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The Ed Sullivan Show: Season 19

43 episodes Premiered Sep 12, 1965 Updated Sep 30, 2026
Previously on The Ed Sullivan Show

Season 19 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Ed Sullivan Show Season 18.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 19 Episodes

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S19·E1 Mytharc

The Beatles (4th live appearance) / Cilla Black

Sep 12, 1965 · 60 min

--The Beatles (on tape, recorded 14-Aug-65) I Feel Fine, I'm Down, Help!, Yesterday, Act Naturally and Ticket to Ride --Cilla Black - Goin' Out of My Head & September In The R

S19·E2 Core

series now in COLOR: Red Skelton / Dino, Desi & Billy

Sep 19, 1965 · 60 min

Guests (from Hollywood): --Dino, Desi & Billy - ""I'm A Fool"" and ""Not the Loving Kind"" --Red Skelton (stand-up comedy) --Eddie Fisher - medley: ""My Favorite Things,"" ""A

S19·E4 Core

Judy Garland / Tom Jones / Peter Sellers

Oct 3, 1965 · 60 min

Guests (from Hollywood): --Judy Garland - ""Come Rain or Shine,"" ""Rock-A-Bye Your Baby"" & ""By Myself"" --Peter Sellers (on film, plays a Felliniesque director interviewed by

S19·E5 Core

Supremes / Petula Clark / Woody Allen / Wayne Newton

Oct 10, 1965 · 60 min

Guests (from Hollywood): --Petula Clark - ""Round Every Corner"" and ""A Foggy Day in London Town"" --Diana Ross & the Supremes - ""You're Nobody"" (probably ""You're Nobody 'ti

S19·E6 Core

Sam the Sham / The Animals / Sid Caesar / Pat Boone

Oct 17, 1965 · 60 min

--Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs - ""Ring Dang Doo"" --The Animals - ""The Work Song"" Complete show: --The McGuire Sisters - ""Sing Something Simple"" --Totie Fields (c

S19·E7 Core

Marvin Gaye / Herman's Hermits / Duke Ellington

Oct 24, 1965 · 60 min

Guests (from Hollywood): --Herman's Hermits - ""Just A Little Bit Better"" and ""Jezebel"" --Marvin Gaye - sings ""Take This Heart of Mine"" (live singing over pre-recorded mu

S19·E10 Core

Dave Clark Five / scheduled: Woody Allen; Bert Lahr

Nov 14, 1965 · 60 min

Dave Clark Five - ""Over And Over"" & ""Catch Us If You Can"" Other guests (scheduled): --Woody Allen --Bert Lahr --Jerry Vale (singer) - possibly ""The Shadow of Your Sm

S19·E11 Core

scheduled: Johnny Mathis; Mort Sahl; Peter Nero

Nov 21, 1965 · 60 min

Scheduled guests: --Johnny Mathis --Mort Sahl --Peter Nero --Jean Carroll (comedian) --Killer Joe Piro and his Discotheque Dancers --Ginny Tiu (singer-pianist appearin

S19·E12 Core

Petula Clark / Glenn Yarbrough / Sammy Kaye

Nov 28, 1965 · 60 min

Guests: --Petula Clark - ""My Love"" & ""Mademoiselle de Paris"" --Glenn Yarbrough - ""Baby, the Rain Must Fall"" & ""900 Miles"" --Sammy Kaye (with orchestra) - ""The Huck

S19·E13 Core

Martha & the Vandellas / Tom Jones

Dec 5, 1965 · 60 min

Guests: --Martha and the Vandellas - ""Dancin' in the Streets"" --Tom Jones - ""Thunderball"" --Robert Goulet and Jane Powell - medley including ""I Remember It Well"" (fro

S19·E14 Core

The Byrds / Al Hirt / Alan King / Wayne Newton

Dec 12, 1965 · 60 min

Guests: --The Byrds - ""Mr. Tambourine Man"" & ""Turn, Turn, Turn"" --Al Hirt (trumpeter) - appears twice during show --Alan King (stand-up comedian) --Barbara McNair - "

S19·E15 Core

Stars of the Circus World (from Munich, Germany)

Dec 19, 1965 · 60 min

Stars of the Circus World (from Munich, Germany) Russian Cossacks (stunt trick horseback riding act featuring an 8 year-old girl); Ruppert's Bears (3 bears perform handstands an

S19·E16 Core

The Remains / Stiller & Meara / Jack Carter

Dec 26, 1965 · 60 min

Guests: --The Remains - ""Let Me Through"" --Stiller & Meara --Sergio Franchi - ""The Lord's Prayer"" & medley: ""Mimi,"" ""Maria"" ""Everything"" --Peter Gennaro --Topo

S19·E19 Core

Rick Nelson / Duke Ellington / Maria Cole

Jan 23, 1966 · 60 min

Guests: --Rick Nelson - ""Your Kind of Lovin'"" & ""Fire Breathin' Dragon"" --Duke Ellington - medley of hits --Maria Cole (widow of Nat King Cole) with the Duke Ellington O

S19·E21 Core

The Animals / Rosemary Clooney / Nancy Walker

Feb 6, 1966 · 60 min

Guests: --The Animals - ""We Gotta Get Out of This Place"" & ""Inside Looking Out"" --Rosemary Clooney - ""Baby, The Ball Is Over"" & ""All Alone"" --Deli skit with Nancy Wal

S19·E25 Core

Frankie Avalon & Annette Funicello / Tom Jones

Mar 6, 1966 · 60 min

Guests: --Tom Jones - ""More"" --Frankie Avalon & Annette Funicello - medley (""This Land Is Your Land,"" ""I Left My Heart In San Francisco,"" ""I'll Take Manhattan,"" ""Big

S19·E27 Core

Young Rascals / Brenda Lee / Walter Cronkite

Mar 20, 1966 · 60 min

Guests: --Young Rascals - ""Good Lovin'"" --Brenda Lee - ""Time and Time Again"" --Walter Cronkite --Abbe Lane (medley of songs from Brazil) --Senor Wences (ventriloqui

S19·E30 Core

Count Basie / Diahann Carroll / Alan King

Apr 10, 1966 · 60 min

Guests (from PBS repeat): --Count Basie and his band - ""007-The Incredible World of James Bond"" --Diahann Carroll - ""What the World Needs Now Is Love"" and ""Yesterday""

S19·E31 Core

The Animals / Petula Clark / Jimmy Durante

Apr 17, 1966 · 60 min

Guests: --The Animals - ""Shake"" & ""Don't Bring Me Down"" --Petula Clark - ""A Sign of the Times"" & ""Just Say Good Bye"" --Jimmy Durante & Sonny King - ""We're Going Hom

S19·E32 Core

Dave Clark Five / Allan Sherman / Roberta Peters

Apr 24, 1966 · 60 min

Guests: --Dave Clark Five - ""Catch Us If You Can"" & ""Try Too Hard"" --Alan Sherman (comedian) - sings ""Second Hand Rose,"" ""Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda,"" & ""Mononucleosis"

S19·E33 Core

The Supremes / James Brown / 'Shot Of Five' composers

May 1, 1966 · 60 min

Guests: --The Supremes - ""Love is Like an Itching In My Heart"" & ""More"" --James Brown - medley of hits: ""Papa's Got A Brand New Bag,"" ""I Got You (I Feel Good),"" ""Ain

S19·E34 Core

The Black Sheep / Harry James / Henny Youngman

May 8, 1966 · 60 min

Guests: --The Black Sheep - ""Slow Down"" --Harry James Orchestra - ""Sunday Morning"" --The McGuire Sisters with Harry James - ""Cherry,"" ""You Made Me Love You,"" ""One O

S19·E41 Core

Simon & Garfunkel (I Am A Rock)

Jul 17, 1966 · 60 min

--Simon & Garfunkel - ""I Am A Rock"" New segment added to repeat of the January 30, 1966 show.

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