1960s Timeline

Jan. 23, 1962 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” a psychiatrist's secretary (Barbara Baxley, pictured) falls for a shady man (Robert Loggia) who pressures her to steal files from the psychiatrist’s office. 8:30 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #tvdrama #tvcomedy #tvwestern #medicalshow #medicaldrama #crimeshow #crimeseries #sitcom

Jan. 21, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” when Adam (Pernell Roberts, pictured) is a witness to a murderous armed robbery by masked assailants, he is absolutely convinced he knows who one of them is, but there's ultimately only one way to prove it. 9 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #tvdrama #tvcomedy #tvwestern #medicalshow #medicaldrama #crimeshow #crimeseries #sitcom

Jan. 17, 1962 - Tonight on “The Joey Bishop Show,” Joey and Larry believe Stella (Marlo Thomas, pictured) has fallen in love with her dance teacher. 8:30 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #tvdrama #tvcomedy #tvwestern #medicalshow #medicaldrama #crimeshow #crimeseries #sitcom

Jan. 16, 1962 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” a man (Claude Rains, center) walks into a police station with no memory of who he is. He is soon followed by young Mickey Hollins (Billy Mumy, right), who was inadvertently left behind by his father at a gas station. Through talking to the boy and the police officer (John Larch, left), the man gradually remembers bits and pieces of memory. 8:30 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictv

Jan. 14, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” bitterly disappointed in her husband’s financial failures, Deborah Banning (Mercedes McCambridge, left) travels to visit friends on the Ponderosa, hoping to turn her family's fortunes around by marrying her only daughter (Audrey Dalton) off to a Cartwright son. 9 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #tvdrama #tvcomedy #tvwestern #me

Jan. 11, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” the hospital administrator, already unpopular with the staff, makes things worse by firing an employee he suspects of stealing equipment. Meanwhile, his marriage is on the rocks as his neglected wife increasingly turns to drinking. With Joseph Cotten and Dorothy Malone. 8:30 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #tvdrama #tvcomed

Jan. 9, 1962 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” Bart Collins (Robert Duvall) is a frustrated alcoholic actor. After losing out on a choice role to his friend, he strangles the friend. Then he tries to try to dispose of the body in an unusual way. 8:30 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #tvdrama #tvcomedy #tvwestern #medicalshow #medicaldrama #crimeshow #crimese

Jan. 7, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” a charismatic con man sweeps Margie Owens (Kathie Browne) off her feet with promises of excitement and adventure, jeopardizing Hoss Cartwright's hopes to wed the pretty rancher's daughter. 9 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #tvdrama #tvcomedy #tvwestern #medicalshow #medicaldrama #crimeshow #crimeseries #sitcom

Dec. 28, 1961 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a young man is admitted to Blair General Hospital after being stabbed by a street gang. The youth soon exhibits erratic and unpredictable behavior which indicate he is severely paranoid and schizophrenic. However, his parents refuse to listen to the recommendation that he be admitted to a psychiatric hospital. 8:30 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #t

Dec. 24, 1961 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” the Cartwrights take in a young orphaned blind girl (Diane Mountford, pictured right with Dan Blocker) on Christmas Eve. Will they be able to reunite her with her bitter grandfather? 9 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews #tvdrama #tvcomedy #tvwestern #medicalshow #medicaldrama #crimeshow #crimeser

Dec. 21, 1961 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a bitter, alcoholic department-store Santa is admitted to the hospital on Christmas Eve. The hospital chaplain is shocked to recognize the man as someone he knew in the past. 8:30 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews #tvdrama #tvcomedy #tvwestern #medicalshow #medicaldrama

Dec. 20, 1961 - Tonight on “Wagon Train,” Bettina May (Bette Davis) leads three generations of her family across the plains. Other members of the wagon train as well as some family members become concerned with her overbearing nature and the level of control she exerts on the family. 7:30 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews #tvdrama #

Dec. 17, 1961 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” Little Joe is tired of being considered the baby of the family by his older brothers and accepts a temporary job of a small-town sheriff. But he soon suspects he's been set up and wants answers. Meanwhile, others are plotting a crime that could end in murder. With Vic Morrow (pictured). 9 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvpro

Dec. 14, 1961 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” after his son's arm is paralyzed in a car accident, a man refuses to allow doctors to perform the operation which should restore it to full use. The man's wife unexpectedly died during surgery after another car accident, and he has distrusted doctors, hospitals, and surgery ever since. With Richard Kiley, Dick Foran, and Edward Platt. 8:30 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosan

Dec. 12, 1961 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” a man who can't remember who he is has a $1000 bill and the address of a doctor. Directed by Paul Henreid. 8:30 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews #tvdrama

Dec. 10, 1961 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” Hoss insults a feisty Frenchman who demands satisfaction with swords. It is then discovered that the Frenchman believes himself to be the reincarnation of medieval outlaw poet Francois Villon. 9 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews #tvdrama #tvcomedy #tvwestern

Dec. 7, 1961 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a surgeon is diagnosed with a progressive paralytic disease and fears its effect on his career and his relationship with the woman he wants to marry. Meanwhile, Kildare becomes involved in the case of a young girl suffering from severe asthma attacks. 8:30 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews #t

Dec. 3, 1961 - Tonight on "Bonanza," his search for the two men who kidnapped his bride-to-be, Su Ling (Lisa Lu, right), will soon take angry Chinese warlord General Tsung (Richard Loo) from San Francisco to the Ponderosa where Little Joe (Michael Landon, left) must explain how he won the girl in a poker game. 9 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPerson

Nov. 28, 1961 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” a retired hit man (Richard Conte, right) is being blackmailed and has to keep on killing to protect his wife (Sara Shane) and to survive. 8:30 p.m. on #NBC. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews #tvdrama #tvcomedy

Nov. 23, 1961 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” after falling over a dressing cart, Kildare injures his back and is forced to spend a few days recuperating in a room with four others who don't mind seeing a doctor becoming a patient for once. With Jean Stapleton. 8:30 on #NBC. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #classictvlosangeles #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TvPersonality #TVNews #tvdrama #tvcomedy #doctor #medical