TO MARK THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEATLES’ FIRST U.S. TV APPEARANCE, INSIDE THE SUNDAY NIGHT SHOW THAT REVOLUTIONIZED LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT. There could never be another Ed Sullivan. And there could never be another Ed Sullivan to showcase what was a 24-year global potpourri of music, theater, opera, comedy and drama. Yet, with the help of […]
On Feb. 9, 1964, Americans witnessed the first truly seismic television event. What stands out most 60 years later, is just how ready The Beatles were for their invasion. In the days before everyone cut their cable because no one had cable yet, there were these things called networks. Only a handful of these networks […]
Beatlemania hit the U.S.A. in full force after John, Paul, George and Ringo played ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ on Feb. 9, 1964 It was 60 years ago today… that Ed Sullivan helped the band to play! The Beatles touched down in New York City for the first time in February 1964, and Friday marks the 60th […]
George Harrison, John Lennon and drummer Ringo Starr are all smiles as they chat with show host Ed Sullivan after making their television debut in America 60 years ago. On February 9, 1964, the Fab Four drew a record-breaking viewership of over 73 million people on The Ed Sullivan Show—more than 60 percent of all TVs […]
In celebration of the Emmy Awards’ 75th Anniversary, we invited Television Academy members to review several hundred programs and news moments submitted by our Peer Group Executive Committees, and to then vote on those they felt have had the greatest impact on the viewing public over the past 75 years. The Top 75 Most Impactful Television […]
It may not be the case today, but there was a time in the middle of the 20th century when a performance on a late-night talk show was the most important thing in show business. And if the host took a shine to you? Fuhgetaboutit—you were made in the shade. Such was the case when acts […]
The Ed Sullivan Show is still drawing a crowd, amassing more than two billion total views across all social channels, reaching the 670 thousand YouTube Subscribers milestone, and more than 450 million YouTube views. The Ed Sullivan Show holds the record as the longest-running primetime variety show in television history with a 23-year run on CBS. Sullivan […]
One year after hitting the one billion total views mark, The Ed Sullivan Show has amassed more than two billion total views across all channels (including YouTube, Apple Music and Facebook), in tandem with reaching the 670,000 YouTube Subscribers milestone and more than 450 million YouTube views. The long-running variety show, which kicked off its 75th Anniversary […]
There’s no debate that The Ed Sullivan Show led the way for other variety and talk shows to thrive. The show ran from 1948 until 1971 and featured host Ed Sullivan interacting with entertainment of all kinds including opera singers, comedians, singers, actors, and even circus acts. Sullivan himself was truly a one-of-a-kind entertainer, host, and reporter, who sadly […]
The Stones’ first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show shocked parents, thrilled kids, and gave many people their first glimpse of “the most historically important ‘Burst” – Keith Richards’ 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard. Guitar dealer Richard Henry retraces its history. On this day, in 1964, the Rolling Stones made their historical debut on The Ed […]