Toast of the Town

Welcome to the Toast of the Town guide at TV Tome. The Toast of the Town guide covers the first 8 seasons of Ed Sullivan's long-running variety series. (Seasons 9 through 24 are on the The Ed Sullivan Show guide.) In 1948, the fledgling CBS television network was planning a weekly variety series. Newpaper columnist Ed Sullivan was chosen as host. The series premiered on June 20, 1948. From the very first broadcast, Mr. Sullivan was criticized for his lack of charisma. He looked stiff, awkward and uncomfortable. But Sullivan had an understanding of show business and his show gradually gained a following. On September 18, 1955, the series was given its new title The Ed Sullivan Show Thanks to everyone who's helped on this guide, including: --Jim Brent (of Burbank, CA), who provided most of the guest lists from 1952 through 1960. --Ben Hallums Rowe And thanks to Historic Films for their on-line database. Their website has been very helpful in verifing guest li

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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 77208
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired June 20, 1948
  • Recent September 18, 1955
  • Network CBS
  • Average Runtime 45 minutes
  • Original Country United States of America
  • Original Language English
  • Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
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  • Created February 4, 2008 by
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  • Modified April 30, 2022 by
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All Seasons
Specials 0
Season 1 June 1948 August 1948 12
Season 2 October 1948 August 1949 53
Season 3 November 1949 July 1950 52
Season 4 September 1950 September 1951 51
Season 5 September 1951 August 1952 53
Season 6 September 1952 August 1953 52
Season 7 October 1953 September 1954 51
Season 8 September 1954 September 1955 54
Season 9 1
Unassigned Episodes 0
Season From To Episodes
Unassigned Episodes 379
Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 0
Unassigned Episodes 379

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