TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Mar. 23, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” David Gurney (Richard Long, pictured) wakes up to another ordinary day. But something is...
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Mar 16, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Mar. 16, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” a father (Robert Sampson) who is awakened in the middle of the night by the cries of his...
Mar 9, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Mar. 9, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” Jenny and the other kids don't realize that the kindly yet magical old man (J. Pat...
Mar 5, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Rifleman"
Mar. 5, 1962 - Tonight on “The Rifleman,” when Mark and Lucas meet Micah on the trail while transporting a prisoner for execution, Mark...
Mar 2, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Mar. 2, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” an alien race called the Kanamit comes to Earth, promising peace and sharing technology. A...
Feb 23, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Feb. 23, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” a young man (James Best) wakes up at his own funeral and would like to know what exactly...
Feb 16, 2022
TV: Barry Morse to Guest Star Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Feb. 16, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” Fitzgerald Fortune (Barry Morse), a sadistic and hated theater critic, buys a player...
Feb 9, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Feb. 9, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” Charles Whitley (Ernest Truex) is an elderly resident of Sunnyvale Rest Home. Charles...
Feb 2, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Feb. 2, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” the star of a Western TV series (Larry Blyden, pictured) suddenly finds himself...
Jan 26, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Jan. 26, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” after returning from a raccoon hunt, Hyder Simpson (Arthur Hunnicutt, pictured) discovers...
Jan 19, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Jan. 19, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” a homeless man (Warren Stevens, pictured right with Joan Marshall) takes the shoes off a...
Jan 12, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Jan. 12, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” wealthy Paul Radin (Joseph Wiseman, right) tries to get three people from his past to...
Jan 5, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Jan. 5, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” an old woman has fought with death a thousand times and always won. But now she finds...
Dec 30, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Gunsmoke"
Dec. 30, 1961 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” a band of outlaws offers to pay Matt to make himself scarce while they rob the bank. If he...
Dec 30, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Defenders"
Dec. 30, 1961 - Tonight on “The Defenders,” Lawrence agrees to defend a racketeer charged with the murder of a rival. With Martin Balsam....
Dec 29, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Dec. 29, 1961 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” hot-shot Lieutenant Katell (Dean Stockwell, left) tries to make his mark on the last day...
Dec 28, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"
Dec. 28, 1961 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a young man is admitted to Blair General Hospital after being stabbed by a street gang. The...
Dec 26, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Dick Van Dyke Show"
Dec. 26, 1961 - Tonight on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” Buddy (Morey Amsterdam) has a chance for a head writer job. Rob (Van Dyke) and Sally...
Dec 25, 2021
Hitchcock Show to Expand to an Hour Next Season
Dec. 25, 1961 - Alfred Hitchcock will dish out a double dose of mystery Sunday evenings on CBS-TV next season. The purveyor of filmed...
Dec 25, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"
Dec. 25, 1961 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” when Barney is offered the sheriff’s position in a nearby town, he and Andy trade...
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