1960s Timeline

Apr. 15, 1963 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Barney is ready for Andy to get married, but Andy is not. However, unbeknownst to...

Apr. 13, 1963 - To capitalize on the national vogue for folk music — particularly among college students — ABC has begun a Saturday-night...

Apr. 12, 1963 - Actress Betty White, 37, announced today she and television performer Allen Ludden will be married in Los Angeles in...

Apr. 12, 1963 - Tonight on “Rawhide,” after a gypsy convinces Wishbone (Paul Brinegar) that he is going to die, Wishbone becomes very...

Apr. 11, 1963 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” aging tycoon William Feathersmith (Albert Salmi), a sadistic man who has made his fortune...

Apr. 11, 1963 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” responding to a call at an apartment where an elderly man has collapsed, Kildare discovers the...

Apr. 10, 1963 - Tonight on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” suspected infidelity puts Buddy's marriage to Pickles in jeopardy. Rob, friends to...

Apr. 10, 1963 - Tonight on “The Beverly Hillbillies,” Jed (Buddy Ebsen) and Jethro (Max Baer Jr.) go golfing with Leo Durocher (right),...

Apr. 8, 1963 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” when Opie's efforts fail to attract classmate Karen's personal interest, Thelma Lou...

Apr. 8, 1963 - On tonight’s series finale of “The Rifleman,” young Mark (Johnny Crawford, pictured right in 1961) and his girlfriend...

Apr. 7, 1963 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” during a wolf hunt, Adam accidentally shoots Little Joe. He must find help if Joe is to survive. 9...

Apr. 6, 1963 - James Arness, Marshal Dillon on CBS-TV’s “Gunsmoke,” won a default divorce yesterday by testifying that his wife, Virginia...

Apr. 4, 1963 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” a museum employee (Martin Balsam) takes a set of wax figures into his home. There, the...

Apr. 3, 1963 - Tonight on “The Eleventh Hour,” in order to discover the cause of a troubled teenager's frustrations, Dr. Graham (Jack...

Apr. 2, 1963 - Tonight on “Combat,” a young woman (Antoinette Bower) who cannot face the horrors of the war isolates herself in an...

Apr. 1, 1963 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” it's a red-letter day in Mayberry when Barney decides to join the motoring world, but...

Apr. 1, 1963 - ABC announced its fall schedule today with one of the network’s most prominent series since 1958, “Naked City,” shockingly...

Mar. 30, 1963 - Tonight on “The Defenders,” a small town politician's grandstanding sparks the arrest of a visiting novelist for writing...

Mar. 29, 1963 - Actor Chuck Connors, television’s “Rifleman,” announced today he and actress Kamala Devi will be married April 10. It...

Mar. 28, 1963 - Tonight on “The Donna Reed Show,” Donna hires a handyman who is not at all handy. 8 p.m. on ABC. #tv #classictv #1960s...