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Jan 13, 2022

Comedian Ernie Kovacs Dead in Car Crash

Jan. 13, 1962 - Ernie Kovacs, comedian of the theatre, screen, and television, was killed today in a traffic accident. He would have been...

Jan 11, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Untouchables"

Jan. 11, 1962 - Tonight on “The Untouchables,” after hit man Frankie Gruder (Don Gordon) kills a warehouse guard — and is almost nabbed...

Jan 11, 2022

TV: Joseph Cotten and Dorothy Malone Guest Stars on "Dr. Kildare"

Jan. 11, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” the hospital administrator, already unpopular with the staff, makes things worse by firing an...

Jan 9, 2022

Documentary Series "The American Civil War" to Air on ABC Starting Jan. 21

Jan. 9, 1962 - A series of 13 shows about the Civil War will be presented Sundays at 4:30 p.m. over WABC-TV starting Jan. 21. The...

Jan 9, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"

Jan. 9, 1962 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” Bart Collins (Robert Duvall) is a frustrated alcoholic actor. After losing out on...

Jan 9, 2022

TV: William Shatner Guest Stars on "Naked City"

Jan. 10, 1962 - Tonight on “Naked City,” a mentally disturbed painter (William Shatner) confesses to murdering his wife, who was found on...

Jan 8, 2022

TV: "The Law and Mr. Jones" with James Whitmore

Jan. 8, 1962 - “The Law and Mr. Jones,” a drama series starring James Whitmore (pictured right) as a lawyer, will resume April 19 on...

Jan 8, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"

Jan. 8, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Opie joins a secret club and is in charge of the candle they use in their meetings....

Jan 7, 2022

TV: Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett at Carnegie Hall

Jan. 7, 1962 - Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett will be the stars of a Carnegie Hall concert, to be taped for telecast by CBS on the...

Jan 7, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"

Jan. 7, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” a charismatic con man sweeps Margie Owens (Kathie Browne) off her feet with promises of excitement...

Jan 6, 2022

TV: "CBS Reports" Presents "The Fat American"

Jan. 6, 1962 - A program guaranteed to keep viewers from rushing to the icebox during station breaks will be shown on “CBS Reports”...

Jan 6, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Have Gun - Will Travel"

Jan. 6, 1962 - Tonight on “Have Gun - Will Travel,” sickly Boise Peabody (Strother Martin, pictured), convinced he'll die by morning,...

Jan 4, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Untouchables"

Jan. 4, 1962 - Tonight on “The Untouchables,” Father Francis Gregory (Arthur Hill) thinks a miracle has happened when Joe Palakopolous...

Jan 4, 2022

TV: Dr. Joyce Brothers Begins Saturday Program

Jan. 4, 1962 - Dr. Joyce Brothers, the television counselor who offers advice on a wide variety of subjects, will begin a new Saturday...

Jan 3, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Naked City"

Jan. 3, 1962 - Tonight on “Naked City,” decorated veteran Neil Daggett (Jack Warden, pictured), has deteriorated from hero to alcoholic...

Jan 3, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Dick Van Dyke Show"

Jan. 3, 1962 - Tonight on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” Rob recalls the hilarious events leading up to Ritchie's birth when Ritchie asks the...

Jan 2, 2022

CBS Game Show "Password" Adding Prime Time Edition

Jan. 2, 1962 - Having been tested successfully as an afternoon program, the TV game show “Password” becomes a nighttime attraction over...

Jan 2, 2022

George C. Scott to Helm TV Series about Social Worker

Jan. 2, 1962 - George C. Scott will star in a CBS-TV series called “East Side/West Side” starting in the fall of 1963. He will play a New...

Jan 2, 2022

Folk Group "The Weavers" Barred from Jack Paar Show After Refusing to Sign Loyalty Oaths

Jan. 2, 1962 - A folk-singing quartet was barred from the Jack Paar show today because its members refused to sign loyalty oaths. The...

Jan 1, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"

Jan. 1, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” local farmer Jeff Pruitt (Alan Hale Jr., right) comes to town to pick a wife....