The Ed Sullivan Show

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CBS

Variety Show

1948

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Variety

The newspaper columnist hosts a variety of entertainment acts; Jack Lord, The Supremes and more.

Where to Stream

1948–1971 Variety Show 14 Seasons

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Friday, April 19

Episode 1

Ella Fitzgerald; Sammy Davis Jr.

Friday, April 19

Elvis; Carol Burnett; Arthur Worsley; Nat King Cole; Janet Blair; Frank Fontaine.

Saturday, April 20

Sly and the Family Stone; Shirley Bassey; Lana Cantrell; George Burns; Mason Williams.

Saturday, April 20

Jimmy Rodgers; Anna Maria Alberghetti; Carol Burnett; Carl Ballantine; Paul Anka.

Tuesday, April 23

The Jackson 5; Sonny James; George Carlin; the Little Step Brothers; Roger Williams.

Tuesday, April 23

The Young Rascals; Harry James and His Orchestra; Paul Anka; Roger Tay; Chong and Mana; Topo Gigio.

Wednesday, April 24

Episode 14

Performances by the Jackson Five, John Davidson, Lainie Kazan, Topo Gigio, Guy Marks and Diana Ross.

Wednesday, April 24

Episode 1

The Animals; Rosemary Clooney; Alan King.

Thursday, April 25

The newspaper columnist hosts a variety of entertainment acts.

Thursday, April 25

Friday, April 26

The Mamas & the Papas; Harry James; Joan Rivers; Chubby Checker.

Friday, April 26

Georgia Brown, Frank Ifield, the Amin Brothers, Milton Berle and Al Hirt.

Saturday, April 27

The Beach Boys, Pearl Bailey, the Muppets, Richard Pryor and Jackie Wilson.

Saturday, April 27

Episode 4

Liza Minnelli; Connie Francis; the Harlem Globetrotters; Roy Orbison.

Tuesday, April 30

Episode 1

Performances by Tom Jones, the Muppets, Patty Duke and Dancers, Totie Fields and Pavel.

Tuesday, April 30

Nancy Wilson; the Muppets; Dusty Springfield; the Highwaymen; Robert Goulet; Nipsey Russell.

Wednesday, May 1

Wednesday, May 1

The newspaper columnist hosts a variety of entertainment acts.

Thursday, May 2

Gerry & the Pacemakers, Dusty Springfield, Doug Hart, Phyllis Diller and Itzhak Perlman.

Thursday, May 2

Smokey Robinson; Santana; the Muppets; Albert Almonzino; Dickie Henderson.

Friday, May 3

Tom Jones; Woody Herman; Shelley Berman; Robert Goulet; Jane Powell; Wayne Newton; Bobby Ransen.

Friday, May 3

The Fifth Dimension; Jack Benny; Gilbert Price; Rich Little; the Muppets.

Saturday, May 4

The newspaper columnist hosts a variety of entertainment acts.

Saturday, May 4

Episode 4

Tony Bennett and the Woody Herman orchestra, Flip Wilson, Tiny Tim, and Leonard Whiting.

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