Home Box Office
Service Electric Cable, the local cable company in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, embarks on an ambitious experiment, launching a movie channel that only a few hundred of their subscribers pay extra to receive. The channel, Home Box Office, is the brainchild of a New York City broadcasting entrepreneur seeking a workaround for the tendency of the city’s own high-rise architecture to block over-the-air signals. Originally code-named the Green Channel (presumably for the cash it is hoped it will rake in), HBO begins life with a mix of movies and live sports events (such as pro hockey) with no commercial interruption. Within a year, HBO will be acquired by Time-Life, expanding to nine hours of programming every day. With HBO having proven that cable subscribers will pay extra for an ad-free movie and sports channel, competing pay cable networks such as Showtime will spring up in the years to come. HBO also pioneers the concept of broadcasting exclusively via satellite, years ahead of the broadcast networks.
Search: In Search Of Midas
The eighth episode of Leslie Steven’s “spy-fi” series Search airs on NBC, starring Doug McClure and Burgess Meredith. Barbara Feldon (Get Smart) guest stars.
Night Gallery: The Ring With The Red Velvet Ropes
NBC airs the 34th episode of Night Gallery, an anthology series of original short plays and short story adaptations hosted by Rod Serling. Gary Lockwood (2001: a space odyssey, The Lieutenant) guest stars.
The Sixth Sense: Through A Flame Darkly
The 19th episode of The Sixth Sense airs on ABC, starring Gary Collins. Sandra Dee guest stars.
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Ghost Story: Half A Death
NBC airs the eighth episode of the supernatural anthology series Ghost Story, produced by 1960s horror movie mogul William Castle and starring Sebastian Cabot. Pamela Franklin and Eleanor Parker guest star. (This series will be retitled Circle Of Fear in 1973.)
Search: The Bullet
The seventh episode of Leslie Steven’s “spy-fi” series Search airs on NBC, starring Hugh O’Brian and Burgess Meredith. Malachi Throne and Ina Balin guest star.
Night Gallery: Spectre In Tap-Shoes
NBC airs the 33rd episode of Night Gallery, an anthology series of original short plays and short story adaptations hosted by Rod Serling. Sandra Dee guest stars.
The Sixth Sense: Once Upon A Chilling
The 18th episode of The Sixth Sense airs on ABC, starring Gary Collins. John Hillerman (Magnum P.I.) guest stars.
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Ghost Story: Alter-Ego
NBC airs the seventh episode of the supernatural anthology series Ghost Story, produced by 1960s horror movie mogul William Castle and starring Sebastian Cabot. Helen Hayes and Charles Aidman guest star. (This series will be retitled Circle Of Fear in 1973.)
Search: Operation Iceman
The sixth episode of Leslie Steven’s “spy-fi” series Search airs on NBC, starring Tony Franciosa and Burgess Meredith. Edward Mulhare (Knight Rider) guest stars.
Night Gallery: Rare Objects
NBC airs the 32nd episode of Night Gallery, an anthology series of original short plays and short story adaptations hosted by Rod Serling. Mickey Rooney guest stars.
The Sixth Sense: With Affection, Jack The Ripper
The 17th episode of The Sixth Sense airs on ABC, starring Gary Collins. Robert Foxworth (The Questor Tapes), Percy Rodrigues (Star Trek), and Patty Duke guest star.
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Ghost Story: The Summer House
NBC airs the sixth episode of the supernatural anthology series Ghost Story, produced by 1960s horror movie mogul William Castle and starring Sebastian Cabot. Steve Forrest and William Windom guest star. (This series will be retitled Circle Of Fear in 1973.)
Search: Live Men Tell Tales
The fifth episode of Leslie Steven’s “spy-fi” series Search airs on NBC, starring Tony Franciosa and Burgess Meredith. Louise Sorel guest stars.
The Sixth Sense: Witness Within
The 16th episode of The Sixth Sense airs on ABC, starring Gary Collins. June Allyson guest stars.
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Ghost Story: Bad Connection
NBC airs the fifth episode of the supernatural anthology series Ghost Story, produced by 1960s horror movie mogul William Castle and starring Sebastian Cabot. Karen Black and Kaz Garas (Strange Report) guest star. (This series will be retitled Circle Of Fear in 1973.)
Search: Moonrock
The fourth episode of Leslie Steven’s “spy-fi” series Search airs on NBC, starring Hugh O’Brian and Burgess Meredith. Jo Ann Pflug guest stars.
Night Gallery: The Girl With The Hungry Eyes
NBC airs the 31st episode of Night Gallery, an anthology series of original short plays and short story adaptations hosted by Rod Serling. James Farentino, John Astin, and Joanna Pettet guest star.
The Sixth Sense: Dear Joan, We’re Going To Scare You To Death
The 15th episode of The Sixth Sense airs on ABC, starring Gary Collins. Joan Crawford guest stars in what would prove to be her final on-screen role.
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Ghost Story: At The Cradle Foot
NBC airs the fourth episode of the supernatural anthology series Ghost Story, produced by 1960s horror movie mogul William Castle and starring Sebastian Cabot. James Franciscus and Meg Foster guest star. (This series will be retitled Circle Of Fear in 1973.)
Search: Short Circuit
The third episode of Leslie Steven’s “spy-fi” series Search airs on NBC, starring Doug McClure and Burgess Meredith. Jeff Corey guest stars.
Night Gallery: The Return Of The Sorcerer
NBC airs the 30th episode of Night Gallery, an anthology series of original short plays and short story adaptations hosted by Rod Serling. Vincent Price and Bill Bixby guest star in the third season opener; the series has now been cut down to a half-hour time slot.
The Sixth Sense: Coffin, Coffin In The Sky
The 14th episode of The Sixth Sense airs on ABC, starring Gary Collins. Ed Nelson and Sharon Gless (Cagney & Lacey) guest star in the second season premiere.
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Ghost Story: The Concrete Captain
NBC airs the third episode of the supernatural anthology series Ghost Story, produced by 1960s horror movie mogul William Castle and starring Sebastian Cabot. Gena Rowlands guest stars in a script based on a short story by Elizabeth Walter, and directed by future Superman movie director Richard Donner. (This series will be retitled Circle Of Fear in 1973.)
Search: One Of Our Probes Is Missing
The second episode of Leslie Steven’s “spy-fi” series Search airs on NBC, starring Tony Franciosa and Burgess Meredith. Stefanie Powers (Hart To Hart) and Larry Linville (M*A*S*H) guest star.
Ghost Story: The Dead We Leave Behind
NBC airs the second episode of the supernatural anthology series Ghost Story, produced by 1960s horror movie mogul William Castle and starring Sebastian Cabot. Jason Robards and Stella STevens guest star in a script written by Robert Specht (The Immortal, Ark II). (This series will be retitled Circle Of Fear in 1973.)
Search: The Murrow Disappearance
NBC premieres the first episode of Search, a “spy-fi” series created by Leslie Stevens (The Outer Limits) and starring Hugh O’Brian and Burgess Meredith. Maurice Evans (Planet Of The Apes) guest stars. The series pilot aired earlier in 1972 under the title PROBE.
Ace Of Wands: The Power Of Atep, Part 4
ITV airs the 33rd episode of Ace Of Wands, starring Michael MacKenzie, Petra Markham, and Roy Holder.
Ace Of Wands: The Power Of Atep, Part 3
ITV airs the 32nd episode of Ace Of Wands, starring Michael MacKenzie, Petra Markham, and Roy Holder.
Doctor Who in the USA
The British science fiction series Doctor Who is broadcast in the United States for the first time on WPHL, an independent commercial TV station in Philadelphia. WPHL is among the first American stations to have purchased a syndication package of Doctor Who episodes, starrring Jon Pertwee as the third Doctor, from BBC Enterprises by way of Time-Life Television. The package includes the series’ first two color seasons, plus the first story from the 1972 season (the relatively recent Day Of The Daleks). The success of Star Trek reruns in syndication may well have indie stations convinced that Doctor Who is the next big thing…