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Oct 9, 2021

TV: Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show”

=Oct. 9, 1961 - Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show," when the State Attorney's Office sends a man (Mark Miller, left) to Andy for some...

Oct 8, 2021

TV: Tonight on “Bonanza”

Oct. 8, 1961 - Tonight on "Bonanza," the Cartwrights must try to get help for Adam (Pernell Roberts), seriously wounded by an Apache...

Oct 6, 2021

TV: James Gregory Guest Stars on “The Twilight Zone”

Oct. 6, 1961 - Tonight on "The Twilight Zone," a Confederate soldier (James Gregory), heading home, meets an anguished woman (Joanne...

Oct 5, 2021

TV: Tonight on “Dr. Kildare”

Oct. 5, 1961 - Tonight on "Dr. Kildare," an elderly Polish man is admitted to the hospital with smallpox. Kildare (Richard Chamberlain)...

Oct 3, 2021

TV: Series Premiere of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” on CBS

Oct. 3, 1961 - "The Dick Van Dyke Show," a new situation comedy series, has its premiere tonight. The show was created by Carl Reiner and...

Oct 2, 2021

TV: New CBS Comedy Series “Mr. Ed” Features Talking Horse

Oct. 2, 1961 - The title role in the new CBS comedy series, "Mr. Ed," is played by a talking horse of the same name. Last night, in the...

Oct 2, 2021

TV: Series Premiere of “Ben Casey” tonight on ABC

Oct. 2, 1961 - On tonight's series premiere of medical drama "Ben Casey," Dr. Casey (Vince Edwards) is introduced as a brilliant but...

Oct 2, 2021

TV: Season Two of "The Andy Griffith Show" Starts Tonight

Oct. 2, 1961 - The second season of "The Andy Griffith Show" gets underway tonight. Andy, through Barney, learns that Opie has been...

Oct 1, 2021

TV: John Carradine is Guest Star on “Bonanza”

Oct. 1, 1961 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” when their spring-fever antics injure miserly businessman Jedediah Milbank (John Carradine),...

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...