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Mar 22

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...

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

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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...