The Ed Sullivan Show

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The Ed Sullivan Show was a hugely influential American television variety program (1948–1971) that showcased a wide range of popular entertainers and helped launch the careers of many major music and comedy acts.

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instanceOf television series
variety show
alsoKnownAs Toast of the Town NERFINISHED
broadcastDay Sunday
broadcastFormat live television
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Ed Sullivan NERFINISHED
Marlo Lewis NERFINISHED
executiveProducer Ed Sullivan NERFINISHED
Marlo Lewis NERFINISHED
finalAirDate 1971-03-28
firstAirDate 1948-06-20
genre comedy television
music television
variety show
helpedLaunchCareerOf Buddy Holly NERFINISHED
Elvis Presley NERFINISHED
The Beatles NERFINISHED
The Doors NERFINISHED
The Jackson 5 NERFINISHED
The Supremes NERFINISHED
location New York City
networkAffiliation CBS Television Network NERFINISHED
notableFor introducing rock and roll acts to mainstream American television
mixing music, comedy, and variety acts on a single program
notableGuest Bob Hope NERFINISHED
Buddy Holly NERFINISHED
Dean Martin NERFINISHED
Elvis Presley NERFINISHED
Jerry Lewis NERFINISHED
Lucille Ball NERFINISHED
Marvin Gaye NERFINISHED
Richard Pryor NERFINISHED
The Beatles NERFINISHED
The Doors NERFINISHED
The Jackson 5 NERFINISHED
The Rolling Stones NERFINISHED
The Supremes NERFINISHED
Topo Gigio NERFINISHED
numberOfSeasons 24
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork CBS
originalRunEndYear 1971
originalRunStartYear 1948
originalTitle Toast of the Town NERFINISHED
presenter Ed Sullivan NERFINISHED
primaryFilmingLocation CBS Studio 50 NERFINISHED
Ed Sullivan Theater NERFINISHED
productionCompany CBS NERFINISHED
titleChangedIn 1955
typicalRuntimeMinutes 60

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