The Beatles On Ed Sullivan. Seventy-three million people were reported to have watched the first show. It is still supposed to be one of the largest viewing audiences ever in the States.
It is still supposed to be one of the largest viewing audiences ever in the States. Legend has it that, on a trip to England a few months earlier, Ed saw the commotion the Beatles were causing and thought he'd book the lads on his show as a novelty act—until their manager, Brian. That's nine Beatles appearances, mostly by video, on Ed Sullivan by the Beatles.
The powerful sounds and images of those performances are forever embedded in our minds.
I honestly believe that that had something to do with it.
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While The Ed Sullivan Show marked the first time The Beatles had performed live on American television, it wasn't the first time they had appeared on American television. Excellent quality videotape dubs of The Beatles' appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show. For many, The Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show" was a defining moment comparable to "Where were you when Kennedy was shot?" or man's first steps on the moon.