TV: Tonight on "The Rifleman"
Jan. 1, 1962 - Tonight on “The Rifleman,” when Mark goes missing during a hunting trip, Lucas tries to get help to look for his missing...
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Dec 28, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"
Dec. 28, 1961 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a young man is admitted to Blair General Hospital after being stabbed by a street gang. The...
Dec 24, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"
Dec. 24, 1961 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” the Cartwrights take in a young orphaned blind girl (Diane Mountford, pictured right with Dan...
Dec 21, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"
Dec. 21, 1961 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a bitter, alcoholic department-store Santa is admitted to the hospital on Christmas Eve. The...
Dec 18, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Ben Casey"
Dec. 18, 1961 - Tonight on “Ben Casey,” Billy Harris (Bruce Dern) is shot three times while holding up a liquor store. He and the cop...
Dec 14, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"
Dec. 14, 1961 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” after his son's arm is paralyzed in a car accident, a man refuses to allow doctors to perform...
Dec 11, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Ben Casey"
Dec. 11, 1961 - Tonight on “Ben Casey,” Dr. Casey tells off a lackluster new intern and convinces a sad young epileptic that being...
Dec 7, 2021
Jerry Orbach and Marta Curro Have a Son
Dec. 7, 1961 - A son was born on Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Orbach (pictured at their 1958 wedding) at New York’s Lenox Hill...
Dec 7, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"
Dec. 7, 1961 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a surgeon is diagnosed with a progressive paralytic disease and fears its effect on his career...
Dec 4, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Rifleman"
Dec. 4, 1961 - Tonight on “The Rifleman,” Lucas and Mark meet writer Mark Twain (Kevin McCarthy). Later they find out that he has a sad...
Dec 4, 2021
"77 Sunset Strip" Star Efrem Zimbalist Jr. to Divorce
Dec. 4, 1961 - Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (pictured), star of television’s “77 Sunset Strip,” was divorced today by Mrs. Stephanie Zimbalist....
Dec 4, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"
Dec. 4, 1961 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” handyman Henry Wheeler (Edgar Buchanan, left) enters the Taylors' life, and Aunt Bee...
Dec 4, 2021
TV: Many ABC Affiliates Cancel Controversial "Bus Stop" Episode
Dec. 4, 1961 - Many television stations affiliated with ABC canceled Sunday evening’s episode of the show “Bus Stop” because they...
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...
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