About this season
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.
Episodes (12)
1. Premiere Show with Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis
Aired 20 June 1948 • 60 min
2. Irving Berlin, The Ink Spots, Peter Lind Hayes, Nan Wynn, Paul Winchell & Jerry Mahoney
Aired 27 June 1948 • 60 min
3. Joe DiMaggio, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
Aired 4 July 1948 • 60 min
4. Lena Horne, Joey Adams, Joe Howard, Jr., Tony Canzoneri
Aired 11 July 1948 • 60 min
5. Guests unknown
Aired 18 July 1948 • 60 min
6. Guests unknown
Aired 25 July 1948 • 60 min
7. Cab Calloway
Aired 1 August 1948 • 60 min
8. Peggy Lee, Harry Hershfield, The Howard Brothers, The DeMarco Sisters
Aired 8 August 1948 • 60 min
9. Irving Berlin, Nancy Donovan, Russ Morgan Orchestra, Vincent Lopez Orchestra
Aired 15 August 1948 • 60 min
10. Jan August
Aired 22 August 1948 • 60 min
11. Lon Chaney, Jr., Count Basie and His Orchestra
Aired 29 August 1948 • 60 min
12. Patricia Bright, Noro Morales
Aired 5 September 1948 • 60 min