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The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

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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.

IMDb rating
7.9 (1,742 votes)
Seasons
9
Streaming (US)
Pluto TV · Tubi TV
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 9 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 10 (1956)

8.43 avg 3 episodes 7.9 → 8.2 60 min avg

Ep 6: 7.9 · 16 votesEp 16: 9.2 · 27 votesEp 40: 8.2 · 51 votes
Season 10 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
6Episode #10.67.916
16Elvis Presley, Carol Burnett, Lena Horne, Jackie Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson, Don Budge, Will Jordan, Arthur Worsley9.227
40The Everly Brothers, Frances Farmer, Nancy Whiskey, Kaye Ballard8.251

Season 16 (1962)

7.50 avg 3 episodes 7.4 → 7.7 60 min avg

Ep 12: 7.4 · 23 votesEp 25: 7.4 · 21 votesEp 38: 7.7 · 37 votes
Season 16 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
12Episode #16.127.423
25Chubby Checker, Totie Fields, Woody Herman, Dave Madden, Barbra Streisand, Morecambe & Wise7.421
3815th Anniversary Show7.737

Season 17 (1963)

7.81 avg 9 episodes 8.8 → 7.6 60 min avg

Ep 6: 8.8 · 27 votesEp 8: 7.2 · 10 votesEp 13: 7.2 · 10 votesEp 19: 9.1 · 77 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 35 votesEp 21: 8.3 · 32 votesEp 23: 7.0 · 11 votesEp 31: 6.8 · 10 votesEp 33: 7.6 · 12 votes
Season 17 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
6Richard Burton, Morecombe & Wise , Arthur Worsley and more8.827
8Tommy Sands & Nancy Sinatra, Robert Horton, The Kim Sisters & The Kim Brothers, Bob Lewis, Davis & Reese, The Nieman Brothers, The New Sounds7.210
13Hank Williams, Jr., Janet Blair, Jerry Vale, The Kim Sisters7.210
19Meet The Beatles9.177
20The Beatles' Second Appearance8.335
21Something New From The Beatles8.332
23Ira 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 Five7.011
31Dusty Springfield, Gerry and the Pacemakers. Itzhak Perlman, and more6.810
33Liza Minnelli, Duke Ellington, Jean-Paul Vignon, Professor Backwards, The Lipizzaner Stallions7.612

Season 18 (1964)

6.90 avg 6 episodes 7.1 → 5.3 60 min avg

Ep 1: 7.1 · 16 votesEp 3: 7.0 · 11 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 14 votesEp 6: 7.0 · 13 votesEp 8: 7.2 · 9 votesEp 31: 5.3 · 21 votes
Season 18 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Beach Boys, Alan King, Robert Goulet, Leslie Uggams, Vonda Kay Van Dyke, Topo Gigio7.116
3Juliet 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 Kubek7.011
5The Rolling Stones, Jack Jones, Stiller & Meara and others7.814
6The Dave Clark Five, Rex Harrison, Alan King, Dolores Gray, Leon Bibb, Marilyn Michaels, Richard Hearne, Pat Buttram7.013
8Episode #18.87.29
31Episode #18.315.321

Season 19 (1965)

6.47 avg 7 episodes 7.8 → 6.7 60 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 26 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 14 votesEp 5: 5.2 · 11 votesEp 10: 5.2 · 11 votesEp 20: 6.9 · 14 votesEp 21: 5.2 · 15 votesEp 22: 6.7 · 11 votes
Season 19 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Beatles '657.826
4Judy Garland, Tom Jones, Peter Sellers, Sophie Tucker, Jackie Vernon, The Swingin' Lads, Topo Gigio8.314
5From Hollywood with guests Petula Clark, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Woody Allen, Wayne Newton, Kate Smith, The Step Brothers, Lilly Yokoi, Topo Gigio5.211
10The Dave Clark Five, Woody Allen, Bert Lahr, Jerry Vale, Virginia O'Brien, Lou Jacobi, Arlene Golonka, The Barry Sisters, Gali Gali5.211
20Dinah Shore, Jose Feliciano, Jim Nabors, Jackie Vernon, Dick Capri, The Four Tops, Barry Sadler6.914
21Rosemary Clooney, Alan King, Nancy Walker, The Animals5.215
22Episode #19.226.711

Season 20 (1966)

6.66 avg 11 episodes 6.5 → 6.2 60 min avg

Ep 1: 6.5 · 20 votesEp 6: 6.4 · 10 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 10 votesEp 19: 6.0 · 22 votesEp 20: 6.2 · 15 votesEp 22: 4.8 · 13 votesEp 23: 6.9 · 13 votesEp 28: 7.6 · 15 votesEp 32: 7.4 · 10 votesEp 36: 7.3 · 16 votesEp 40: 6.2 · 13 votes
Season 20 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #20.16.520
6Episode #20.66.410
13Diana Ross & The Supremes, Gary Lewis & the Playboys, Red Buttons, Lainie Kazan, The Harlem Globetrotters, Wayne & Shuster, Robert Merrill, Jan Peerce8.010
19The Rolling Stones, Petula Clark, Allan Sherman, Alan King, The Muppets, The Michael Bennett Dancers, The Monroes, The Sisters of Saint Benedict6.022
20The Lovin' Spoonful, Ginger Rogers, Johnny Mathis, Stiller & Meara, Abbe Lane, Bob King, The Three Kims, Topo Gigio6.215
22Episode #20.224.813
23Sally Ann Howes, Lola Falana, Joan Rivers, Jack Gilford, Nancy Walker, Joey Adams, Peter Gennaro, the Young Rascals6.913
28The Lovin' Spoonful, Johnny Rivers, Cab Calloway, Chris Calloway, Jane Powell, Stiller & Meara, George Carlin7.615
32Tony Bennett, Nancy Sinatra, Lee Hazlewood, Count Basie, Totie Fields, Peter Gennaro, Hendra & Ullett7.410
36The Turtles, Woody Allen, Leslie Uggams, Stiller & Meara, Enzo Stuarti, Aliza Kashi7.316
40The Mamas & the Papas, Richard Pryor, Alan King, The Kane Triplets, Rob Murray, Topo Gigio6.213

Season 21 (1967)

6.86 avg 5 episodes 8.0 → 6.7 60 min avg

Ep 2: 8.0 · 11 votesEp 17: 7.0 · 11 votesEp 29: 6.4 · 11 votesEp 32: 6.2 · 11 votesEp 35: 6.7 · 11 votes
Season 21 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
2Episode #21.28.011
17Jay & the Techniques, Buddy Rich, Rodney Dangerfield, Miriam Makeba, Vikki Carr, George Kirby7.011
29Diana Ross & The Supremes, Spanky & Our Gang, Nancy Sinatra, Lee Hazlewood, Jimmy Dean, George Carlin6.411
32Totie Fields, The Muppets, Patty Duke, Tom Jones6.211
35Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, Richard Pryor, Rodney Dangerfield, Diahann Carroll, David Frye, Shani Wallis, Jay Marshall, The Young Americans6.711

Season 23 (1969)

7.00 avg 8 episodes 8.0 → 8.2 60 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 22 votesEp 9: 4.1 · 14 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 18 votesEp 13: 8.4 · 41 votesEp 20: 6.6 · 12 votesEp 23: 6.7 · 12 votesEp 30: 6.2 · 8 votesEp 31: 8.2 · 23 votes
Season 23 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #23.18.022
9The Rolling Stones, Ella Fitzgerald, Robert Klein, Ed Ames, Eddie Albert, Peter Gennaro, Topo Gigio4.114
12The Jackson 5, Lainie Kazan, John Davidson, Guy Marks, Wayne & Shuster, Topo Gigio, Big Bird & the Muppets7.818
13THE SWINGING, SOULFUL SIXTIES - Ed Sullivan reviews the decade in entertainment8.441
20Bobby Goldsboro, Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Connie Stevens, Boots Randolph, Chet Atkins, Floyd Cramer, David Frye, Mr. Jiggs, Sam & Sammy6.612
23Nancy Sinatra, Rodney Dangerfield, Bobby Vinton, Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, Wayne & Shuster, Irwin C. Watson, Trio Rennos6.712
30Episode #23.306.28
31Episode #23.318.223

Season 24 (1970)

7.22 avg 5 episodes 7.5 → 7.2 60 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 24 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 9 votesEp 20: 7.0 · 10 votesEp 22: 6.8 · 14 votesEp 25: 7.2 · 10 votes
Season 24 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #24.17.524
4Episode #24.47.69
20Episode #24.207.010
22The Everly Brothers, George Carlin, Shirley Bassey, Sid Caesar, Jerry Butler, David Brenner, The Brockways, Tybee & Antonio6.814
25Melanie, David Frye, Sandler & Young, Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass, Joanna Simon, Norman Wisdom, Vic Perry, Tony Fane, Lennie Schultz7.210