Ed Sullivan's guest performers are Sid Caesar, Piccolo Pupa, Betsy Palmer, Jerry Lewis, comic Bob Lewis, and Jerry's son, Gary Lewis (in his T.V. debut). Gary and his group, The Playboys, sing "This Diamond Ring." Also, Sophie Tucker performs.
June 20th, 1948,-May 30th, 1971 (CBS)
For 23 years, the Ed Sullivan variety show (originally titled "Toast Of The Town") reigned supreme Sunday nights on CBS. Guest celebrities ranged from the very famous, to young, up and coming performers. Tens of millions of viewers would tune in every Sunday night to enjoy the best in entertainment and the most interesting and latest trends in pop culture.
Jack Carter stand-up comedy.
June 20, 1948 - May 30, 1971
ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE, (TOAST OF THE TOWN)
Television's longest running variety series. Originally, titled, TOAST OF THE TOWN, the name of the series changed on September 18, 1955 to THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. Most remembered for introducing many stand-up comedians, and musical acts, including The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, The Beatles.
Most of the 1,087 broadcasts, encompassing 10,000 performers, have been archived. The major exceptions are the first half-year of shows circa 1948 of which a few kinescope excerpts survive.
The ED SULLIVAN SHOW was a spectacular show-case that for twenty-three years entertained the American family. In its prime, more than thirty million viewers, young and old, tuned in at the same time to view popular culture.
Host: Ed Sullivan
June 20, 1948 - May 30, 1971
ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE, (TOAST OF THE TOWN)
Television's longest running variety series. Originally, titled, TOAST OF THE TOWN, the name of the series changed on September 18, 1955 to THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. Most remembered for introducing many stand-up comedians, and musical acts, including The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, The Beatles.
Most of the 1,087 broadcasts, encompassing 10,000 performers, have been archived. The major exceptions are the first half-year of shows circa 1948 of which a few kinescope excerpts survive.
The ED SULLIVAN SHOW was a spectacular show-case that for twenty-three years entertained the American family. In its prime, more than thirty million viewers, young and old, tuned in at the same time to view popular culture.
Comedian Jackie Vernon is the guest.
June 20, 1948 - May 30, 1971
ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE, (TOAST OF THE TOWN)
Television's longest running variety series. Originally, titled, TOAST OF THE TOWN, the name of the series changed on September 18, 1955 to THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. Most remembered for introducing many stand-up comedians, and musical acts, including The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, The Beatles.
Most of the 1,087 broadcasts, encompassing 10,000 performers, have been archived. The major exceptions are the first half-year of shows circa 1948 of which a few kinescope excerpts survive.
The ED SULLIVAN SHOW was a spectacular show-case that for twenty-three years entertained the American family. In its prime, more than thirty million viewers, young and old, tuned in at the same time to view popular culture.
Guest: Judy Garland.
Betty Furness hosts a special on the eve of the 1965 New York City Mayoral election. Guests are Republican candidate for Mayor John Lindsay and his two running mates, Timothy Costello, who is running for deputy mayor, and Milton Mollen, running for comptroller. Famed playwright and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky announces why he is voting for John Lindsay.
Eyewitness to North Vietnam is a special WBAI Radio broadcast related to the strike / rebellion at UCLA on December 2, 1964.
A montage of Vietnam protestors heard during a March on Washington D.C. on November 27, 1965.
Produced for Pacific Radio.
June 20, 1948 - May 30, 1971
ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE, (TOAST OF THE TOWN)
Television's longest running variety series. Originally, titled, TOAST OF THE TOWN, the name of the series changed on September 18, 1955 to THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. Most remembered for introducing many stand-up comedians, and musical acts, including The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, The Beatles.
Most of the 1,087 broadcasts, encompassing 10,000 performers, have been archived. The major exceptions are the first half-year of shows circa 1948 of which a few kinescope excerpts survive.
The ED SULLIVAN SHOW was a spectacular show-case that for twenty-three years entertained the American family. In its prime, more than thirty million viewers, young and old, tuned in at the same time to view popular culture.
Ed Sullivan's guest is comedian Jackie Vernon.
June 20, 1948 - May 30, 1971
ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE, (TOAST OF THE TOWN)
Television's longest running variety series. Originally, titled, TOAST OF THE TOWN, the name of the series changed on September 18, 1955 to THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. Most remembered for introducing many stand-up comedians, and musical acts, including The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, The Beatles.
Most of the 1,087 broadcasts, encompassing 10,000 performers, have been archived. The major exceptions are the first half year of shows circa 1948 of which a few kinescope excerpts survive.
The ED SULLIVAN SHOW was a spectacular show-case that for twenty-three years entertained the American family. In its prime, more than thirty million viewers, young and old, tuned in at the same time to view popular culture.
Ed's guest is comedian Jackie Vernon.
An Easter music special program spanning 16 centuries. The NBC Orchestra and chorus are conducted by John F. Grady. Narrated by Msgr. Timothy J. Flynn.
The 8th Annual Emmy Awards are presented live from the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California.
Chet Huntley presents a special award to Edward R. Murrow
Outstanding Dramatic Series: The Fugitive
Best Variety Special: Bob Hope Christmas Special, Carol Baker accepting
Hosts: Danny Kaye and Bill Cosby.
June 20, 1948 - May 30, 1971
ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE, (TOAST OF THE TOWN)
Television's longest running variety series. Originally, titled, TOAST OF THE TOWN, the name of the series changed on September 18, 1955 to THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. Most remembered for introducing many stand-up comedians, and musical acts, including The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, The Beatles.
Most of the 1,087 broadcasts, encompassing 10,000 performers, have been archived. The major exceptions are the first half year of shows circa 1948 of which a few kinescope excerpts survive.
The ED SULLIVAN SHOW was a spectacular show-case that for twenty-three years entertained the American family. In its prime, more than thirty million viewers, young and old, tuned in at the same time to view popular culture.
Ed's guests are Jackie Vernon and Green Beret Barry Sadler who sings his song "Ballad Of The Green Berets."
April 2nd, 1956-November 28th1975 (CBS)
December 1st, 1975- December 28th, 1984 (ABC)
On April 2nd, 1956, CBS introduced The "Edge Of Night" and "As The World Turns" as television's first thirty-minute daytime drama serials. Created by Irving Vendig, the show, which was set in the town of Monticello, at first emphasized crime stories and courtroom drama. In later years, more emphasis was placed on romantic themes, common to most soap operas. From 1962-1984, one of the main characters on the show was Nancy Pollock, played by Ann Flood.
On December 1st, 1975, the show moved to ABC television, becoming the first daytime serial to shift networks. It finished its run on ABC on December 28th, 1984 with the final episode.
Episode of August 2nd, 1966. Show opening.
"HELLO AMSTERDAY, HELLO NEW YORK commemorates the 15th anniversary of television broadcasting in the Netherlands in a program transmitted LIVE to Amsterdam and New York via Early Bird satellite. Participants include Mayor John Lindsay, and the mayor of Amsterdam. Robert Trout, narrator in New York, interviews a Dutch fisherman in Holland. We visit a a Holland-American soccer club practicing in Central Park and a soccer match in Utrecht, Holland.
ABC TV coverage of the war in Vietnam, the third in a series of six election-year reports. To determine how the war may affect the November elections, Bill Lawrence and Howard K. Smith analyze the Oregon and Massachusetts senatorial races.
A preview of the upcoming 1966 Elections. Included is a preview of the 1966 New York Gubernatorial election in which Nelson Rockefeller squares off against Democrat Frank D. O'Connor.
Presented on "ABC STAGE 67." The story of a poet and his encounter with strange creatures inside a department store. Only musical numbers are recorded.
June 20, 1948 - May 30, 1971
ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE, (TOAST OF THE TOWN)
Television's longest running variety series. Originally, titled, TOAST OF THE TOWN, the name of the series changed on September 18, 1955 to THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. Most remembered for introducing many stand-up comedians, and musical acts, including The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, The Beatles.
Most of the 1,087 broadcasts, encompassing 10,000 performers, have been archived. The major exceptions are the first half-year of shows circa 1948 of which a few kinescope excerpts survive.
The ED SULLIVAN SHOW was a spectacular show-case that for twenty-three years entertained the American family. In its prime, more than thirty million viewers, young and old, tuned in at the same time to view popular culture.
Ed's guests are comedians Norm Crosby and Jackie Vernon.
New York's Mayor John V. Lindsay officiates at the live unveiling of the Ed Sullivan Theater; renamed in Ed Sullivan's honor. Guests on this special
20th anniversary are Gwen Verdon, Pearl
Bailey, Robert Merrill and Alan King. Sullivan plays a Dec. 1948 kinescope with John Garfield who reads a Christmas
letter from a little boy.
June 20, 1948-June 6, 1971. This was the "20th Anniversary Show" broadcast. Television's longest-running variety show ran on Sunday nights for twenty-three years. Its host, Ed Sullivan.
1952-1989 (NBC).
The Eternal Light was originally a religious radio program starting in 1944 and heard on the NBC Radio Network. It came to television in 1952 and was seen on Sunday mornings on the NBC Television Network where it remained a fixture until 1989. The program was produced in conjunction with the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Today's program is a documentary on the life of Anne Frank.
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