It all started 75 years ago. Appointment TV, every Sunday night at 8 PM on CBS. It quickly became an American tradition. How many millions of TV sets in the U.S. had the image of Ed Sullivan burnt into their CRTs?
Per the linked story, the archives have been saved and their custodians continue to discover new material. The statistics they provide are impressive. I'll never stop getting chills when I see the clip from February 9, 1964 -- The Beatles' first appearance on American television. As George Carlin stated in one of his routines (before he became a ranting hippie curmudgeon) where he praised Sullivan, Ed got 'em for us. Several years prior to that, Elvis made his TV debut on Ed's show. Many more Grammy winning groups followed. Ed Sullivan was launching careers in the entertainment industry long before Johnny Carson began hosting "Tonight" on NBC.
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Per the linked story, the archives have been saved and their custodians continue to discover new material. The statistics they provide are impressive. I'll never stop getting chills when I see the clip from February 9, 1964 -- The Beatles' first appearance on American television. As George Carlin stated in one of his routines (before he became a ranting hippie curmudgeon) where he praised Sullivan, Ed got 'em for us. Several years prior to that, Elvis made his TV debut on Ed's show. Many more Grammy winning groups followed. Ed Sullivan was launching careers in the entertainment industry long before Johnny Carson began hosting "Tonight" on NBC.
"The Ed Sullivan Show": Looking back after 75 years
Between 1948 and 1971, millions of TV viewers made an appointment every Sunday night to watch Ed Sullivan present a cavalcade of variety acts on CBS – from rising and established musicians, to dancers, comedians and plate spinners. Correspondent Tracy Smith looks back at the legacy of an...
