1960s Timeline

Jan. 24, 1962 - The “Bob Newhart Show,” which made its debut last fall, is undergoing changes in its production staff. NBC confirmed a report today that Coby Ruskin, the director, had resigned. It said there was a possibility that Roland Kibbee, the producer, also might leave the program. Greg Garrison has been named to take over as director of the comedy series. NBC did not explain the reasons for the changes. There have been reports, however, that Mr. Newhart and Messrs. Ru

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. 22, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” when a pretty young manicurist (Barbara Eden) starts working in Floyd's Barber Shop, the men are uneasy but eventually take to the idea in a big way. Their jealous wives, however, do not. 9:30 p.m. on #CBS. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #tvdrama #tvcomedy #tvwestern #medicalshow #medicaldrama #crimeshow #crimeseries #sitcom

Jan. 22, 1962 - Rod Serling, who started in television as a writer and now is the producer of “The Twilight Zone,” will make his acting debut on the CBS sit-com “Ichabod and Me.” Filming of the half-hour episode began yesterday in Hollywood. Mr. Serling will portray a famous novelist who attempts to live in isolation in a New England town. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #tvdrama

Jan. 22, 1962 - Lloyd Bridges (pictured), who found an underwater career as the star of the TV series “Sea Hunt,” will be the host of a special hour-long show entitled “Marineland Circus.” It will be televised by CBS on April 22 at 7 p.m. The show will originate at the Marineland of the Pacific in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Underwater scenes for “Sea Hunt” are filmed on the same site. CBS said aquatic entertainers on “Marineland Circus” would include performing whale Bubble

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. 20, 1962 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” Cody (Anthony Caruso) is a well-liked citizen of Dodge. He's building a house and getting married. But when he befriends a stranger, his perfect life is turned upside down. 10 p.m. on #CBS. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #tvdrama #tvcomedy #tvwestern #medicalshow #medicaldrama #crimeshow #crimeseries #sitcom

Jan. 20, 1962 - Tonight on “The Defenders,” a man confesses to a murder for which someone else has already been executed — a man Lawrence defended. Lawrence tries to find out what went wrong. With Jack Klugman (right) as D.A. Charles Grimalia. 8:30 p.m. on #CBS. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #tvdrama #tvcomedy #tvwestern #medicalshow #medicaldrama #crimeshow #crimeseries #sitc

Jan. 19, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” a homeless man (Warren Stevens, pictured right with Joan Marshall) takes the shoes off a dead gangster and steps into his life. 10 p.m. on #CBS. #tv #classictv #classictvshow #1960s #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #TVNews #tvdrama #TwilightZone #twilightzonemarathon #TwilightZoneAmerica #twilightzoneish #TwilightZoneTowerOfTerror

Jan. 19, 1962 - Tonight on “The Untouchables,” when gangsters shoot up a speakeasy on the outskirts of Chicago, Ness thinks Frank Nitti (Bruce Gordon, pictured) may be trying to get rid of some of his competition. When one of Nitti's joints is bombed soon after, the authorities are worried that a massive gang war may erupt. 10 p.m. on #ABC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #tvdra

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. 17, 1962 - Tonight on “Naked City,” a doctor faces a moral dilemma after a young man, Joey (Peter Fonda, right), who is like a son to her, and his friend Phillip (Martin Sheen, left) break into a clothing store and Phillip is shot and wounded. 10 p.m. on #ABC. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #tvdrama #tvcomedy #tvwestern #medicalshow #medicaldrama #crimeshow #crimeseries #s

Jan. 17, 1962 - Charles Van Doren (pictured) and nine other former contestants on rigged T.V. quiz shows pleaded guilty today to perjury charges in New York Special Sessions Court. They received suspended sentences from Justice Edward F. Breslin, who said the humiliation was evident in their faces. The court could have imposed prison terms up to three years along with fines of $500 on each. The defendants had been among 20 persons accused of second-degree perjury, a misdemean

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. 15, 1962 - Jack Benny (right) celebrated his 35th wedding anniversary today. The comedian and Mary Livingstone (left), long a co-star on his radio shows, met in Los Angeles while they were appearing in a musical. Asked about the secret of their successful marriage, Mr. Benny replied, “It’s Mary. She has a great deal of courage.” #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #tvdrama #tvc

Jan. 15, 1962 - ABC-TV announced today that the “Ernie Kovacs Show,” which recently was recorded on tape, would be televised as scheduled next Tuesday at 10 p.m. The comedian was killed in an automobile accident on Saturday in Los Angeles. The network said the comedy material in the show included Mr. Kovacs’ version of a Gay Nineties melodrama, a discussion of modern art, and a visit with a sculptor. The show is the fifth in what was to be a series of seven over ABC. #tv #cla

Jan. 15, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Andy teaches self-reliance and responsibility to the spoiled son (Bill Bixby, left) of a rich man. 9:30 p.m. on #CBS. #tv #classictv #1960s #classictvshow #classictvshows #classictvcommercial #ClassicTvSeries #tvshow #tvseries #tvshows #tvprogram #tvdrama #tvcomedy #tvwestern #medicalshow #medicaldrama #crimeshow #crimeseries #sitcom

Jan. 15, 1962 - “The Point Shaver,” a drama about a college basketball scandal, will be televised by CBS-TV’s “The Defenders” on Feb. 3, at 8:30 p.m. It depicts the story of a player who is accused of accepting a bribe from a gambler to hold down the score so his team will win by a pre-arranged number of points. The show was filmed in New York last fall with Chet Forte, former All-America player at Columbia University, serving as technical adviser for the basketball sequences

Jan. 15, 1962 - Ernie Kovacs received final tribute today in simple Presbyterian rites that were attended by many stars of the entertainment world. The funeral was held in Los Angeles, within sight of the street where the 42-year-old comedian was killed early Saturday morning when his automobile skidded into a utility pole. The pallbearers were Jack Lemmon (right), Frank Sinatra, Billy Wilder (left), Dean Martin, Joe Mikalos, and Mervyn LeRoy. Among the mourners were Edward G

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