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The Ed Sullivan Show

Original title: Toast of the Town
  • TV Series
  • 1948–1971
  • TV-G
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Home video trailer for the release of Elvis's live performances on the Ed Sullivan Show
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The classic prime time variety show most famous for its vaudeville acts and rock music performances.The classic prime time variety show most famous for its vaudeville acts and rock music performances.The classic prime time variety show most famous for its vaudeville acts and rock music performances.

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    • Ed Sullivan
    • The Ray Bloch Orchestra
    • Ray Bloch
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    • Stars
      • Ed Sullivan
      • The Ray Bloch Orchestra
      • Ray Bloch
    • 16User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 6 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Jack Carter
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    Peter Gennaro
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    Jerry Stiller
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    Ed Sullivan Show

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    • Trivia
      The program was a victim of the "Rural Purge." In 1970, CBS was derisively called "The Country Broadcasting System." The next year, Chief of Programming Fred Silverman ordered several highly-rated shows canceled because their audience was considered too old or too rural. Other canceled shows included Hee Haw (1969) (which aired in first-run syndication until 1997), Lassie (1954) (which aired in first-run syndication until 1974), The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), and Green Acres (1965).
    • Connections
      Edited into Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles (1974)

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    7/10

    Classic but strange show

    One of the most popular shows of that era. You would never see a show like it on television today. Except, now you can watch the original by tuning to the Decades network. If you do be prepared to watch something almost surreal. Opera singers, ballet dancers, stand up comedians, vaudeville acts, mimes, circus acts, ventriloquists, the best rock and pop acts of the day(The Beatles!) and of course weird acts like Senor Wences, and the guy with the spinning dinner plates. Want to feel nostalgic, amused, and beguiled? Check it out.
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    • Apr 12, 2018
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    • Release date
      • June 20, 1948 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Ed Sullivan Show - Official Site
      • YouTube Channel - Ed Sullivan Show
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • You're the Top
    • Filming locations
      • Ed Sullivan Theater - 1697 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • CBS
      • Sullivan Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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