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![TV: Tonight on "The Dick Van Dyke Show"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_8987ebf09341451db63005b107a2de65~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_8987ebf09341451db63005b107a2de65~mv2.webp)
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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![TV: Tonight on "Gunsmoke"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_0fc5737f17ab4c55b615dc7a288a48d9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_0fc5737f17ab4c55b615dc7a288a48d9~mv2.webp)
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...
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![TV: Tonight on "The Defenders"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_752d7d318b78417abc54d66690e4e57e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_752d7d318b78417abc54d66690e4e57e~mv2.webp)
Dec 30, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Defenders"
Dec. 30, 1961 - Tonight on “The Defenders,” Lawrence agrees to defend a racketeer charged with the murder of a rival. With Martin Balsam....
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![TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_fcfaa6a340c947c9802602175f87b0ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_fcfaa6a340c947c9802602175f87b0ed~mv2.webp)
Dec 29, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Dec. 29, 1961 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” hot-shot Lieutenant Katell (Dean Stockwell, left) tries to make his mark on the last day...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Dec 23, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Defenders"
Dec. 23, 1961 - Tonight on “The Defenders,” rich Mr. Gideon, after marrying for the sixth time, has invited all his slightly flaky...
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![TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_38cf1fcc51e54b509d734e107a989d38~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_38cf1fcc51e54b509d734e107a989d38~mv2.webp)
Dec 22, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Dec. 22, 1961 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” an Army major awakens in a small room with no idea of who he is or how he got there....
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Dec 22, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Rawhide"
Dec. 22, 1961 - Tonight on “Rawhide,” a man and his wife con the drovers into pooling their efforts to prepare a Christmas celebration...
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![TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_1c2878742f2943edb2443642948cfa36~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_1c2878742f2943edb2443642948cfa36~mv2.webp)
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...
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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...
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