricia Bright, Noro Morales | 1948-09-05 |
