TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"
Mar. 15, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a down-and-out, alcoholic poet is found to be suffering from advanced cirrhosis. Unfortunately,...
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Mar 8, 2022
TV: Wendell Corey to Play Psychiatrist on NBC's "The Eleventh Hour"
Mar. 8, 1962 - Wendell Corey will star as a psychiatrist in “The Eleventh Hour,” a drama series to be televised next season by NBC on...
Feb 17, 2022
TV: NBC Plans Show on Female Beauty
Feb. 17, 1962 - Beautiful women and admirers of beautiful women will participate in an NBC-TV show devoted to that theme Sunday, April 1....
Feb 17, 2022
TV: Popularity of "Kildare" and "Ben Casey" Brings "Medic" Out of Retirement
Feb. 17, 1962 - The popularity of “Dr. Kildare” and “Ben Casey” has brought Dr. Konrad Styner out of semi-retirement. As the central...
Feb 15, 2022
TV: Charles Bronson Guest Stars Tonight on "The Untouchables"
Feb. 15, 1962 - Tonight on “The Untouchables,” in the Gypsy quarter of Chicago, drunkenness is taking its toll in fights and killings....
Feb 13, 2022
TV: Tonight on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
Feb. 13, 1962 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” a man who has been pretending to be paralyzed for the insurance money tries to...
Feb 8, 2022
TV: Will "The Untouchables" Continue?
Feb. 8, 1962 - Whether “The Untouchables” and Eliot Ness will go on rooting out racketeers for the enjoyment of TV viewers next season is...
Feb 6, 2022
TV: Charles Bronson Guest Star on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
Feb. 6, 1962 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” when a woman (Lola Albright) is forced by a murderer (Charles Bronson, pictured)...
Feb 1, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Untouchables"
Feb. 1, 1962 - Tonight on “The Untouchables,” when a top gangster is killed by Federal Agents, a mysterious man known only as “The...
Feb 1, 2022
TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"
Feb. 1, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a woman and a little girl are admitted to the hospital and determined to be suffering from...
Jan 31, 2022
TV: Tonight on "Naked City" with Richard Conte
Jan. 31, 1962 - Tonight on “Naked City,” a widowed gangster (Richard Conte, pictured) is being challenged for custody of his son by his...
Jan 31, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Joey Bishop Show"
Jan. 31, 1962 - Tonight on “The Joey Bishop Show,” Joey receives an audit notice for his 1959 tax return, and discovers that his mother...
Jan 31, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Dick Van Dyke Show"
Jan. 31, 1962 - Tonight on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” when his show announces a talent contest, Rob finds himself besieged by the parents...
Jan 30, 2022
Johnny Carson to Succeed Jack Paar on NBC's "Tonight Show"
Jan. 30, 1962 - Johnny Carson will succeed Jack Paar as host of NBC’s “Tonight Show” in October. Mr. Paar will leave the show on March 29...
Jan 29, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"
Jan. 29, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” a bad move at checkers prompts Barney to label Henry Bennett (John Qualen, left) a...
Jan 29, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Rifleman"
Jan. 29, 1962 - Tonight on “The Rifleman,” an aspiring gunfighter (James Luisi) travels all the way from England to meet Lucas. He...
Jan 28, 2022
TV: "Father Knows Best" Still Drawing Big Ratings
Jan. 28, 1962 - CBS is studying the possibility of replacing the new Robert Young with the old Robert Young. Under a proposed maneuver of...
Jan 28, 2022
TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"
Jan. 28, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” while visiting the Ponderosa, Ben's old friend, sea Captain Matthew White (Frank Overton), is...
Jan 26, 2022
TV: "Dr. Kildare" Episode to Serve as Pilot for Possible Spin-off Series
Jan. 26, 1962 - An upcoming episode of “Dr. Kildare” will serve as a pilot film for a possible future series on NBC. The episode, which...
Jan 25, 2022
TV: FDR Retrospective on "Calendar" on CBS-TV
Jan. 25, 1962 - Four prominent figures in public life who were closely associated with Franklin D. Roosevelt (pictured right in 1933)...
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