The Ed Sullivan Show
A long-running American variety series that aired on CBS for more than two decades, featuring a mix of entertainment and weekly performances. Hosted by a New York entertainment columnist, it became a staple of Sunday-night TV and remains widely recognized among classic television shows.
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Season 8
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1
E1
The Darryl F. Zanuck Story
Sep 12, 1954 · 60m -
2
E2
A Salute to the U.S. Navy (with All-Navy talent)
Sep 19, 1954 · 60m -
3
E3
Salute to the Cleveland Indians; Los Chavales De Espagna; Happy Wanderers
Sep 26, 1954 · 60m -
4
E4
Salute to Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz
Oct 3, 1954 · 60m -
5
E5
Patti Page; Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane. Plus: "A Star Is Born" preview
Oct 10, 1954 · 60m -
6
E6
Bing Crosby (on film); Irving Berlin; Liberace; Orson Bean
Oct 17, 1954 · 60m -
7
E7
Pearl Bailey; Robert Merrill; Carol Haney; the Treniers
Oct 24, 1954 · 60m -
8
E8
Grantland Rice tribute / Nat King Cole / Bert Lahr & Art Carney / D. Fairbanks Jr.
Oct 31, 1954 · 60m -
9
E9
The Mills Brothers; Eddie Fisher; Kitty Kallen; Dane Clark
Nov 7, 1954 · 60m -
10
E10
Elaine Stritch / Julius LaRosa / Elizabeth Taylor & Van Johnson interview
Nov 14, 1954 · 60m -
11
E11
Roberta Peters; Jimmy Boyd / Gregory Peck (on film)
Nov 21, 1954 · 60m -
12
E12
Florence Henderson; Josh Logan; Teresa Brewer
Nov 28, 1954 · 60m -
13
E13
Kirk Douglas; Eartha Kitt; Ames Brothers; Jackie Miles; Carol Haney
Dec 5, 1954 · 60m -
14
E14
The Crew-Cuts ("Sh-Boom"); Virginia Mayo; Sophie Tucker
Dec 12, 1954 · 60m -
15
E15
The Chordettes / Patti Page / On film: Frank Sinatra, Robert Michum & other stars
Dec 19, 1954 · 60m -
16
E16
Cab Calloway / Carl Ballantine / Hermione Gingold / Billy DeWolfe
Dec 26, 1954 · 60m -
17
E17
Pearl Bailey; Ted Lewis; June Valli; Sam Levenson; Maria Neglia
Jan 2, 1955 · 60m -
18
E18
Grace Kelly; James Michener; Guy Mitchell; Forrest Tucker; Jose Greco
Jan 9, 1955 · 60m -
19
E19
Esther Williams; Alice Pearce; Hermione Gingold; Gloria Lane
Jan 16, 1955 · 60m -
20
E20
Robert Taylor; Roberta Peters; William Warfield; Viveca Lindfors
Jan 23, 1955 · 60m -
21
E21
A Cavalcade of Radio, 1920 - 1955 (with many stars from radio)
Jan 30, 1955 · 60m -
22
E22
The Columbia Pictures Story with Kim Novak; Eddie Fisher; Maureen O'Hara
Feb 6, 1955 · 60m -
23
E23
Les Paul & Mary Ford; Pearl Bailey & her brother Bill
Feb 13, 1955 · 60m -
24
E24
Tribute to Gertrude Lawrence with Sarah Churchill; Helen Hayes; Dorothy Sarnoff
Feb 20, 1955 · 60m -
25
E25
Eartha Kitt; the DeJohn Sisters; Shirl Conway; Nancy Andrews; etc.
Feb 27, 1955 · 60m -
26
E26
Lillian Roth; the Fontane Sisters; Roy Franklin; Mata & Hari; etc.
Mar 6, 1955 · 60m -
27
E27
Broadcast from Chicago: The Ice Capades; Victor Borge; Peg Leg Bates
Mar 13, 1955 · 60m -
28
E28
Sarah Vaughan / Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane / Sam Levenson
Mar 20, 1955 · 60m -
29
E29
Tribute to Rodgers & Hammerstein w/Celeste Holm; John Raitt; Florence Henderson
Mar 27, 1955 · 60m -
30
E30
Fred Astaire / Dorothy Dandridge / Sammy Davis Jr. / Julius LaRosa
Apr 3, 1955 · 60m -
31
E31
Rosemary Clooney; James Cagney; Willie Mays; David Whitfield; etc
Apr 10, 1955 · 60m -
32
E32
James Stewart; Louis Armstrong; Joey Bishop; Robert Merrill; etc.
Apr 17, 1955 · 60m -
33
E33
Harry Belafonte; Marion Marlowe; Carol Haney; Jackie Miles
Apr 24, 1955 · 60m -
34
E34
Eartha Kitt; Georgia Gibbs; Lionel Hampton; Phil Foster
May 1, 1955 · 60m -
35
E35
Eddie Fisher; filmed interviews with Hollywood stars
May 8, 1955 · 60m -
36
E36
Louis Armstrong; Will Mastin Trio (Sammy Davis Jr.); Senor Wences
May 15, 1955 · 60m -
37
E37
Shown from the USS Wisconsin: Burl Ives; Jack E. Leonard; June Valli
May 22, 1955 · 60m -
38
E38
Andy Griffith / Pat Henning / Betty & Jane Kean / Lew Parker
May 29, 1955 · 60m -
39
E39
Ricardo Montalban; Julius LaRosa; Gloria DeHaven; Carol Haney
Jun 5, 1955 · 60m -
40
E40
U.S. Army Talent Contest Finalists
Jun 12, 1955 · 60m -
41
E41
Mister Roberts salute with Henry Fonda; James Cagney, Jack Lemmon
Jun 19, 1955 · 60m -
42
E42
7th Anniversary Show: Bob Hope; Pearl Bailey; Will Jordan
Jun 26, 1955 · 60m -
43
E43
From the USS Antietam: Chordettes /scheduled: Step Brothers; Priscilla Wright
Jul 3, 1955 · 60m -
44
E44
Marion Marlowe (guest host); Eartha Kitt; Joey Bishop; Joan Holloway
Jul 10, 1955 · 60m -
45
E45
Ethel Merman (guest host); Russell Nype; Jimmy Edmonson (Prof. Backwards)
Jul 17, 1955 · 60m -
46
E46
Guy Mitchell (guest host); Polly Bergen; Arthur Worsley
Jul 24, 1955 · 60m -
47
E47
"Tops in Blue" (U.S. Air Force acts)
Jul 31, 1955 · 60m -
48
E48
Bill Haley & His Comets / Jack Palance/ Christopher Plummer / Roddy McDowall
Aug 7, 1955 · 60m -
49
E49
The Mills Brothers / The Four Aces / Interviews with Sports Celebrities
Aug 14, 1955 · 60m -
50
E50
Rosalind Russell, Gloria DeHaven, Eddie Albert, Tony Bennett
Aug 21, 1955 · 60m -
51
E51
Eartha Kitt; Jay Lawrence; The Mariners; The Chicago Festival Singers
Aug 28, 1955 · 60m -
52
E52
Georgia Gibbs / 1956 Ice Capades / Donna Atwood
Sep 4, 1955 · 60m -
53
E53
Jane Russell & Jeanne Crain / Phil Silvers & "Bilko" cast / Ames Brothers
Sep 11, 1955 · 60m -
54
E54
Julius LaRosa & the Winners of the Navy's World Wide Talent Contest
Sep 18, 1955 · 60m
