1960s Timeline

Feb. 4, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” the Cartwrights pretend the Ponderosa belongs to the town drunk when his aging mother arrives from...

Feb. 2, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” the star of a Western TV series (Larry Blyden, pictured) suddenly finds himself...

Feb. 1, 1962 - Tonight on “The Untouchables,” when a top gangster is killed by Federal Agents, a mysterious man known only as “The...

Feb. 1, 1962 - Frank Sinatra, who once starred on his own television show, is now accepting walk-on assignments. On ABC’s “Stan Freberg...

Feb. 1, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a woman and a little girl are admitted to the hospital and determined to be suffering from...

Jan. 31, 1962 - Tonight on “Naked City,” a widowed gangster (Richard Conte, pictured) is being challenged for custody of his son by his...

Jan. 31, 1962 - Tonight on “The Joey Bishop Show,” Joey receives an audit notice for his 1959 tax return, and discovers that his mother...

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 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” after returning from a raccoon hunt, Hyder Simpson (Arthur Hunnicutt, pictured) discovers...

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,...