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Apr 30, 2022

TV: Michael Pollard To Make Guest Appearance on "The Andy Griffith Show"

Apr. 30, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Barney’s awkward cousin Virgil (Michael Pollard) visits and makes a mess of...

Apr 30, 2022

John Glenn to Appear with Soviet Cosmonaut Gherman Titov on NBC

Apr. 30, 1962 - Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. and Maj. Gherman S. Titov, the Soviet astronaut now visiting this country, will make a...

Apr 29, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"

Apr. 29, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” the Cartwrights get mixed up in the romance of a phony heiress and an equally phony land baron....

Apr 28, 2022

TV: "Rin Tin Tin" Returning to CBS

Apr. 28, 1962 - CBS-TV, long faithful to “Lassie,” becomes a two-dog network next fall when “Rin Tin Tin” comes barking back each...

Apr 28, 2022

Rod Serling and CBS Considering Hour-Long Episodes of "Twilight Zone"

Apr. 28, 1962 - Although the CBS half-hour series “The Twilight Zone” is not currently scheduled to continue next fall, the network and...

Apr 27, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"

Apr. 27, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” a man from the stars comes with a gift to a small Mexican village. The residents of the...

Apr 26, 2022

Vivian Vance to Rejoin Lucille Ball on New Show

Apr. 26, 1962 - Vivian Vance, who was featured on “I Love Lucy” as Ethel Mertz, will be in the cast of Lucille Ball’s new television...

Apr 26, 2022

Ten CBS Affiliates Refuse to Carry Abortion-Themed Episode of "The Defenders"

Apr. 26, 1962 - CBS, which will televise a drama about abortion tomorrow night, announced today that 10 of its affiliated stations had...

Apr 25, 2022

Dick Clark of "American Bandstand" Marries Loretta Martin

Apr. 25, 1962 - Dick Clark, television personality, married his former secretary, Canadian-born Loretta Martin, tonight at Calvary...

Apr 20, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"

Apr. 20, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” an elderly couple shop for younger replacement bodies and then resort to desperate...

Apr 19, 2022

CBS Obtains Sponsorship for "Defenders" Episode about Abortion

Apr. 19, 1962 - CBS, which lost three sponsors because of a scheduled television drama about an abortionist (Robert F. Simon, pictured),...

Apr 19, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"

Apr. 19, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” to patch up a disagreement with another doctor, Kildare attends a party at the doctor's home....

Apr 17, 2022

David Brinkley of NBC Welcomes CBS's Walter Cronkite to Prime Time News

Apr. 17, 1962 - David Brinkley of NBC established something of a minor television precedent last night by publicly welcoming Walter...

Apr 16, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"

Apr. 16, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” when business gets too hectic, Floyd hires a second barber who turns out to be a...

Apr 15, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"

Apr. 15, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” we learn about Inger (Inga Swenson), Ben Cartwright's second wife and the mother of Hoss (Dan...

Apr 13, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"

Apr. 13, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” a rural gas station attendant (Andy Devine) given to telling tall tales about himself is...

Apr 12, 2022

TV: Lee Marvin Guest Stars on "Dr. Kildare"

Apr. 12, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” Dr. Paul Probeck (Lee Marvin), a recovering alcoholic, decides to start an alcohol...

Apr 9, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"

Apr. 9, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Barney interferes with Andy's new romance with county nurse Mary Simpson (Sue Ane...

Apr 8, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"

Apr. 8, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” after being robbed in the desert, Adam (Pernell Roberts) stumbles onto a seemingly chivalrous...

Apr 8, 2022

Three Sponsors of "The Defenders" Withdraw Sponsorship of Abortion Episode

Apr. 8, 1962 - All three advertisers who regularly sponsor the CBS-TV legal drama “The Defenders” have withdrawn sponsorship of an...