1. First show of the 15th Season
Aired: Sep 17, 1961Scheduled guests: --Gordon and Sheila MacRae (musical comedy performers) ...
2. From Las Vegas: Danny Thomas; Della Reese; Crosby Brothers
Aired: Sep 24, 1961Taped in Las Vegas (at the Desert Inn & at the Stardust) Guests: --Della...
3. Phil Silvers, Brigitte Bardot, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Jackie Gleason, Gene Kelly, Nancy Dussault, John Reardon, Peter Nero, The McGuire Sisters
Aired: Oct 1, 1961Scheduled guests: --Phil Silvers, Nancy Dussault and John Readon who appea...
4. Taped in West Berlin: Louis Armstrong; Connie Francis; Van Cliburn
Aired: Oct 8, 1961Taped at West Berlin's Sportspalast: --Louis Armstrong & his orchestra - "...
5. 2nd Berlin show: Louis Armstrong; Sid Caesar; Shari Lewis
Aired: Oct 15, 1961Guests (second of two shows taped in West Berlin): --Louis Armstrong (jazz...
6. Chubby Checker / Phil Silvers / Nancy Walker
Aired: Oct 22, 1961Guests: --Chubby Checker - ""The Twist"" (with the ""Do-Re-Mi"" dancers) a...
7. scheduled: Everly Brothers; Robert Goulet; George Gobel
Aired: Oct 29, 1961Scheduled guests: --The Everly Brothers - ""Don't Blame Me"" --The Ritz...
8. scheduled: Jimmy Dean; Art Carney; Al Hirt; Julius LaRosa
Aired: Nov 5, 1961Scheduled: --Jimmy Dean sings ""Big Bad John"" --Art Carney (comedian) ...
9. Pearl Bailey / Brenda Lee / Ames Brothers / Frank Gorshin / Myron Cohen
Aired: Nov 12, 1961Guests: --Pearl Bailey (singer) - ""Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me"" & ""I'm G...
10. Steve Lawrence / Jerry Lewis / Dorothy Louden / Martha Perez
Aired: Nov 19, 1961Guests: --Jerry Lewis (comedian) - ""What Kind of Fool Am I?"" --Steve ...
11. scheduled: Richard Boone; Jackie Mason; Sophie Tucker
Aired: Nov 26, 1961Scheduled guests: --Richard Boone (actor) --Jackie Mason (comedian) ...
12. scheduled: Sid Caesar; Connie Francis; Joan Sutherland
Aired: Dec 3, 1961Scheduled guests: --Sid Caesar (comedian) --Connie Francis (singer) ...
13. scheduled: Sarah Vaughan; Al Hirt; Vic Damone; Gary Morton; Edgar Bergen
Aired: Dec 10, 1961Scheduled guests: --Al Hirt (trumpet player) --Sarah Vaughan --Edgar Ber...
14. Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington / Paul Anka
Aired: Dec 17, 1961--Paul Anka - ""Jingle Bells"" (jazzy version) --Barbara Cook - ""Magic Mom...
15. Linda Scott / Shari Lewis / The Baird Puppets
Aired: Dec 24, 1961Guests (Christmas Show): --Linda Scott - ""How I Wish (You'd Be With Me On C...
16. scheduled: Slappy White; Matt Monro; Smith & Dale
Aired: Dec 31, 1961Scheduled guests: --Slappy White (comedian) --Matt Monro (singer) --...
17. Jimmy Durante / Rosemary Clooney / Bob Newhart / Gary Morton
Aired: Jan 7, 1962Broadcast live from the Moulin Rouge nightclub in Hollywood. Guests: --...
18. Mickey Rooney / Timi Yuro / Rip Taylor / Ken Murray
Aired: Jan 14, 1962Broadcast live from the Stardust night club in Las Vegas Guests: --Mick...
19. Jackie Wilson / Robert Goulet / Kate Smith / Wayne & Shuster
Aired: Jan 21, 1962--Opening titles --The Marquis Chimps - chimp smokes cigarette and tumbles...
20. Sid Caesar / Connie Francis / Frank Gorshin / Franco Corelli
Aired: Jan 28, 1962Guests: --Sid Caesar (comedian) - does a silent movie sketch (Sid might h...
21. scheduled: Brook Benton; Pearl Bailey; George Gobel; Bobby Rydell
Aired: Feb 4, 1962Scheduled guests: --Brook Benton - ""Shadrack"" --Pearl Bailey --Geor...
22. scheduled: Carl Sandburg; Paul Anka; Shelley Berman; McGuire Sisters
Aired: Feb 11, 1962--Shelley Berman (comedian) - ""Right Girls"" (a song from his Broadway music...
23. The Everly Brothers / Timi Yuro / Al Hirt
Aired: Feb 18, 1962First of two shows broadcast from Miami Beach. --The Everly Brothers - ""C...
24. scheduled: Lloyd Bridges; Damita Jo; The Crosby Brothers; Jan Murray
Aired: Feb 25, 1962Second of two shows broadcast from Miami Beach Scheduled guests: --Lloyd ...
25. Art Carney / Fats Domino / Phyllis Diller / Connie Stevens / Tommy Sands
Aired: Mar 4, 1962Guests: --Fats Domino - ""Jambalaya"" & ""Let The Four Winds Blow"" --C...
26. Henry Fonda & Olivia de Havilland / Maureen O'Hara
Aired: Mar 11, 1962Guests (St. Patrick's Day show): --Henry Fonda & Olivia de Havilland (actors...
27. Rowan & Martin / Robert Goulet / Dick Haymes & Fran Jefferies
Aired: Mar 18, 1962Guests: --Rowan And Martin (comedy team) - doing a skit about people who l...
28. Sid Caesar / Jackie Mason / Diahann Carroll / Richard Kiley
Aired: Mar 25, 1962Guests: --Jackie Mason (stand-up comedian) - does imitations, appears with...
29. Jackie Wilson / Patti Page / Wayne & Shuster / Ann-Margret (on film)
Aired: Apr 1, 1962Guests include: --Jackie Wilson - ""Heart"" -- Patti Page - ""Most Peopl...
30. scheduled: Cyd Charisse; Lionel Hampton; Jack Carter
Aired: Apr 8, 1962Scheduled guests: --Cyd Charisse (dancer) --Roland Petit (choreographer...
31. Sophia Loren / Mahalia Jackson / Teresa Brewer / Maximillian Schell
Aired: Apr 15, 1962Piano selections by Liberace, with his glass-topped grand piano. Sophia Loren...
32. Harry Belafonte / Miriam Makeba / Thelma Lee
Aired: Apr 22, 1962Guests: --Harry Belafonte (singer, in a 15 minute segment) - ""Mule Skinne...
33. Johnny Mathis / Jackie Mason / Rip Taylor / McGuire Sisters
Aired: Apr 29, 1962Guests: --Johnny Mathis (singer) - ""Marianna,"" ""Love, Look Away"" & ""Lov...
34. scheduled: Bobby Darin; Diahann Carroll; Corbett Monica
Aired: May 6, 1962Scheduled guests: --Bobby Darin (singer) --Diahann Carroll (star of the...
35. scheduled: Joan Sutherland; Pegleg Bates; Joey Adams
Aired: May 13, 1962Scheduled guests: --Joan Sutherland (opera star) --Joey Adams (comedian)...
36. Peggy Lee / Jackie Robinson / Slappy White / Brothers Four
Aired: May 20, 1962Guests: --Peggy Lee - medley: ""The Sweetest Sounds,"" ""I'll Get By,"" ""...
37. Jackie Wilson / Connie Francis / Red Buttons
Aired: May 27, 1962Guests include: --Jackie Wilson - ""Lonely Teardrops"" & ""Forever and a D...
38. Paul Anka, Bill Dana, Peter Nero, Chita Rivera, Rudy Vallee
Aired: Jun 3, 1962Guests: --Rudy Vallee (singer-actor, from Broadway's ""How to Succeed in B...
39. Larry Storch / Danny Lewis / Mickey Mantle & Roger Maris
Aired: Jun 10, 1962Guests: --Jerry Van Dyke (comedian) --Jackie Mason (comedian) --The L...
40. Dave Brubeck / Frank Gorshin / Gloria Lynne
Aired: Jun 17, 1962Guests: --Dave Brubeck (with his jazz quartet) - ""Take Five"" (with Paul ...
41. 14th Anniversary Show with guests Steve Allen, Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Teresa Brewer, Red Buttons, Johnny Carson, Jack Carter, Bing Crosby, George Gobel, Jerry Lewis, Phil Silvers, Kate Smith
Aired: Jun 24, 1962A 14th anniversary tribute to Sullivan's show. Jerry Lewis tried to coach Ed ...
42. Taped at the Moulin Rouge, Paris: Connie Francis; Johnny Halliday
Aired: Jul 1, 1962Taped at the Moulin Rouge, Paris, France: --Connie Francis - ""La Paloma,"...
44. Burt Lancaster / Dion / Diahann Carroll / Abbe Lane
Aired: Aug 12, 1962Guests: --Burt Lancaster (actor) - shows clips from his film ""Birdman of ...
45. scheduled: talented newcomers making their TV debuts
Aired: Aug 19, 1962Talented newcomers making their TV debuts --Joey Hollingsworth (tap dancer)...
46. Olivette Miller, Yolanda White
Aired: Aug 19, 1962