The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)

1. S01E01Premiere Show with Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein, Dean Martin & Jerry LewisJune 20, 1948—
2. S01E02Irving Berlin, The Ink Spots, Peter Lind Hayes, Nan Wynn, Paul Winchell & Jerry MahoneyJune 27, 1948—
3. S01E03Joe DiMaggio, Bill "Bojangles" RobinsonJuly 4, 1948—
4. S01E04Lena Horne, Joey Adams, Joe Howard, Jr., Tony CanzoneriJuly 11, 1948—
5. S01E05Guests unknownJuly 18, 1948—
6. S01E06Guests unknownJuly 25, 1948—
7. S01E07Cab CallowayAugust 1, 1948—
8. S01E08Peggy Lee, Harry Hershfield, The Howard Brothers, The DeMarco SistersAugust 8, 1948—
9. S01E09Irving Berlin, Nancy Donovan, Russ Morgan Orchestra, Vincent Lopez OrchestraAugust 15, 1948—
10. S01E10Jan AugustAugust 22, 1948—
11. S01E11Lon Chaney, Jr., Count Basie and His OrchestraAugust 29, 1948—
12. S01E12Patricia Bright, Noro MoralesSeptember 5, 1948—

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Sarah Vaughan, Gali-Gali LuxorSeptember 12, 1948—
2. S02E02Louis Jordan, Benny RubinSeptember 19, 1948—
3. S02E03Bob Hope, Al BernieSeptember 26, 1948—
4. S02E04Betty Reilly, Les Compagnons de la ChansonOctober 3, 1948—
5. S02E05Joey Adams, Marc Platt, Tony Canzoneri, Bill "Bojangles" RobinsonOctober 10, 1948—
6. S02E06Frances Faye, Don Marcus, Les Compagnons de la ChansonOctober 17, 1948—
7. S02E07Benny Goodman, The Ink SpotsOctober 24, 1948—
8. S02E08Dorothy SarnoffOctober 31, 1948—
9. S02E09Monica Lewis, The Three Dunhills, Richard Buckley, Rachel & BebeNovember 7, 1948—
10. S02E10Paula Bane, Dewey Marchand, Elsa & WaldoNovember 14, 1948—
11. S02E11The Blackburn Twins, Pat C. Flick, Pat Henning, Betty Jane Watson, Dollinoff and the Reya SistersNovember 21, 1948—
12. S02E12Ray Morgan, Margaret Phelan, Virginia Austin, The Temperton Family, the Baltimore Colts MajorettesNovember 28, 1948—
13. S02E13Al Bernie, Dave Barry, Irra PetinaDecember 5, 1948—
14. S02E14Nanette Fabray, Ezzard Charles, Hope Emerson, Bunny Briggs, Dolonoff, The Reyes Sisters, The Temperton FamilyDecember 12, 1948—
15. S02E15John Garfield, Dorothy Sarnoff, Frank Fontaine, Pat C. Flick, Tommy FarrellDecember 19, 1948—
16. S02E16Guests unknownDecember 26, 1948—
17. S02E17Rudy Vallee, George M. Cohan, Jr., Sidney Blackmer, Pat C. Flick, The RavensJanuary 2, 1949—
18. S02E18Luise RainerJanuary 9, 1949—
19. S02E19Rudy Vallee, Nanette Fabray, Wally Boag, Jean Carroll, Bob Evans, Pat C. FlickJanuary 16, 1949—
20. S02E20Jule Stein & Sammy Cahn, The Holloway Sisters, Byron Palmer & Doretta Morrow, Al KellyJanuary 23, 1949—
21. S02E21Tony Martin, Carol BruceJanuary 30, 1949—
22. S02E22Jackie Gleason, Rudy Vallee, Luise Rainer, Johnny Coy, W.C. Handy, Pat HenningFebruary 6, 1949—
23. S02E23Rudy Vallee, Diana BarrymoreFebruary 13, 1949—
24. S02E24Faye Emerson, Donald RichardsFebruary 20, 1949—
25. S02E25Larry Storch, Patricia Morison, Don CummingsFebruary 27, 1949—
26. S02E26Charles LaughtonMarch 6, 1949—
27. S02E27Humphrey Bogart, Anne Jeffreys, Buddy BaerMarch 13, 1949—
28. S02E28Connie Haines, Rolland TapMarch 20, 1949—
29. S02E29Nat King Cole Trio, Hal LeRoy, The DeMarco SistersMarch 27, 1949—
30. S02E30John Carridine, The Costello TwinsApril 3, 1949—
31. S02E31Patricia Morison, Gali GaliApril 10, 1949—
32. S02E32Jack Leonard, Gali Gali, Notre Dame SingersApril 17, 1949—
33. S02E33Joey Adams, Pat Rooney, Yvonne AdairApril 24, 1949—
34. S02E34Harvey Stone, Al Schacht, Gill DorianMay 1, 1949—
35. S02E35Charles LaughtonMay 8, 1949—
36. S02E36Jamila Novotna, Sigmund RombergMay 15, 1949—
37. S02E37Paul Winchell, Jane Kean, Ladd LyonMay 22, 1949—
38. S02E38Zero Mostel, Kitty KallenMay 29, 1949—
39. S02E39Harold Lloyd, Vincent RichardsJune 5, 1949—
40. S02E40Toni Harper, Sam LevensonJune 12, 1949—
41. S02E41Richard Rodgers, Juanita Hall, Harvey StoneJune 19, 1949—
42. S02E42Sarah Vaughan, Elaine Street, Ken CarrJune 26, 1949—
43. S02E43Toni Harper, Tony LavelliJuly 3, 1949—
44. S02E44Joan Merrill, Bill Tabbert, Illinois Jacquet, Brooklyn Dodgers team membersJuly 10, 1949—
45. S02E45Cab Calloway, Jackie Robinson, Stan MusialJuly 17, 1949—
46. S02E46Buddy Rogers, Duke Alden, Sunny Howard, The Accordion AcesJuly 24, 1949—
47. S02E47Edward Everett Horton, David Powell, Marino Sisters, The ColstonsJuly 31, 1949—
48. S02E48Eddie Albert, George Connolly, the Margo, Paul and Paulette TrioAugust 7, 1949—
49. S02E49Sonny Tufts, Hazel ScottAugust 14, 1949—
50. S02E50Bill Tabbert, Phil Foster, Lee Marks, Marie GambarelliAugust 21, 1949—
51. S02E51Toni Arden, Sunny Skylar, Harold Lang, Billy VineAugust 28, 1949—
52. S02E52Jack Williams, Annabelle Hill, Jose Toledano, Sebastian CastrosSeptember 4, 1949—
53. S02E53Buddy Lester, Alan Dale, Maggie TeyteSeptember 11, 1949—

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Louis Prima, Buddy Lester, Ruby Hill, Sonny Howard, Prince Mendez, Loretta & Klemis, The Wong SistersSeptember 18, 1949—
2. S03E02Victor Borge, Billy Vine, George Kirby, Dickinson EasthamSeptember 25, 1949—
3. S03E03Ethel Waters, Frank Parker, John Golden, Fletcher Henderson, Harold LangOctober 2, 1949—
4. S03E04Pearl Bailey, Oran Page, Joey Bishop, Victor Borge, Gracie Barrie, Ed DurlacherOctober 9, 1949—
5. S03E05Jack E. Leonard, Carol Lynne, Mary McCartyOctober 16, 1949—
6. S03E06Harvey Stone, Peggy Ann GarnerOctober 23, 1949—
7. S03E07Georgia Gibbs, Bunny Briggs, Nancy AndrewsOctober 30, 1949—
8. S03E08Joan Merrill, Frank Libuse, Claudia PinzaNovember 6, 1949—
9. S03E09Vaughn Monroe, Denise Darcel, Fran Warren, Leo Fuchs, Jack WaldronNovember 13, 1949—
10. S03E10Billy Eckstine, Carol LynneNovember 20, 1949—
11. S03E11Lisa Kirk, Ralph BrancaNovember 27, 1949—
12. S03E12Sarah Vaughan, Allyn McIerie, Adolph Green, Maria NegliaDecember 4, 1949—
13. S03E13Sigmund Romberg, Jarmila Novotna, Luba MalinaDecember 11, 1949—
14. S03E14W.C. Handy, Harry Armstrong, Maude Nugent, Lenny KentDecember 18, 1949—
15. S03E15Larry Storch, Mimi Benzell, Phil Jones Dancers, Johnny MarksDecember 25, 1949—
16. S03E16Charles Laughton, Joan BartonJanuary 1, 1950—
17. S03E17Frankie Laine, Betty, Jane KeanJanuary 8, 1950—
18. S03E18Lillian Roth, Frankie Laine, Virginia LeeJanuary 15, 1950—
19. S03E19Joey Adams, Paul Draper, Les Compagnons de ChansonsJanuary 22, 1950—
20. S03E20Dinah Shore, Vic Damone, Alice Pearce, Joan HollowayJanuary 29, 1950—
21. S03E21Teresa Brewer, Luise Rainer, Mickey ShaughnessyFebruary 5, 1950—
22. S03E22Vaughn Monroe, Ziggy TalentFebruary 12, 1950—
23. S03E23Mel Torme, Ted Williams, Diana WynyardFebruary 19, 1950—
24. S03E24Dave Barry, Gordon Jenkins, Sunny HowardFebruary 26, 1950—
25. S03E25Margaret O'Brien, Vic Damone, Monica Lewis, Treni RayesMarch 5, 1950—
26. S03E26The Ink Spots, Jack E. Leonard, Don CornellMarch 12, 1950—
27. S03E27Mimi Benzell, Frieda WingMarch 19, 1950—
28. S03E28Sheila Bond, Eileen BartonMarch 26, 1950—
29. S03E29Rose Murphy, Georges GuétaryApril 2, 1950—
30. S03E30Milton Berle, Ken Murray, Kathryn LeeApril 9, 1950—
31. S03E31Jan August, Connie Mack, Juanita HallApril 16, 1950—
32. S03E32DeMarco Sisters, Willie Mosconi, Tony LavelliApril 23, 1950—
33. S03E33Kay Thompson, Connee Boswell, Bobby WintersApril 30, 1950—
34. S03E34Nat King Cole Trio, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Dorothy JarnacMay 7, 1950—
35. S03E35Ames Brothers, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Jack MarshallMay 14, 1950—
36. S03E36Vic Damone, Katherine DunhamMay 21, 1950—
37. S03E37Joey Bishop, Pat C. FlickMay 28, 1950—
38. S03E38Patti Page, Deep River Boys, The Three SunsJune 4, 1950—
39. S03E39Pauline Betz, Mindy Carson, Norman EvansJune 11, 1950—
40. S03E40Paul Winchell, Harold Lang, Ben HoganJune 18, 1950—
41. S03E41Mimi Benzell, Sunny Howard, Rigoletto BrothersJune 25, 1950—
42. S03E42Edward Arnold, Joey Bishop, Mary CurtisJuly 2, 1950—
43. S03E43Perry Como, Toni Harper, Chris NelsonJuly 9, 1950—
44. S03E44Jane Froman, The Carroll Sisters, Danny CrystalJuly 16, 1950—
45. S03E45Ray Middleton, Phil Foster, Kathryn LeeJuly 23, 1950—
46. S03E46Johnny Johnston, Ade Duval, Gaudsmith BrothersJuly 30, 1950—
47. S03E47Kay Starr, Henny Youngman, The SzonysAugust 6, 1950—
48. S03E48Alice Pearce, Fran Warren, Nip NelsonAugust 13, 1950—
49. S03E49Eddie Bracken, Linda Lee Jones, Tommy Hanlon Jr.August 20, 1950—
50. S03E50Jean Carroll, Eleanor Steber, Mel AllenAugust 27, 1950—
51. S03E51The Ink Spots, Billy Vine, Sam UrzettaSeptember 3, 1950—
52. S03E52Frankie Laine, Patti Page, Victor Borge, Chester GouldSeptember 10, 1950—

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Gloria Swanson, Pat O'Brien, Hedy Lamarr, Mimi Benzell, Gordon Jenkins, Jean CarrollSeptember 17, 1950—
2. S04E02Gloria Swanson, Rudy Vallee, Anna Maria AlberghettiSeptember 24, 1950—
3. S04E03Jackie Robinson (cameo), Bert Lahr, Betty KeanOctober 1, 1950—
4. S04E04Ethel Waters, Julie Harris, Brandon DeWilde, Reginald GardinerOctober 8, 1950—
5. S04E05Sarah Churchill, John O'Hare, Myron CohenOctober 15, 1950—
6. S04E06Peggy Lee, Dave Barbour, Jerome Hines, Flora RobsonOctober 22, 1950—
7. S04E07Margaret Truman, Victor Borge, Smith & Dale, Cornelia Otis SkinnerOctober 29, 1950—
8. S04E08King Cole Trio, Nanette Fabray, Buster Keaton, Milton BerleNovember 5, 1950—
9. S04E09Buster Keaton, Arthur Lake, Jimmy Nelson, Mayor VIncent ImpellitteriNovember 12, 1950—
10. S04E10Victor Borge, Jerome Hines, Victor MooreNovember 19, 1950—
11. S04E11Teresa Brewer, Nancy Walker, Eddie Mayehoff, Leonard WarrenNovember 26, 1950—
12. S04E12Roberta Peters, Jean Carroll, Ana Ricardo, Ben WrigleyDecember 3, 1950—
13. S04E13Buster Keaton, Mimi Benzell, Jack E. LeonardDecember 10, 1950—
14. S04E14Victor Borge, Phil Rizzuto, Nancy Walker, Eleanor SteberDecember 17, 1950—
15. S04E15David Niven, Ted Mack, Lauritz MelchiorDecember 24, 1950—
16. S04E16Mimi Benzell, Ben Wrigley, George JohnstoneDecember 31, 1950—
17. S04E17James Melton, Ruth CaseyJanuary 7, 1951—
18. S04E18Anna Maria Alberghetti, James Melton, Sam SneadJanuary 14, 1951—
19. S04E19Margaret Truman, Jan Murray, Roland Young, Jimmy WakeleyJanuary 21, 1951—
20. S04E20Gloria Swanson, Roberta Peters, Vaughn MonroeJanuary 28, 1951—
21. S04E21Nancy Walker, Margot Fonteyn, Russell NypeFebruary 4, 1951—
22. S04E22Dick Haymes, Judith Anderson, Smith & Dale, The MaxwellsFebruary 11, 1951—
23. S04E23Sugar Ray Robinson, Ray McKinley, Molly PiconFebruary 18, 1951—
24. S04E24Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Alan Young, Bobby VanFebruary 25, 1951—
25. S04E25Helen Forrest, James Melton, Byron Nelson, Trini ReyesMarch 4, 1951—
26. S04E26Rise Stevens, Victor Borge, Byron Nelson, Eva Le GallienneMarch 11, 1951—
27. S04E27Nancy Walker, Roberta Peters, Lucienne BoyerMarch 18, 1951—
28. S04E28Terry Thomas, Byron Nelson, Phil Spitalny Orchestra, Paul and Grace HartmanMarch 25, 1951—
29. S04E29Les Paul & Mary Ford, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Phil SpitalnyApril 1, 1951—
30. S04E301950-51 Drama Critics Circle Awards, Claude RainsApril 8, 1951—
31. S04E31Jane Froman, Harvey Stone, Bill Tabbert, Peter Lind Hayes, Mary HealyApril 15, 1951—
32. S04E32Jane Froman, Jan Peerce, Jean Babilee, Nathalie PhilippartApril 22, 1951—
33. S04E33Ralph Bellamy, Vaughn Monroe, Marc ConnellyApril 29, 1951—
34. S04E34Billy De Wolfe, Pinky Lee, Marcia Van Dyke, Johnny Johnston, Eddie ArcaroMay 6, 1951—
35. S04E35Robert Alda, Robert Shaw Chorale, Isabel Bigley, Menasha SkulnikMay 13, 1951—
36. S04E36Johnny Desmond, Mimi Benzell, Ken Murray, Billy De WolfeMay 20, 1951—
37. S04E37Bunny Briggs, Anita Arros, Gino BechiMay 27, 1951—
38. S04E38Frankie Laine, Roberta Peters, Pinky Lee, Tucson Boys ChorusJune 3, 1951—
39. S04E39Jan Peerce, Walter Abel, Bil Baird, Joyce BryantJune 10, 1951—
40. S04E40Arthur Godfrey, Pinky Lee, Pat Flick, Blanche ThebomJune 17, 1951—
41. S04E41Pinky Lee, William Crawford, Smith & DaleJune 24, 1951—
42. S04E42Robert Merrill, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Pat Rooney Sr.July 1, 1951—
43. S04E43Joan Halloway, Monica Moore, Georgie Kaye, Cass FranklinJuly 8, 1951—
44. S04E44Louis Prima, Lauritz Melchior, Bobby Sargent, The DunhillsJuly 15, 1951—
45. S04E45Robert Merrill, Jane Morgan, Jersey Joe WalcottJuly 22, 1951—
46. S04E46Yul Brynner, Cab Calloway, Rose Marie, Pinky Lee, Tony FontaneJuly 29, 1951—
47. S04E47Jeannette MacDonald, Gene Raymond, Peg Leg BatesAugust 5, 1951—
48. S04E48Johnny Johnston, Marcia Van Dyke, Will Masters TrioAugust 12, 1951—
49. S04E49Victor Borge, Les Paul & Mary Ford, Francis X. BushmanAugust 19, 1951—
50. S04E50Robert Alda, Isabel Bigley, Bobby Sargent, Eddie MayehoffAugust 26, 1951—
51. S04E51Dolores Gray, Buster Keaton, Arlene Dahl, Henny YoungmanSeptember 2, 1951—

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01The Oscar Hammerstein Story featuring Lena Horne, Wally Cox, Mimi Benzell, Robert Merrill, Charles WinningerSeptember 9, 1951—
2. S05E02Oscar Hammerstein Story Part 2 (Rodgers & Hammerstein tribute)September 16, 1951—
3. S05E03Elsa Lanchester; Evelyn Knight; Susan Meyer; Gil HodgesSeptember 23, 1951—
4. S05E04The Helen Hayes Story with Mary Scott; Raymond Boyle; Bethel LeslieSeptember 30, 1951—
5. S05E05Dick Haymes; Allie Reynolds; Sal Maglie; Bobby Thomson; Eddie StankyOctober 7, 1951—
6. S05E06Humphrey Bogart / Yul Brynner / Yogi Berra / Phil RizzutoOctober 14, 1951—
7. S05E07Broderick Crawford; Constance Bennett; Douglas Fairbanks Jr; April Stevens; Guy MitchellOctober 21, 1951—
8. S05E08Rocky Marciano / Anne Jeffreys / Morton Downey Sr. / Mrs. Al Jolson (cameo)October 28, 1951—
9. S05E09Will Mastin Trio; Dorothy Sarnoff; Nino Martini; Michael BentineNovember 4, 1951—
10. S05E10Dane Clark; Martha Scott; Helen Gallagher; Peter Lind Hayes & Mary HealyNovember 11, 1951—
11. S05E11The Robert E. Sherwood StoryNovember 18, 1951—
12. S05E12Evelyn Knight; James Barton; Brani & ValentiNovember 25, 1951—
13. S05E13Joe E. Lewis; Roberta Peters; Robert Merrill; Jimmy NelsonDecember 2, 1951—
14. S05E14Dolores Gray; Michael Bentine; Nino Martini; Princeton Triagle ClubDecember 9, 1951—
15. S05E15Sophie Tucker; Helen Gallagher; Harold Lang; Ferruccio TagliaviniDecember 16, 1951—
16. S05E16Gloria Swanson; Julie Harris; Ramon NovarroDecember 23, 1951—
17. S05E17Sugar Ray Robinson; Oscar Hammerstein II; Jeanette MacDonald; Helen Hayes; Alfred LuntDecember 30, 1951—
18. S05E18Margaret O'Brien; Joe E. Lewis; Eddie Dowling; Willie MosconiJanuary 6, 1952—
19. S05E19George White tributeJanuary 13, 1952—
20. S05E20New York Critics Awards / Mahalia Jackson / Phil SpitalnyJanuary 20, 1952—
21. S05E21Jessica Tandy; Hume Cronyn; Ted Lewis; Bert WheelerJanuary 27, 1952—
22. S05E22The Beatrice Lillie StoryFebruary 3, 1952—
23. S05E23Audrey Hepburn & Michael Evans / Roberta Peters / Ralph Branca / Bobby ThompsonFebruary 10, 1952—
24. S05E24George White ScandalsFebruary 17, 1952—
25. S05E25Cole Porter Story Part 1 (Tribute to Cole Porter)February 24, 1952—
26. S05E26Cole Porter Story Part 2March 2, 1952—
27. S05E27Nancy Walker; Lew Parker & Virginia GreyMarch 9, 1952—
28. S05E28Ted Lewis; Eddie Dowling; The Dublin PlayersMarch 16, 1952—
29. S05E29Eddie Fisher / Rex Harrison & Lilli Palmer / Virginia Grey & Lou PartierMarch 23, 1952—
30. S05E30Jackie Gleason & Art Carney / Tony Bennett / Senor WencesMarch 30, 1952—
31. S05E31Sophie Tucker; Montez O'Oca; Tuskeegee ChoirApril 6, 1952—
32. S05E32Marian Anderson; Jane Morgan; Cornelia Otis SkinnerApril 13, 1952—
33. S05E33Billy Eckstine; Evelyn Knight; Beatrice Lillie; Nancy WalkerApril 20, 1952—
34. S05E34Jackie Gleason; Jan Peerce; Dorothy KirstenApril 27, 1952—
35. S05E35Jackie Gleason; Pearl Bailey; LinonMay 4, 1952—
36. S05E36Georgia Gibbs; Errol Flynn; Paulette GoddardMay 11, 1952—
37. S05E37Dorothy Dandridge / Errol Flynn & Paulette Goddard / Sam SneadMay 18, 1952—
38. S05E38Audrey Hepburn & Rex Harrison / Jack SmithMay 25, 1952—
39. S05E39Eartha Kitt; Robert Merrill; Roberta Peters; Yehudi MenuhinJune 1, 1952—
40. S05E40Tony Martin; Blanche Thebom; Willie HoppeJune 8, 1952—
41. S05E41Richard Rodgers Story Part 1 (Rodgers & Hart tribute)June 15, 1952—
42. S05E42Richard Rodgers Story Part 2June 22, 1952—
43. S05E43Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healy; Nanci Crompton; Bill LawrenceJune 29, 1952—
44. S05E44Broadway cast of "Wish You Were Here" / Billy DanielsJuly 6, 1952—
45. S05E45Teresa Brewer; Orson Bean; Sir Cedric Hardwicke; Bobby FellerJuly 13, 1952—
46. S05E46Will Rogers Jr.; Rise Stevens; Jack Carter; Ben HoganJuly 20, 1952—
47. S05E47Roger Price; Ken Whittmer; Mena MarucciJuly 27, 1952—
48. S05E48Tony Martin; Joel Gray; Ben Dova; the Amin BrothersAugust 3, 1952—
49. S05E49Jack Carter; Pearl Bailey; Anna Maria AlberghettiAugust 10, 1952—
50. S05E50Victor Borge; Ken Whitmer; Artie Auerbach; Rosemary O'ReillyAugust 17, 1952—
51. S05E51William Bendix; Patti Page; Nicoli LemeniAugust 24, 1952—
52. S05E52Hal Leroy; the De Marco Sisters; Bobby ShantzAugust 31, 1952—
53. S05E53Phil Silvers & "Top Banana" cast / Mary SmallSeptember 7, 1952—

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Phil Silvers, Toni Arden, Walter Darewahl, Lou Willis, Jr.September 14, 1952—
2. S06E02Edith Piaf / Pat O'Brien / Joe E. Lewis / Van VeltsSeptember 21, 1952—
3. S06E03ASCAP Story, Part 1September 28, 1952—
4. S06E04ASCAP Story, Part 2October 5, 1952—
5. S06E05A Night At Sophie Tucker's HouseOctober 12, 1952—
6. S06E06Pearl Bailey; Bill Bailey; Hilde Gueden; Nanci CromptonOctober 19, 1952—
7. S06E07Joe E. Lewis; Connie Russell; Harry MimmoOctober 26, 1952—
8. S06E08Frankie Laine / Sugar Ray Robinson / Barry Fitzgerald / Alec Templeton / the SzonysNovember 2, 1952—
9. S06E09Bert Lahr / Art Carney / Delta Rhythm Boys / Mimi BenzellNovember 9, 1952—
10. S06E10Henry Fonda / Edith Piaf / Mario Del Monico / Harrison & FisherNovember 16, 1952—
11. S06E11Les Paul & Mary Ford / Paul Lynde / Johnny Mize / "My Darling Aida" castNovember 23, 1952—
12. S06E12Roberta Peters; Ronny Graham; Leslie RandallNovember 30, 1952—
13. S06E13Samuel Goldwyn Story Part 1 with Bob Hope; Danny Kaye; Eddie CantorDecember 7, 1952—
14. S06E14"The Samuel Goldwyn Story" Part 2 w/ Frank LoesserDecember 14, 1952—
15. S06E15Hume Cronyn & Jessica Tandy; Sonja HenieDecember 21, 1952—
16. S06E16Gloria DeHaven; Bobby Clark; Ronny Graham; Phil JonesDecember 28, 1952—
17. S06E17Billy Eckstine; Bill Sears; Maria Riva; Mickey Deems.January 4, 1953—
18. S06E18Robert Taylor; Eleanor Parker; Margaret Sullavan; Guy MitchellJanuary 11, 1953—
19. S06E19Ed Wynn; Joni James; Margaret BrownJanuary 18, 1953—
20. S06E20Ed Wynn / Patachou / Patricia Moran & Jack Cassidy / Mercedes McCambridgeJanuary 25, 1953—
21. S06E21Gary Cooper; Ted Lewis; The HarmonicatsFebruary 1, 1953—
22. S06E22The Life Story of Walt DisneyFebruary 8, 1953—
23. S06E23Bing Crosby; Gene Autry; Jimmy Boyd; Roberta PetersFebruary 15, 1953—
24. S06E24John Forsythe; Debbie Reynolds; Donald O'ConnorFebruary 22, 1953—
25. S06E25Humphrey Bogart; June Allyson; Johnnie Ray ; Helen GallagherMarch 1, 1953—
26. S06E26Richard Widmark; Victor Moore; Sam Levenson; PatachouMarch 8, 1953—
27. S06E27Harry James; Helen Kane; Gracie Fields; Paul Ritts; Mary HallidayMarch 15, 1953—
28. S06E28Debbie Reynolds; Rex Harrison; Lilli PalmerMarch 22, 1953—
29. S06E29The Harlem Globetrotters; Rise Stevens; Gertrude Lawrence (on film)March 29, 1953—
30. S06E30Susan Hayward & Charlton Heston; Gracie FieldsApril 5, 1953—
31. S06E31Lilli Palmer & Rex Harrison; Jane PowellApril 12, 1953—
32. S06E32Jane Powell & Farley Granger; Nanette Fabray; Senor WencesApril 19, 1953—
33. S06E33Clark Gable & Gene Tierney; Roberta Peters & Jan PeerceApril 26, 1953—
34. S06E34Joe Louis / Mercedes McCambridge / Dany Dauberson / Joe TerminiMay 3, 1953—
35. S06E35Dorothy Lamour, Byron Nelson, The GoofersMay 10, 1953—
36. S06E36The Josh Logan Story with Jimmy Stewart; Paul Newman; and othersMay 17, 1953—
37. S06E37Harry James, Millard Hopper, The Zippy MonkeysMay 24, 1953—
38. S06E38Tony Martin; Myron Cohen; Joey Forman; Jose GrecoMay 31, 1953—
39. S06E39The Story of Marge and Gower ChampionJune 7, 1953—
40. S06E40The cast of "Arthur Godfrey & Friends"; Julius LaRosa; McGuire SistersJune 14, 1953—
41. S06E41Gracie Fields (guest host); Kay Starr; Jan Pierce; Jimmy NelsonJune 21, 1953—
42. S06E42Tony Martin (guest host); Roberta Peters; Joey FormanJune 28, 1953—
43. S06E43Victor Borge (guest host); Monica Lewis; Miss Universe contestantsJuly 5, 1953—
44. S06E44Gordon MacRae (guest host); Jack CarterJuly 12, 1953—
45. S06E45Ralph Meeker (guest host); Ted Lewis; Connie Russell; Helen GallagherJuly 19, 1953—
46. S06E46Van Heflin; Farley Granger; Joan McCracken; Rosemary ClooneyJuly 26, 1953—
47. S06E47Henry Fonda; Joey Forman; the Zippy monkeysAugust 2, 1953—
48. S06E48Burt Lancaster; Jay Lawrence; Brucie WeilAugust 9, 1953—
49. S06E49Frankie Laine / Gene Nelson / Betty Dodd / Jimmy BoydAugust 16, 1953—
50. S06E50Roberta Peters; the DeMarco Sisters; Landray and Vernon; Larry LynnAugust 23, 1953—
51. S06E51Nanette Fabray / Wally Boag / Brooklyn DodgersAugust 30, 1953—
52. S06E52Anna Maria Alberghetti; Brandon de Wilde; Jay LawrenceSeptember 6, 1953—

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01Carmen MirandaSeptember 13, 1953—
2. S07E02Gene Autry / John Raitt & Dolores GraySeptember 20, 1953—
3. S07E03Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healy; Walter Dare WahlSeptember 27, 1953—
4. S07E04Guy Mitchell; Teresa Brewer; Joe LouisOctober 4, 1953—
5. S07E05Harry Belafonte; Gwen VerdonOctober 11, 1953—
6. S07E06Grace Kelly & Ralph Meeker; John Forsythe; David WayneOctober 18, 1953—
7. S07E07Patti Page / Julius Larosa / The Step BrothersOctober 25, 1953—
8. S07E08Ann Miller / Bert Lahr / Art Carney / Julius LaRosaNovember 1, 1953—
9. S07E09Toast to the Met with Rise Stevens; Robert Merrill; Roberta Peters; Victor BorgeNovember 8, 1953—
10. S07E10Gordon MacRae; Peter Lind Hayes & Mary HealyNovember 15, 1953—
11. S07E11Rex Harrison & Lilli Palmer; Charles BoyerNovember 22, 1953—
12. S07E12Sophie Tucker; Joe E. Lewis; The Harmonicats; Julius LaRosaNovember 29, 1953—
13. S07E13Charles Boyer; Julius LaRosa; Roberta PetersDecember 6, 1953—
14. S07E14The Nicholas Brothers / Frankie Laine / Jimmy BoydDecember 13, 1953—
15. S07E15Christmas show with the Salzburg MarionettesDecember 20, 1953—
16. S07E16Rosemary Clooney; Julius LaRosa; Sam LevensonDecember 27, 1953—
17. S07E17Ice Capades of '54; Jose Greco; Richard Haydn; Robert LamaretJanuary 3, 1954—
18. S07E18Johnnie Ray; John Forsythe; David Wayne; Ed HodgesJanuary 10, 1954—
19. S07E19Roberta Peters, Senor Wences, Ching the MagicianJanuary 17, 1954—
20. S07E20The Ames Brothers; Margot Fonteyn; Michael SomesJanuary 24, 1954—
21. S07E21Patti Page / Richard Tucker / Judith Anderson / Rudy HornJanuary 31, 1954—
22. S07E22Dorothy Lamour; Orson Bean; Ruth Draper; Yehudi MenuhinFebruary 7, 1954—
23. S07E23The M-G-M Story with Fred Astaire & Jane PowellFebruary 14, 1954—
24. S07E24Tony Martin; Senior Wences; Myron CohenFebruary 21, 1954—
25. S07E25Betty and Jane Kean; Hilde Gueden; Eileen O'Dare; Colette MarchandFebruary 28, 1954—
26. S07E26Nat "King" Cole / Janet Blair / Hurd Hatfield / Frank FontaineMarch 7, 1954—
27. S07E271954 Saint Patrick's Day ShowMarch 14, 1954—
28. S07E28Eddie Fisher; Betty and Jane Kean; the HarmonicatsMarch 21, 1954—
29. S07E29Eartha Kitt; Teresa Brewer; Roberta Peters; Sophie TuckerApril 4, 1954—
30. S07E30Gary Cooper & Burt Lancaster (on film); Leonard WarrenApril 11, 1954—
31. S07E31Eddie & Margo Albert / Notre Dame Glee Club / Sam SneadApril 18, 1954—
32. S07E32Chester Gould; Victoria de Los Angeles; Korean Children's ChoirApril 25, 1954—
33. S07E33The ASCAP Story, Part 1 with W.C. Handy; Bert Lahr; Julius LaRosa; Lilian RothMay 2, 1954—
34. S07E34The ASCAP Story, Part 2 with Julius LaRosa; Barbara & Margaret Whiting; music composersMay 9, 1954—
35. S07E35Nat "King" Cole; Ted Lewis; David Wayne; Dick ContinoMay 16, 1954—
36. S07E36David O. Selznick (on film); Betty and Jane Kean; Mindy CarsonMay 23, 1954—
37. S07E37Patti Page; Red Buttons; Liberace; Hermione GingoldMay 30, 1954—
38. S07E38Victor Borge; The Army Talent Championship winnersJune 6, 1954—
39. S07E39Janis Paige & John Raitt / Victor Borge / the Goofers / the Wichita OrphansJune 13, 1954—
40. S07E406th Anniversary Show with Jackie Gleason; Harold Arlen; Rise StevensJune 20, 1954—
41. S07E41Bert Lahr; Joni James; Pat Henning; PatachouJune 27, 1954—
42. S07E42Bill Kenny / Dolores Gray / Eileen O'Dare / The Step BrothersJuly 4, 1954—
43. S07E43Rosemary Clooney; Four Lads; Joan Holloway; Miss Universe finalistsJuly 11, 1954—
44. S07E44Vaughn Monroe; Carol Haney; Doretta Morrow; Rafael MendezJuly 18, 1954—
45. S07E45"Tops in Blues" Air Force talent showJuly 25, 1954—
46. S07E46Polly Bergen; Ames Brothers; Smith and Dale; Lee AllenAugust 1, 1954—
47. S07E47Victor Borge; The Four Lads / scheduled: Audrey Meadows; Jack WhitingAugust 8, 1954—
48. S07E48Victor Borge (guest host); Janis Paige; Mata & HariAugust 15, 1954—
49. S07E49Eartha Kitt / Celeste Holm/ John Raitt / Janis PaigeAugust 22, 1954—
50. S07E50Eddie Fisher (guest host); Zouaves drill team; Joyce's CamelAugust 29, 1954—
51. S07E51Roberta Peters; Sonny Howard; Ice Capades of 1955September 5, 1954—

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

1. S08E01The Darryl F. Zanuck StorySeptember 12, 1954—
2. S08E02A Salute to the U.S. Navy (with All-Navy talent)September 19, 1954—
3. S08E03Salute to the Cleveland Indians; Los Chavales De Espagna; Happy WanderersSeptember 26, 1954—
4. S08E04Salute to Lucille Ball & Desi ArnazOctober 3, 1954—
5. S08E05Patti Page; Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane. Plus: "A Star Is Born" previewOctober 10, 1954—
6. S08E06Bing Crosby (on film); Irving Berlin; Liberace; Orson BeanOctober 17, 1954—
7. S08E07Pearl Bailey; Robert Merrill; Carol Haney; the TreniersOctober 24, 1954—
8. S08E08Grantland Rice tribute / Nat King Cole / Bert Lahr & Art Carney / D. Fairbanks Jr.October 31, 1954—
9. S08E09The Mills Brothers; Eddie Fisher; Kitty Kallen; Dane ClarkNovember 7, 1954—
10. S08E10Elaine Stritch / Julius LaRosa / Elizabeth Taylor & Van Johnson interviewNovember 14, 1954—
11. S08E11Roberta Peters; Jimmy Boyd / Gregory Peck (on film)November 21, 1954—
12. S08E12Florence Henderson; Josh Logan; Teresa BrewerNovember 28, 1954—
13. S08E13Kirk Douglas; Eartha Kitt; Ames Brothers; Jackie Miles; Carol HaneyDecember 5, 1954—
14. S08E14The Crew-Cuts ("Sh-Boom"); Virginia Mayo; Sophie TuckerDecember 12, 1954—
15. S08E15The Chordettes / Patti Page / On film: Frank Sinatra, Robert Michum & other starsDecember 19, 1954—
16. S08E16Cab Calloway / Carl Ballantine / Hermione Gingold / Billy DeWolfeDecember 26, 1954—
17. S08E17Pearl Bailey; Ted Lewis; June Valli; Sam Levenson; Maria NegliaJanuary 2, 1955—
18. S08E18Grace Kelly; James Michener; Guy Mitchell; Forrest Tucker; Jose GrecoJanuary 9, 1955—
19. S08E19Esther Williams; Alice Pearce; Hermione Gingold; Gloria LaneJanuary 16, 1955—
20. S08E20Robert Taylor; Roberta Peters; William Warfield; Viveca LindforsJanuary 23, 1955—
21. S08E21A Cavalcade of Radio, 1920 - 1955 (with many stars from radio)January 30, 1955—
22. S08E22The Columbia Pictures Story with Kim Novak; Eddie Fisher; Maureen O'HaraFebruary 6, 1955—
23. S08E23Les Paul & Mary Ford; Pearl Bailey & her brother BillFebruary 13, 1955—
24. S08E24Tribute to Gertrude Lawrence with Sarah Churchill; Helen Hayes; Dorothy SarnoffFebruary 20, 1955—
25. S08E25Eartha Kitt; the DeJohn Sisters; Shirl Conway; Nancy Andrews; etc.February 27, 1955—
26. S08E26Lillian Roth; the Fontane Sisters; Roy Franklin; Mata & Hari; etc.March 6, 1955—
27. S08E27Broadcast from Chicago: The Ice Capades; Victor Borge; Peg Leg BatesMarch 13, 1955—
28. S08E28Sarah Vaughan / Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane / Sam LevensonMarch 20, 1955—
29. S08E29Tribute to Rodgers & Hammerstein w/Celeste Holm; John Raitt; Florence HendersonMarch 27, 1955—
30. S08E30Fred Astaire / Dorothy Dandridge / Sammy Davis Jr. / Julius LaRosaApril 3, 1955—
31. S08E31Rosemary Clooney; James Cagney; Willie Mays; David Whitfield; etcApril 10, 1955—
32. S08E32James Stewart; Louis Armstrong; Joey Bishop; Robert Merrill; etc.April 17, 1955—
33. S08E33Harry Belafonte; Marion Marlowe; Carol Haney; Jackie MilesApril 24, 1955—
34. S08E34Eartha Kitt; Georgia Gibbs; Lionel Hampton; Phil FosterMay 1, 1955—
35. S08E35Eddie Fisher; filmed interviews with Hollywood starsMay 8, 1955—
36. S08E36Louis Armstrong; Will Mastin Trio (Sammy Davis Jr.); Senor WencesMay 15, 1955—
37. S08E37Shown from the USS Wisconsin: Burl Ives; Jack E. Leonard; June ValliMay 22, 1955—
38. S08E38Andy Griffith / Pat Henning / Betty & Jane Kean / Lew ParkerMay 29, 1955—
39. S08E39Ricardo Montalban; Julius LaRosa; Gloria DeHaven; Carol HaneyJune 5, 1955—
40. S08E40U.S. Army Talent Contest FinalistsJune 12, 1955—
41. S08E41Mister Roberts salute with Henry Fonda; James Cagney, Jack LemmonJune 19, 1955—
42. S08E427th Anniversary Show: Bob Hope; Pearl Bailey; Will JordanJune 26, 1955—
43. S08E43From the USS Antietam: Chordettes /scheduled: Step Brothers; Priscilla WrightJuly 3, 1955—
44. S08E44Marion Marlowe (guest host); Eartha Kitt; Joey Bishop; Joan HollowayJuly 10, 1955—
45. S08E45Ethel Merman (guest host); Russell Nype; Jimmy Edmonson (Prof. Backwards)July 17, 1955—
46. S08E46Guy Mitchell (guest host); Polly Bergen; Arthur WorsleyJuly 24, 1955—
47. S08E47"Tops in Blue" (U.S. Air Force acts)July 31, 1955—
48. S08E48Bill Haley & His Comets / Jack Palance/ Christopher Plummer / Roddy McDowallAugust 7, 1955—
49. S08E49The Mills Brothers / The Four Aces / Interviews with Sports CelebritiesAugust 14, 1955—
50. S08E50Rosalind Russell, Gloria DeHaven, Eddie Albert, Tony BennettAugust 21, 1955—
51. S08E51Eartha Kitt; Jay Lawrence; The Mariners; The Chicago Festival SingersAugust 28, 1955—
52. S08E52Georgia Gibbs / 1956 Ice Capades / Donna AtwoodSeptember 4, 1955—
53. S08E53Jane Russell & Jeanne Crain / Phil Silvers & "Bilko" cast / Ames BrothersSeptember 11, 1955—
54. S08E54Julius LaRosa & the Winners of the Navy's World Wide Talent ContestSeptember 18, 1955—

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

1. S09E01Robert Mitchum / Lillian Gish / Rocky MarcianoSeptember 25, 1955—Guests: --Robert Mitchum, Lillian Gish and Peter Graves perform a scene from their film ""Night of the Hunter."" (Shelley Winters was als
2. S09E02Nat King Cole / Fanny cast / Josh LoganOctober 2, 1955—Guests: --Nat King Cole - ""Forgive My Heart"" & ""Someone You Love"" --Opening number from ""Fanny"" performed by the Broadway cast (
3. S09E03Johnny Carson / June Valli / on film: Frank Sinatra; Marlon BrandoOctober 9, 1955—On film: Ed visits the set of ""Guys and Dolls."" (1) Frank Sinatra sings ""Adelaide."" (2) Marlon Brando is shown beating drum + Ed intervi
4. S09E04scheduled: Edward R. Murrow; Dave Brubeck; Ed Begley; Tony RandallOctober 16, 1955—Scheduled guests: --Edward R. Murrow --Dave Brubeck and his quartet (jazz musician) --Melvyn Douglas, Ed Begley and Tony Randall app
5. S09E05scheduled: Nat King Cole & wife Maria; Jack Palance; Rod SteigerOctober 23, 1955—Scheduled guests: --Nat King Cole and his wife Maria --Jack Palance, Rod Steiger, Wendell Corey and Everett Sloane perform a scene from
6. S09E06Andy Griffith / Jean Simmons / Orson BeanOctober 30, 1955—Guests: --Andy Griffith, Roddy McDowell and Robert Webber (actors, from the ""No Time for Sergeants"" Broadway cast) - perform a scene fr
7. S09E07scheduled: Phil Silvers; Liberace; Rise StevensNovember 6, 1955—Scheduled guests: --Phil Silvers (comedian) --Liberace --Rise Stevens (operatic soprano) --David Whitfield (British singer) --Lin
8. S09E08Edith Piaf / Shirley Booth / Al Hibbler / Arthur WorlseyNovember 13, 1955—Guests: --Edith Piaf (French chanteuse) - ""If You Love Me"" --Shirley Booth - does scene from ""The Desk Set"" (This scene might also
9. S09E09Bo Diddley / Laverne Baker / Five Keys / Rod Steiger & Jack PalanceNovember 20, 1955—""Dr. Jive's Rhythm and Blues"" sequence: --Bo Diddley - ""Bo Diddley"" --LaVern Baker - ""Tweedlee Dee"" --The Five Keys - ""Ling Ti
10. S09E10scheduled: Pearl Bailey; Dick Shawn; Licia AlbaneseNovember 27, 1955—Scheduled guests: --Pearl Bailey --Dick Shawn (comedian) --The Goofers (comedy vocal-instrumental group) --opera star Licia Alban
11. S09E11scheduled: Abbott & Costello; Lillian Roth / Burt Lancaster (on film)December 4, 1955—Scheduled guests: --Bud Abbott and Lou Costello --Lillian Roth --Kate Smith --The Three Houcs (comedy juggling team) --Andre Egl
12. S09E12Sugar Ray Robinson / Teresa Brewer / Joyce GrenfellDecember 11, 1955—Guests: --Teresa Brewer - ""There'll Be Some Changes"" & ""A Good Man Is Hard To Find"" --Sugar Ray Robinson (boxer) - Talks about his
13. S09E13scheduled: Orson Welles; James Mason & daughter; Orson BeanDecember 18, 1955—Scheduled guests: --Orson Welles --James Mason and his daughter Portland --Orson Bean (comedian) --Senor Wences (ventriloquist) -
14. S09E14scheduled: Gary Cooper & Rod Steiger; Jay Nemeth / Also: Ice Show remoteDecember 25, 1955—Scheduled guests (from New York): --Gary Cooper and Rod Steiger re-enact scenes from ""The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell"" --Michiga
15. S09E15scheduled: Roger Williams; The Dreamweavers; Dick DuaneJanuary 1, 1956—New Year's Day show with scheduled guests (a ""Stardust Parade"" of young and up-and-coming talent): --Roger Williams (pianist) --The
16. S09E16schedul: Pearl Bailey; Lily Pons; Lone Ranger & SilverJanuary 8, 1956—Scheduled guests: --Pearl Bailey --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Lily Pons (opera soprano) --The Lone Ranger (Jay Silverheels?) and his
17. S09E17schedul: Jean Carroll; Billy Williams Quartet; The Matchmaker castJanuary 15, 1956—Scheduled guests: --The Broadway cast from ""The Matchmaker"" performs scenes from the play. --Jean Carroll (comedian) --The Billy
18. S09E18ASCAP salute: Cab Calloway; John Raitt; Helen Kane; Mitch MillerJanuary 22, 1956—A salute to ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) with guests: --Cab Calloway (with daughter Layla) - ""Littl
19. S09E19scheduled: Kim Novak & Susan Strasberg; Gracie FieldsJanuary 29, 1956—Scheduled guests: --Kim Novak and Susan Strasberg perform scenes from their movie ""Picnic"" --Gracie Fields (English singer-comedian,
20. S09E20Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz / Rodgers & Hammerstein / Orson Welles / Ames BrothersFebruary 5, 1956—Segements with Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz and the Four Ames Brothers: --Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz - with scene from their new movie ""Forever
21. S09E21Shirley Jones / Pearl Bailey / Carl Sanberg / Hal HolbrookFebruary 12, 1956—Guests: --Andre Kostelanetz and his Orchestra - ""Saturday Night"" --Pearl Bailey - ""Something's Got To Give"" & ""Ma He's Making Eye
22. S09E22scheduled: Hermione Gingold; Billy DeWolfe; The Goofers; Jean MadeiraFebruary 19, 1956—Scheduled guests: --Hermione Gingold (British comedienne) --Billy DeWolfe (comedian) --The Peters Sisters (vocal group) --Jean Mad
23. S09E23scheduled: Fred Waring; Lilian Roth; Al Capp, Rube GoldbergFebruary 26, 1956—Scheduled guests: --Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians --Lillian Roth (singer) --Carol Haney (dancer) --Rickie Layne and Velvel (
24. S09E24Edith Piaf / Walt Disney; James Cagney; Jack Lemmon; Susan HaywardMarch 4, 1956—Guests: --Edith Piaf - ""Merry Go Round"" & ""Padame"" --Senor Wences (ventriloquist with hand puppet & head in box) --Dick Shawn (co
25. S09E25scheduled: Roger Williams; Dick Duane; Jimmie Komack; Enzio StuartiMarch 11, 1956—Scheduled guests: --Roger Williams (pianist) --Dick Duane (singer) --Jimmie Komack (comedian) --Amru Sani (singer from India)
26. S09E26sched: Marcel Marceau; Eli Wallach; Nat King Cole; Cesare SiepeMarch 18, 1956—Scheduled guests: --Marcel Marceau --Eli Wallach (actor, performs a scene from the Broadway play ""Teahouse of the August Moon"") --
27. S09E27scheduled: Nat King Cole; Jack Carter; Reese & DavisMarch 25, 1956—Scheduled guests: --Nat King Cole --Jack Carter (comedian) --Helen Traubel (opera star) --Ande Segovia (guitarist) --Reese and
28. S09E28scheduled: Bob Crosby; Lili Palmer; Gloria & Carter DeHavenApril 1, 1956—Scheduled: --Bob Crosby and his singing daughter Cathy --Lilli Palmer --Teresa Brewer --Gloria DeHaven and her father Carter DeHa
29. S09E29scheduled: Noel Coward; Mitzi Gaynor; Andre KostelanetzApril 8, 1956—Scheduled guests: --Noel Coward --Mitzi Gaynor --Andre Kostelanetz and his orchestra --General Carlos Romulo (of the Philippines)
30. S09E30scheduled: Helen Traubel; Ed Gardner / On film: Grace Kelly & Ralph MeekerApril 15, 1956—Scheduled: --On film: Grace Kelly and Ralph Meeker do a song-and-dance number (possibly a clip from the October 18, 1953 ""Toast of the T
31. S09E31schedul: Ames Brothers; Senor Wences; Marion Marlowe; Sam LevensonApril 22, 1956—Scheduled guests: --The Ames Brothers (singing quartet) --Senor Wences (ventriloquist) --Marion Marlowe (singer) --Sam Levinson (c
32. S09E32scheduled: Kate Smith; Eve Arden; Peters Sisters; Jean CarrollApril 29, 1956—Scheduled guests: --Eve Arden (guest hosting, while Ed Sullivan is in Japan) --Kate Smith (singer, celebrating her 25th anniversary in
33. S09E33scheduled: Tony Martin; Nat King Cole; Edie Adams; the Lovers; Will JordanMay 6, 1956—Scheduled guests: --Tony Martin (singer) --Nat King Cole --Edie Adams (singer) --The Lovers (singing group) --Will Jordan (co
34. S09E34Robert Young with the Mother of the Year Awards / Carlos RamirezMay 13, 1956—Mother of the Year Awards (the City of Hope Hospital awards to the outstanding Hollywood mothers of the year): --Robert Young presents Moth
35. S09E35Marcel Marceau / Jack Paar / Teresa Brewer / David WhitfieldMay 20, 1956—Guests: --Marcel Marceau (mime) - does ""Butterfly"" & ""David and Goliath"" routines. --Teresa Brewer - ""Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl""
36. S09E36scheduled: Kate Smith; Senor Wences; David Whitfield; Marion MarloweMay 27, 1956—Scheduled guests: --Kate Smith --Senor Wences (ventriloquist) --David Whitfield (tenor) --Marion Marlowe --Dick Shawn --The w
37. S09E37scheduled: Burt Lancaster & Tony Curtis; Helen Wood; Lily PondsJune 3, 1956—Scheduled guests: --Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis re-enact scenes from their movie ""Trapeze"" --Lily Pons (Metropolitan opera star)
38. S09E38scheduled: Nat King Cole; Bob Hope (on film); Jack Carter / film: A Short VisionJune 10, 1956—Scheduled guests: --Nat King Cole --A filmed segment with Bob Hope --Edie Adams (singer) --Jack Carter (comedian) --Carol Hane
39. S09E39All-Army Talent Show with Gary Crosby, Charlie Applewhite & Richard HayesJune 17, 1956—The Annual All-Army Talent Show Guests: --Charlie Applewhite, Richard Hayes and Gary Crosby - ""This Is The Army"" (All three singers wer
40. S09E408th Anniversary: Harry Belafonte; Shelley Winters; Gregory Peck; Phil SilversJune 24, 1956—Guests (8th Anniversary show): --Ethel Merman, Shelley Winters, Ruth Gordon, Sam Levy - sing ""Sullivan for Me"" --Teresa Brewer (sing
41. S09E41John Huston salute: Gregory Peck; Orson Welles; Lauren Bacall; Edward G. RobinsonJuly 1, 1956—A Salute to John Huston --On film: Ed interviews John Huston & Gregory Peck on the set of ""Moby Dick"" --Gregory Peck (live on stge) a
42. S09E42scheduled: Constance Bennett; Senor Wences; Cell Block 7; PatachouJuly 8, 1956—Scheduled guests: --Constance Bennett --Senor Wences --Cell Block Seven (instrumental group) --Patachou (French chanteuse) --My
43. S09E43Julie Andrews / Louis Armstrong / Bing Crosby (on film)July 15, 1956—Guests: --Bing Crosby - filmed interview with Ed + clip from ""High Society."" --Julie Andrews - ""I Could Have Danced All Night"" & "
44. S09E44Jack Paar (guest host) / Ames Brothers / Ted Lewis / Prof. BackwardsJuly 22, 1956—Guests: --Jack Paar (guest host) - At end of show, does a routine about phobias. --Ames Brothers - ""Autumn Leaves,"" ""Dry Bones"" an
45. S09E45sched: Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus' Top Acts (incl. Emmett Kelly)July 29, 1956—Top acts of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus Scheduled circus performers: --Emmett Kelly (clown) Also: Tito (acrobat);
46. S09E46scheduled: U.S. Air Force talent showAugust 5, 1956—U.S. Air Force talent show (broadcast from McGuire Air Force Base at Wrightstown, N.J.). Scheduled to appear: --The Air Force fencing team
47. S09E47A Tribute to the Yankees / Phil Silvers / Teresa BrewerAugust 12, 1956—Much of this show is a tribute to The Yankees (baseball team) and their wives. Guests: --Phil Silvers (guest host, filling in for Ed w
48. S09E48scheduled: Frank Sinatra; Jeannie Carson; Don CornellAugust 19, 1956—Scheduled guests: --Frank Sinatra (guest host) --Jeannie Carson (singer-comedian) --Don Cornell (singer) --Kovac and Rabovsky (danc
49. S09E49scheduled: U.S. Navy talent show - with guest host Kirk DouglasAugust 26, 1956—U.S. Navy talent show with scheduled guests: --Kirk Douglas (actor, appearing as guest host) --The Continentals (novelty instrumental)
50. S09E50Patti Page (guest host) / Kay Ballard / Maria NegliaSeptember 2, 1956—Guests: --Patti Page (guest host) sings ""Deed I Do"" & ""Allegheny Moon."" And, at end of show, sings ""Father, Father, Father"" --Ka
51. S09E51Elvis Presley (1st appearance) / Charles Laughton / Dorothy SarnoffSeptember 9, 1956—Elvis Presley (1st appearance) - ""Don't be Cruel"" (with the Jordanaires), ""Love Me Tender,"" ""Ready Teddy"" and ""Hound Dog."" --Charl
52. S09E52The Four Aces / Marion Marlowe / Brooklyn Dodgers, Milwaukee BravesSeptember 16, 1956—--The Fujiwara Opera (Japanese opera group) - perform ""Three Little Maids"" (from ""Madame Butterfly"") --Ed introdues individual member

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

1. S10E01scheduled: Edward G. Robinson; Edith Piaf; Helen Traubel; Jean CarrollSeptember 23, 1956—Scheduled guests: --Edward G. Robinson (actor, in scenes from Paddy Chayefsky's Broadway show ""Middle of the Night"") --Edith Piaf (F
2. S10E02Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz / Yogi Berra / Gisele MacKenzie / Joyce GrenfellSeptember 30, 1956—Lucy & Desi sketch: Ed Sullivan calls Desi at home to arrange interview, but Lucy thinks Edward Morrow is coming. (Sketch runs approx. 1
3. S10E03scheduled: Eartha Kitt; Kate Smith; Joe E. Lewis; Ricky Layne;RichardiOctober 7, 1956—Scheduled guests: --Eartha Kitt --Kate Smith --Joe E. Lewis (comedian) --Rickie Layne & Velvel (ventriloquist act) --Richardi (
4. S10E04Dedication of the Henry & Edsel Ford Auditorium / Johnny CarsonOctober 14, 1956—Dedication of The Henry & Edsel Ford Auditorium Show (broadcast from the Edsel Ford Memorial Auditorium in Detroit). Guests (on last 20 m
5. S10E05scheduled: Jack Paar / On film: Robert Mitchum; Rita Hayworth; Jack LemmonOctober 21, 1956—Scheduled guests: --Jack Paar --Marion Marlowe --Davis and Reese (comedy team) --Salvador (French comedian) --The Bokaras (acro
6. S10E06Elvis Presley (2nd appearance) / Senior Wences / Joyce GrenfellOctober 28, 1956—--Elvis Presley (2nd appearance) - ""Don't Be Cruel,"" ""Love Me Tender,"" ""Love Me"" (with the Jordanaires) and ""Hound Dog"" (with the Jo
7. S10E07scheduled: Maurice Evans; Nelson Eddy; Patti Page; Henri Salvador; Elliot ReedNovember 4, 1956—Scheduled guests: --Nelson Eddy --Maurice Evans (Broadway star) --Patti Page (singer) --Elliot Reed (comedian) --Richiardi (i
8. S10E08Life Magazine Tribute with Julie Andrews; Bing Crosby; Phil SilversNovember 11, 1956—Tribute to Life Magazine --Bing Crosby - sings ""True Love"" --Julie Andrews - sings a medley of ""Wouldn't It be Lovely,"" ""I'll Follo
9. S10E09Fats Domino / Guy Mitchell / Elvis Presley (film clip)November 18, 1956—Guests: --Fats Domino - ""Blueberry Hill"" --Guy Mitchell - ""Singing the Blues"" --Don Rondo (singer) - ""Two Different Worlds"" -
10. S10E10Maria Callas & Rudolf Bing / Clark Gable (filmed interview)November 25, 1956—Guests: --Teresa Brewer - ""Mutual Admiration Society"" & ""Gonna Get Along Without You Now"" (clip with polo player, sword fighters, and
11. S10E11Rosemary Clooney / Sophie Tucker / Anthony Newley / Modern Screen AwardsDecember 2, 1956—Guests: --Rosemary Clooney - ""April In Paris"" --Cranks (British comedy review) - (1) Anthony Newley sings ""I'm The Boy You Should S
12. S10E12sched: Kate Smith; Sam Levenson; Joyce Grenfell; Gaelic SingersDecember 9, 1956—Scheduled guests: --Kate Smith --Sam Levenson --Joyce Grenfell --The little Gaelic Singers of Ireland --Dario Cassini (singer)
13. S10E13scheduled: Rise Stevens; Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healy; Jack Paar; Jo SullivanDecember 16, 1956—Scheduled guests: --Jack Paar --Rise Stevens --Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy --Art Lund, Jo Sullivan and the three Abbondanza bo
14. S10E14scheduled: Gracie Fields; Kaye Ballard; Dolores Wilson; Annie CordyDecember 23, 1956—Scheduled guests: --Gracie Fields (actress) --Kaye Ballard (comedian) --Dolores Wilson (opera singer) --Annie Cordy (chanteuse)
15. S10E15scheduled: Look Award winners: Sid Caesar; Edward R. Murrow; Walt DisneyDecember 30, 1956—Scheduled: --The Annual Look magazine TV awards including winners Sid Caesar, Perry Como, Walt Disney, Red Grange, Garry Moore, Edward R.
16. S10E16Elvis Presley (3rd appearance) / Carol Burnett / Sugar Ray RobinsonJanuary 6, 1957—Elvis Presley (Hound Dog, Heartbreak Hotel, Love Me Tender, Don't Be Cruel, Too Much, When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again and Peace in the
17. S10E17scheduled: Imogene Coca; Kate Smith; Professor BackwardsJanuary 13, 1957—Scheduled guests: --Imogene Coca (comedian) --Kate Smith (singer) --Jim Edmondson (comedian known as ""Professor Backwards"") --Fer
18. S10E18Sonny James / Fess Parker / Ivory Joe HunterJanuary 20, 1957—Singers / musicians: --Sonny James - ""Young Love"" --Ivory Joe Hunter (at piano) - ""Since I Met You"" --Betty Johnson - ""I Dream
19. S10E19scheduled: Louis Armstrong; Ella Fitzgerald; Dorothy Kirsten; Mario del MonacoJanuary 27, 1957—Scheduled guests: --Louis Armstrong --Ella Fitzgerald --The West point Glee Club --Dorothy Kirsten and Mario del Monaco (Metropoli
20. S10E20scheduled: Vic Damone; Jose Greco; Al HibblerFebruary 3, 1957—Scheduled guests: --Vic Damone (singer) --Al Hibbler (singer) --Jose Greco - singer, with his troupe of Flamenco dancers --Willie
21. S10E21scheduled: Benny Goodman; Victor Borge; Charlotte RaeFebruary 10, 1957—--Benny Goodman (with his big band and trio) - ""Let's Dance,"" ""Memories of You"" and ""Just One of Those Things"" Additional guests (sch
22. S10E22scheduled: Hugh O'Brian; Robert Wagner; Jeannie CarsonFebruary 17, 1957—Scheduled guests: --Cecil B. DeMille (producer of the film ""The Ten Commandments"") --Robert Wagner --Hugh O'Brian --Jeannie Cars
23. S10E23Lena Horne; Xavier Cugat; Abbe Lane; Doretta MorrowFebruary 24, 1957—Scheduled guests: --Lena Horne --Abbe Lane (singer) --Xavier Cugat --Doretta Morrow (from the Broadway show ""Kismet"") --Eddie
24. S10E24Lerner & Loewe Tribute: Gene Kelly; Leslie Caron; Fred AstaireMarch 3, 1957—Tribute to Alan Jay Lerner & Fritz Loewe - presented in connection with the first anniversary of their Broadway hit ""My Fair Lady."" Lerne
25. S10E25scheduled: Henry Fonda (on film); Wilt Chamberlain; Don AmecheMarch 10, 1957—On film: An interview with Henry Fonda including clips from his film ""Twelve Angry Men"" Other scheduled guests (live on stage): --Asso
26. S10E26scheduled: Robert Mitchum; Ames Brothers; Edie AdamsMarch 17, 1957—Scheduled guests: --Robert Mitchum (actor) - turns singer & dancer as he performs a medley of calpyso tunes that he recently recorded. -
27. S10E27scheduled: Julie London; Rodgers and Hammerstein; Ella FitzgeraldMarch 24, 1957—Scheduled guests: --Julie London sings the title song from the movie ""Boy On a Dolphin"" --On film: Clips from ""Boy On a Dolphin"" s
28. S10E28Fred Astaire / Fredric March / Peggy Wood / Buddy Knox / Ferlin HuskyApril 7, 1957—Guests: --Buddy Knox (singer) - ""Party Doll"" --Frank Libuse (comedian) --Byron Nelson (golf pro) and Ken Ventura appear with Juli
29. S10E29scheduled: Judy Holliday; Henry Fonda; Alan King; Alma CoganApril 14, 1957—--Judy Holliday (actress) - sings ""I'm Going Back"" (from her Broadway musical ""Bells Are Ringing"") and ""Full of Life,"" the title song
30. S10E30Chester Gould, Don Murray, Donald O'Connor, Gale GordonApril 21, 1957—
31. S10E31Bill Haley & the Comets / Lena Horne / Tony PerkinsApril 28, 1957—--Bill Haley & the Comets - ""40 Cups Of Coffee"" & "" Rudy's Rock"" (instrumental - 2nd song) --Lena Horne - ""From This Moment On,"" ""I
32. S10E32Walter Pidgeon, Johnnie Ray, Judy Scott, Sugar Ray Robinson, Gene FullmerMay 6, 1957—
33. S10E33Jack Dempsey, Bob & RayMay 13, 1957—
34. S10E34Tommy Sands, Rise StevensMay 20, 1957—
35. S10E35Red Skelton, Jayne Mansfield, Jack WebbMay 27, 1957—
36. S10E36scheduled: Tony Martin; Sarah Vaughn; Janet BlairJune 2, 1957—Scheduled guests: --Tony Martin (singer) --Sarah Vaughan (singer) --Janet Blair (singer) --Lily Pons (singer) --Tony Martin,
37. S10E37scheduled: Joni James; Alan King; Harry Belafonte (on film)June 9, 1957—Scheduled guests: --Joni James (singer) --Alan King (comedian) --On film: Harry Belafonte is shown singing ""Lead Man Holler"" in a c
38. S10E38Johnny Mathis / Polly Bergen / Rusty Draper / Bing Crosby (on film)June 16, 1957—--Johnny Mathis - ""It's Not For Me To Say"" --Rusty Draper - ""Freight Train"" --John Raitt - soliloquy from ""Carousel"" --Polly B
39. S10E39scheduled: Burt Lancaster; Gene Kelly; Helen WoodJune 23, 1957—Ninth Anniversary special broadcast from the Outdoor Marine Theater at Jones Beach, N.Y. Scheduled guests: --Burt Lancaster and Barbara
40. S10E40Everly Brothers / Frances Farmer / Nancy Whiskey / Prince & the Showgirl premiereJune 30, 1957—Guests: --Everly Brothers - ""Bye, Bye Love"" --Frances Farmer - ""Aura Lee"" --Nancy Whiskey & The Charles McDevitt Skiffle Group - ""
41. S10E41Louis Armstrong / Teresa Brewer / Jack Paar / Gary Cooper / Betty MadiganJuly 7, 1957—Guests: --Gary Cooper - Gary Cooper and Ed Sullivan watch a clip from ""Love In The Afternoon."" Ed talks with Gary Cooper. --Louis Arms
42. S10E42scheduled: Sal Mineo; Diahann Carroll; Don CherryJuly 14, 1957—Scheduled guests: --Sal Mineo sings ""Start Movin"" --Diahann Carroll --Don Cherry --Marvin Rainwater sings ""Gonna Find Me a Blueb
43. S10E43scheduled: Ernie Kovacs; Myron Cohen; Four AcesJuly 21, 1957—Scheduled guests: --Ernie Kovacs and his Nairobi Trio --The Four Aces --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Ted Lewis (bandleader) --Hurri
44. S10E44scheduled: Dan Dailey (guest host); the Crew Cuts; Roger WilliamsJuly 28, 1957—Scheduled guests: --Dan Dailey (guest host for this week and next) --The Crew Cuts (vocal group) - ""My Blue Heaven"" --Roger Willi
45. S10E45Dan Dailey (guest host) / The Everly BrothersAugust 4, 1957—--Dan Dailey (guest host) --Everly Brothers - ""Bye, Bye Love"" Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Marion Marlowe --Cesare Val
46. S10E46U.S. Army Show with Jayne Mansfield; Carol Burnett; Buddy KnoxAugust 11, 1957—Guests: --Jayne Mansfield - Ed talks to Jayne about her favorite movie stars. Jane sings ""The Army Goes Rolling Along"" with the Army
47. S10E47scheduled: Cab Calloway; Janet Blair; Sue Carson; Dick ContinoAugust 18, 1957—Scheduled guests: --Cab Calloway --Janet Blair (actress-singer) --Sue Carson (comedian) --Connie Towers (singer) --Dick Contino
48. S10E48Sal Mineo / Guy Mitchell / Carman McRae / Wes HarrisonAugust 25, 1957—--Sal Mineo (actor-singer) - sings ""Lasting Love"" (and possibly ""You Shouldn't Do That"") --Guy Mitchell sings ""Call Rosie on the Pho
49. S10E49Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays, Floyd Patterson, Mickey MantleSeptember 2, 1957—
50. S10E501958 Ice Capades / Della Reese / Jimmie Rodgers / Paul AnkaSeptember 8, 1957—Broadcast from Madison Square Garden. Guests: --Della Reese - ""Miss You So"" --Jimmie Rodgers - ""Honeycomb"" --Paul Anka - Dia
51. S10E51Andrews Sisters / Nick Todd / Billy Ward & the DominosSeptember 15, 1957—--The Andrews Sisters - ""By His Word"" and a medley of hits --Billy Ward and the Dominos (vocal group) - ""Stardust"" --Nick Todd (Pat

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

1. S11E01Betty Grable / Carol Channing / Harry James / Bobby Helms / George RaftSeptember 22, 1957—Guests: --Betty Grable - ""Put Your Arms Around Me"" --Harry James (trumpet player) - ""You Made Me Love You"" and ""Two O'clock Jump""
2. S11E02scheduled: George Burns & Gracie Allen; Johnnie Ray; Ida Lupino & Howard DuffSeptember 29, 1957—Scheduled guests (broadcast from Hollywood): --Johnnie Ray (singer) --George Burns and Gracie Allen (comedy team) --Della Reese (sing
3. S11E03scheduled: Eva Marie Saint; Everly Brothers; Danny Thomas; Bob & RayOctober 6, 1957—Scheduled: --Eva Marie Saint (actress) --The Everly Brothers - ""Wake Up Little Susie"" --Danny Thomas (comedian) --Bob and Ray
4. S11E04The Sparkletones / Mills Brothers / Georgia Gibbs / Sammy KayeOctober 20, 1957—Scheduled: --The Mills Brothers (vocal group) --Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones perform ""Black Slacks"" --Georgia Gibbs (singer)
5. S11E05The Platters / Frances Farmer / Jane MorganOctober 27, 1957—ASCAP Show with guests: --The Platters - The Great Pretender"" (on film, Ed in Paris at Platters concert) --Frances Farmer - ""Down in
6. S11E06Sam Cooke / Jimmie Rodgers / Paul Anka / SparkletonesNovember 3, 1957—Musical acts: --Sam Cooke - ""You Send Me"" (excerpt performed at end of show) --Paul Anka - ""Diana"" --Jimmie Rodgers - ""Honeycomb"
7. S11E07Robert Wagner & Joan Collins / Sarah Vaughan / Roger Williams / Billy EckstineNovember 10, 1957—Guests: --Ed talks with Robert Wagner & Joan Collins. A clip from the movie ""Stop Over Tokyo"" is shown. --Sarah Vaughan - ""Lucky In L
8. S11E08Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps / Georgia Gibbs / Carol BurnettNovember 17, 1957—Guests: --Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps - ""Dance to the Bop"" --Georgia Gibbs - ""Great Balls of Fire"" & ""Rock A Bye My Baby"" --Ca
9. S11E09scheduled: Rex Harrison; Kay Kendall; Tony Martin; the Four Aces; Barbara McNairNovember 24, 1957—Scheduled: --Rex Harrison (star of Broadway's ""My Fair Lady"") --Kay Kendall (comedian, wife of Rex Harrison) --Tony Martin (singe
10. S11E10Buddy Holly and the Crickets / Sam Cooke / Bobby HelmsDecember 1, 1957—--Buddy Holly and the Crickets - ""That'll Be the Day"" and ""Peggy Sue"" --Sam Cooke - ""You Send Me"" and ""For Sentimental Reasons""
11. S11E11The Platters / Noel Coward / Ray PetersonDecember 8, 1957—--The Platters - ""Only You"" and ""Indiff'rent"" --Ray Peterson - ""Fever"" --Noel Coward - sings medley of his own songs (please see Re
12. S11E12scheduled: Tony Bennett; Della Reese; Eddie Foy; Barbara PerryDecember 15, 1957—Scheduled guests: --Tony Bennett (singer) --Della Reese (singer) --Eddie Foy and Barbara Perry (from the Broadway musical ""Rumple"
13. S11E1310th Christmas Show - Frankie Lymon; Rise Stevens; Carol LawrenceDecember 22, 1957—--Frankie Lymon - ""Goody Goody"" and ""It's Christmas Once Again"" Other guests: --Mary Knoll Seminarians - ""Mary Had a Baby"" --Pa
14. S11E14scheduled: Red Buttons; Roberta Sherwood / John Wayne (on film)December 29, 1957—--Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five - ""Caldonia"" & ""Peace Of Mind"" Scheduled guests: --Red Buttons --Roberta Sherwood --Victor J
15. S11E15scheduled: The Everly Brothers; Johnnie RayJanuary 5, 1958—Scheduled guests: --Johnnie Ray (singer) --The Everly Brothers --Clifford Guest (ventriloquist) --Bambi Linn (dancer) --Rod Al
16. S11E16Bing Crosby (on film) / James Arness / Mike Kellin & Sondra LeeJanuary 12, 1958—Guests: --On film: Clip of Bing Crosby playing golf. --James Arness - appears on stage to talk with Ed. Then a film clip from the TV s
17. S11E17Mario Lanza (on film, interview) / Kirby Stone Quartet / Marissa AlotsioJanuary 19, 1958—Guests: --On film: Mario Lanza - (1) In Rome, Lanza talks to Ed about the film ""7 Hills of Rome"" (2) Film clip: Lanza sings ""Arrivaderci
18. S11E18Buddy Holly & the Crickets (2nd appearance) /Jimmie Rodgers / Ted LewisJanuary 26, 1958—--Buddy Holly and the Crickets (their 2nd Sullivan appearance) – ""Oh Boy"" (performed towards end of show) --Jimmie Rodgers - ""Oh, Oh
19. S11E19scheduled: Ted Lewis; Helen Gallagher; Georges GuetaryFebruary 2, 1958—Scheduled guests: --Ted Lewis (bandleader) --Beverly Marshall (comedian) --Georges Guetary (French singer) --Helen Gallagher (dan
20. S11E20scheduled: Gina Lollobrigida; Sally Ann Howes; Jack Carter; Billy KennyFebruary 9, 1958—Scheduled guests: --Gina Lollobrigida (actress) --Sally Ann Howes (musical-comedy star who replaced Julie Andrews in Broadway's ""My F
21. S11E21scheduled: Vic Damone; Anna Magnani (on film, tour of Rome)February 16, 1958—Scheduled guests: --Vic Damone sings ""Gigi"" and ""Gift of Love"" --On film: Anna Magnani (actress, takes Ed on a filmed tour of Rome
22. S11E22LaVern Baker / Victor Moore / Tina RobinFebruary 23, 1958—--The Happy Jesters (comedy singing male trio) - ""Somebody Stole My Gal"" --Radio City Music Hall Symphony [song - unknown] --Victor
23. S11E23scheduled: Douglas Fairbanks Jr.; The Everly Brothers; Charles MannaMarch 2, 1958—Scheduled guests: --Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (actor) --The Everly Brothers (singers) - ""This Little Girl of Mine"" --Charles Manna (
24. S11E24Everly Brothers / Jo Stafford / The SparkletonesMarch 9, 1958—Guests: --The Everly Brothers - ""Wake Up Little Susie"" & ""Be Bop a Lula"" --Jo Stafford - ""Anything Goes"" & ""Tomorrow Mountain""
25. S11E25St. Patrick's Day / scheduled: Mickey Shaughnessy; Myron Cohen; Sue CarsonMarch 16, 1958—St. Patrick's Day show with scheduled guests: --Mickey Shaughnessy (actor, appeared in the 1957 movie ""Don't Go Near the Water"") --My
26. S11E26Rodgers & Hammerstein / Bert Lahr / The Rays / Four PrepsMarch 23, 1958—Guests: --Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II promote their film ""South Pacific."" A film of the NYC premiere of the movie is shown
27. S11E27scheduled: Della Reese; Frankie Vaughan; Jane MorganMarch 30, 1958—Scheduled guests: --Della Reese (singer) --Roger Williams (pianist) --Frankie Vaughan (singer from England) --Jane Morgan (singer
28. S11E28Maurice Chevalier / Carol Burnett / Conrad HiltonApril 6, 1958—Guests: --Carol Burnett (comedian, doing a tribute to the Emmy Awards) --Maurice Chevalier - ""Gigi"" & ""Quay De Bercy"" --Conrad H
29. S11E29scheduled: Nat King Cole; Mickey Mantle; Yogi Berra; Jack NorworthApril 13, 1958—Scheduled guests: --Nat King Cole (singer) --Mickey Mantle (of the New York Yankees, was the American League's most valuable player of
30. S11E30The Champs (Tequila) / Vivian Blaine / Hermoine GingoldApril 20, 1958—Guests: --The Champs - ""Tequila"" --Hermoine Gingold & Billy Dewolfe - ""Careless Talk"" --Kathy Linden - ""Billy"" --Vivian Blai
31. S11E31Everly Brothers / Sal Mineo / Patachou / Teresa BrewerApril 27, 1958—Guests: --The Everly Brothers - ""All I Have To Do Is Dream"" --Sal Mineo (actor) - sings ""A Couple Of Crazy Kids"" & ""Baby Face""
32. S11E32Lillian Roth / The Chordettes / David Seville / Helen Gallagher / Denise DarcelMay 4, 1958—Guests: --The Chordettes - ""Lollipop"" --David Seville - ""Witch Doctor"" --Lillian Roth - ""How About You"" & ""Sing You Sinners""
33. S11E33scheduled: Eleanor Roosevelt; Connie Francis; Tony MartinMay 11, 1958—--Connie Francis - ""Who's Sorry Now?"" Scheduled guests: --Eleanor Roosevelt - pays tribute to Israel's 10th anniversary --Tony Marti
34. S11E34scheduled: Maurice Chevalier; Sophie Tucker; Carol Lawrence; Jack E. LeonardMay 18, 1958—Scheduled guests: --Maurice Chevalier (star of the new movie ""Gigi"") --Sophie Tucker --Carol Lawrence (of ""West Side Story"")
35. S11E35scheduled: Frankie Lymon; Alan King; Hermione GingoldMay 25, 1958—Scheduled guests: --Frankie Lymon (singer) --Alan King (comedian) --Hermione Gingold (actress-comedian) --Allan Drake (comedian)
36. S11E36scheduled: Wayne and Shuster; Jimmie Rodgers; Edie AdamsJune 1, 1958—Scheduled guests: --Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster (guest hosts, taking over while Ed was at the World's Fair in Brussels) --Edie Adams
37. S11E37scheduled: Alan King; Hugh O'Brian; Jack E. Leonard; Roberta SherwoodJune 8, 1958—Scheduled guests: --Della Reese --Hugh O'Brian (star of ""Wyatt Earp"") --Alan King (comedian) --Carol Haney and Peter Gennaro (da
38. S11E38The Brussels World's Fair / Sophia Loren / The PlattersJune 15, 1958—The Brussels World's Fair (a filmed tour of the fair) Guests (also on film): --The Platters - probably ""Twilight Time"" --William H
39. S11E3910th Anniversary Show (clips from past shows)June 22, 1958—Note: The 10th Anniversary Special is made up of clips from the past 10 years of ""Toast of the Town"" & ""The Ed Sullivan Show."" Clips:
40. S11E40Moscow's Moiseyev BalletJune 29, 1958—Newspaper description #1: Hour-long show devoted to Moscow's famed Moiseyev dancers, with Ray Bloch and his orchestra. Newspaper descrip
41. S11E41Esther Williams / Frank Sinatra (on film) / Princess Grace (film)July 6, 1958—Program broadcast from Las Vegas: Esther Williams swimming segments: --(1) Esther introduces ""Water Babies"" (children diving into sw
42. S11E42scheduled: Ann Blyth; The Four Preps; Anna Maria AlberghettiJuly 13, 1958—Scheduled guests (from the Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada): --Ann Blyth (movie star) - might have performed ""Little Girl Blue"" on this
43. S11E43scheduled: The 5th Annual Army talent show; Teresa Brewer (guest host)July 20, 1958—The 5th Annual Army talent show: --Teresa Brewer (scheduled guest host) Scheduled Army talent: --Pfc. Constantine Cassolas (operati
44. S11E44Ernie Kovacs / Sheb Wooley / Gordon MacRae / Bobby VanJuly 27, 1958—Guests: --Ernie Kovacs - conducts the Nairobi Symphony (with musicians in monkey costumes). --Sheb Wooley - ""The Purple People Eater""
45. S11E45scheduled: Wayne and Shuster; Dolores Gray; Margaret TynesAugust 3, 1958—Scheduled: --Wayne and Shuster (comedy team) --Dolores Gray (musical-comedy star) --Jack E. Leonard (comedian) --Margaret Tynes
46. S11E46scheduled: 4th Annual U.S. Navy Talent Contest with guest host Sam LevensonAugust 10, 1958—Scheduled: The 4th Annual U.S. Navy World Wide Talent Contest --Sam Levenson (comedian, appearing as guest host) Guests include -
47. S11E47Gregory Peck (cameo) / Teresa Brewer / Carol LawrenceAugust 17, 1958—Guests include: --Gregory Peck (cameo, introduces Judy White, burn victim) --Teresa Brewer - ""Don't Bring Lulu"" and ""I Wouldn't Trad
48. S11E48scheduled: Frankie Lymon; Georgie Kaye; Wayne & ShusterAugust 24, 1958—Scheduled guests: --Wayne and Shuster (comedy team, appearing as guest hosts while Ed was in Israel) --Frankie Lymon (singer) - ""The
49. S11E49Dick Powell / Jack E. Leonard / Air Force Talent ShowAugust 31, 1958—The Air Force Talent Show Civilian guests: --Dick Powell (actor, appearing as guest host while Ed was in Israel) --Jack E. Leonard (
50. S11E50Georgia Gibbs / Ice Capades / scheduled: Johnny Ray; Jane MorganSeptember 7, 1958—Broadcast from Madison Square Garden --John Harris's Ice Capades --Georgia Gibbs - sings ""The Hula-Hoop Song"" Scheduled guests: -

Season 11 ranked & reviewed

1. S12E01Tommy Edwards / West Side Story Broadway cast / Mickey RooneySeptember 14, 1958—Guests: --Tommy Edwards - ""It's All In the Game"" --Mickey Rooney and Joey Forman - appear together in a ""Candid Camera"" parody. -
2. S12E02scheduled: The stars of the upcoming TV seasonSeptember 21, 1958—Scheduled guests: --Wayne & Shuster (comedy team) --Alan King (comedian) Also, these stars of CBS's programs for the upcoming seaso
3. S12E03Shecky Green / Mickey Mantle / Yogi Berra / Sacha DistelSeptember 28, 1958—Guests: --Julie Wilson - ""It's Great To Be Alive."" --Bobby Van (dancer) And Robert Maxwell (harpist) --Shecky Greene (Las Vegas com
4. S12E04scheduled: Danny Thomas; Frankie Laine; Milwaukee Braves playersOctober 5, 1958—Scheduled guests: --Danny Thomas --Frankie Laine (singer) --Patachou (French singer) --Tina Robin (singer) --Little Buck (danc
5. S12E05scheduled: Carol Channing; Genevieve; Line RenaudOctober 12, 1958—Scheduled guests: --Carol Channing (musical comedy star) --Genevieve (French singer) --Line Renaud (French singer) --The Talbot
6. S12E06Tony Martin / Roger Williams / Xavier Cugat & Abbe LaneOctober 19, 1958—Guests: --Tony Martin (singer) - ""Gigi"" & ""Fire Down Below"" --Benny Fields, Blossom Seeley, Tony Martin - ""My Blushin' Rosie""
7. S12E07Esther Williams (guest host) / Johnny Mathis / Janet BlairOctober 26, 1958—Guests: --Esther Williams (guest host) --Lisa Kirk - ""Anything Goes"" --Bob Hammond's Birds --Johnny Mathis - ""The Lady Is A Tra
8. S12E08Itzhak Perlman / Carol Lawrence & Larry Kert / Film: Ed Sullivan Visits JerusalemNovember 2, 1958—Guests: --Itzhak Perlman (violinist, then a 13-year old child prodigy) - plays ""Polonaise Brilliante"" --Carol Lawrence (as Maria) and
9. S12E09Friar's Club roasts Ed Sullivan w/Walter Cronkite; Maury Amsterdam; Joey BishopNovember 9, 1958—""The Friar's Club"" roasts Ed Sullivan Guests: --Joe E. Lewis - roasts Ed --Jack Carter (host / master of ceremonies, appears through
10. S12E10scheduled: William Shatner; Lou Costello; Dody GoodmanNovember 16, 1958—Scheduled guests: --William Shatner and France Nuyen (from the Broadway musical ""The World of Suzie Wong"") - appear in scenes from ""..
11. S12E11Kathryn Grayson / Herb Shriner / The Four CoinsNovember 23, 1958—Guests: --Beryozka Dance Company (Russian folk dancers in peasant costumes) --The Four Coins (vocal group) - ""World Outside"" --Pa
12. S12E12scheduled: Teresa Brewer; Hal March; Jean CarrollNovember 30, 1958—Scheduled guests: --Teresa Brewer (singer) --Jean Carroll (comedian) --Hal March (comedian) --Monique Van Vooren (singer) - ""Th
13. S12E13From Alaska: Dody Goodman; Jill Corey; Dick Lord BuckleyDecember 7, 1958—Show filmed in Alaska (when Ed was in Alaska a few weeks earlier): Guests: --Dody Goodman (comedian) --Jill Corey (singer) - ""Sitt
14. S12E14scheduled: Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane / Flower Drum Song castDecember 14, 1958—Scheduled guests: --Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (appear to promote their new musical ""Flower Drum Song""). --The entire
15. S12E15scheduled: Jose Ferrer & Lois Smith; David Seville; Rise StevensDecember 21, 1958—Scheduled guests: --Jose Ferrer and Lois Smith - in scenes from their Broadway play ""Edwin Booth"" --Rise Stevens (operatic soprano)
16. S12E16Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward / Maurice Gosfield & Joe E. RossDecember 28, 1958—Guests (first half of show): --Maurice Gosfield (Private Doberman) and Joe E. Ross (Sgt. Ridzik) from ""The Phil Silvers Show"" (a.k.a. "
17. S12E17Imogene Coca / Shelley Berman / Trude Adams / Phil Ford & Mimi HinesJanuary 4, 1959—Guests: --Imogene Coca plays an opera singer in a comedy routine --Ivry Gitlis (Israeli violinist) --Trude Adams (singer) - ""He's G
18. S12E18Fidel Castro (on film) / Jason Robards / George Grizzard / Alan KingJanuary 11, 1959—--On film: Fidel Castro - 25 second clip at beginning of show. Later in show, a 6-minute film is shown: Ed introduces Castro, calls Castro a
19. S12E19Edith Piaf / Celeste Holm / Betty Comden & Adolph Green / Pat SuzukiJanuary 18, 1959—Guests: --Edith Piaf (French singer) - ""Carousel"" and ""Gypsy and the Lady"" --Celeste Holm (actress) - scene from ""Third Best Sport
20. S12E20scheduled: Charlton Heston; Eartha Kitt; Georgia GibbsJanuary 25, 1959—Scheduled guests: --Charlton Heston (actor) --Eartha Kitt (actress-singer, star of the movie ""Anna Lucasta"") --Georgia Gibbs (sin
21. S12E21Johnny Cash / Frankie Laine / Richard BooneFebruary 8, 1959—Guests: --Johnny Cash - ""Don't Take Your Guns to Town"" --Miyoshi Umeki (star of Broadway's ""Flower Drum Song"") - ""Hundred Million M
22. S12E22scheduled: Itzhak Perlman; Dody Goodman; Jack Carter; Jane MorganFebruary 15, 1959—Scheduled guests: --Itzhak Perlman (18-year-old violinist from Israel) --Dody Goodman (comedian) --Jack Carter (comedian) --Wayne
23. S12E23scheduled: Dennis Weaver; Roger Williams; Pat HenningFebruary 22, 1959—Scheduled guests: --Dennis Weaver (actor, played Chester on ""Gunsmoke"") --Roger Williams (pianist) --Roberta Peters (opera singer
24. S12E24The Platters / scheduled: Abbe Lane; Xavier Cugat; Carol LawrenceMarch 1, 1959—The Platters - ""Sound & The Fury"" and ""Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"" Scheduled: --Abbe Lane with Xavier Cugat and his orchestra --Carol
25. S12E25Fred MacMurray / Jane Russell / David Seville / Samuel Goldwyn (on film)March 8, 1959—--Chris Barber's Jazz Band - ""Petit Fleur"" (played while Ed announces guests) and ""Diga, Diga Do"" --Schaller Brothers (comedy trampol
26. S12E26Edward Mulhare / Myron Cohen / Paul O'KeefeMarch 15, 1959—Guests (St. Patrick's Day show filmed in Ireland): --Liam DeVally - ""The Gentle Maiden"" (a traditional Irish folk ballad) --Cork Choir (
27. S12E27From Portugal: Maurice Chevalier; The Ames BrothersMarch 22, 1959—Guests (show filmed in Portugal): --Maurice Chevalier - ""This Is My Lucky Day"" & ""Quai de Bercy"" --The Ames Brothers (vocal group)
28. S12E28scheduled: Shelley Winters; Connie Francis / James Stewart & Lee Remick (on film)March 29, 1959—Scheduled guests: --Shelley Winters (actress) --Connie Francis (singer) --Luise Rainer (actress) --Richard Boone (from the TV serie
29. S12E29The Fleetwoods / Billy Williams Quartet / Jean CarrollApril 5, 1959—Guests: --The Billy Williams Quartet - ""Goodnight Irene"" --Helene and Howard (comic dancers) --Jean Carroll (comedian) - domestic l
30. S12E30Johnnie Ray / Brook Benton / Gertrude Berg / Teresa BrewerApril 12, 1959—Guests: --Brook Benton - ""It's Just A Matter Of Time"" --Johnnie Ray - ""All Right, OK, You Win"" and ""Here & Now"" --Teresa Brewe
31. S12E31scheduled: Tallulah Bankhead; Della Reese; Betty Comden & Adolph GreenApril 19, 1959—Scheduled guests: --Tallulah Bankhead --Della Reese (singer) --Jack Carter (comedian) --Betty Comden and Adolph Green (musical-c
32. S12E32Johnny Mathis / Rod Steiger / Henny YoungmanApril 26, 1959—Guests include: --Johnny Mathis - ""Lover,"" ""Someone"" & ""From This Moment"" --Rod Steiger - performs a scene from ""Roshomon"" (Sam
33. S12E33scheduled: Lionel Hampton; Gogi Grant; Billy DanielsMay 3, 1959—Scheduled guests: --Lionel Hampton and his band (jazz musicians) --Gogi Grant (singer) --Wayne and Shuster (comedy team) - present
34. S12E34Louis Prima & Keely Smith / Hume Cronyn & Jessica Tandy / Andy GriffithMay 10, 1959—Segment with Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera: --Louis Prima sings ""When You're Smiling."" --Prima, Keely Smith & Sam Butera - ""
35. S12E35Louis Prima & Keely Smith / Shelly Berman / Jack CarterMay 17, 1959—Segment with Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera & the Witnesses: --Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera & The Witnesses - ""When You're S
36. S12E36Fabian / Myron Cohen / Ed Wynn / Carol LawrenceMay 24, 1959—Guests: --Fabian - ""Turn Me Loose"" & ""Tiger"" --Carol Lawrence - ""10 Cents A Dance"" (from ""West Side Story) --Ed Wynn - jokes
37. S12E37Bobby Darin / Edith Piaf / Wayne & ShusterMay 31, 1959—Guests: --Bobby Darin - ""Mack the Knife"" & ""Dream Lover"" --Edith Piaf - ""Milord""/""M'Lord"" (& possible 2nd song: ""Come On Let's He
38. S12E38James Cagney tribute / Johnny Horton / Al MartinoJune 7, 1959—James Cagney segment: --Montage of Cagney movie clips: ""Public Enemy,"" ""Angels With Dirty Faces,"" ""Oklahoma Kid,"" ""The Fighting 69
39. S12E39Connie Francis, Henny YoungmanMay 14, 1959—
40. S12E40Fabian / Georgia Gibbs / Kirby Stone Four / John Wayne (on tape)June 21, 1959—Guests: --Jack Benny cameo: After Ed claims to have found a one-dollar bill in the lobby, Benny comes on stage to claim it. --On tape: J
41. S12E41Duke Ellington / Lloyd Price / Frankie Avalon / Jean CarrollJune 28, 1959—12th Anniversary Show with guests: --Lloyd Price - ""Personality"" --Duke Ellington - ""Anatomy of a Murder"" & ""Flirty Bird"" --Ott
42. S12E42scheduled: Ames Brothers; Patachou; Alan King; Ford & HinesJuly 5, 1959—Scheduled guests: --The Ames Brothers (vocal group) - medley (""Too Young,"" ""Paper Doll,"" ""Everything I Have is Yours,"" ""Seems Like
43. S12E43Carol Channing / Georgia Gibbs / Wayne & Shuster / Bob LewisJuly 12, 1959—Guests: --Carol Channing - ""Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend"" (Carol gives a phony diamond to Ed, then throws phony diamonds out to aud
44. S12E44Spoleto Festival (taped in Italy): Sir John Gielgud; Eileen FarrellJuly 19, 1959—""Spoleto Festival"" (filmed at various locations in Spoleto, Italy) Guests: --Sir John Gielgud – reads from Shakespeare (filmed at
45. S12E45Eartha Kitt / Charlton Heston (on film) / Roger WilliamsJuly 26, 1959—Guests: --Eartha Kitt - ""Little White Lies"" & ""What More Is There To Say."" --Eartha Kitt (later in show) - ""Turkish Rendition of C
46. S12E46The Platters / scheduled: Roberta Peters; Shelley BermanAugust 2, 1959—The Platters - ""Dance With Me, Henry,"" ""Remember When"" and ""Darktown Strutter's Ball"" Scheduled guests: --Roberta Peters (opera st
47. S12E47Jane Russell / Sid Kroft / Shecky Greene / Toni ArdenAugust 9, 1959—Guests: --Jane Russell - ""Say It Isn't So"" --Jane Russell and her brother Kevin - perform an unidentified song (possibly titled ""De
48. S12E48scheduled: Lionel Hampton; Teresa Brewer; Jan MurrayAugust 16, 1959—Scheduled guests: --Lionel Hampton (jazz musician) - ""Ain't Got That Swing"" and ""Lady Be Good"" --Teresa Brewer - ""There'll Be Som
49. S12E49scheduled: Luise Rainer; Alan King; Dolores WilsonAugust 23, 1959—Scheduled guests: --Luise Rainer (actress, filmed interview) --Alan King (comedian) --Dolores Wilson (Metropolitan opera singer)
50. S12E50Army Talent Show with Steve Lawrence; Henny YoungmanAugust 30, 1959—The Annual Army Talent Show Civilian talent (scheduled guests): --Henny Youngman (comedian) --Rickie Layne (ventriloquist) --Modern
51. S12E51Bobby Darin / Frankie Laine / Teresa BrewerSeptember 6, 1959—Broadcast from Madison Square Garden: Guests include: --Bobby Darin - medley: ""Swing Low Sweet Chariot,"" ""Lonesome Road"" and ""Whe
52. S12E52scheduled: Edith Piaf; Itzhak Perlman; Jack CarterSeptember 13, 1959—Scheduled guests: --Edith Piaf (French Chanteuse) - ""You Are My Carousel"" (in French and English) --Jack Carter (comedian) --IItz

Season 12 ranked & reviewed

1. S13E01Louis Armstrong / Rosemary Clooney / Jose Ferrer / Alan KingSeptember 20, 1959—Special 90-minute episode (live from New York & Chicago with a taped sequence from Las Vegas). Guests include: --Jose Ferrer (actor) - m
2. S13E02Invitation to MoscowSeptember 27, 1959—""Invitation to Moscow"" - Special 90-minute episode taped in and around Moscow. Guests: --Marge and Gower Champion (dancers) --Rise
3. S13E03Danny Thomas / Eartha Kitt / Julius LaRosaOctober 4, 1959—Guests: --Jane Morgan, Julius LaRosa and Eartha Kitt - sing ""September in the Rain,"" ""Autumn Leaves"" and ""The September Song."" -
4. S13E04Mario Lanza (on film) / Ethel Merman / Larry BlydenOctober 11, 1959—Guests: --Ethel Merman - I'm Glad There Is You"" (from ""Gypsy"") & ""There'll Be Some Changes Made"" --On film: Ed Sullivan interviews
5. S13E05Harry Belafonte (on film) / Ames Brothers / Wilt ChamberlainOctober 18, 1959—Guests: --The Harlem Globetrotters vs. the Ames Brothers in a basketball game. Wilt Chamberlain also participates. Duke Snyder is the ref
6. S13E06scheduled: Della Reese; Wayne & Shuster; Betty JohnsonOctober 25, 1959—Scheduled guests: --Della Reese (singer) --Wayne and Shuster (comedy duo, presenting a British Western) --Professor Backwards (come
7. S13E07Paul Anka / The Step Brothers / Castle SistersNovember 1, 1959—Guests: --Paul Anka (singer) - ""Put Your Head on My Shoulder"" --The Step Brothers (dance team, tap dancers) - do a ""challenge dance
8. S13E08Johnny Mathis / Gracie Fields / Jan MurrayNovember 8, 1959—Guests: --Johnny Mathis - ""Witchcraft,"" ""The Best Of Everything"" and ""Misty"" --The Barry Sisters (vocal group) - ""Who's Sorry
9. S13E09scheduled: Suzanne Pleshette; Tom Poston; Georgia GibbsNovember 15, 1959—Scheduled guests: --The cast of the Broadway comedy ""The Golden Fleecing"" appear in a scene from the play. The cast consists of Tom Posto
10. S13E10scheduled: Carol Channing; Count Basie; Joe WilliamsNovember 22, 1959—Scheduled guests: --Carol Channing --Count Basie and his band --Joe Williams (singer) --Wayne and Shuster (comedy team) --She
11. S13E11Dick Van Dyke & Bess Halliday / Dorothy Collins / Marion MarloweNovember 29, 1959—Guests: --Dick Van Dyke & Bess Halliday - perform a sketch about a drunk husband coming home to sober wife. --Dorothy Collins - ""Baci
12. S13E12scheduled: Lionel Hampton; Teresa Brewer; Jack CarterDecember 6, 1959—Scheduled guests: --Lionel Hampton (jazz musician) and his band --Teresa Brewer (singer) --Jack Carter (comedian) --Wayne and Shu
13. S13E13Dorothy Dandridge / Brook Benton / David Seville / Ames BrothersDecember 13, 1959—Guests: --Dorothy Dandridge - ""What Is This Thing Called Love"" & ""Baby Baby All The Time"" --Brook Benton - ""This Time Of Year""
14. S13E14Polly Bergen / Gertrude Berg / Paul O'Keefe / Harry Simeone ChoraleDecember 20, 1959—--Paul O'Keefe with the Baird Puppets - ""What Do You Want For Christmas"" --Baird Puppets - ""Christmas in Davey Jones Locker"" sketch
15. S13E15Charlton Heston / Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane / Leon BibbDecember 27, 1959—Guests: --On film: Charlton Heston: (1) Film clip from ""Ben Hur"" (2) Ed and Heston ride Chariot in Rome. --Charlton Heston (live on
16. S13E16Bobby Darin & Connie Francis / Edgar Bergen / Gene Krupa & Sal MineoJanuary 3, 1960—Guests: --Bobby Darin - ""That's How It Goes"" & ""Beyond The Sea"" --Connie Francis & Bobby Darin duet - ""You Make Me Feel So Young"
17. S13E17Wayne & Shuster (guest hosts) / Frankie Avalon / Birgit NilssonJanuary 10, 1960—Guests: --Frankie Avalon - ""Look What One Kiss Can Do"" & ""Why"" --Wayne And Shuster (guest hosts, comedy team) - sketch: an intervie
18. S13E18scheduled: Rosemary Clooney; Nelson Eddy; Carol LawrenceJanuary 17, 1960—Scheduled guests: --Rosemary Clooney (singer) --Nelson Eddy (singer) with his partner Gail Sherwood --Carol Lawrence (musical-comedy
19. S13E19Takarazuka Dance Theater / Ford & Hines / Kim SistersJanuary 24, 1960—--The Takarazuka Dance Theater of Japan. Female dance troupe doing traditional and modern dances. Other guests: --Ford and Hines (comedy
20. S13E20Rowan and Martin, The WanderersJanuary 31, 1960—
21. S13E21Charles Laughton / Dorothy Dandridge / Harry James / Wayne & SchusterFebruary 14, 1960—Guests (St. Valentine's Day Show): --Dorothy Dandridge - ""Love"" and, later in show, ""Smooth Operator (I Like It Like That)""--Charles La
22. S13E22scheduled: Jack Carter; Myron Cohen; Earl Grant; Barry SistersFebruary 21, 1960—Scheduled guests: --Jack Carter (comedian) --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Earl Grant (singer) --Jerome Robbins' ""Ballets: U.S.A.""
23. S13E23Bobby Darin / Connie Francis / Della Reese / Senor WencesFebruary 28, 1960—Guests: --Della Reese - ""Blue Skies"" & ""I Won't Want You"" --Bobby Darin - ""Oh, My Darling Clementine"" & medley (""By Myself"" & ""
24. S13E24scheduled: Eartha Kitt; Leon Bibb; Anna Maria AlberghettiMarch 6, 1960—Scheduled guests: --Eartha Kitt (singer) --Leon Bibb (folk singer) --Anna Maria Alberghetti (singer) --Bob Lewis (comedian) -
25. S13E25scheduled: Eileen Brennan; Pat Rooney; Sean O'Casey; Barry FitzgeraldMarch 13, 1960—Scheduled guests (St. Patrick's Day show): --Eileen Brennan (singer-actress, then appearing on the off-Broadway play ""Little Mary Sunshi
26. S13E26Circus Stars from All Over the WorldMarch 20, 1960—Circus Stars from All Over the World Appearing in London: --Popov (Soviet clown) --The Boxing Russian Bears Appearing in New Yor
27. S13E27Dorothy Dandridge / Teresa Brewer / Jack Carter / Myron CohenMarch 27, 1960—Guests: --Dorothy Dandridge - ""I Get A Kick Out Of You"" & ""That's All"" --Dorothy Dandridge (later in show) - ""One of Those Things"
28. S13E28scheduled: Chris Connor; Ames Brothers; Jill CoreyApril 10, 1960—Fourth salute to ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) with scheduled guests: --The Ames Brothers (vocal quartet)
29. S13E29David Seville / Mahalia Jackson / Wayne & ShusterApril 17, 1960—Guests: --Mahalia Jackson - ""Old Rugged Cross"" & ""Were You There?"" --Mahalia Jackson - ""I Found the Answer"" (with Willie Webb on
30. S13E30scheduled: Red Buttons; Rowan & Martin; Ames BrothersApril 24, 1960—Scheduled guests: --Red Buttons (comedian) --The Ames Brothers (singing groups) --Rowan and Martin (comedy team) - secret agent rou
31. S13E31Charlton Heston / Johnny Horton / Dean JonesMay 1, 1960—Guests: --Johnny Horton sings ""Sink The Bismark"" (with war footage) --Charlton Heston - Talks with Ed on stage. Later in show, Heston
32. S13E32scheduled: Nina Simone; The Browns; Bess MyersonMay 8, 1960—Scheduled guests: --Nina Simone (singer-pianist) --The Browns (vocal group) - ""The Old Lamplighter"" --Bess Myerson (TV personalit
33. S13E33scheduled: James Cagney; Robert Montgomery; Jane Froman; Julie WilsonMay 15, 1960—Scheduled guests: --James Cagney and Robert Montgomery - Ed interviews Cagney and Montgomery about their new movie based on the life stor
34. S13E34scheduled: Nelson Eddy & Gale Sherwood; Brothers Four; Wayne & ShusterMay 22, 1960—Scheduled guests: --Nelson Eddy and Gale Sherwood (singing duo) - ""In the Still of the Night"" (possible song) --The Brothers Four si
35. S13E35scheduled: Count Basie; Joe Williams; Chita RiveraMay 29, 1960—Scheduled guests: --Count Basie and his Orchestra --Joe Williams (blues singer, performing with Count Basie's band) --Chita Rivera
36. S13E36Jack Lemon / Louis Prima & Keely Smith / Bert LahrJune 5, 1960—Guests: --Audience bows (marking the 15th anniversary of D-Day): Bob Murphy and Bill Petty (D-Day heroes); Connie Ryan (author) --Loui
37. S13E37Louis Prima & Keely Smith / Connie Francis / Dick Van DykeJune 12, 1960—12th Anniversary Show: Louis Prima & Keely Smith segment: --Louis Prima - ""Up A Lazy River,"" ""I'm Confessin"" ""I Got You Under My Sk
38. S13E38Ann Miller / Della Reese / Don Adams / Benny Goodman All-Star BandJune 19, 1960—Guests include: --Ann Miller - tap dances and sings ""Beat In My Heart"" --Della Reese - ""Every Day"" --Don Adams (comedian) - cour
39. S13E39scheduled: Rise Stevens; Ames Brothers; Gene Krupa OrchestraJune 26, 1960—
40. S13E40Rosemary Clooney, Dave BarryJune 3, 1960—
41. S13E41scheduled: Red Buttons; Georgia Gibbs; Rowan & MartinJuly 10, 1960—Scheduled guests: --Red Buttons (comedian) - in a comedy routine, Red wonders why songwriters write songs about girls but not about boys.
42. S13E42scheduled: Dick Van Dyke; Chris Connor; Edgar BergenJuly 17, 1960—--singer Chris Connor performs ""Come Rain or Come Shine"" Other guests (scheduled to appear): --Dick Van Dyke (comedian) --Alan King
43. S13E43scheduled: Lloyd Price; Blossom Seeley; Jan Murray; Bob LewisJuly 24, 1960—Scheduled guests: --Lloyd Price and his band - ""I Only Have Eyes for You"" --Rowan and Martin (comedy team) --Blossom Seeley (vaud
44. S13E44scheduled: Harry James; Henny Youngman; Wayne & ShusterJuly 31, 1960—Scheduled guests: --Harry James and his orchestra --Henny Youngman (comedian) --Wayne and Shuster (comedy team) --Gordon and Shei
45. S13E45Sophia Loren & Clark Gable (on film) / Jack CarterAugust 7, 1960—Scheduled guests: --On film: In Italy, Ed visits the movie set of ""It Happened in Naples,"" starring Sophia Loren and Clark Gable. --Ja
46. S13E46scheduled: Kirby Stone Four; Roberta Peters; Carol HaneyAugust 14, 1960—Scheduled guests: --Roberta Peters (soprano) - ""Nightingale"" --Kirby Stone Four (vocal-instrumental group) - ""Lazy River"" --Mayn
47. S13E47scheduled: Lionel Hampton; Sam Levene; Four Preps; Dewey MarkhamAugust 21, 1960—Scheduled guests: --Lionel Hampton and his band --Sam Levene (actor doing a dramatic reading from the writings of Sholom Aleichem) -
48. S13E48Oscar Hammerstein tribute: Della Reese; Georgia Gibbs; Jill CoreySeptember 4, 1960—Oscar Hammerstein tribute Scheduled guests (from Madison Square Garden): --Della Reese --Georgia Gibbs --Jill Corey --Teddy Randa
49. S13E49Nina Simone / Eartha Kitt / Noelle AdamSeptember 11, 1960—--Eartha Kitt - sings ""Little White Lies"" --Rodriguez (juggler) --Noelle Adam (dancer from France, Mrs. Sydney Chaplin) - ""Where or W

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1. S14E01David Seville & the Chipmunks (puppets) / Red Buttons / PatachouSeptember 25, 1960—Guests: --David Seville & the Chipmunks (The Bunin Puppets as the Chipmunks) - ""Comin' Round The Mountain"" & ""The Witch Doctor"" --
2. S14E02Bob Newhart / Mickey Rooney / Danny Thomas / McGuire SistersOctober 2, 1960—Guests: --Bob Newhart (comedian) - does a monologue about an employee who releases all of his pent-up resentment at his retirement party.
3. S14E03scheduled: Johnny Mathis; Peggy Lee; the Dave Brubeck Quartet; Mort SahlOctober 16, 1960—Broadcast from San Francisco (the 1st in Sullivan's ""See America"" series): --Peggy Lee - ""I Love Being Here with You,"" ""Yes Indeed""
4. S14E04scheduled: Jack Carter; Gordon & Sheila MacRae; Crosby Bros.; Erroll GarnerOctober 23, 1960—Scheduled guests: --Jack Carter (comedian) --Gordon and Sheila MacRae (husband and wife musical-comedy duo) --The Crosby Brothers -
5. S14E05From Chicago: Charlton Heston; Benny Goodman; Mahalia Jackson; Bob NewhartNovember 6, 1960—Filmed in Chicago (the 2nd in Sullivan's ""See America"" series) Guests (from various Chicago sites): --Charlton Heston at Northwestern U
6. S14E06Dick Van Dyke / Chita Rivera / Shirley BasseyNovember 13, 1960—Scenes from ""Bye Bye Birdie"" (Broadway cast): --Trio of teenage girls sing ""We Love You Conrad"" (joined by Dick Van Dyke) --Dick V
7. S14E07Jerry Lewis / Connie Francis / Sophie TuckerNovember 20, 1960—Guests: --Jerry Lewis (comedian) - stand-up comedy segment includes a bit with Ed. (Jerry is trying to teach Ed more lively ways to host
8. S14E08scheduled: Tony Martin; Anna Maria Alberghetti; Shecky GreeneNovember 27, 1960—Scheduled guests: --Tony Martin --Anna Maria Alberghetti --Shecky Greene (comedian) --Birgit Nilsson (opera singer) --Wayne a
9. S14E09Jackie Wilson / Mort Sahl / Jane MorganDecember 4, 1960—Guests: --Jackie Wilson - ""To Be Loved,"" ""Lonely Teardrops"" & ""Alone At Last"" --Mort Sahl (stand-up comedian) - makes comments a
10. S14E10scheduled: Teresa Brewer; Myron Cohen; Billy Eckstine; Guy MarksDecember 11, 1960—Scheduled guests: --Teresa Brewer (singer) --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Guy Marks (comedian) --Billy Eckstine (singer) --Brasci
11. S14E11Mahalia Jackson / Roger Williams / Jack Carter / Hal March / LimelitersDecember 18, 1960—Guests: --Roger Williams (pianist) - ""Flight Of the Bumblebee"" & ""O Come All Ye Faithful"" --Mahalia Jackson - ""Sweet Little Jesus
12. S14E12Desi Arnaz, The Sound of Music CastDecember 24, 1960—
13. S14E13scheduled: Tammy Grimes; Earl Grant; George JesselJanuary 1, 1961—Scheduled guests: --Tammy Grimes (musical-comedy performer, from Broadway's ""The Unsinkable Molly Brown"") --Dick Haymes and Fran Jef
14. S14E14Bob Newhart / Bob & Ray / Sal Mineo / Damita JoJanuary 8, 1961—--show opening --Gogi Grant - sings a medley of songs from ""Gypsy"" --Dewey Pigmeat Martin (comedian) - does a lemon under the table ro
15. S14E15scheduled: Belafonte Folk Singers; Edgar Bergen; Don AdamsJanuary 22, 1961—Scheduled guests: --The Belafonte Folk Singers --Edgar Bergen (vertriloquist) --The McGuire Sisters (singers) - ""Run, Run, Run""
16. S14E16Carmen McRae / scheduled: Carol Channing; Nat King ColeJanuary 29, 1961—--Carmen McRae (singer) - performs ""Isn't It Romantic"" and ""Comes Love"" Other guests (scheduled to appear): --Nat King Cole (singer)
17. S14E17Dorothy Dandridge / George Jessel / Pete Fountain / Barry Sisters / Errol GarnerFebruary 5, 1961—Guests: --Dorothy Dandrige (actress-singer) - ""Lonely Little Lady In The Dark,"" ""Everytime"" & ""Somebody"" --George Jessel - tells j
18. S14E18Henry Fonda / Peggy Lee / Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks / Paul AnkaFebruary 12, 1961—Guests include: --Paul Anka (singer) - ""The Story of My Love,"" ""Somebody Loves Me"" and ""Each Day is Valentine's Day"" --Henry Fo
19. S14E19Lucille Ball / Rowan & Martin / Wayne & Shuster / Jack CarterFebruary 19, 1961—--Lucille Ball and Paula Steward sing ""Hey, Look Me Over,"" a song they performed together in the Broadway play ""Wildcat."" --Wayne And S
20. S14E20scheduled: Spike Jones; Henny Youngman; Frank Gorshin; Shari LewisFebruary 26, 1961—Scheduled guests: --Frank Gorshin (comedian) --Dolores Gray (musical-comedy star) --Spike Jones (bandleader-comedian) --Shari Lewis
21. S14E21Louis Armstrong, Bob NewhartMarch 2, 1961—
22. S14E22The Clancy Brothers and Tommy MakemMarch 9, 1961—
23. S14E23Salute to Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe: Julie Andrews; Richard BurtonMarch 19, 1961—Salute to Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe. Guests: --Lerner & Lowe - perform a medley of their tunes including ""How to Handle a Woman""
24. S14E24scheduled: Della Reese; Johnny Carson; Alfred DrakeMarch 26, 1961—Scheduled guests: --Della Reese (singer) --Johnny Carson (comedian) --Erroll Garner (jazz pianist) --Alfred Drake (musical-comed
25. S14E25Charlton Heston / Roger Williams / Anita Bryant / Dick RomanApril 2, 1961—Guests: --Charlton Heston (actor) - dramatic Biblical reading: ""Passion Of Our Lord"" --Roger Williams (pianist) - ""Abide with Me.""
26. S14E26scheduled: Jan Peerce; Corbett Monica; Smith & DaleApril 9, 1961—Scheduled guests: --Jan Peerce (tenor) --Corbett Monica (comedian) --Julie Wilson (singer) --Smith and Dale (comedy team) --T
27. S14E27Pearl Bailey / Jerry Orbach / Anna Maria Alberghetti / George KirbyApril 16, 1961—Guests: --Pearl Bailey - ""New Shoes"" (more comedy than singing) & ""I Can't Give You Anything But Love"" --Pearl Bailey & Carmen De La
28. S14E28Harpo Marx; Allen & Rossi; Dick Haymes & Fran JeffriesApril 23, 1961—Scheduled guests: --Harpo Marx --Steve Rossi and Marty Allen (comedy team) --Buddy Greco (singer) --Dick Haymes and Fran Jeffrie
29. S14E29scheduled: Dizzy Gillespie; Rowan & Martin; McGuire Sisters; Eileen FarrellApril 30, 1961—Scheduled guests: --Dizzy Gillespie --Rowan & Martin --The McGuire Sisters --Eileen Farrell
30. S14E30scheduled: Al Hirt; Rosemary Clooney; Earl GrantMay 7, 1961—Guests: --Al Hirt (jazz musician) --Rosemary Clooney (singer) --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Earl Grant (singer-organist) --The C
31. S14E31scheduled: Teresa Brewer; Gene Barry; Three StoogesMay 14, 1961—Scheduled guests: --Teresa Brewer - ""Silver in My Mother's Hair"" & ""Milord"" --Gene Barry (from ""Bat Masterson"") --Teresa Brew
32. S14E32Jerry Lewis / Sandy Stewart / Phil HarrisMay 21, 1961—Guests (broadcast from the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas): --Sandy Stewart sings ""Some of These Days"" --Rudy Cardenas (juggler from Mex
33. S14E33Jackie Wilson / Sophia Loren / Xavier Cugat & Abbe LaneMay 28, 1961—Guests: --Jackie Wilson - ""For Me And My Gal"" & ""I'm Coming Back To You"" --Sophia Loren - appears live on stage to promote ""Two W
34. S14E34scheduled: Roger Williams; Mort Sahl; the LimelitersJune 4, 1961—Scheduled guests: --Roger Williams (pianist) --Mort Sahl (comedian) --The Limeliters (vocal & instrumental group) --The Amandis
35. S14E35Mahalia Jackson / Jack Carter / Delores Gray / Mike CliffordJune 11, 1961—Guests: --Mahalia Jackson - ""Come On Children Let's Sing"" & ""Rock Of Ages"" --Delores Gray - Summer stock medley: ""C'est Magnifique"
36. S14E36scheduled: Connie Francis; Al Hirt; Robert GouletJune 18, 1961—Scheduled guests: --Connie Francis (singer) --Al Hirt (trumpeter, with his combo) --Robert Goulet (musical-comedy star) --Joe E.
37. S14E37scheduled: Nancy Walker; Nancy Dussault; Earl Grant; Conrad BucknerJune 25, 1961—Scheduled guests: --Nancy Walker (comedian) --Nancy Dussault (singer) --Earl Grant (singer-organist) --Conrad Buckner (tap dancer
38. S14E38Louis Armstrong / Teresa Brewer / Myron Cohen / Joan HallowayJuly 2, 1961—Guests: --Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra - ""Sleepy Time Down South,"" ""Up A Lazy River,"" ""Ole Miss"" & ""Bill Bailey"" (last 2 son
39. S14E39scheduled: Phyllis Diller; the Brothers Four; Joey Adams; Felicia SandersJuly 9, 1961—Scheduled guests: --Phyllis Diller (comedian) --The Brothers Four (vocal group) - ""My Little John Henry"" --Felicia Sanders - sings
40. S14E40scheduled: Pearl Bailey; Edgar Bergen; etc.July 30, 1961—Scheduled guests: --Pearl Bailey (singer) --Edgar Bergen (ventriloquist with his dummy Mortimer Snerd) --Don Adams (comedian) --

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