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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...

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...