"Toast of the Town" redirects here. For the song by Mötley Crüe, see Too Fast for Love.
For the radio program, see The Ed Sullivan Show (radio program).
The Ed Sullivan Show
Logo used for The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show package of clip shows since the early 1990s.
Also known as
Toast of the Town (1948–55)
Genre
Variety Sketch comedy
Presented by
Ed Sullivan
Narrated by
Bern Bennett
Art Hannes
Ralph Paul (announcer)
Theme music composer
Ray Bloch
Opening theme
"Toast"
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
24
No. of episodes
1,068
Production
Executive producer
Ed Sullivan
Producers
Marlo Lewis
Bob Precht
Chester Feldman
Jack McGeehan
Camera setup
Multi-camera
Running time
50–53 minutes
Production companies
Sullivan Productions CBS Productions
Original release
Network
CBS
Release
June 20, 1948 (1948-06-20) – March 28, 1971 (1971-03-28)
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The Ed Sullivan Show is an American television variety show that ran on CBS from June 20, 1948, to March 28, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan.[1] It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie.[2]
In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked No. 15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.[3] In 2013, the series finished No. 31 in TV Guide Magazine's 60 Best Series of All Time.[4]
^"Ed Sullivan Biography | Ed Sullivan Show". Edsullivan.com. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
^"Prime Time TV Schedule : 1967 Season". Archived from the original (TXT) on 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
^"TV Guide Names Top 50 Shows". Cbsnews.com. 2002-04-26. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
^Fretts, Bruce (2013-12-23). "TV Guide Magazine's 60 Best Series of All Time - Today's News: Our Take". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
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