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The Ed Sullivan Show

Airs Next: CBS at Sunday 8:00 PM (60 min.)
Status: Ended    Premiered: September 25, 1955    Last Aired: June 6, 1971
Show Category: Variety Shows
The Ed Sullivan Show
This long-running variety series premiered on June 20, 1948 with the title Toast of the Town . (The Toast of the Town link covers the first 8 seasons of Ed Sullivan.) The series was re-titled The Ed Sullivan Show on September 25, 1955 (the beginning of the 9th season). Although the name had changed, it remained the same variety show with "something for everyone." There continued to be a...
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Last episode: Ed Sullivan Show Special Edition (hosted by Jack Jones)
Ed Sullivan Show Special Edition
--Jack Jones (guest host) sings "Get Together" and "If I Could Read Your Mind"
--Your Father's Moustache - "Mountain Dew" and "5-Feet-Two"
--Loretta Lynn - "I Wanna Be Free" and "Coal Miner's Daughter"
--Jack Jones and Loretta Lynn - "Move It On Home"
--The New Seekers - "Look What They've Done to My Song," "Beautiful People" and "Nickel Man"
--Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara (comedy team) - routine includes parody of insurance commercials, pilot admits to being afraid to fly, a woman tells man she's pregnant, and parody of detergent commercial. Later in show, they do a routine where "Walter Cronkite" interviews the mother of a student protester.
Medley (Jack Jones and guests):
"La Bomba" (Charles Rodriguez), "I'm A Nut" (Loretta Lynn), instrumental song (Your Father's Moustache), "Your Song" (The New Seekers), "Do You Love Me?" (Stiller and Meara), "God Bless America" (spoken by Loretta Lynn), "What Are You Doing?" (Jack Jones), and "Those Were the Days" (entire cast).
Aired: Sunday May 30, 1971
1,065. Final Sullivan Show: Melanie; David Frye; Sandler & Young Mar 28, 1971 0 Reviews 7.53
1,064. Bernadette Peters / George Hamilton / Oliver Mar 21, 1971 0 Reviews 8.30
1,063. Armed Forces Music Festival: Jeannie C. Riley; Teresa Graves Mar 7, 1971 0 Reviews 8.75
1,062. Everly Brothers / George Carlin / Shirley Bassey Feb 28, 1971 0 Reviews 7.50
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Bern Bennett - Announcer (1948-1949)
Ed Sullivan - Host
Ralph Paul - Announcer (1959-61, 1964-71)
Art Hannes - Announcer (1949-1964)
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mapledrum99
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9.9
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"Trendsetter"
Almost everybody who was somebody, made it on The Ed Sullivan Show.
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john_lennon66
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10.0
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"Absolutely fabulous"
A great variety show with somehing for everyone. Fantastic!
Continue » Posted Nov 24, 2006 4:47 pm PST

JPPT1974
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10.0
Perfect
"Bring it back!"
If you made it in Sullivan, you hit it big!
Continue » Posted Aug 15, 2006 5:47 pm PST

vicmackey31
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9.2
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"Classic"
Variety show hosted by Ed Sullivan. This show was prominent in launching several music and acting careers.
Continue » Posted Apr 11, 2006 8:14 pm PST

crazyrhythm
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7.8
Good
"Personal favorite"
Miss ya, Ed.
Continue » Posted Sep 25, 2005 11:32 am PST
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Show: The Ed Sullivan Show
Popularity Rank: 743 of 17,589
Ratings Rank: 2,921 of 17,589  ( 3)
Show Reviews: 6
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Other: 10 (14.7%)
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