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Mar 5

TV: Tonight on “Dr. Kildare”

Mar. 5, 1964 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” A young diabetic (Beau Bridges, pictured) has become neglectful in taking his medicine, mostly...

Mar 2

TV: “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” Shifting from CBS to NBC

Mar. 2, 1964 - Alfred Hitchcock (pictured with Sean Connery on the set of “Marnie”), whose television future had been in doubt, will...

Mar 1

TV: Tonight on “Bonanza”

Mar. 1, 1964 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” Ben's Pygmalion-like efforts to ‘civilize’ a young, white woman (Anjanette Comer, right) raised by a...

Sep 26, 2023

TV: Season Premiere of “Dr. Kildare”

Sept. 26, 1963 - On tonight’s season premiere of “Dr. Kildare,” Kildare, on his first day as a resident, struggles with the question of...

Sep 24, 2023

TV: Series Premiere of “Mr. Novak”

Sept. 24, 1963 - Tonight marks the series premiere of “Mr. Novak,” a dramatic series on NBC starring James Franciscus in the title role...

Sep 22, 2023

TV: Tonight on “Bonanza”

Sept. 22, 1963 - On tonight’s season premiere of “Bonanza,” Hoss (Dan Blocker, right) falls under the spell of a beautiful shady lady...

Sep 20, 2023

Actor Richard Boone in Serious Car Crash

Sept. 20, 1963 - Television actor Richard Boone, 46, suffered severe face and chest injuries early today when he smashed his powerful...

Sep 14, 2023

TV: “The Lieutenant”

Sept. 14, 1963 - Tonight marks the series premiere of “The Lieutenant,” an hourlong Marine Corps-oriented series starring Gary Lockwood...

Sep 8, 2023

Guy Williams Win Role on NBC’s “Bonanza”

Sept. 8, 1963 - Guy Williams (pictured with Kathie Browne), who starred in “The Mark of Zorro” T.V. series, has been signed to a...

Jul 24, 2023

TV: “The Lieutenant”

July 24, 1963 - MGM-TV’s new series, “The Lieutenant,” has been shooting on location at El Toro Marine Corps Air Base in California and...

Jul 18, 2023

TV: “Temple Houston” Coming This Fall on NBC

July 18, 1963 - “Temple Houston,” an hour-long series with Jeffrey Hunter (left) as a lawyer in the Southwest before the Civil War, will...

Mar 21, 2023

Euthanasia Practiced on “Dr. Kildare,” a TV First

Mar. 21, 1963 - Euthanasia is practiced by a doctor for the first time on a television series in an episode filmed for NBC’s “Dr....

Mar 20, 2023

TV: Tonight on “The Virginian”

Mar. 20, 1963 - Tonight on “The Virginian,” Ed Frazer (Howard Duff, left) returns to Medicine Bow after serving three years for burglary....

Mar 19, 2023

Tonight on “The Dick Powell Show”

Mar. 19, 1963 - Tonight on “The Dick Powell Show,” nightclubowner Charlie (Anthony Franciosa) resists the attempts of a big-time gangster...

Mar 17, 2023

Mar. 17, 1963 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” an alcoholic saloon girl (Ruta Lee) changes her life with the

Mar. 17, 1963 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” an alcoholic saloon girl (Ruta Lee) changes her life with the help of Ben and an ex-prizefighter...

Mar 10, 2023

TV: Tonight on “Bonanza”

Mar. 10, 1963 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” Adam (Pernell Roberts, right) helps a beautiful woman (Aneta Corsaut, left) and her father (Ludwig...

Mar 7, 2023

TV: Tonight on “Dr. Kildare”

Mar. 7, 1963 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” after several unexplained violent outbursts, including one in which he smashes his own lab, a...

Mar 3, 2023

TV: Tonight on “Bonanza”

Mar. 3, 1963 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” bushwhacked and suffering from amnesia, Hoss (Dan Blocker, pictured) is found wandering down the...

Sep 30, 2022

TV: “Bonanza”

Sept. 30, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” wanting to prove his independence and break out of the shadows of his father and older brothers,...

Sep 27, 2022

TV: “Dr. Kildare”

Sept. 27, 1962 - On tonight’s season premiere of “Dr. Kildare,” while Kildare (Richard Chamberlain) deals with a pregnant woman (Patricia...