Movies and TV
Game 47
The Host of Sunday Night
The Big Show on CBS
A video by The Ed Sullivan Show
The game's question
Share the reading, one sentence each, and circle the name as soon as it’s back.
Every Sunday night, a big variety show came right into the living room on CBS. It began on June 20, 1948, under the name “Toast of the Town,” and ran until March 28, 1971. On September 9, 1956, some 60 million people tuned in to see Elvis Presley there. The show carried its host’s name. Who was he?
- Johnny Carson
- Ed Sullivan
- Lawrence Welk
Need a hint?
Topo Gigio, the little mouse puppet, was often by his side. His first name has only two letters.
See the answer
Answer: Ed Sullivan—every Sunday night on CBS, from 1948 to 1971.
Why this game : Sunday night in front of the TV set was a family ritual: who sat where, and which guest everyone had waited all week to see.
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