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.
Richard Burton, Morecombe & Wise , Arthur Worsley and more
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Tommy Sands & Nancy Sinatra, Robert Horton, The Kim Sisters & The Kim Brothers, Bob Lewis, Davis & Reese, The Nieman Brothers, The New Sounds
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Hank Williams, Jr., Janet Blair, Jerry Vale, The Kim Sisters
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Meet The Beatles
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The Beatles' Second Appearance
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Something New From The Beatles
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Ira Gershwin, Phil Silvers, Florence Henderson, Juliet Prowse, Jerry Vale, Steve Lawrence, Saul Chaplin, Harry Ruby, Sammy Fain, Arthur Freed, Jimmy McHugh, Blossum Seely, The Dave Clark Five
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Dusty Springfield, Gerry and the Pacemakers. Itzhak Perlman, and more
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Liza Minnelli, Duke Ellington, Jean-Paul Vignon, Professor Backwards, The Lipizzaner Stallions
The Beach Boys, Alan King, Robert Goulet, Leslie Uggams, Vonda Kay Van Dyke, Topo Gigio
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Juliet Prowse, Connie Francis, Alan & Rossi, the Harlem Globetrotters, Jean-Paul Vignon, George Kirby, Roy Orbison, Jean Carroll, Joe Pepitone, Roger Maris, Elston Howard, Tom Tresh, Tony Kubek
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The Rolling Stones, Jack Jones, Stiller & Meara and others
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The Dave Clark Five, Rex Harrison, Alan King, Dolores Gray, Leon Bibb, Marilyn Michaels, Richard Hearne, Pat Buttram