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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 (1,736 votes)
Seasons
9
Streaming (US)
Pluto TV · Tubi TV
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Seasons

Season 10 (1956)

8.43 avg 3 episodes 7.9 → 8.2 60 min avg

Ep 6: 7.9 · 17 votesEp 16: 9.2 · 28 votesEp 40: 8.2 · 66 votes
Season 10 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
6Episode #10.67.917
16Elvis Presley, Carol Burnett, Lena Horne, Jackie Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson, Don Budge, Will Jordan, Arthur Worsley9.228
40The Everly Brothers, Frances Farmer, Nancy Whiskey, Kaye Ballard8.266

Season 16 (1962)

7.50 avg 3 episodes 7.4 → 7.7 60 min avg

  • Rising
Ep 12: 7.4 · 26 votesEp 25: 7.4 · 24 votesEp 38: 7.7 · 40 votes
Season 16 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
12Episode #16.127.426
25Chubby Checker, Totie Fields, Woody Herman, Dave Madden, Barbra Streisand, Morecambe & Wise7.424
3815th Anniversary Show7.740

Season 17 (1963)

7.81 avg 9 episodes 8.8 → 7.6 60 min avg

  • Front-loaded
Ep 6: 8.8 · 28 votesEp 8: 7.2 · 13 votesEp 13: 7.2 · 12 votesEp 19: 9.1 · 84 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 37 votesEp 21: 8.3 · 34 votesEp 23: 7.0 · 14 votesEp 31: 6.8 · 12 votesEp 33: 7.6 · 13 votes
Season 17 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
6Richard Burton, Morecombe & Wise , Arthur Worsley and more8.828
8Tommy Sands & Nancy Sinatra, Robert Horton, The Kim Sisters & The Kim Brothers, Bob Lewis, Davis & Reese, The Nieman Brothers, The New Sounds7.213
13Hank Williams, Jr., Janet Blair, Jerry Vale, The Kim Sisters7.212
19Meet The Beatles9.184
20The Beatles' Second Appearance8.337
21Something New From The Beatles8.334
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 Five7.014
31Dusty Springfield, Gerry and the Pacemakers. Itzhak Perlman, and more6.812
33Liza Minnelli, Duke Ellington, Jean-Paul Vignon, Professor Backwards, The Lipizzaner Stallions7.613

Season 18 (1964)

6.90 avg 6 episodes 7.1 → 5.3 60 min avg

  • Front-loaded
  • Bad finale
  • Mid-peak
Ep 1: 7.1 · 18 votesEp 3: 7.0 · 13 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 17 votesEp 6: 7.0 · 15 votesEp 8: 7.2 · 11 votesEp 31: 5.3 · 24 votes
Season 18 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Beach Boys, Alan King, Robert Goulet, Leslie Uggams, Vonda Kay Van Dyke, Topo Gigio7.118
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 Kubek7.013
5The Rolling Stones, Jack Jones, Stiller & Meara and others7.817
6The Dave Clark Five, Rex Harrison, Alan King, Dolores Gray, Leon Bibb, Marilyn Michaels, Richard Hearne, Pat Buttram7.015
8Episode #18.87.211
31Episode #18.315.324

Season 19 (1965)

6.47 avg 7 episodes 7.8 → 6.7 60 min avg

  • Front-loaded
  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 7.8 · 28 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 16 votesEp 5: 5.2 · 14 votesEp 10: 5.2 · 13 votesEp 20: 6.9 · 17 votesEp 21: 5.2 · 17 votesEp 22: 6.7 · 13 votes
Season 19 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Beatles '657.828
4Judy Garland, Tom Jones, Peter Sellers, Sophie Tucker, Jackie Vernon, The Swingin' Lads, Topo Gigio8.316
5From Hollywood with guests Petula Clark, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Woody Allen, Wayne Newton, Kate Smith, The Step Brothers, Lilly Yokoi, Topo Gigio5.214
10The Dave Clark Five, Woody Allen, Bert Lahr, Jerry Vale, Virginia O'Brien, Lou Jacobi, Arlene Golonka, The Barry Sisters, Gali Gali5.213
20Dinah Shore, Jose Feliciano, Jim Nabors, Jackie Vernon, Dick Capri, The Four Tops, Barry Sadler6.917
21Rosemary Clooney, Alan King, Nancy Walker, The Animals5.217
22Episode #19.226.713

Season 20 (1966)

6.67 avg 11 episodes 6.5 → 6.2 60 min avg

  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 6.5 · 23 votesEp 6: 6.4 · 13 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 13 votesEp 19: 6.0 · 23 votesEp 20: 6.3 · 18 votesEp 22: 4.8 · 14 votesEp 23: 6.9 · 16 votesEp 28: 7.6 · 17 votesEp 32: 7.4 · 12 votesEp 36: 7.3 · 18 votesEp 40: 6.2 · 16 votes
Season 20 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #20.16.523
6Episode #20.66.413
13Diana Ross & The Supremes, Gary Lewis & the Playboys, Red Buttons, Lainie Kazan, The Harlem Globetrotters, Wayne & Shuster, Robert Merrill, Jan Peerce8.013
19The Rolling Stones, Petula Clark, Allan Sherman, Alan King, The Muppets, The Michael Bennett Dancers, The Monroes, The Sisters of Saint Benedict6.023
20The Lovin' Spoonful, Ginger Rogers, Johnny Mathis, Stiller & Meara, Abbe Lane, Bob King, The Three Kims, Topo Gigio6.318
22Episode #20.224.814
23Sally Ann Howes, Lola Falana, Joan Rivers, Jack Gilford, Nancy Walker, Joey Adams, Peter Gennaro, the Young Rascals6.916
28The Lovin' Spoonful, Johnny Rivers, Cab Calloway, Chris Calloway, Jane Powell, Stiller & Meara, George Carlin7.617
32Tony Bennett, Nancy Sinatra, Lee Hazlewood, Count Basie, Totie Fields, Peter Gennaro, Hendra & Ullett7.412
36The Turtles, Woody Allen, Leslie Uggams, Stiller & Meara, Enzo Stuarti, Aliza Kashi7.318
40The Mamas & the Papas, Richard Pryor, Alan King, The Kane Triplets, Rob Murray, Topo Gigio6.216

Season 21 (1967)

6.86 avg 5 episodes 8.0 → 6.7 60 min avg

  • Front-loaded
Ep 2: 8.0 · 13 votesEp 17: 7.0 · 14 votesEp 29: 6.4 · 14 votesEp 32: 6.2 · 14 votesEp 35: 6.7 · 12 votes
Season 21 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
2Episode #21.28.013
17Jay & the Techniques, Buddy Rich, Rodney Dangerfield, Miriam Makeba, Vikki Carr, George Kirby7.014
29Diana Ross & The Supremes, Spanky & Our Gang, Nancy Sinatra, Lee Hazlewood, Jimmy Dean, George Carlin6.414
32Totie Fields, The Muppets, Patty Duke, Tom Jones6.214
35Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, Richard Pryor, Rodney Dangerfield, Diahann Carroll, David Frye, Shani Wallis, Jay Marshall, The Young Americans6.712

Season 23 (1969)

7.00 avg 8 episodes 8.0 → 8.2 60 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 25 votesEp 9: 4.1 · 17 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 24 votesEp 13: 8.4 · 43 votesEp 20: 6.6 · 15 votesEp 23: 6.7 · 15 votesEp 30: 6.2 · 11 votesEp 31: 8.2 · 30 votes
Season 23 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #23.18.025
9The Rolling Stones, Ella Fitzgerald, Robert Klein, Ed Ames, Eddie Albert, Peter Gennaro, Topo Gigio4.117
12The Jackson 5, Lainie Kazan, John Davidson, Guy Marks, Wayne & Shuster, Topo Gigio, Big Bird & the Muppets7.824
13THE SWINGING, SOULFUL SIXTIES - Ed Sullivan reviews the decade in entertainment8.443
20Bobby Goldsboro, Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Connie Stevens, Boots Randolph, Chet Atkins, Floyd Cramer, David Frye, Mr. Jiggs, Sam & Sammy6.615
23Nancy Sinatra, Rodney Dangerfield, Bobby Vinton, Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, Wayne & Shuster, Irwin C. Watson, Trio Rennos6.715
30Episode #23.306.211
31Episode #23.318.230

Season 24 (1970)

7.22 avg 5 episodes 7.5 → 7.2 60 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 27 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 12 votesEp 20: 7.0 · 12 votesEp 22: 6.8 · 17 votesEp 25: 7.2 · 13 votes
Season 24 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #24.17.527
4Episode #24.47.612
20Episode #24.207.012
22The Everly Brothers, George Carlin, Shirley Bassey, Sid Caesar, Jerry Butler, David Brenner, The Brockways, Tybee & Antonio6.817
25Melanie, David Frye, Sandler & Young, Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass, Joanna Simon, Norman Wisdom, Vic Perry, Tony Fane, Lennie Schultz7.213