The classic prime time variety show most famous for its vaudeville acts and rock music performances.
Ed Sullivan's show was straight out of old vaudeville; brief acts of every description, from slapstick comedy to operatic arias. At least once, he showed a film, the only known film of Anna Pavlova (doing her Swan Dance). The Muppets' first TV appearance was on Ed Sullivan. Stiff and expressionless, with a peculiar voice and a talent for mispronunciation, Sullivan was at least as recognizable as Cronkite to early 60's viewers.
Aired: Sep 12, 19542. A Salute to the U.S. Navy (with All-Navy talent)
Aired: Sep 19, 19543. Salute to the Cleveland Indians; Los Chavales De Espagna; Happy Wanderers
Aired: Sep 26, 1954
Aired: Oct 3, 19545. Patti Page; Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane. Plus: "A Star Is Born" preview
Aired: Oct 10, 19546. Bing Crosby (on film); Irving Berlin; Liberace; Orson Bean
Aired: Oct 17, 19547. Pearl Bailey; Robert Merrill; Carol Haney; the Treniers
Aired: Oct 24, 19548. Grantland Rice tribute / Nat King Cole / Bert Lahr & Art Carney / D. Fairbanks Jr.
Aired: Oct 31, 19549. Kitty Kallen, Eddie Fisher, Dane Clark, Andrew Duggan, Don Taylor, Richard Hearne
Aired: Nov 7, 1954
10. Elaine Stritch / Julius LaRosa / Elizabeth Taylor & Van Johnson interview
Aired: Nov 14, 195411. Roberta Peters; Jimmy Boyd / Gregory Peck (on film)
Aired: Nov 21, 1954
12. Florence Henderson; Josh Logan; Teresa Brewer
Aired: Nov 28, 1954Teresa Brewer sang Let Me Go Lover and My Sweetie Went Away.
13. Kirk Douglas; Eartha Kitt; Ames Brothers; Jackie Miles; Carol Haney
Aired: Dec 5, 195414. The Crew-Cuts ("Sh-Boom"); Virginia Mayo; Sophie Tucker
Aired: Dec 12, 195415. The Chordettes / Patti Page / On film: Frank Sinatra, Robert Michum & other stars
Aired: Dec 19, 195416. Cab Calloway / Carl Ballantine / Hermione Gingold / Billy DeWolfe
Aired: Dec 26, 195417. Pearl Bailey; Ted Lewis; June Valli; Sam Levenson; Maria Neglia
Aired: Jan 2, 1955Aired: Jan 9, 1955Aired: Jan 16, 1955Aired: Jan 23, 195521. A Cavalcade of Radio 1920-1955
Aired: Jan 30, 1955
22. The Columbia Pictures Story with Kim Novak; Eddie Fisher; Maureen O'Hara
Aired: Feb 6, 1955This was a tribute to Columbia Pictures studio.
Aired: Feb 13, 195524. Tribute to Gertrude Lawrence with Sarah Churchill; Helen Hayes; Dorothy Sarnoff
Aired: Feb 20, 195525. Eartha Kitt; the DeJohn Sisters; Shirl Conway; Nancy Andrews; etc.
Aired: Feb 27, 195526. Lillian Roth; the Fontane Sisters; Roy Franklin; Mata & Hari; etc.
Aired: Mar 6, 195527. Broadcast from Chicago: The Ice Capades; Victor Borge; Peg Leg Bates
Aired: Mar 13, 195528. Sarah Vaughan / Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane / Sam Levenson
Aired: Mar 20, 195529. Tribute to Rodgers & Hammerstein w/Celeste Holm; John Raitt; Florence Henderson
Aired: Mar 27, 195530. Fred Astaire / Dorothy Dandridge / Sammy Davis Jr. / Julius LaRosa
Aired: Apr 3, 195531. Rosemary Clooney; James Cagney; Willie Mays; David Whitfield; etc
Aired: Apr 10, 195532. James Stewart, Louis Armstrong, Joey Bishop, Robert Merrill, Marguerite Piazza, David Whitfield
Aired: Apr 17, 195533. Harry Belafonte, Marion Marlowe, Carol Haney, Jackie Miles, Jack Buchanan, The Half Brothers
Aired: Apr 24, 195534. Eartha Kitt; Georgia Gibbs; Lionel Hampton; Phil Foster
Aired: May 1, 195535. Eddie Fisher; filmed interviews with Hollywood stars
Aired: May 8, 195536. Louis Armstrong; Will Mastin Trio (Sammy Davis Jr.); Senor Wences
Aired: May 15, 1955Aired: May 22, 195538. Andy Griffith / Pat Henning / Betty & Jane Kean / Lew Parker
Aired: May 29, 1955Aired: Jun 5, 1955Aired: Jun 12, 1955Aired: Jun 19, 1955Aired: Jun 26, 1955Army Show composed of finalists in 2nd All-Army Talent Contest at Fort Dix, N.J.
43. From the USS Antietam: Chordettes /scheduled: Step Brothers; Priscilla Wright
Aired: Jul 3, 1955Aired: Jul 10, 1955Aired: Jul 17, 195546. Guy Mitchell (guest host); Polly Bergen; Arthur Worsley
Aired: Jul 24, 195547. "Tops in Blue" (U.S. Air Force acts)
Aired: Jul 31, 1955Aired: Aug 7, 1955Features extracts from "Julius Caesar" and "The Tempest" from the American Sh...
49. The Mills Brothers / The Four Aces / Interviews with Sports Celebrities
Aired: Aug 14, 1955Aired: Aug 21, 195551. Eartha Kitt; Jay Lawrence; The Mariners; The Chicago Festival Singers
Aired: Aug 28, 195552. Georgia Gibbs / 1956 Ice Capades / Donna Atwood
Aired: Sep 4, 195553. Jane Russell & Jeanne Crain / Phil Silvers & "Bilko" cast / Ames Brothers
Aired: Sep 11, 195554. Julius LaRosa & the Winners of the Navy's World Wide Talent Contest
Aired: Sep 18, 1955Appearances
