1960s Timeline

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, 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, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” a bad move at checkers prompts Barney to label Henry Bennett (John Qualen, left) a...

Jan. 29, 1962 - Tonight on “The Rifleman,” an aspiring gunfighter (James Luisi) travels all the way from England to meet Lucas. He...

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, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” while visiting the Ponderosa, Ben's old friend, sea Captain Matthew White (Frank Overton), is...

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, 1962 - Four prominent figures in public life who were closely associated with Franklin D. Roosevelt (pictured right in 1933)...

Jan. 25, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” Gillespie's daughter (Dina Merrill, pictured) leaves her home in Paris to come to Blair...

Jan. 24, 1962 - The “Bob Newhart Show,” which made its debut last fall, is undergoing changes in its production staff. NBC confirmed a...

Jan. 23, 1962 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” a psychiatrist's secretary (Barbara Baxley, pictured) falls for a shady man...

Jan. 22, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” when a pretty young manicurist (Barbara Eden) starts working in Floyd's Barber Shop,...

Jan. 22, 1962 - Rod Serling, who started in television as a writer and now is the producer of “The Twilight Zone,” will make his acting...

Jan. 22, 1962 - Lloyd Bridges (pictured), who found an underwater career as the star of the TV series “Sea Hunt,” will be the host of a...

Jan. 21, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” when Adam (Pernell Roberts, pictured) is a witness to a murderous armed robbery by masked...

Jan. 20, 1962 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” Cody (Anthony Caruso) is a well-liked citizen of Dodge. He's building a house and getting married....

Jan. 20, 1962 - Tonight on “The Defenders,” a man confesses to a murder for which someone else has already been executed — a man Lawrence...

Jan. 19, 1962 - Tonight on “The Untouchables,” when gangsters shoot up a speakeasy on the outskirts of Chicago, Ness thinks Frank Nitti...

Jan. 17, 1962 - Tonight on “The Joey Bishop Show,” Joey and Larry believe Stella (Marlo Thomas, pictured) has fallen in love with her...

Jan. 17, 1962 - Tonight on “Naked City,” a doctor faces a moral dilemma after a young man, Joey (Peter Fonda, right), who is like a son...