1960s Timeline

Oct. 29, 1961 - On tonight’s episode of “Bonanza,” reformed gunfighter Ed Payson (Robert Culp) has returned to Virginia City to tend to...

Oct. 28, 1961 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” a man (Buddy Ebsen, right) who lost his wife and all he had returns to Dodge from gold prospecting...

Oct. 27, 1961 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” Old West lawman Conny Miller (Lee Marvin) visits the grave of a once-dangerous man he...

Oct. 26, 1961 - Tonight on “The Untouchables,” Eliot Ness and his men find themselves at a local carnival keeping an eye on an impending...

Oct. 26, 1961 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a popular actress (Anne Francis) comes to Blair General Hospital for tests along with members...

Oct. 25, 1961 - Tonight on “Wagon Train,” Clementine Jones (Ann Blyth, pictured) is in the process of being thrown out of a town when a...

Oct. 24, 1961 - The popular “Wagon Train” series will hitch its horses to ABC next season after five years of trekking cross-country with...

Oct. 24, 1961 - Lloyd Bridges will star tonight in a television dramatization of the true adventures of a U.S. Air Force officer captured...

TV: Tonight on “The Rifleman” Oct. 23, 1961 - Tonight on “The Rifleman,” a prison wagon stops at the McCain ranch. One of the guards asks...

Oct. 23, 1961 - Nat (King) Cole (pictured with his daughter Natalie in 1955) attacked the television industry today for what he called...

Oct. 21, 1961 - On tonight’s episode of “The Defenders,” the Prestons are hired by a stage actress (Norma Crane, pictured) who wants full...

Oct. 21, 1961 - There will not be much variety this week in the dramatic themes of television adventure and crime shows on ABC. Four...

Oct. 20, 1961 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” a Central American revolutionary (Peter Falk) comes into the possession of a mirror that...

Oct. 19, 1961 - Tonight on “The Untouchables,” with public outcry over gang violence in Chicago, the authorities appoint retired lawyer...

Oct. 19, 1961 - On tonight’s episode of “Dr. Kildare,” Kildare (Richard Chamberlain) believes that a highly respected older doctor...

Oct. 17, 1961 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” a 5-year-old boy (Billy Mumy) finds his uncle's revolver, partially loads it with...

Oct. 16, 1961 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” an out-of-town speeder (Jean Hagen, right) thinks Andy runs a speed trap in...

Oct. 15, 1961 - Tonight on “Car 54, Where Are You?” we meet Mrs. Bronson (Molly Picon), the sweet Jewish grandmother who is confounding...

Oct. 15, 1961 - NBC, which is allied with its parent company, RCA, in stimulating interest in color television programs and sets, will...

Oct. 14, 1961 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” Kitty (Amanda Blake) has her friends in Dodge buzzing when she meets the stagecoach in the early...