Their first US appearance was in spring 1963; Jack Paar ran a promotional film clip of them lip synching Love Me Do.
They next appeared on a CBS Evening news report from Walter Cronkite's London correspondent on November 21, 1963.
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The Ed Sullivan Variety Show (unlike most first time performers on that show they signed up to appear on three successive episodes, most first timers could only get one appearance).
The Ed Sullivan Show. I was 12 years old and watched it. They came on at the end of the show.
Frank Zappa's first TV appearance was on the Steve Allen Show in 1963.
1964 was the first year the Beatles came to America. They also toured the country in 1965 and 1966.
Col. Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager. Prior to their second appearance on the show (from Miami), Richard Rodgers (of Rodgers and Hammerstein fame) sent them congratulations.
The first show eric estrada starred in was a cop action show named CHiPs. He actually had his first ever television appearance in 1973 on the show hawaii five-0
Ed Sullivan was willing to pay up to $10,000 for a single performance. The Beatles manager, Brian Epstein, was more interested in the exposure of the Beatles on American television. He negotiated for three appearances with the Beatles receiving top billing. Sullivan offered Brian $3,500 for each show. He agreed to pay the group's transportation and lodging. Since the Beatles third appearance was pre-taped, the deal was modified; they were paid $3,500 for each live appearance and $3,000 for the taped performance. Grand total: $10,000, plus expenses. It was a win-win situation for both parties. Sullivan earned the best ratings for any television program (at that time) and the Beatles got exposure in the US at a crucial time in their career as a group.