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Apr 15, 2023

TV: Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show”

Apr. 15, 1963 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Barney is ready for Andy to get married, but Andy is not. However, unbeknownst to...

Apr 13, 2023

TV: ABC’s “Hootenanny”

Apr. 13, 1963 - To capitalize on the national vogue for folk music — particularly among college students — ABC has begun a Saturday-night...

Apr 12, 2023

Betty White Engaged to Allen Ludden

Apr. 12, 1963 - Actress Betty White, 37, announced today she and television performer Allen Ludden will be married in Los Angeles in...

Apr 12, 2023

TV: Tonight on “Rawhide”

Apr. 12, 1963 - Tonight on “Rawhide,” after a gypsy convinces Wishbone (Paul Brinegar) that he is going to die, Wishbone becomes very...

Apr 11, 2023

TV: Tonight on “The Twilight Zone”

Apr. 11, 1963 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” aging tycoon William Feathersmith (Albert Salmi), a sadistic man who has made his fortune...

Apr 11, 2023

TV: Tonight on “Dr. Kildare”

Apr. 11, 1963 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” responding to a call at an apartment where an elderly man has collapsed, Kildare discovers the...

Apr 10, 2023

TV: Tonight on “The Dick Van Dyke Show”

Apr. 10, 1963 - Tonight on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” suspected infidelity puts Buddy's marriage to Pickles in jeopardy. Rob, friends to...

Apr 10, 2023

TV: Tonight on “Beverly Hillbillies”

Apr. 10, 1963 - Tonight on “The Beverly Hillbillies,” Jed (Buddy Ebsen) and Jethro (Max Baer Jr.) go golfing with Leo Durocher (right),...

Apr 8, 2023

TV: Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show”

Apr. 8, 1963 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” when Opie's efforts fail to attract classmate Karen's personal interest, Thelma Lou...

Apr 8, 2023

TV: “The Rifleman” Series Finale

Apr. 8, 1963 - On tonight’s series finale of “The Rifleman,” young Mark (Johnny Crawford, pictured right in 1961) and his girlfriend...

Apr 7, 2023

Apr. 7, 1963 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” during a wolf hunt, Adam accidentally shoots Little Joe. He mus

Apr. 7, 1963 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” during a wolf hunt, Adam accidentally shoots Little Joe. He must find help if Joe is to survive. 9...

Apr 6, 2023

Arness Awarded Divorce and Custody of Three Children

Apr. 6, 1963 - James Arness, Marshal Dillon on CBS-TV’s “Gunsmoke,” won a default divorce yesterday by testifying that his wife, Virginia...

Apr 4, 2023

TV: Tonight on “The Twilight Zone”

Apr. 4, 1963 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” a museum employee (Martin Balsam) takes a set of wax figures into his home. There, the...

Apr 3, 2023

Apr. 3, 1963 - Tonight on “The Eleventh Hour,” in order to discover the cause of a troubled teenager

Apr. 3, 1963 - Tonight on “The Eleventh Hour,” in order to discover the cause of a troubled teenager's frustrations, Dr. Graham (Jack...

Apr 2, 2023

TV: Tonight on “Combat!”

Apr. 2, 1963 - Tonight on “Combat,” a young woman (Antoinette Bower) who cannot face the horrors of the war isolates herself in an...

Apr 1, 2023

TV: Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show”

Apr. 1, 1963 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” it's a red-letter day in Mayberry when Barney decides to join the motoring world, but...

Apr 1, 2023

ABC Announces Fall TV Schedule

Apr. 1, 1963 - ABC announced its fall schedule today with one of the network’s most prominent series since 1958, “Naked City,” shockingly...

Mar 30, 2023

TV: Tonight on “The Defenders”

Mar. 30, 1963 - Tonight on “The Defenders,” a small town politician's grandstanding sparks the arrest of a visiting novelist for writing...

Mar 29, 2023

Chuck Connors, TV’s “Rifleman,” To Marry Actress Kamala Devi

Mar. 29, 1963 - Actor Chuck Connors, television’s “Rifleman,” announced today he and actress Kamala Devi will be married April 10. It...

Mar 28, 2023

TV: Tonight on “The Donna Reed Show”

Mar. 28, 1963 - Tonight on “The Donna Reed Show,” Donna hires a handyman who is not at all handy. 8 p.m. on ABC. #tv #classictv #1960s...