1. Edward G. Robinson, Helen Traubel, Edith Piaf, Jean Carroll, Janos & Bogyo, Gene Rowlands, Nancy Pollack, Martin Balsam, Pat Benoit
Aired: Sep 23, 1956Scheduled guests: --Edward G. Robinson (actor, in scenes from Paddy Chayef...
2. Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz / Yogi Berra / Gisele MacKenzie / Joyce Grenfell
Aired: Sep 30, 1956Lucy & Desi sketch: Ed Sullivan calls Desi at home to arrange interview, b...
3. scheduled: Eartha Kitt; Kate Smith; Joe E. Lewis; Ricky Layne;Richardi
Aired: Oct 7, 1956Scheduled guests: --Eartha Kitt --Kate Smith --Joe E. Lewis (comedian)...
4. Dedication of the Henry & Edsel Ford Auditorium / Johnny Carson
Aired: Oct 14, 1956Dedication of The Henry & Edsel Ford Auditorium Show (broadcast from the Edse...
5. scheduled: Jack Paar / On film: Robert Mitchum; Rita Hayworth; Jack Lemmon
Aired: Oct 21, 1956Scheduled guests: --Jack Paar --Marion Marlowe --Davis and Reese (com...
6. Elvis Presley (2nd appearance) / Senior Wences / Joyce Grenfell
Aired: Oct 28, 1956--Elvis Presley (2nd appearance) - ""Don't Be Cruel,"" ""Love Me Tender,"" ""...
7. scheduled: Maurice Evans; Nelson Eddy; Patti Page; Henri Salvador; Elliot Reed
Aired: Nov 4, 1956Scheduled guests: --Nelson Eddy --Maurice Evans (Broadway star) --Pa...
8. Life Magazine Tribute with Julie Andrews; Bing Crosby; Phil Silvers
Aired: Nov 11, 1956Tribute to Life Magazine --Bing Crosby - sings ""True Love"" --Julie Andr...
9. Fats Domino / Guy Mitchell / Elvis Presley (film clip)
Aired: Nov 18, 1956Guests: --Fats Domino - ""Blueberry Hill"" --Guy Mitchell - ""Singing th...
10. Maria Callas & Rudolf Bing / Clark Gable (filmed interview)
Aired: Nov 25, 1956Guests: --Teresa Brewer - ""Mutual Admiration Society"" & ""Gonna Get Alon...
11. Rosemary Clooney / Sophie Tucker / Anthony Newley / Modern Screen Awards
Aired: Dec 2, 1956Guests: --Rosemary Clooney - ""April In Paris"" --Cranks (British comed...
12. sched: Kate Smith; Sam Levenson; Joyce Grenfell; Gaelic Singers
Aired: Dec 9, 1956Scheduled guests: --Kate Smith --Sam Levenson --Joyce Grenfell --The...
13. scheduled: Rise Stevens; Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healy; Jack Paar; Jo Sullivan
Aired: Dec 16, 1956Scheduled guests: --Jack Paar --Rise Stevens --Peter Lind Hayes and M...
14. scheduled: Gracie Fields; Kaye Ballard; Dolores Wilson; Annie Cordy
Aired: Dec 23, 1956Scheduled guests: --Gracie Fields (actress) --Kaye Ballard (comedian) ...
15. Sid Caesar, Perry Como, Walt Disney, Garry Moore, Edward R. Murrow, Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, Phil Silvers
Aired: Dec 30, 1956Scheduled: --The Annual Look magazine TV awards including winners Sid Caes...
16. Elvis Presley, Carol Burnett, Lena Horne, Jackie Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson, Don Budge, Will Jordan, Arthur Worsley
Aired: Jan 6, 1957Highlights include Presley singing in three spots, famously in tight shot fro...
17. scheduled: Imogene Coca; Kate Smith; Professor Backwards
Aired: Jan 13, 1957Scheduled guests: --Imogene Coca (comedian) --Kate Smith (singer) --Ji...
18. Sonny James / Fess Parker / Ivory Joe Hunter
Aired: Jan 20, 1957In a mostly musical programme, Ed introduces a group of top selling tunes of ...
19. scheduled: Louis Armstrong; Ella Fitzgerald; Dorothy Kirsten; Mario del Monaco
Aired: Jan 27, 1957Scheduled guests: --Louis Armstrong --Ella Fitzgerald --The West poin...
20. scheduled: Vic Damone; Jose Greco; Al Hibbler
Aired: Feb 3, 1957Scheduled guests: --Vic Damone (singer) --Al Hibbler (singer) --Jose...
21. scheduled: Benny Goodman; Victor Borge; Charlotte Rae
Aired: Feb 10, 1957--Benny Goodman (with his big band and trio) - ""Let's Dance,"" ""Memories of...
22. scheduled: Hugh O'Brian; Robert Wagner; Jeannie Carson
Aired: Feb 17, 1957Scheduled guests: --Cecil B. DeMille (producer of the film ""The Ten Comma...
23. Lena Horne; Xavier Cugat; Abbe Lane; Doretta Morrow
Aired: Feb 24, 1957Scheduled guests: --Lena Horne --Abbe Lane (singer) --Xavier Cugat ...
24. Lerner & Loewe Tribute: Gene Kelly; Leslie Caron; Fred Astaire
Aired: Mar 3, 1957Tribute to Alan Jay Lerner & Fritz Loewe - presented in connection with the ...
25. scheduled: Henry Fonda (on film); Wilt Chamberlain; Don Ameche
Aired: Mar 10, 1957On film: An interview with Henry Fonda including clips from his film ""Twelve...
26. scheduled: Robert Mitchum; Ames Brothers; Edie Adams
Aired: Mar 17, 1957Scheduled guests: --Robert Mitchum (actor) - turns singer & dancer as he p...
27. scheduled: Julie London; Rodgers and Hammerstein; Ella Fitzgerald
Aired: Mar 24, 1957Scheduled guests: --Julie London sings the title song from the movie ""Boy...
28. Fred Astaire, Buddy Knox, Ferlin Husky, Jimmy Bowen, Abbe Lane & Xavier Cugat
Aired: Apr 7, 1957Guests: --Buddy Knox (singer) - ""Party Doll"" --Frank Libuse (comedian...
29. Judy Holliday, Henry Fonda, Sonny James, Alan King, Alma Cogan
Aired: Apr 14, 1957--Judy Holliday (actress) - sings ""I'm Going Back"" (from her Broadway music...
30. Buster Keaton; Donald O'Connor; Chester Gould, Gale Gordon, Charlotte Rae, Mitzi Green, Don Murray, Roberta Sherwood, Bob Sweeney, Marion Marlowe
Aired: Apr 21, 195731. Bill Haley & the Comets, Lena Horne, Tony Perkins, Jack Paar, George DeWitt, Alfred Apaka, Senator George Smathers
Aired: Apr 28, 1957--Bill Haley & the Comets - ""40 Cups Of Coffee"" & "" Rudy's Rock"" (instrum...
32. Johnnie Ray, Walter Pidgeon, Sugar Ray Robinson, Gene Fulmer, Ruth Matteson, James Melton, The Vagabonds, Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham, Allen & DeWood
Aired: May 6, 195733. NAVY TALENT SHOW: guest stars: Bob & Ray, Jack Dempsey, Hervey Stone
Aired: May 13, 195734. Tommy Sands, Rise Stevens
Aired: May 20, 195735. Jayne Mansfield, Jack Webb, Sam Snead, Dolores Grey, Gene Austin
Aired: May 27, 195736. Tony Martin, Sarah Vaughn, Janet Blair, Lily Pons
Aired: Jun 2, 1957Do you like maple leaves? Do you see maple trees in your yard? In the park? I...
37. Joni James, Alan King, Harry Belafonte
Aired: Jun 9, 1957Scheduled guests: --Joni James (singer) --Alan King (comedian) --On fi...
38. Johnny Mathis, Polly Bergen, Rusty Draper, Bing Crosby (on film),John Raitt, Inger Stevens
Aired: Jun 16, 1957Highlights include Mathis apparent TV debut, Polly Bergen who last month did ...
39. NINTH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: guest stars: Burt Lancaster, Gene Kelly, Helen Wood, Guy Lombardo, Harold Lang
Aired: Jun 23, 1957Ninth Anniversary special broadcast from the Outdoor Marine Theater at Jones ...
40. The Everly Brothers, Frances Farmer, Nancy Whiskey, Kaye Ballard
Aired: Jun 30, 1957Guests: --Everly Brothers - ""Bye, Bye Love"" --Frances Farmer - ""Aura Le...
41. Gary Cooper, Louis Armstrong, Teresa Brewer, Jack Parr, Betty Madigan, Pat Rooney
Aired: Jul 7, 1957No need to bug us for more Pencilmation goodness because come on and fly by c...
42. Sal Mineo, Diahann Carroll, Don Cherry, Marvin Rainwater, Sue Carson, Willie Mosconi
Aired: Jul 14, 1957Scheduled guests: --Sal Mineo sings ""Start Movin"" --Diahann Carroll ...
43. Ernie Kovacs and his Nairobi Trio, Myron Cohen, The Four Aces, Connee Boswell
Aired: Jul 21, 1957Scheduled guests: --Ernie Kovacs and his Nairobi Trio --The Four Aces ...
44. Guest Host: Dan Dailey; guest stars: The Crew Cuts, Roger Williams, Toni Arden, Don Tannen
Aired: Jul 28, 1957Scheduled guests: --Dan Dailey (guest host for this week and next) --Th...
45. The Everly Brothers, Marion Marlowe, Herb Score, Cesare Vallett, Jay Lawrence, The Kirby Stone Four
Aired: Aug 4, 1957--Dan Dailey (guest host) --Everly Brothers - ""Bye, Bye Love"" Additional ...
46. U.S. Army Show with Jayne Mansfield; Carol Burnett; Buddy Knox
Aired: Aug 11, 1957Guests: --Jayne Mansfield - Ed talks to Jayne about her favorite movie sta...
47. scheduled: Cab Calloway; Janet Blair; Sue Carson; Dick Contino
Aired: Aug 18, 1957Scheduled guests: --Cab Calloway --Janet Blair (actress-singer) --Sue...
48. Sal Mineo / Guy Mitchell / Carman McRae / Wes Harrison
Aired: Aug 25, 1957--Sal Mineo (actor-singer) - sings ""Lasting Love"" (and possibly ""You Shoul...
49. Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays, Floyd Patterson, Mickey Mantle
Aired: Sep 2, 195750. 1958 Ice Capades / Della Reese / Jimmie Rodgers / Paul Anka
Aired: Sep 8, 1957A special program taped at Madison Square Garden, with the Ice Capades ice ri...
51. Andrews Sisters / Nick Todd / Billy Ward & the Dominos
Aired: Sep 15, 1957--The Andrews Sisters - ""By His Word"" and a medley of hits --Billy Ward a...