The Ed Sullivan Show was TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from
Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan (above). It is one of the few entertainment
shows to have been run in the same weekly time slot on the same network for
more than two decades. Virtually every type of entertainment from opera singers
to circus acts appeared on the show. The format was essentially the same as
vaudeville.

Ed Sullivan with The Beatles

Ed Sullivan backstage with Elvis Presley