TV: Jackie Gleason to Return to CBS
Feb. 11, 1963 - Jackie Gleason (pictured with Lucille Ball) has had a change of heart and now has elected to do his Saturday night...
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Feb 9, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”
Feb. 9, 1963 - Tonight on “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” Claude (Jim Nabors), from back home, arrives for a visit and amazes the Smiths...
Feb 9, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Have Gun — Will Travel”
Feb. 9, 1963 - Tonight on “Have Gun - Will Travel,” Paladin (Richard Boone, pictured) is escorting a prisoner (Whit Bissell) to a trial...
Feb 8, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Rawhide”
Feb. 8, 1963 - Tonight on “Rawhide,” two ex-Confederate POWs arrive to settle an old issue with Rowdy (Clint Eastwood, left) during his...
Feb 7, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Twilight Zone”
Feb. 7, 1963 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” in 1997, a spaceship arrives from Earth at the 13th planet in star system 51. Its crew...
Feb 6, 2023
TV: NBC’s Fall Schedule
Feb. 6, 1963 - While many programs are still subject to change, here are a few highlights of NBC’s evening television schedule next fall:...
Feb 5, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Hawaiian Eye”
Feb. 5, 1963 - Tonight on “Hawaiian Eye,” aseries of near-fatal accidents make it appear that someone is trying to kill a favorite uncle...
Feb 5, 2023
TV: CBS’s Fall Schedule
Feb. 5, 1963 - Here are a few highlights of CBS’s evening television schedule next fall: Sunday brings a new science fiction program...
Feb 4, 2023
TV: ABC’s Fall Schedule
Feb. 4, 1963 - Here are a few highlights of ABC’s evening television schedule next fall: Sunday night will be virtually all new: at 7:30,...
Feb 4, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show”
Feb. 4, 1963 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” at his high school class reunion, Andy (pictured with Peggy McCay) finds that while...
Feb 3, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Bonanza”
Feb. 3, 1963 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” Little Joe finds himself at the scene of a murder and befriends the victim's son, Paco. The murderer...
Feb 3, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Jetsons”
Feb. 3, 1963 - Tonight on “The Jetsons,” Jane signs up for the Miss Solar System beauty pageant. She is shocked to find that her husband...
Feb 2, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Have Gun — Will Travel”
Feb. 2, 1963 - Tonight on “Have Gun - Will Travel,” Paladin (Richard Boone, right) is joined by his friend Ernie Backwater (Harry Morgan,...
Jan 31, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Twilight Zone”
Jan. 31, 1963 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” the orphaned daughter (Ann Jillian, pictured) of telepathic parents must learn to speak...
Jan 29, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Untouchables”
Jan. 29, 1963 - Tonight on “The Untouchables,” Ray 'Goose' Gander (Will Kuluva, left) runs a jazz club in Chicago, and he's being...
Jan 28, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Stoney Burke”
Jan. 28, 1963 - Tonight on “Stoney Burke,” two gamblers bet heavily on an upcoming rodeo contest Stoney (Jack Lord) has entered. One of...
Jan 27, 2023
News Programs Expand to 30 Minutes
Jan. 27, 1963 - Rivalry between CBS and NBC in the field of nightly news is scheduled to be intensified in a few weeks. NBC confirmed...
Jan 27, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Bonanza”
Jan. 27, 1963 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” Hoss (Dan Blocker, right) welcomes kindred spirit Big Jim Layton (Slim Pickens, left) to the...
Jan 27, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Jetsons”
Jan. 27, 1963 - Tonight on “The Jetsons,” George gets drafted into the U.S. Space Guard Reserves at Camp Nebula for two weeks. At first,...
Jan 26, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Have Gun - Will Travel”
Jan. 26, 1963 - Tonight on “Have Gun - Will Travel,” Paladin (Richard Boone), while fleeing banditos, seeks shelter from a peasant (Al...
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