1960s Timeline

Mar. 15, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a down-and-out, alcoholic poet is found to be suffering from advanced cirrhosis. Unfortunately,...

Feb. 17, 1962 - Beautiful women and admirers of beautiful women will participate in an NBC-TV show devoted to that theme Sunday, April 1....

Feb. 17, 1962 - The popularity of “Dr. Kildare” and “Ben Casey” has brought Dr. Konrad Styner out of semi-retirement. As the central...

Feb. 15, 1962 - Tonight on “The Untouchables,” in the Gypsy quarter of Chicago, drunkenness is taking its toll in fights and killings....

Feb. 13, 1962 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” a man who has been pretending to be paralyzed for the insurance money tries to...

Feb. 8, 1962 - Whether “The Untouchables” and Eliot Ness will go on rooting out racketeers for the enjoyment of TV viewers next season is...

Feb. 6, 1962 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” when a woman (Lola Albright) is forced by a murderer (Charles Bronson, pictured)...

Feb. 1, 1962 - Tonight on “The Untouchables,” when a top gangster is killed by Federal Agents, a mysterious man known only as “The...

Feb. 1, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a woman and a little girl are admitted to the hospital and determined to be suffering from...

Jan. 31, 1962 - Tonight on “Naked City,” a widowed gangster (Richard Conte, pictured) is being challenged for custody of his son by his...

Jan. 31, 1962 - Tonight on “The Joey Bishop Show,” Joey receives an audit notice for his 1959 tax return, and discovers that his mother...

Jan. 31, 1962 - Tonight on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” when his show announces a talent contest, Rob finds himself besieged by the parents...

Jan. 30, 1962 - Johnny Carson will succeed Jack Paar as host of NBC’s “Tonight Show” in October. Mr. Paar will leave the show on March 29...

Jan. 29, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” a bad move at checkers prompts Barney to label Henry Bennett (John Qualen, left) a...

Jan. 29, 1962 - Tonight on “The Rifleman,” an aspiring gunfighter (James Luisi) travels all the way from England to meet Lucas. He...

Jan. 28, 1962 - CBS is studying the possibility of replacing the new Robert Young with the old Robert Young. Under a proposed maneuver of...

Jan. 28, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” while visiting the Ponderosa, Ben's old friend, sea Captain Matthew White (Frank Overton), is...

Jan. 26, 1962 - An upcoming episode of “Dr. Kildare” will serve as a pilot film for a possible future series on NBC. The episode, which...

Jan. 25, 1962 - Four prominent figures in public life who were closely associated with Franklin D. Roosevelt (pictured right in 1933)...

Jan. 25, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” Gillespie's daughter (Dina Merrill, pictured) leaves her home in Paris to come to Blair...