As of July 2026, The Ed Sullivan Show Season 11 aired in 1957 with 50 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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The Ed Sullivan Show Season 11

1957 50 Episodes Comedy · Talk ⭐ 7/10

The Ed Sullivan Show Season 11 is currently streaming on major platforms, and it delivers exactly the kind of comedy that earns a loyal following. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 23 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Watch it for Ed Sullivan — stay for everyone else around them. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, The Ed Sullivan Show Season 11 is worth clearing space for. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 11 does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Season 11 of The Ed Sullivan Show includes 50 episodes. It aired from September 1957 to September 1958. This season stars Ed Sullivan. Ed Sullivan leads a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1957. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and The Ed Sullivan Show Season 11 holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

The Ed Sullivan Show Season 11 is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Ed Sullivan anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

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🎬 The Ed Sullivan Show Season 11 — Episode Guide

E1
Betty Grable / Carol Channing / Harry James / Bobby Helms / George Raft
1957-09-22
Guests: --Betty Grable - ""Put Your Arms Around Me"" --Harry James (trumpet player) - ""You Made Me Love You"" and ""Two O'clock Jump"" --Bobby Helms - ""My Special Angel"" --Carol Channing (comedian) - does an impression of Sophie Tucker --Jo Stafford – medley: ""You Belong To Me,"" ""...
E2
scheduled: George Burns & Gracie Allen; Johnnie Ray; Ida Lupino & Howard Duff
1957-09-29
Scheduled guests (broadcast from Hollywood): --Johnnie Ray (singer) --George Burns and Gracie Allen (comedy team) --Della Reese (singer) --Ida Lupino and Howard Duff (husband and wife acting team; stars of the TV series ""Mr. Adams and Eve"") - sing ""Geymore"" (with Ed Sullivan) --Carl...
E3
scheduled: Eva Marie Saint; Everly Brothers; Danny Thomas; Bob & Ray
1957-10-06
Scheduled: --Eva Marie Saint (actress) --The Everly Brothers - ""Wake Up Little Susie"" --Danny Thomas (comedian) --Bob and Ray (comedy team) --Alan King (comedian) --Kate Smith (singer) --The Mambo Aces (dancers) --The Harvest Moon Ball contest winners (dancers) --The Danc...
E4
The Sparkletones / Mills Brothers / Georgia Gibbs / Sammy Kaye
1957-10-20
Scheduled: --The Mills Brothers (vocal group) --Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones perform ""Black Slacks"" --Georgia Gibbs (singer) --Mickey Rooney (actor) --Sammy Kaye and his band --Carol Lawrence (actress from Broadway's ""West Side Story"") --Hildegarde (singer) --Tippy and...
E5
The Platters / Frances Farmer / Jane Morgan
1957-10-27
ASCAP Show with guests: --The Platters - The Great Pretender"" (on film, Ed in Paris at Platters concert) --Frances Farmer - ""Down in the Valley"" (performed towards end of show) --Ed Presents Maurice Chavalier with Actors Award plaque --Jane Morgan - Fascination"" --Andy Quinn - ""Rock-...
E6
Sam Cooke / Jimmie Rodgers / Paul Anka / Sparkletones
1957-11-03
Musical acts: --Sam Cooke - ""You Send Me"" (excerpt performed at end of show) --Paul Anka - ""Diana"" --Jimmie Rodgers - ""Honeycomb"" and ""Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"" --The Sparkeltones (Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones) - ""Black Slacks"" --Patachou - ""Paris Looks at Herself"" and ""Jamb...
E7
Robert Wagner & Joan Collins / Sarah Vaughan / Roger Williams / Billy Eckstine
1957-11-10
Guests: --Ed talks with Robert Wagner & Joan Collins. A clip from the movie ""Stop Over Tokyo"" is shown. --Sarah Vaughan - ""Lucky In Love"" --Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstine - ""Passing Strangers"" --Billy Eckstine - does impressions of other singers (Sammy Davis Jr., Louis Armstrong) then...
E8
Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps / Georgia Gibbs / Carol Burnett
1957-11-17
Guests: --Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps - ""Dance to the Bop"" --Georgia Gibbs - ""Great Balls of Fire"" & ""Rock A Bye My Baby"" --Carol Burnett - ""Careless"" --Johnny Carson (stand-up comedy, does a routine about a children's show host who's suffering from a hangover) --Julius LaRosa -...
E9
scheduled: Rex Harrison; Kay Kendall; Tony Martin; the Four Aces; Barbara McNair
1957-11-24
Scheduled: --Rex Harrison (star of Broadway's ""My Fair Lady"") --Kay Kendall (comedian, wife of Rex Harrison) --Tony Martin (singer, in a remote from Boston) --The Four Aces (vocal group) --Barbara McNair (singer) --Joe E. Lewis (comedian) --Lu Ann Simms (singer) --The West ...
E10
Buddy Holly and the Crickets / Sam Cooke / Bobby Helms
1957-12-01
--Buddy Holly and the Crickets - ""That'll Be the Day"" and ""Peggy Sue"" --Sam Cooke - ""You Send Me"" and ""For Sentimental Reasons"" --The Rays - ""Silhouettes"" --Bobby Helms - ""My Special Angel"" --Polly Bergen - ""Mean To Me"" and ""Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"" -- Ray McKinley & the...
E11
The Platters / Noel Coward / Ray Peterson
1957-12-08
--The Platters - ""Only You"" and ""Indiff'rent"" --Ray Peterson - ""Fever"" --Noel Coward - sings medley of his own songs (please see Recap for titles) --Noel Coward sings ""What's Going To Happen To The Children"" (When There Are No More Grown Ups) --Eric Brenn - Plate juggler --See Hee F...
E12
scheduled: Tony Bennett; Della Reese; Eddie Foy; Barbara Perry
1957-12-15
Scheduled guests: --Tony Bennett (singer) --Della Reese (singer) --Eddie Foy and Barbara Perry (from the Broadway musical ""Rumple"") --Lo, Hite and Stanley (comedy team) --Sue Carson (comedian) --Rita Streich (soprano, from Vienna) --The Konyots (comedy dance team) --Rudy Card...
E13
10th Christmas Show - Frankie Lymon; Rise Stevens; Carol Lawrence
1957-12-22
--Frankie Lymon - ""Goody Goody"" and ""It's Christmas Once Again"" Other guests: --Mary Knoll Seminarians - ""Mary Had a Baby"" --Parade Of The Snowmen - skate to ""Winter Wonderland"" --Skaters to ""Sleigh Ride"" (vocal) --Robert Maxwell (harpist) - ""White Christmas"" --Carol Lawrence...
E14
scheduled: Red Buttons; Roberta Sherwood / John Wayne (on film)
1957-12-29
--Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five - ""Caldonia"" & ""Peace Of Mind"" Scheduled guests: --Red Buttons --Roberta Sherwood --Victor Julian and his pets --Jo Hanwey (comic juggler) --Norbu (comedy act) --The DeCastro Sisters (vocal group) On film: a clip from the movie ""Legend of t...
E15
scheduled: The Everly Brothers; Johnnie Ray
1958-01-05
Scheduled guests: --Johnnie Ray (singer) --The Everly Brothers --Clifford Guest (ventriloquist) --Bambi Linn (dancer) --Rod Alexander (dancer) --The ""Vienna on Parade"" orchestra --The Amandis (acrobats/teeterboard act) --Tex Barton and his horse (novelty/trained animal act)
E16
Bing Crosby (on film) / James Arness / Mike Kellin & Sondra Lee
1958-01-12
Guests: --On film: Clip of Bing Crosby playing golf. --James Arness - appears on stage to talk with Ed. Then a film clip from the TV series ""Gunsmoke"" is shown (Marshall Dillon's office) --Mike Kellin & Sondra Lee - perform a scene from Ben Hecht's ""Winkleberg"" --Cesare Siepi - April L...
E17
Mario Lanza (on film, interview) / Kirby Stone Quartet / Marissa Alotsio
1958-01-19
Guests: --On film: Mario Lanza - (1) In Rome, Lanza talks to Ed about the film ""7 Hills of Rome"" (2) Film clip: Lanza sings ""Arrivaderci Roma"" --Marisa Allasio (Italian actress from ""7 Hills of Rome"") - appears on stage with Ed. (Listed as ""Marissa Alotsio"" on transcript.) --Kirby Ston...
E18
Buddy Holly & the Crickets (2nd appearance) /Jimmie Rodgers / Ted Lewis
1958-01-26
--Buddy Holly and the Crickets (their 2nd Sullivan appearance) – ""Oh Boy"" (performed towards end of show) --Jimmie Rodgers - ""Oh, Oh, I'm Falling In Love"" and ""Long, Hot Summer"" --Ted Lewis - ""Steppin' Out With A Memory,"" ""K-K-K-Katy"" (with Eddie Chester and Beverly Marshall) and "...
E19
scheduled: Ted Lewis; Helen Gallagher; Georges Guetary
1958-02-02
Scheduled guests: --Ted Lewis (bandleader) --Beverly Marshall (comedian) --Georges Guetary (French singer) --Helen Gallagher (dancer) Georges Guetary and Helen Gallagher perform ""Isn't It Wonderful?"" - a song from the Broadway show ""Portofino"" in which they both appear. The them...
E20
scheduled: Gina Lollobrigida; Sally Ann Howes; Jack Carter; Billy Kenny
1958-02-09
Scheduled guests: --Gina Lollobrigida (actress) --Sally Ann Howes (musical-comedy star who replaced Julie Andrews in Broadway's ""My Fair Lady"") --Billy Kenny (singer, formerly of the Ink Spots) --Jack Carter (comedian) --Goose Tatum and the Harlem Basketball Stars --The Three Brag...

🎭 Cast of The Ed Sullivan Show Season 11

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