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Ratings info

posted 16 years ago by I-Hate_Radithor_10
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1950-1951 - 15th
1951-1952 - Didn't Make Top 30?
1952-1953 - Didn't Make Top 30?
1953-1954 - 17th
1954-1955 - 5th
1955-1956 - 3rd
1956-1957 - 2nd
1957-1958 - 27th
1958-1959 - Didn't Make Top 30?
1960-1961 - 12th
1961-1962 - 19th
1962-1963 - 14th
1963-1964 - 8th (Average Audience: 14,190,000)
1964-1965 - 16th
1965-1966 - 18th
1966-1967 - 13th?
1967-1968 - 13th?
1968-1969 - 23rd
1969-1970 - 27th
1970-1971 - Didn't Make Top 30

To say the least, this show had pretty eratic ratings, which isn't that shocking, the audience share varied from episode to episode, peaking at 70 Million in some cases, but also sometimes ending up a lot lower. Any thoughts?

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[–] tgibbs279 15 years ago

According to a new book about the show, "Right Here on Our Stage Tonight," written by Gerald Nachman, 'The Ed Sullivan Show' was in 43rd place during its final season. I thought you'd like to know.
I suspect it finished out of the Top 30 during the 1958-59 season because of the competition from 'Maverick' on ABC, which was very popular for a while during the TV Western craze. But 'Maverick' didn't have Ed's staying power.