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May 24, 2022

Soupy Sales to Guest-Host "Tonight" Show"

May 24, 1962 - Soupy Sales (pictured right with Tony Curtis), television’s foremost target for pie throwers, is coming to New York to be...

May 24, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"

May 24, 1962 - On tonight’s season finale of “Dr. Kildare,” Kildare is assigned to work in a psychiatric ward to help treat severely...

May 23, 2022

Rod Serling To Produce 13 Hour-Long Episodes of "Twilight Zone"

May 23, 1962 - Rod Serling and CBS have reached an agreement under which Mr. Serling will produce a new series of 13 hour-long episodes...

May 23, 2022

Hugh Downs To Succeed John Chancellor on "Today" Show

May 23, 1962 - Hugh Downs is switching from “Tonight” to “Today.” NBC announced today that Mr. Downs would succeed John Chancellor as the...

May 23, 2022

Peter Falk receives an Emmy Award

May 23, 1962 - Peter Falk (pictured with Don Knotts and Carl Reiner) received an Emmy Award last night for his performance in a leading...

May 23, 2022

Mrs. Kennedy and John Glenn Receive Special Emmy Awards

May 23, 1962 - “Victoria Regina” and its star, Julie Harris (pictured), received television’s highest awards last night. The drama about...

May 19, 2022

Allen Ludden Leaves "College Bowl," To Continue on "Password"

May 19, 1962 - Allen Ludden (pictured with Betty White), described by CBS as a scholar, author, and former educator, has elected to...

May 18, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"

May 18, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” a recent widower (David White), needing loving care for his three young children, orders a...

May 17, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"

May 17, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a deaf child is brought into the hospital after accidentally swallowing poison. After his...

May 17, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Donna Reed Show"

May 17, 1962 - Tonight on “The Donna Reed Show,” Jeff (Paul Peterson, pictured) and Smitty (Darryl Richard) find new girls in town to...

May 16, 2022

TV: George C. Scott is Guest Star on "Naked City"

May 16, 1962 - Tonight on “Naked City,” exiled sculptor Kermit Garrison (George C. Scott, pictured left with Paul Richards) once fought...

May 14, 2022

TV Producers Hit by Senate Subcommittee for Sex, Violence in Programs

May 14, 1962 - A Senate investigation produced charges today that television networks were violating their own codes of moral practice by...

May 12, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Gunsmoke"

May 12, 1962 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” on his way to a fishing vacation, Chester (Dennis Weaver, left) stumbles into a human drama when he...

May 11, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"

May 11, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” newlywed Alex Walker (Alex Nicol) can't say goodbye to his mother's old house and...

May 10, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Untouchables"

May 10, 1962 - Tonight on “The Untouchables,” the 1933 Chicago World's Fair is about to open. The three Endicott brothers, who have...

May 9, 2022

TV: "The Movie Star" on "Du Pont Show of the Week"

May 9, 1962 - “The Movie Star,” a drama about public hysteria arising from the death of a motion picture idol, will be televised on NBC’s...

May 9, 2022

Soviet Astronaut to Appear on Tennessee Ernie Ford's TV Show

May 9, 1962 - Tennessee Ernie Ford, who runs a down-to-earth television show, will be seen on Monday playing host to Maj. Gherman S....

May 7, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"

May 7, 1962 - On tonight’s season finale of “The Andy Griffith Show,” Otis (Hal Smith) is made a temporary deputy so he can impress his...

May 6, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"

May 6, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” Adam has a day and a half to deliver a large bank draft for the purchase of cattle. He is ambushed by...

May 5, 2022

Dennis Weaver Questionable to Return to "Gunsmoke"

May 5, 1962 - Will “Gunsmoke” be without Chester Goode for the 1962-63 season? A clear answer could not be obtained this week from either...