‘The Wild Wild West’ Western television series debuts on CBS 60 years ago this hour (Sep 17 1965)

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(Friday, September 17, 1965, 7:30-8:30 p.m. EDT) — The Wild Wild West, a television series conceived as “James Bond on horseback” about Secret Service agents James West (Robert Conrad) and Artemus Gordon (Ross Martin), premiered tonight on CBS-TV.