1960s Timeline

Mar. 15, 1962 - “The Beverly Hillbillies,” a comedy series starring Buddy Ebsen and Irene Ryan, has been added to the CBS-TV schedule for...

Mar. 14, 1962 - Walter Cronkite, television news correspondent, will replace Douglas Edwards on CBS’s early evening news program starting...

Mar. 13, 1962 - Johnny Carson will have at least one special fling on ABC-TV before he departs for NBC. Mr. Carson, now host of ABC’s...

Mar. 13, 1962 - Tonight on “The New Breed,” Floyd Blaylock (Jack Klugman), an old friend of Lieutenant Adams (Leslie Nielsen) who was...

Mar. 12, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” with the jail full of angry moonshiners, Otis (Hal Smith, center)) serves his latest...

Mar. 12, 1962 - “The Gallant Men,” a drama series about the 36th Infantry Division during World War II, will be televised next season by...

Mar. 11, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” the Cartwrights may have to take the law into their own hands when Virginia City's temporary...

Mar. 9, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” Jenny and the other kids don't realize that the kindly yet magical old man (J. Pat...

Mar. 8, 1962 - Wendell Corey will star as a psychiatrist in “The Eleventh Hour,” a drama series to be televised next season by NBC on...

Mar. 7, 1962 - Tonight on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” Rob gets called for jury duty. Unbeknownst to him, Laura attends the trial. The...

Mar. 6, 1962 - Andy Williams will have his own show on NBC-TV next season. The singer will be host and star of a series that will appear...

Mar. 5, 1962 - Tonight on “The Rifleman,” when Mark and Lucas meet Micah on the trail while transporting a prisoner for execution, Mark...

Mar. 4, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” the Cartwright boys help cowhand Hank Myers (Vaughn Monroe) romance reluctant teacher Abigail Jones...

Mar. 4, 1962 - Lucille Ball will star in a new comedy series to be televised next season by CBS. The program will appear on Mondays from...

Mar. 3, 1962 - The television crime series “The Untouchables” will most likely continue for a fourth season on ABC. The program’s future...

Mar. 2, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” an alien race called the Kanamit comes to Earth, promising peace and sharing technology. A...

Feb. 28, 1962 - Tonight on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” Sally (Rose Marie) drags the entire gang to a bowling alley when she discovers a new...

Feb. 26, 1962 - The “Red Skelton Show” will be expanded to an hour next fall and televised by CBS on Tuesdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. The...

Feb. 25, 1962 - Jackie Gleason will return to television next fall in a series of hour-long Saturday variety shows on CBS. The network...

Feb. 24, 1962 - Tonight on “Perry Mason,” naïve secretary Susan Fisher (Kathie Browne, pictured), working overtime, tries to help her...