The Ed Sullivan Show was a TV variety that originally ran on CBS from Sunday
June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by Ed Sullivan, a New
York entertainment columnist. The show was first titled Toast of the Town, but
was widely referred to as the Ed Sullivan Show for years before September 25,
1955, when that became its official name. Among the debut acts were Dean
martin and Jerry Lewis. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on
TV Guide’s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. The show originally aired 
live from the Maxine Elliot Theater at Broadway and 39th St. before moving
to its permanent home at CBS-TV Studio 50 in New York City, later renamed
the Ed Sullivan Theater.