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Sep 30, 2022

TV: “Bonanza”

Sept. 30, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” wanting to prove his independence and break out of the shadows of his father and older brothers, Little Joe sets out to win a lucrative timber contract for the Ponderosa. 9 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow

Sep 27, 2022

TV: “Dr. Kildare”

Sept. 27, 1962 - On tonight’s season premiere of “Dr. Kildare,” while Kildare (Richard Chamberlain) deals with a pregnant woman (Patricia Barry, pictured) hostile to the idea of having her first child, Gillespie (Raymond Massey) is involved in the case of the hospital's original benefactor (Otto Kruger), who is suffering from a perforated ulcer. 8:30 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow

Sep 23, 2022

TV: “Bonanza”

Sept. 23, 1962 - On tonight’s season premiere of “Bonanza,” Clay Stafford (Barry Coe, right) has only just arrived in Virginia City but already seems to know who Joe and the Cartwrights are. When he gets a job on their ranch as a cowhand, his past is revealed. Clay hopes it will not affect his new relationship with them — especially Joe. 9 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow

Sep 15, 2022

TV: “The Joey Bishop Show”

Sept. 15, 1962 - On tonight’s season premiere of “The Joey Bishop Show,” Joey gets married and promises his bride (Abby Dalton, left) that they will spend their honeymoon at Niagara Falls. But Danny Thomas, who gave Joey his start in show business, asks Joey to substitute for him in his Las Vegas show on his wedding night. What will Joey do? 8:30 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow

Aug 24, 2022

NBC Signs Negro Performer Ena Hartman to Long-Term Talent Contract

Aug. 24, 1962 - Ena Hartman has been signed to what is believed to be the first long-term talent development contract for a Negro performer. NBC has given a five-year television contract to Miss Hartman, a fashion and photographers’ model, under its program for developing new talent. As with other successful applicants, she has had no experience in acting or other performing, but she impressed network officials with her potential. Miss Hartman, who had been paying her way thr

Jul 3, 2022

TV: Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”

July 3, 1962 - On tonight’s season finale of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” a magician (David J. Stewart) takes a simple-minded runaway (Brandon De Wilde, left) under his wing. But the magician's wife (Diana Dors, right) has a sinister idea for the easily manipulated young man. 8:30 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #OTD

Jun 28, 2022

TV: NBC Plans More Biblical Specials

June 28, 1962 - More television specials that will tell stories from the Bible through great works of art are being planned by NBC. Donald B. Hyatt, NBC’s director of special projects, said today that the incentive to do further programs of this sort came from the success of two highly acclaimed shows in past seasons, “The Coming of Christ” and “He is Risen.” “We are interested particularly in the Old Testament for the next show,” he said. The previous shows used masterpieces

May 29, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"

May 29, 1962 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” Herbert Wiggam (Dick York) has been the assistant cashier at his securities trading firm for 11 years. He has always been a loyal employee, but he’s just been advised by his boss that he will not be getting the head cashier position he desperately wanted. Wiggam goes ahead with an elaborate plan to steal $500,000 in bearer bonds that are scheduled for delivery late on a Friday afternoon. He's planned everything out. But h

May 24, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"

May 24, 1962 - On tonight’s season finale of “Dr. Kildare,” Kildare is assigned to work in a psychiatric ward to help treat severely schizophrenic patients with a new experimental drug. He recognizes one of the patients as a brilliant orthopedist. However, when Kildare tells the man's wife about the promising breakthrough, she is less than enthused. She has given up hope for his recovery and thinks the hospital is using her husband as a guinea pig. 8:30 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #cla

May 17, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"

May 17, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a deaf child is brought into the hospital after accidentally swallowing poison. After his recovery, it is discovered that his deafness is treatable. However, his overprotective mother refuses to allow the surgery which could cure him. 8:30 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #OTD

May 6, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"

May 6, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” Adam has a day and a half to deliver a large bank draft for the purchase of cattle. He is ambushed by an escaped convict (James Coburn, left). When he is mistaken for one of the escapees by the posse, Adam is hard-pressed to prove his identity, and the posse wishes to hang him. 9 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #OTD

Apr 29, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"

Apr. 29, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” the Cartwrights get mixed up in the romance of a phony heiress and an equally phony land baron. With Luciana Paluzzi. 9 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvprogram #OTD

Apr 19, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"

Apr. 19, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” to patch up a disagreement with another doctor, Kildare attends a party at the doctor's home. One of the guests (Ellen Willard, left) is the daughter of a wealthy patient of the doctor's, and she and Kildare find themselves falling in love. But can the relationship really work out? 8:30 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvprogram #OTD

Apr 15, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"

Apr. 15, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” we learn about Inger (Inga Swenson), Ben Cartwright's second wife and the mother of Hoss (Dan Blocker). The episode shows the first meeting of Ben (Lorne Greene) and Inger, as Ben and a young Adam were traveling west. 9 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvprogram #OTD

Apr 12, 2022

TV: Lee Marvin Guest Stars on "Dr. Kildare"

Apr. 12, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” Dr. Paul Probeck (Lee Marvin), a recovering alcoholic, decides to start an alcohol rehabilitation program at Blair, with Kildare as one of his assistants. However, one of the men they are treating is uncooperative and doesn't even give his name. After talking to him, Dr. Probeck starts to wonder if he may be the son he has never met. 8:30 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvse

Apr 8, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"

Apr. 8, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” after being robbed in the desert, Adam (Pernell Roberts) stumbles onto a seemingly chivalrous prospector named Peter Kane (Lee Marvin, pictured), who offers him a mule and supplies for three days work. However, Kane is a deranged madman who is interested in psychological torture. He wishes to drive a seemingly rational man like Adam to murder. 9 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tv

Mar 18, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"

Mar. 18, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” the Cartwrights encourage young genius Albert Michelson (Douglas Lambert) to pursue his scientific experiments. They also try to discover why schoolmaster George Norton expelled Albert from school and seems determined to stand in the way of his appointment to the prestigious Annapolis Naval Academy. 9 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprog

Mar 15, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"

Mar. 15, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a down-and-out, alcoholic poet is found to be suffering from advanced cirrhosis. Unfortunately, his devoted girlfriend has taken to drink as well. Kildare hopes it is not too late to save her from the poet's fate. 8:30 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #tvdrama #medicalshow #medicaldrama

Mar 11, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"

Mar. 11, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” the Cartwrights may have to take the law into their own hands when Virginia City's temporary sheriff, rancher Asa Moran (Arthur Franz, pictured), uses his new badge as a license to kill. 9 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #tvdrama #tvcomedy #tvwestern

Mar 4, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"

Mar. 4, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” the Cartwright boys help cowhand Hank Myers (Vaughn Monroe) romance reluctant teacher Abigail Jones (Eileen Ryan). 9 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #tvdrama #tvcomedy #tvwestern