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The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971) on CBS

The answer: Concluded March 28, 1971.
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Network / streamer
CBS
Premiered
June 20, 1948
Ended
March 28, 1971
Runtime
~60 min per episode
19seasons
690episodes

About The Ed Sullivan Show

From 1949 until its cancelation in 1971, The Ed Sullivan Show ran on CBS every Sunday night from 8–9 p.m. E.T., and is one of the few entertainment shows to have run in the same weekly time slot on the same network for more than two decades. (During its first season, it ran from 9–10 p.m. E.T.) Virtually every type of entertainment appeared on the show; opera singers, popular artists, songwriters, comedians, ballet dancers, dramatic actors performing monologues from plays, and circus acts were regularly featured. The format was essentially the same as vaudeville, and although vaudeville had died a generation earlier, Sullivan presented many ex-vaudevillians on his show.

The Ed Sullivan Show episode schedule

690 aired

Aired · 690

DateEp.Title
March 28, 1971 S24·E25 Melanie; David Frye; Sandler & Young
March 21, 1971 S24·E24 Bernadette Peters / George Hamilton / Oliver
March 7, 1971 S24·E23 Armed Forces Music Festival: Jeannie C. Riley; Teresa Graves
February 28, 1971 S24·E22 Everly Brothers / George Carlin / Shirley Bassey
February 21, 1971 S24·E21 Fifth Dimension / Tiny Tim & Miss Vickie / Connie Stevens
February 7, 1971 S24·E20 Gladys Knight & the Pips / Sid Caesar & Carol Channing
January 31, 1971 S24·E19 Temptations / Connie Stevens / Albert Brooks
January 24, 1971 S24·E18 B.J. Thomas / Rahsaan Roland Kirk / Nancy Ames
January 17, 1971 S24·E17 scheduled: Gary Puckett; Tony Bennett; Judy Carne
January 3, 1971 S24·E16 scheduled: Rodney Dangerfield; Lana Cantrell; O.C. Smith
December 27, 1970 S24·E15 scheduled: Bobbie Gentry; Friends of Distinction; Peter Nero
December 20, 1970 S24·E14 The Great Santa Claus Switch with Art Carney and the Muppets
December 13, 1970 S24·E13 scheduled: Bobby Sherman; New Seekers; Robert Merrill
December 6, 1970 S24·E12 Grass Roots / Joey Heatherton / Pat Cooper
November 29, 1970 S24·E11 scheduled: Buck Owens; Joan Rivers; Norm Crosby
November 22, 1970 S24·E10 Richard Rogers Tribute: Shirley Jones; Cass Elliott
November 15, 1970 S24·E9 Tommy Roe / Billy Joe Royal / Joe South
November 8, 1970 S24·E8 Four Tops / Carpenters / Freda Payne
November 1, 1970 S24·E7 Bobbie Gentry / Melba Moore / Roy Clark
October 25, 1970 S24·E6 U.N. 25th Anniversary: The New Seekers / Ravi Shankar
October 18, 1970 S24·E5 Carpenters / B.B. King / Tony Bennett
October 11, 1970 S24·E4 scheduled: Arthur Godfrey; Loretta Lynn
October 4, 1970 S24·E3 Melanie / Engelbert Humperdinck / Tiny Tim
September 27, 1970 S24·E2 Bobby Vinton / Rare Earth / Holiday on Ice
September 20, 1970 S24·E1 The Georgie Awards: Barbra Streisand / Blood Sweat & Tears / Tom Jones
June 14, 1970 S23·E36 Tommy James & the Shondells / Stiller & Meara / Moms Mabley
June 7, 1970 S23·E35 Connie Francis / Roslyn Kind / Morey Amsterdam
May 31, 1970 S23·E34 scheduled: Al Martino; Rich Little; Bob Lewis; Voices of East Harlem
May 24, 1970 S23·E33 scheduled: Barbara McNair; Sergio Franchi: Karen Wyman
May 17, 1970 S23·E32 scheduled: Phyllis Newman; Rodney Dangerfield; Pat Cooper
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May 10, 1970 S23·E31 Jackson Five / Clint Eastwood (on film) / Don Rickles
April 26, 1970 S23·E30 Richie Havens / Lesley Gore / John Gary
April 19, 1970 S23·E29 Paul McCartney (on film) / Bill Medley (scheduled guest)
April 12, 1970 S23·E28 scheduled: Florence Henderson, Joan Rivers, Young Saints, Muppets
April 5, 1970 S23·E27 The Temptations / George Hamilton / Buddy Rich
March 29, 1970 S23·E26 Gladys Knight & the Pips / Bobbie Gentry / Buck Owens
March 22, 1970 S23·E25 scheduled: Liza Minnelli, Rod McKuen, Liberace
March 15, 1970 S23·E24 Holiday on Ice Salute / Ed Ames / Lana Cantrell
March 8, 1970 S23·E23 Nancy Sinatra / Cast of Hair / Rodney Dangerfield / Bobby Vinton
March 1, 1970 S23·E22 Beatles Songbook with Beatles (on film); Dionne Warwick; Duke Ellington
February 15, 1970 S23·E21 Supremes (without Diana Ross) / Joe Frazier / Robert Klein
February 8, 1970 S23·E20 Bobby Goldsboro / Richard Pryor / George Carlin
February 1, 1970 S23·E19 scheduled: Bob Newhart; Gwen Verdon; George Carlin
January 25, 1970 S23·E18 Little Anthony & the Imperials / B.J. Thomas / Robert Klein
January 18, 1970 S23·E17 Muhammad Ali / June Allyson / Buddy Greco
January 11, 1970 S23·E16 Ike & Tina Turner Revue / Sonny James / Tiny Tim
January 4, 1970 S23·E15 scheduled: Temptations; Oliver; Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
December 28, 1969 S23·E14 scheduled: Charlie Manna; Your Father's Moustache
December 21, 1969 S23·E13 The Swinging, Soulful Sixties - Diana Ross & the Supremes, etc.
December 14, 1969 S23·E12 Jackson Five / Lainie Kazan / John Davidson
December 7, 1969 S23·E11 Fifth Dimension / Imogene Coca / Ferrante & Teicher
November 30, 1969 S23·E10 Neil Diamond / Julie Budd / Sergio Franchi
November 23, 1969 S23·E9 The Rolling Stones / Ella Fitzgerald / Eddie Albert
November 16, 1969 S23·E8 Creedence Clearwater Revival / Jerry Lee Lewis
November 9, 1969 S23·E7 The Association / Nancy Wilson / Jack Jones
November 2, 1969 S23·E6 The Band / Petula Clark / Pearl Bailey / Buck Owens
October 26, 1969 S23·E5 Santana / Liza Minnelli / Henry Mancini
October 19, 1969 S23·E4 Smith / Cyd Charisse / Joan Rivers / Lana Cantrell
October 12, 1969 S23·E3 Lee Marvin / Woody Allen / Oliver / Shirley Bassey
October 5, 1969 S23·E2 Gladys Knight & the Pips / Clint Eastwood (on film)
September 28, 1969 S23·E1 23rd Season Premiere: Barbra Streisand / The Temptations
August 31, 1969 S22·E40 Sam & Dave / Roslyn Kind / Jackie Mason
August 17, 1969 S22·E39 Steppenwolf / Nancy Ames / Stiller & Meara
July 27, 1969 S22·E38 scheduled: Vikki Carr; Henny Youngman; Clara Ward Gospel Singers
July 6, 1969 S22·E37 Bobby Vinton / Lainie Kazan / The Sugar Shoppe
June 22, 1969 S22·E36 scheduled: Sonny James; Flip Wilson; Jackie Mason
June 15, 1969 S22·E35 The Everly Brothers / Phil Crosby / Marilyn Maye
June 8, 1969 S22·E34 scheduled: Jerry Vale; the Serendipity Singers; Burns & Schreiber
June 1, 1969 S22·E33 Smokey Robinson & the Miracles / Lesley Gore / Mason Williams
May 25, 1969 S22·E32 Mary Hopkin (Goodbye) / Sam & Dave
May 18, 1969 S22·E31 Fifth Dimension / Liza Minnelli / George Carlin
May 11, 1969 S22·E30 Diana Ross & the Supremes / Ed Ames / Lana Cantrell
May 4, 1969 S22·E29 Richie Havens / scheduled: Joel Grey; Vikki Carr
April 27, 1969 S22·E28 Joe Cocker & the Grease Band / scheduled: Connie Francis, Alan King
April 20, 1969 S22·E27 Chambers Brothers / scheduled: Norm Crosby, Ken Berry
April 6, 1969 S22·E26 Peggy Lee / Tony Bennett / Duke Ellington Band
March 30, 1969 S22·E25 Cast of Hair / Peter Nero / Steve & Eydie
March 23, 1969 S22·E24 Sly and the Family Stone / Dionne Warwick / George Burns
March 16, 1969 S22·E23 Janis Joplin / Chet Atkins / Floyd Cramer & Boots Randolph
March 9, 1969 S22·E22 Creedence Clearwater Revival / The Association / Jeannie C. Riley
March 2, 1969 S22·E21 scheduled: Paul Anka; Checkmates; Alan King
February 23, 1969 S22·E20 5th Dimension / Harold Prince tribute / Herschel Bernardi
February 16, 1969 S22·E19 Blood, Sweat & Tears / Caterina Valente / Arthur Godfrey
February 9, 1969 S22·E18 scheduled: Leslie Uggams; Joan Rivers, Barbara Eden
February 2, 1969 S22·E17 Vanilla Fudge / Temptations / James Earl Jones
January 26, 1969 S22·E16 Tommy James & the Shondells / George Hamilton / Shirley Bassey
January 19, 1969 S22·E15 Gary Puckett & the Union Gap / Liza Minnelli / John Davidson
January 12, 1969 S22·E14 The Chambers Brothers / Gina Lollobrigida / Don Rickles
January 5, 1969 S22·E13 Diana Ross & the Supremes / Johnny Mathis / Henry Mancini
December 29, 1968 S22·E12 Eddie Albert / Sly and the Family Stone / Lainie Kazan
December 22, 1968 S22·E11 The Vogues / Patti Page / Mike Douglas
December 15, 1968 S22·E10 Stevie Wonder / Brooklyn Bridge / Jane Morgan
December 8, 1968 S22·E9 Ray Charles / The Association / Richard Pryor
December 1, 1968 S22·E8 Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass / Engelbert Humperdinck / Tiny Tim
November 24, 1968 S22·E7 Dusty Springfield / Jackie Mason / Nancy Wilson
November 3, 1968 S22·E6 scheduled: Alan King, George Hamilton, Connie Francis, Stiller & Meara
October 27, 1968 S22·E5 Mary Hopkin / Gary Lewis and the Playboys / George Carlin
October 20, 1968 S22·E4 The Fifth Dimension / Steve McQueen (on film) / Joan Rivers
October 13, 1968 S22·E3 The Beach Boys / Richard Pryor / Peter O'Toole
October 6, 1968 S22·E2 scheduled: Dionne Warwick; Tiny Tim; Tony Bennett
September 29, 1968 S22·E1 Jefferson Airplane / Diana Ross & the Supremes / Red Skelton
June 9, 1968 S21·E39 Robert F. Kennedy Tribute - Dionne Warwick; Duke Ellington; Charlton Heston
June 2, 1968 S21·E38 20th Anniversary Show - scheduled: Alan King; Jerry Vale; Lana Cantrell
May 26, 1968 S21·E37 Spanky & Our Gang / Nancy Sinatra / Mike Douglas
May 19, 1968 S21·E36 Fifth Dimension / Joel Gray / Joan Rivers / Morey Amsterdam
May 12, 1968 S21·E35 Gary Puckett and the Union Gap / Richard Pryor / Rodney Dangerfield
May 5, 1968 S21·E34 80th Birthday salute to Irving Berlin: Diana Ross & Supremes; Bing Crosby
April 28, 1968 S21·E33 Richard Harris / Ella Fitzgerald / Stiller & Meara
April 21, 1968 S21·E32 Tom Jones / Patty Duke / Totie Fields / The Muppets
April 14, 1968 S21·E31 scheduled: Eddie Albert, Norm Crosby, Joan Rivers
March 31, 1968 S21·E30 Smokey Robinson & the Miracles / Frankie Laine / Charlton Heston
March 24, 1968 S21·E29 Spanky & Our Gang / Supremes / Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood
March 17, 1968 S21·E28 The Bee Gees / Lucille Ball / George Hamilton
March 10, 1968 S21·E27 Fifth Dimension / Liza Minnelli / Allen & Rossi
March 3, 1968 S21·E26 scheduled: Lou Rawls; Alan King; Morecambe & Wise
February 25, 1968 S21·E25 Gladys Knight & the Pips / Jackie Mason / Dinah Shore
February 18, 1968 S21·E24 scheduled: Bobbie Gentry; George Chakiris; Jane Powell; Paul Mauriat
February 11, 1968 S21·E23 Vincent Price / Eddie Albert / Lennon Sisters
February 4, 1968 S21·E22 scheduled: Michele Lee; Stiller & Meara; Morecombe & Wise; Stu Gilliam
January 28, 1968 S21·E21 scheduled: Fifth Dimension; Al Martino; Nancy Ames
January 21, 1968 S21·E20 Johnny Mathis / Melvyn Douglas / Pert Kelton
January 14, 1968 S21·E19 Vanilla Fudge / scheduled: Duke Ellington; Flip Wilson
January 7, 1968 S21·E18 Dionne Warwick / Norm Crosby / Morecambe & Wise
December 31, 1967 S21·E17 Jay & the Techniques / Buddy Rich / Miriam Makeba
December 24, 1967 S21·E16 The Cowsills / Bobbie Gentry / George Carlin / Arthur Godfrey
December 17, 1967 S21·E15 Spanky & Our Gang / Richard Pryor / Patti Page
December 10, 1967 S21·E14 20th Anniversary Show: Gwen Verdon; Pearl Bailey; Robert Merrill
December 3, 1967 S21·E13 Ray Charles & Billy Preston / Bill Dana
November 26, 1967 S21·E12 The Beatles (on film) / Connie Francis / Al Hirt
November 19, 1967 S21·E11 The Supremes / The Temptations / Flip Wilson
November 12, 1967 S21·E10 The Turtles / Johnny Mathis / Joan Rivers
November 5, 1967 S21·E9 Shirley Bassey / Tony Bennett / Woody Herman Orchestra
October 29, 1967 S21·E8 The Cowsills / Polly Bergen / Don Ameche
October 22, 1967 S21·E7 Lulu / Eddie Fisher / McGuire Sisters / Norm Crosby
October 15, 1967 S21·E6 Lovin' Spoonful / Ethel Merman / David Frye
October 8, 1967 S21·E5 Jimmy Dean / Wayne & Shuster / Joan Rivers
October 1, 1967 S21·E4 Nancy Sinatra / Peggy Lee / George Carlin
September 24, 1967 S21·E3 Mamas & the Papas / Florence Henderson / John Byner
September 17, 1967 S21·E2 The Doors / Yul Brynner / Rodney Dangerfield
September 10, 1967 S21·E1 Young Rascals / Petula Clark / Red Skelton
June 25, 1967 S20·E42 Connie Francis / Ronnie Dove / Henny Youngman
June 18, 1967 S20·E41 20th Anniversary: Diahann Carroll; Spanky & Our Gang
June 11, 1967 S20·E40 Mamas and the Papas / Richard Pryor / Alan King
June 4, 1967 S20·E39 The Young Rascals / Harry James Orchestra / Rodney Dangerfield
May 28, 1967 S20·E38 The Temptations / Robert Goulet / Tessie O' Shea / Pickle Brothers
May 21, 1967 S20·E37 Expo '67: The Seekers; Petula Clark; Alan King
May 14, 1967 S20·E36 The Turtles / Woody Allen / Leslie Uggams
May 7, 1967 S20·E35 Expo '67: The Supremes; Xavier Cugat with Charo
April 30, 1967 S20·E34 Paul Revere & the Raiders / Jack Benny / Melina Mercouri
April 23, 1967 S20·E33 scheduled: Bobby Vinton; Bert Lahr; Jackie Mason; Joan Rivers
April 16, 1967 S20·E32 Tony Bennett / Count Basie / Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood
April 9, 1967 S20·E31 scheduled: Richard Pryor; Ed Ames; Lana Cantrell; Davis & Reese
April 2, 1967 S20·E30 scheduled: Alan King; Henny Youngman; Wayne & Shuster
March 26, 1967 S20·E29 Dave Clark Five / scheduled: Eddie Albert; Pat Buttram
March 19, 1967 S20·E28 Lovin' Spoonful / Johnny Rivers / Cab Calloway
March 12, 1967 S20·E27 Lou Rawls / Nancy Ames / The Kessler Twins
March 5, 1967 S20·E26 Dionne Warwick / Gwen Verdon / Rodney Dangerfield
February 26, 1967 S20·E25 Nancy Sinatra / Henny Youngman / Xavier Cugat
February 19, 1967 S20·E24 The Four Tops / Pearl Bailey / Morey Amsterdam
February 12, 1967 S20·E23 Young Rascals / Joan Rivers / Lola Falana / Nancy Walker
February 5, 1967 S20·E22 Woody Allen / Lainie Kazan / Wayne & Shuster
January 29, 1967 S20·E21 Mel Torme & the Woody Herman orchestra / George Carlin / Nipsy Russell
January 22, 1967 S20·E20 Lovin' Spoonful / Johnny Mathis / Ginger Rogers
January 15, 1967 S20·E19 Rolling Stones / Petula Clark / Allan Sherman
January 8, 1967 S20·E18 Ethel Merman / Gordon MacRae / Flip Wilson / Serendipity Singers
January 1, 1967 S20·E17 The New Vaudeville Band / Peter Nero / Joan Rivers
December 25, 1966 S20·E16 scheduled: European Circus Acts (Krone Circus Arena, Munich)
December 18, 1966 S20·E15 scheduled: Count Basie; Dianne Carroll; Totie Fields; P. Gennaro
December 11, 1966 S20·E14 Mamas & the Papas / Joan Rivers / Morey Amsterdam
December 4, 1966 S20·E13 Supremes / Gary Lewis & the Playboys / Wayne & Shuster
November 27, 1966 S20·E12 Leslie Uggams / Glenn Yarbrough / Muppets
November 20, 1966 S20·E11 Dave Clark 5 / Bobby Vinton / Barbara McNair / Dick Cavett
November 13, 1966 S20·E10 scheduled: New Vaudeville Band; Noel Harrison; Johnny Hart; Joan Sutherland
November 6, 1966 S20·E9 Lou Rawls / Nancy Ames / Corbett Monica
October 30, 1966 S20·E8 James Brown / Nancy Sinatra / Stan Freberg / Mrs. Miller
October 23, 1966 S20·E7 scheduled: Peggy Lee; Duke Ellington; Jim Nabors
October 16, 1966 S20·E6 Four Tops / Eddie Albert / Carroll Baker / Allan Sherman
October 9, 1966 S20·E5 scheduled: Petula Clark; Richard Pryor; Allan & Rossi
October 2, 1966 S20·E4 Four Seasons / Connie Francis / Gwen Verdon
September 25, 1966 S20·E3 Supremes / Nipsey Russell / Ethel Merman
September 18, 1966 S20·E2 Jackie Mason / Herman's Hermits / The Peanuts
September 11, 1966 S20·E1 Rolling Stones / Louis Armstrong / Robert Goulet
August 7, 1966 S19·E42 U. S. Marines Tribute (Guadalcanal Anniversary) w/ clips from 3-Oct-65
July 17, 1966 S19·E41 Simon & Garfunkel (I Am A Rock)
June 26, 1966 S19·E40 scheduled: Jerry Vale; Brigit Nilsson; Swinging Lads; Nancy Walker
June 12, 1966 S19·E39 Dave Clark Five / Wayne Newton / Joey Adams / Jackie Vernon
June 5, 1966 S19·E38 The Beatles (on film) / scheduled: Richard Pryor; Robert Goulet
May 29, 1966 S19·E37 The Thomas Group / scheduled: Bobby Vinton; Jane Morgan
May 22, 1966 S19·E36 Nancy Sinatra / Mrs. Miller / Robert Merrill / Stiller & Meara
May 15, 1966 S19·E35 scheduled: Alan King; Kate Smith; the Bachelors
May 8, 1966 S19·E34 The Black Sheep / Harry James / Henny Youngman
May 1, 1966 S19·E33 The Supremes / James Brown / 'Shot Of Five' composers
April 24, 1966 S19·E32 Dave Clark Five / Allan Sherman / Roberta Peters
April 17, 1966 S19·E31 The Animals / Petula Clark / Jimmy Durante
April 10, 1966 S19·E30 Count Basie / Diahann Carroll / Alan King
April 3, 1966 S19·E29 scheduled: Count Basie; Stiller & Meara; Eydie Gorme
March 27, 1966 S19·E28 Debbie Reynolds; Kirk Douglas; Cilla Black; Ed Ames
March 20, 1966 S19·E27 Young Rascals / Brenda Lee / Walter Cronkite
March 13, 1966 S19·E26 scheduled: Pearl Bailey; Wayne & Shuster; Clancy Brothers
March 6, 1966 S19·E25 Frankie Avalon & Annette Funicello / Tom Jones
February 27, 1966 S19·E24 Nancy Sinatra / Gary Lewis & the Playboys / Petula Clark
February 20, 1966 S19·E23 Diana Ross & the Supremes / Richard Kiley / Dave Clark Five
February 13, 1966 S19·E22 Rolling Stones / Hal Holbrook / Ethel Merman / Wayne Newton
February 6, 1966 S19·E21 The Animals / Rosemary Clooney / Nancy Walker
January 30, 1966 S19·E20 Four Tops / José Feliciano / SSgt. Barry Sadler / Dinah Shore
January 23, 1966 S19·E19 Rick Nelson / Duke Ellington / Maria Cole
January 16, 1966 S19·E18 scheduled: The Lettermen, Stiller & Meara; Mike Douglas
January 2, 1966 S19·E17 Four Seasons / Leslie Uggams / King Family / Brigitte Bardot (on film)
December 26, 1965 S19·E16 The Remains / Stiller & Meara / Jack Carter
December 19, 1965 S19·E15 Stars of the Circus World (from Munich, Germany)
December 12, 1965 S19·E14 The Byrds / Al Hirt / Alan King / Wayne Newton
December 5, 1965 S19·E13 Martha & the Vandellas / Tom Jones
November 28, 1965 S19·E12 Petula Clark / Glenn Yarbrough / Sammy Kaye
November 21, 1965 S19·E11 scheduled: Johnny Mathis; Mort Sahl; Peter Nero
November 14, 1965 S19·E10 Dave Clark Five / scheduled: Woody Allen; Bert Lahr
November 7, 1965 S19·E9 Righteous Brothers / Peggy Lee / Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
October 31, 1965 S19·E8 Barry McGuire / scheduled: Liza Minnelli; Harlem Globetrotters
October 24, 1965 S19·E7 Marvin Gaye / Herman's Hermits / Duke Ellington
October 17, 1965 S19·E6 Sam the Sham / The Animals / Sid Caesar / Pat Boone
October 10, 1965 S19·E5 Supremes / Petula Clark / Woody Allen / Wayne Newton
October 3, 1965 S19·E4 Judy Garland / Tom Jones / Peter Sellers
September 26, 1965 S19·E3 Sonny and Cher / Leslie Uggams / Gertrude Berg
September 19, 1965 S19·E2 series now in COLOR: Red Skelton / Dino, Desi & Billy
September 12, 1965 S19·E1 The Beatles (4th live appearance) / Cilla Black
August 29, 1965 S18·E40 Gerry & the Pacemakers / Jerry Vale / The Womenfolk
June 27, 1965 S18·E39 Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas / Tony Bennett
June 20, 1965 S18·E38 Dave Clark Five / scheduled: Cab Calloway; Soupy Sales
June 13, 1965 S18·E37 Tom Jones / The Seekers / Dee Dee Sharp / Sid Caesar
June 6, 1965 S18·E36 Herman's Hermits / scheduled: Tommy Steele; Trini Lopez
May 30, 1965 S18·E35 The Animals / scheduled: Bert Lahr; Connie Francis; Wayne Newton

…and 460 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.

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