The Ed Sullivan Show



Ed Sullivan's show, which aired on CBS from 1948 to 1971, was straight out of old vaudeville, featuring brief acts of every description, from slapstick comedy to operatic arias.

Jim Henson's Muppets made 25 appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show. 20 of those appearances were included on a DVD titled Muppets Magic from the Ed Sullivan Show in 2003. In addition to this, both Christmas sketches were included in A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show, and one of the sketches not included in Muppets Magic from the Ed Sullivan Show, "Music Hath Charms", was released on the video The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show Vol. 2.

The show was housed in the 13th story Ed Sullivan Theatre, which was once named Hammerstein's Theater after Oscar Hammerstein II's father. The theatre is now home to the Late Show with David Letterman and was the site of the first U.S. Beatles performace.