Oct. 17, 1962 - Tonight on “The Virginian,” a timid Easterner (George C. Scott, left) and his wife (Ann Meacham, right) arrive in Medicine Bow. Two escaped convicts come through Medicine Bow and take the new teacher — the Easterner’s wife — and students hostage while The Virginian (James Drury) is the temporary sheriff. 7:30 p.m. on NBC.
