| Rank | 20,689 / 30,251 |
|---|---|
| Trend | 0 |
| Genres | Comedy, Music, Family, Talk-show |
| Seasons | 20 |
| Episodes | 147 |
| Total votes | 2,048 |
| Average votes | 14 |
| Average rating | 6.3 / 10 |
Ed Sullivan's show was straight out of old vaudeville; brief acts of every description, from slapstick comedy to operatic arias. At least once, he showed a film, the only known film of Anna Pavlova (doing her Swan Dance). The Muppets' first TV appearance was on Ed Sullivan. Stiff and expressionless, with a peculiar voice and a talent for mispronunciation, Sullivan was at least as recognizable as Cronkite to early 60's viewers.
Directors: Byron Paul, Robert Bleyer, Robert Precht, Tim Kiley Writers: Buddy Arnold, Frank Shuster, Jerry Bresler, Jerry Juhl, Joe Bigelow, Johnny Wayne, Leslie Stevens, Lester A. White, Lyn Duddy, Norman Corwin, Robert Mott, Robert Precht Hint: you can examine a particular season more clearly on the graphs if you disable the trendline and all other seasons (via clicking on their labels). Episodes average rating