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The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
1502 Cast Members
Ed Sullivan
Self - Host
1068 Episodes
Roberta Peters
Self
27 Episodes
Victor Borge
Self
24 Episodes
Frank Shuster
Self
22 Episodes
Alan King
Self
22 Episodes
Teresa Brewer
Self
22 Episodes
Sam Levenson
Self
19 Episodes
Pearl Bailey
Self
19 Episodes
Rickie Layne
Self
17 Episodes
Tony Bennett
Self
15 Episodes
Eartha Kitt
Self
14 Episodes
Louis Armstrong
Self
14 Episodes
Marion Marlowe
Self
14 Episodes
Richard Hearne
Self
11 Episodes
Jean Carroll
Self
14 Episodes
Dick Martin
Self
14 Episodes
Anna Maria Alberghetti
Self
13 Episodes
Nat King Cole
Self
13 Episodes
Roger Williams
Self
13 Episodes
Tony Martin
Self
13 Episodes
