The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, sometimes called The Burns and Allen Show, is a half-hour television series broadcast from 1950 to 1958 on CBS. It stars George Burns and Gracie Allen, one of the most enduring acts in entertainment history. Burns and Allen were headliners in vaudeville in the 1920s, and radio stars in the 1930s and 1940s. Their situation comedy TV series received Emmy Award nominations throughout its eight-year run. A half-hour TV series broadcast October 12, 1950 – September 22, 1958, on CBS, "The George Burns and Gracie Allen
The Ed Sullivan Show (radio program) radio audience. Among those making their radio debuts on this 15-minute program were Jack Benny, Irving Berlin, George M. Cohan, Jack Pearl, and Florenz Ziegfeld. The show was first broadcast on CBS on January 12, 1932, and it ended on August 18, 1932. "Ed Sullivan Variety" began on CBS on April 27, 1941, and ended on September 28, 1941. The program was sponsored by International Silver. "Ed Sullivan Entertains" was the basis for Sullivan's later television program. The show began on CBS on September 13, 1943, and ended on June 5, 1944. It was sponsored by Mennen. In addition to