Harry Belafonte Returns to TV
Mar. 22, 1964 - Harry Belafonte (pictured right with Sidney Poitier), who has been turning down guest appearances, will be on television...
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Nov 10, 2023
Negroes Appearing More on Television
Nov. 10, 1963 - The vigorous campaign to put more Negroes in front of television cameras has produced impressive results in recent...
Nov 1, 2023
Vincent Edwards of “Dr. Casey” in Nightclub Fistfight
Nov. 1, 1963 - Vincent Edwards, television’s “Dr. Ben Casey,” exchanged blows with a San Francisco nightclub patron who was pestering...
Feb 21, 2022
(VIDEO) 1962 T.V. commercial | Infrarub
Here is a 1962 television commercial for Infrarub cream. #vintagead #vintagecommercial #classictelevision #classicTV #1960s
Sep 30, 2021
TV: "Gunsmoke" Season Premiere, 10 p.m. on CBS
Sept. 30, 1961 - The seventh season of "Gunsmoke" premieres tonight in its new hour-long format. Ex-con Perce McCall (Ed Nelson) helps...
Sep 29, 2021
TV: "The Twilight Zone," 10 p.m. on CBS
Sept. 29, 1961 - Tonight on the "The Twilight Zone," a suburban dinner party is interrupted by a bulletin warning of an impending nuclear...
Sep 28, 2021
TV: Series Premiere of "Dr. Kildare" on NBC
Sept. 28, 1961 - The series premiere of the medical drama "Dr. Kildare" will air at 8:30 p.m. tonight on NBC-TV. Like the earlier Kildare...
Sep 28, 2021
TV: Arness of Gunsmoke to Host CBS Special
Sept. 28, 1961 - James Arness will check his guns, doff his United States marshal's badge, and turn television host for an hour-long...
Sep 27, 2021
TV: "The Joey Bishop Show," 8:30 p.m. on NBC
Sept. 27, 1961 - Tonight on "The Joey Bishop Show," Joey expects to be doing publicity work for Marilyn Monroe, but his new client is a...
Sep 24, 2021
TV: Series Premiere of "87th Precinct" on NBC
Sept. 24, 1961 - Premiering tonight on NBC-TV is "87th Precinct," a crime drama starring Robert Lansing, Gena Rowlands, Ron Harper,...
Sep 23, 2021
TV: William Shatner Guest Star on "The Defenders"
Sept. 23, 1961 - On tonight's episode of "The Defenders," when mild-mannered Jim McLeery (William Shatner) kills an abusive stranger, it...
Sep 22, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Tonight's "Twilight Zone" episode: "The Arrival" Sept. 22, 1961 - Tonight on "The Twilight Zone," Federal aviation investigator Grant...
Sep 21, 2021
Ed Sullivan to Tape TV Show in West Berlin for CBS
Sept. 21, 1961 - Connie Francis (pictured), Louis Armstrong, Sid Caesar, and the comedy team of Rowan and Martin are among the performers...
Sep 20, 2021
TV: "The Joey Bishop Show" Series Premiere Tonight on NBC
Sept. 20, 1961 - Tonight marks the series premiere of "The Joey Bishop Show," to be televised at 8:30 p.m. on NBC. Storylines during the...
Sep 19, 2021
TV: Actress Mary Fickett to Host "Calendar" on CBS
Sept. 19, 1961 - Mary Fickett (left), a television, stage, and motion-picture actress, has been named hostess for "Calendar," a daytime...
Sep 17, 2021
TV: "Car 54, Where Are You?" Debuts Tonight on NBC
Sept. 17, 1961 - On tonight's "Car 54, Where Are You?" pilot episode, Officers Toody (Joe E. Ross) and Muldoon (Fred Gwynne) are...
Sep 15, 2021
TV: "Twilight Zone" Season Three Premiere Tonight
Sept. 15, 1961 - On tonight's Season Three premiere of "The Twilight Zone," two survivors of an apocalyptic battle, a man (Charles...
Sep 14, 2021
TV: "The Donna Reed Show" Fourth Season
Sept. 14, 1961 - On tonight's Season Four premiere of "The Donna Reed Show," Mary's careless driving leads to an unexpected romantic...
Sep 14, 2021
TV: "Red Skelton Show" Begins 11th Season on Sept. 26
Sept. 14, 1961 - The "Red Skelton Show," long a television fixture at 9:30 p.m. on CBS, will be rescheduled at 9 p.m. when it begins its...
Sep 11, 2021
TV: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Say Farewell
Sept. 11, 1961 - "The Lone Ranger," which made "Hi-ho, Silver!" a part of the American vernacular, will be discontinued as a network...
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