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Jan 6, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Have Gun - Will Travel"

Jan. 6, 1962 - Tonight on “Have Gun - Will Travel,” sickly Boise Peabody (Strother Martin, pictured), convinced he'll die by morning,...

Jan 4, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Untouchables"

Jan. 4, 1962 - Tonight on “The Untouchables,” Father Francis Gregory (Arthur Hill) thinks a miracle has happened when Joe Palakopolous...

Jan 4, 2022

TV: Dr. Joyce Brothers Begins Saturday Program

Jan. 4, 1962 - Dr. Joyce Brothers, the television counselor who offers advice on a wide variety of subjects, will begin a new Saturday...

Jan 3, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Naked City"

Jan. 3, 1962 - Tonight on “Naked City,” decorated veteran Neil Daggett (Jack Warden, pictured), has deteriorated from hero to alcoholic...

Jan 3, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Dick Van Dyke Show"

Jan. 3, 1962 - Tonight on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” Rob recalls the hilarious events leading up to Ritchie's birth when Ritchie asks the...

Jan 2, 2022

CBS Game Show "Password" Adding Prime Time Edition

Jan. 2, 1962 - Having been tested successfully as an afternoon program, the TV game show “Password” becomes a nighttime attraction over...

Jan 2, 2022

George C. Scott to Helm TV Series about Social Worker

Jan. 2, 1962 - George C. Scott will star in a CBS-TV series called “East Side/West Side” starting in the fall of 1963. He will play a New...

Jan 2, 2022

Folk Group "The Weavers" Barred from Jack Paar Show After Refusing to Sign Loyalty Oaths

Jan. 2, 1962 - A folk-singing quartet was barred from the Jack Paar show today because its members refused to sign loyalty oaths. The...

Jan 1, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"

Jan. 1, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” local farmer Jeff Pruitt (Alan Hale Jr., right) comes to town to pick a wife....

Jan 1, 2022

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...

Dec 30, 2021

TV: Tonight on "Gunsmoke"

Dec. 30, 1961 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” a band of outlaws offers to pay Matt to make himself scarce while they rob the bank. If he...

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 26, 2021

TV: Tonight on "The Dick Van Dyke Show"

Dec. 26, 1961 - Tonight on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” Buddy (Morey Amsterdam) has a chance for a head writer job. Rob (Van Dyke) and Sally...

Dec 25, 2021

Hitchcock Show to Expand to an Hour Next Season

Dec. 25, 1961 - Alfred Hitchcock will dish out a double dose of mystery Sunday evenings on CBS-TV next season. The purveyor of filmed...

Dec 25, 2021

TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"

Dec. 25, 1961 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” when Barney is offered the sheriff’s position in a nearby town, he and Andy trade...

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 23, 2021

TV: Tonight on "Gunsmoke"

Dec. 23, 1961 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” an ill-mannered young mountain man (Don Dubbins, right) is told by his father that it's time he...

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 21, 2021

TV: Tonight on "The Donna Reed Show"

Dec. 21, 1961 - Tonight on “The Donna Reed Show,” Johnny Crawford (left) stars as the son of Donna's college roommate who arrives to...

Dec 20, 2021

TV: Tonight on "Wagon Train"

Dec. 20, 1961 - Tonight on “Wagon Train,” Bettina May (Bette Davis) leads three generations of her family across the plains. Other...