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May 4, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"

May 4, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” ventriloquist Jerry Etherson (Cliff Robertson) is convinced that his dummy Willie is alive...

May 2, 2022

William Gargan, Former T.V. Actor, Gives Back

May 2, 1962 - William Gargan (pictured in 1955) demonstrated today that an actor who loses his voice may still play a useful and...

May 1, 2022

Emmy Nominations Announced for 1961-62 Season

May 1, 1962 - The Television Academy announced its 14th annual Emmy nominations today and did not include the top two stars of the...

Apr 30, 2022

TV: Michael Pollard To Make Guest Appearance on "The Andy Griffith Show"

Apr. 30, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Barney’s awkward cousin Virgil (Michael Pollard) visits and makes a mess of...

Apr 30, 2022

John Glenn to Appear with Soviet Cosmonaut Gherman Titov on NBC

Apr. 30, 1962 - Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. and Maj. Gherman S. Titov, the Soviet astronaut now visiting this country, will make a...

Apr 29, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"

Apr. 29, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” the Cartwrights get mixed up in the romance of a phony heiress and an equally phony land baron....

Apr 28, 2022

TV: "Rin Tin Tin" Returning to CBS

Apr. 28, 1962 - CBS-TV, long faithful to “Lassie,” becomes a two-dog network next fall when “Rin Tin Tin” comes barking back each...

Apr 28, 2022

Rod Serling and CBS Considering Hour-Long Episodes of "Twilight Zone"

Apr. 28, 1962 - Although the CBS half-hour series “The Twilight Zone” is not currently scheduled to continue next fall, the network and...

Apr 27, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"

Apr. 27, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” a man from the stars comes with a gift to a small Mexican village. The residents of the...

Apr 26, 2022

Vivian Vance to Rejoin Lucille Ball on New Show

Apr. 26, 1962 - Vivian Vance, who was featured on “I Love Lucy” as Ethel Mertz, will be in the cast of Lucille Ball’s new television...

Apr 26, 2022

Ten CBS Affiliates Refuse to Carry Abortion-Themed Episode of "The Defenders"

Apr. 26, 1962 - CBS, which will televise a drama about abortion tomorrow night, announced today that 10 of its affiliated stations had...

Apr 25, 2022

Dick Clark of "American Bandstand" Marries Loretta Martin

Apr. 25, 1962 - Dick Clark, television personality, married his former secretary, Canadian-born Loretta Martin, tonight at Calvary...

Apr 20, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"

Apr. 20, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” an elderly couple shop for younger replacement bodies and then resort to desperate...

Apr 19, 2022

CBS Obtains Sponsorship for "Defenders" Episode about Abortion

Apr. 19, 1962 - CBS, which lost three sponsors because of a scheduled television drama about an abortionist (Robert F. Simon, pictured),...

Apr 19, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"

Apr. 19, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” to patch up a disagreement with another doctor, Kildare attends a party at the doctor's home....

Apr 17, 2022

David Brinkley of NBC Welcomes CBS's Walter Cronkite to Prime Time News

Apr. 17, 1962 - David Brinkley of NBC established something of a minor television precedent last night by publicly welcoming Walter...

Apr 16, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"

Apr. 16, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” when business gets too hectic, Floyd hires a second barber who turns out to be a...

Apr 15, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"

Apr. 15, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” we learn about Inger (Inga Swenson), Ben Cartwright's second wife and the mother of Hoss (Dan...

Apr 13, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"

Apr. 13, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” a rural gas station attendant (Andy Devine) given to telling tall tales about himself is...

Apr 12, 2022

TV: Lee Marvin Guest Stars on "Dr. Kildare"

Apr. 12, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” Dr. Paul Probeck (Lee Marvin), a recovering alcoholic, decides to start an alcohol...