Category Archives: Television 1960s

‘Dr. Kildare’ debuts on NBC 50 years ago this hour


Video: 'Dr. Kildare ' clip (Oct. 8, 1964)

(Thursday, September 28, 1961, 7:30 p.m.)Dr. Kildare, a medical drama TV series starring Richard Chamberlain as a young intern working in a fictional large metropolitan hospital (Blair General) while trying to learn his profession, debuted tonight on NBC.

‘Car 54, Where Are You?’ debuts on NBC 50 years ago this hour

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Car 54, Where Are You-Who's For Swordfish 1/5 (1961)

(Sunday, September 17, 1961, 8:30 p.m. EDT) — Toody and Muldoon encounter obstacles as they prepare to fish for swordfish on a fellow officer’s brother-in-law’s cruiser on tonight’s debut of the NBC-TV sitcom Car 54, Where Are You?. Continue reading ‘Car 54, Where Are You?’ debuts on NBC 50 years ago this hour

‘The Defenders’ debuts on CBS 50 years ago this hour

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DEFENDERS THE IRON MAN 1 (March 10, 1962)

(Saturday, September 16, 1961, 8:30 p.m.)The Defenders, a courtroom drama TV series starring E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, debuted tonight on CBS.

‘The Twilight Zone’ presents ‘Two’ 50 years ago this hour

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Twilight Zone S03E01 - "Two" 1/3

(Friday, September 15, 1961, 10 p.m. ET) — A man (Charles Bronson) and a woman (Elizabeth Montgomery), survivors from opposite armies of an apocalyptic world war, meet in a deserted, war-ravaged town on tonight’s season 3 premiere episode of The Twilight Zone (click here to watch the full episode).

Season 2 finale: ‘The Twilight Zone’

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"The Obsolete Man" (part one)

(Friday, June 2, 1961, 10 p.m. ET) — In a future totalitarian society where books have been banned, librarian Romney Wordsworth (Burgess Meredith) is put on trial for the crime of being obsolete on tonight’s season two finale of The Twilight Zone. Continue reading Season 2 finale: ‘The Twilight Zone’

Tonight on TV: ‘The Twilight Zone’

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"Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?" (part one)

(Friday, May 26, 1961, 10 p.m. ET) — A group of bus travelers find that there is an extra person when they stop at a diner on tonight’s episode of The Twilight Zone. Continue reading Tonight on TV: ‘The Twilight Zone’

‘The Jack Benny Show’ named best comedy

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(“Jack Goes to Las Vegas,” March 19, 1961)

(Tuesday, May 16, 1961) — “The Jack Benny Program” won Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor and “Hallmark Hall of Fame” won Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama tonight at the 13th Emmy Awards, hosted by Dick Powell.

Tonight on TV: ‘The Twilight Zone’

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“The Mind and the Matter” (part one)

(Friday, May 12, 1961, 10 p.m. ET) — Mr. Archibald Beechcroft (Shelley Berman) uses mental powers to change the world he lives in on tonight’s episode of The Twilight Zone. Continue reading Tonight on TV: ‘The Twilight Zone’

Tonight on TV: ‘The Twilight Zone’

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“Shadow Play” (part one)

(Friday, May 5, 1961, 10 p.m. ET) — A man (Dennis Weaver) convicted of murder tries to convince those about to execute him that it’s all just a recurring nightmare of his on tonight’s episode of The Twilight Zone. Continue reading Tonight on TV: ‘The Twilight Zone’