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1. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
The classic prime time variety show most famous for its vaudeville acts and rock music performances.
Stars: Ed Sullivan, The Ray Bloch Orchestra, Ray Bloch, Johnny Wayne
Votes: 1,561
2. Great Performances (1971– )
TV-G | 180 min | Music, Musical
Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.
Stars: Scott Yoo, Julie Andrews, Renée Fleming, Plácido Domingo
Votes: 897
3. The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)
Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Mike Douglas, aided by a different celebrity co-host every week, interviews a variety of figures from the world of entertainment.
Stars: Mike Douglas, Ellie Frankel, Ellie Frankel Sextet, Stan Kann
Votes: 579
4. Live from Lincoln Center (1976– )
180 min | Music, Musical
Filmed performances from the famous performing arts center in New York City.
Stars: Beverly Sills, Audra McDonald, Louis Perry, Zubin Mehta
Votes: 284
5. The David Frost Show (1969–1972)
90 min | Talk-Show
American show featuring the popular British talk show host.
Stars: David Frost, Gerri Granger, Tiny Tim, Dana Valery
Votes: 248
6. New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts (1958–1972)
60 min | Music
A series of televised classical music concerts by the New York Philharmonic. They were telecast on CBS and syndicated in over 40 countries. In 1958, they started under the leadership of ... See full summary »
Stars: New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Veronica Tyler
Votes: 65
7. Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1966– )
Not Rated | 1,290 min | News
The MDA Labor Day Telethon was an annual telethon held on Labor Day in the United States to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), which was founded in 1950 with hopes of gaining the American public's interest.
Stars: Jerry Lewis, Ed McMahon, Jack Jacobson, Tony Orlando
Votes: 135
8. The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977– )
180 min | Musical
This is the 1977 television recording of the Rise and Fall of Managing by Kurt Weill
Stars: Metropolitan Opera Chorus, James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Charles Anthony
Votes: 47
9. Macbeth (I) (1987)
133 min | Music
The Verdi opera, based on Shakespeare's play.
Director: Claude d'Anna | Stars: Leo Nucci, Shirley Verrett, Samuel Ramey, Johan Leysen
Votes: 56
10. Maggio musicale (1990)
100 min | Comedy
Director: Ugo Gregoretti | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Shirley Verrett, Elisabetta Pozzi, Pierandrea Baglioni
Votes: 13
11. Moïse (1984 TV Movie)
Drama, Music
Director: Yves-André Hubert | Stars: Georges Prêtre, Samuel Ramey, Jean-Philippe Lafont, Keith Lewis
12. Ebony/Jet Showcase (1982–1993)
Not Rated | 30 min | Talk-Show
Magazine show based on the two African-American magazines "Ebony" and "Jet".
Stars: Debra Crable, Darryl Dennard, Elliott Francis, Greg Gumbel
Votes: 43
13. ABC's Nightlife (1964–1965)
105 min | Talk-Show
Evening talk show that aimed at entertaining viewers with the outrageous behavior of the host and guests.
Stars: Les Crane, Nipsey Russell, William B. Williams, Louis Nye
Votes: 117
14. The 48th Annual Tony Awards (1994 TV Special)
Family
Director: Walter C. Miller | Stars: Amy Irving, Anthony Hopkins, George Abbott, Jane Adams
Votes: 69
15. 13 Stars for Channel 13 (1965– )
105 min | Comedy, Music
Fundraising TV special for WNDT (now WNET), then located in Newark, New Jersey.
Stars: Eli Wallach, Garry Moore, Tony Randall, Alan King
16. Samson et Dalila (II) (1981 TV Movie)
140 min | Music, Drama
Director: John Vernon | Stars: Jon Vickers, Shirley Verrett, John Tomlinson, Maldwyn Davies
Votes: 11
17. Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven - The Ninth Symphony in D Minor (1970 TV Movie)
75 min | Music
Director: Humphrey Burton | Stars: Leonard Bernstein, Plácido Domingo, Gwyneth Jones, Martti Talvela
Votes: 13
18. Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1970 TV Movie)
Family
Airing September 6, 1970, raised $5, 093, 385 and aired on 65 stations nationwide. One highlight was the usually dapper Johnny Carson who waddled out dressed and wigged like the talkative octogenarian Aunt Blabby.
Stars: Steve Allen, Ed Ames, Jack Benny, Milton Berle
Votes: 30
19. Cavalleria rusticana (1990 TV Movie)
78 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Peter Goldfarb | Stars: Shirley Verrett, Kristjan Johannsson, Ettore Nova, Ambra Vespasiani
Votes: 8
20. Samson et Dalila (I) (1981 TV Movie)
122 min | Drama, Music
While the rest of the Hebrews bewail their fate, Samson alone trusts in God's promise of liberty. Abimelech, the Philistine satrap of Gaza, enters to mock the Hebrews' God, proclaiming the ... See full summary »
Director: Kirk Browning | Stars: Plácido Domingo, Shirley Verrett, Wolfgang Brendel, Kevin Langan
Votes: 33
21. Bernstein on Beethoven: A Celebration in Vienna (1970 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, Music
This program is a 125 Minute documentary in four chapters that celebrated the 200th birthday of the famous classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven. Presented by the famous composer and ... See full summary »
Director: Humphrey Burton | Stars: Leonard Bernstein, Theo Adam, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Franz Crass
Votes: 25
22. Music on 2 (1965–1973)
Documentary, Music
Stars: The Philharmonia Orchestra, Richard Baker, London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra
23. Grace Bumbry and Shirley Verrett in London (1984)
85 min | Musical
Recital with the two divas at the Covent Garden, London.
Stars: Grace Bumbry, Shirley Verrett
24. Musiques au coeur (1982– )
110 min | Music
Stars: Ève Ruggieri, Jessye Norman, Michael Schønwandt, Orchestre national de France
25. Opening Night at Lincoln Center (1962 TV Special)
115 min | Documentary, Music
The first-ever television concert from Lincoln Center.
Directors: Kirk Browning, Don Hewitt | Stars: Adele Addison, Donald Bell, Leonard Bernstein, Scola Cantorum
26. Shirley Verrett: a Film Biography of the Black Diva (1985)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
Follows Shirley Verrett's professional and private life during the course of a year. Performance extracts show her in dramatic opera roles, performing blues numbers and spirituals interspersed with interviews.
Director: Herbert Chappell | Star: Shirley Verrett
27. Macbeth (1976 TV Movie)
154 min | Drama, Music
Director: Carlo Battistoni | Stars: Piero Cappuccilli, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Shirley Verrett, Stefania Malagù
Votes: 5
28. L'africaine (1989 TV Movie)
189 min | Drama, Music
Director: Brian Large | Stars: Plácido Domingo, Shirley Verrett, Ruth Ann Swenson, Justino Díaz
Votes: 25
29. La favorita (1992 TV Movie)
144 min | Music
Director: Beppe De Tomasi | Stars: Santos Arino, Shirley Verrett, Alfredo Kraus, Juan Pedro García Márquez
30.
The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977– )
Episode:
Tosca
(1978)
150 min | Musical
Director: Kirk Browning | Stars: Shirley Verrett, Luciano Pavarotti, Cornell MacNeil, Andrea Velis
Votes: 29
31.
Live from Lincoln Center (1976– )
Episode:
New York Philharmonic with Zubin Mehta and Shirley Verrett
(1977)
Music, Musical
Stars: Zubin Mehta, Shirley Verrett
32.
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
Episode:
Episode #17.17
(1964)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
Heflin and Blackmer appear in a scene from their Broadway play A Case of Libel.
Director: John Moffitt | Stars: Ed Sullivan, Eddy Arnold, Sidney Blackmer, Totie Fields
33.
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
Episode:
Liza Minnelli, Duke Ellington, Jean-Paul Vignon, Professor Backwards, The Lipizzaner Stallions
(1964)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
Director: John Moffitt | Stars: Ed Sullivan, Professor Backwards, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Duke Ellington
Votes: 11
34.
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
Episode:
Episode #17.4
(1963)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
Director: John Moffitt | Stars: Ed Sullivan, Bob Elliott, The Four Saints, Eydie Gormé
35.
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
Episode:
Richard Pryor, Ed Ames, Lana Cantrell, Davis & Reese, Peter Gennaro, Shirley Verrett, Douglas & Haig
(1967)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
Director: John Moffitt | Stars: Ed Sullivan, Ed Ames, Lana Cantrell, Davis and Reese
36.
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
Episode:
Episode #21.31
(1968)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
Director: John Moffitt | Stars: Ed Sullivan, Eddie Albert, Norm Crosby, Sergio Franchi
37.
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
Episode:
Tribute Show - National Day Of Mourning for Robert F. Kennedy
(1968)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
Director: John Moffitt | Stars: Ed Sullivan, Ed Ames, Bunny Briggs, The Doodletown Pipers
38.
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
Episode:
Episode #22.26
(1969)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
Director: John Moffitt | Stars: Ed Sullivan, Eddie Albert, Tony Bennett, Rodney Dangerfield
39.
New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts (1958–1972)
Episode:
The Sound of a Hall
(1962)
55 min | Music
Leonard Bernstein's first "Young People's Concert" from Philharmonic Hall (now Avery Fisher Hall). Here, he discusses how a hall's acoustics affect a concert performance.
Director: Roger Englander | Stars: Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Shirley Verrett
40.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
Aïda's Brothers and Sisters: Black Voices in Opera
(2000)
TV-G | Music, Musical
Directors: Jan Schmidt-Garre, Marieke Schroeder | Stars: Betty Allen, Torie Allen, Marian Anderson, Martina Arroyo
41.
Ebony/Jet Showcase (1982–1993)
Episode:
Episode dated 19 February 1988
(1988)
Not Rated | Talk-Show
Stars: Debra Crable, Darryl Dennard, Ed Bradley, Georg Stanford Brown
42.
The David Frost Show (1969–1972)
Episode:
Episode #2.272
(1970)
Talk-Show
Stars: David Frost, Richard Chamberlain, Zubin Mehta, Van Morrison
43.
The David Frost Show (1969–1972)
Episode:
Episode #4.117
(1972)
Talk-Show
Stars: David Frost, Michael Caine, Jimmy Rushing, Shirley Verrett
44.
13 Stars for Channel 13 (1965– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1967)
Comedy, Music
Stars: Tony Randall, Godfrey Cambridge, Sergio Franchi, Dizzy Gillespie
45.
Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1966– )
Episode:
The 1975 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon
(1975)
Not Rated | News
Stars: Jerry Lewis, Ed McMahon, Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods, Vikki Carr
46.
Musiques au coeur (1982– )
Episode:
Episode dated 28 May 1989
(1989)
76 min | Music
Director: Ariane Adriani | Stars: L'Orchestre Philharmonique des Pays de la Loire, Daniel Galvez-Vallejo, Ève Ruggieri, Shirley Verrett
47.
The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)
Episode:
Episode #14.113
(1975)
Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Stars: Arlene Dahl, Mike Douglas, Elizabeth Hanford, Richard Humphrey
48.
The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)
Episode:
Episode #9.210
(1970)
Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Stars: Sandy Baron, Roger Caras, Mike Douglas, Jane Powell
49.
The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)
Episode:
Episode #9.223
(1970)
Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Stars: Mike Douglas, Jerry Lewis, Vic Perry, Mel Tillis
50.
The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)
Episode:
Episode #8.213
(1969)
Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
James Brown co-hosts. Guests are TV producer David Susskind, operatic mezzo-soprano Shirley Verrett, comedian Mary Betten, and former lightweight boxing champion Beau Jack.
Stars: Mike Douglas, James Brown, Mary Betten, Beau Jack