Category: Television

Night Gallery: Rare Objects

Night GalleryNBC 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.

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The Sixth Sense: With Affection, Jack The Ripper

The Sixth SenseThe 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

Ghost StoryNBC 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.)

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The Sixth Sense: Witness Within

The Sixth SenseThe 16th episode of The Sixth Sense airs on ABC, starring Gary Collins. June Allyson guest stars.

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Ghost Story: Bad Connection

Ghost StoryNBC 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.)

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Night Gallery: The Girl With The Hungry Eyes

Night GalleryNBC 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.

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The Sixth Sense: Dear Joan, We’re Going To Scare You To Death

The Sixth SenseThe 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

Ghost StoryNBC 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.)

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Night Gallery: The Return Of The Sorcerer

Night GalleryNBC 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.

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The Sixth Sense: Coffin, Coffin In The Sky

The Sixth SenseThe 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

Ghost StoryNBC 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.) Read more

Search: One Of Our Probes Is Missing

SearchThe 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. Read more

Ghost Story: The Dead We Leave Behind

Ghost StoryNBC 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.) Read more

Search: The Murrow Disappearance

SearchNBC 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. Read more

Doctor Who in the USA

Doctor WhoThe 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…

Ace Of Wands: The Power Of Atep, Part 2

Ace Of WandsITV airs the 31st episode of Ace Of Wands, starring Michael MacKenzie, Petra Markham, and Roy Holder. Donald Layne-Smith guest stars as Mr. Sweet.

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Doomwatch: Killer Dolphins

DoomwatchBBC1 airs the 37th episode of Doomwatch. This episode no longer exists in the BBC’s archives. Due to its controversial content, the following episode, Sex And Violence, is never broadcast by the BBC, and production on the series is shut down before the planned 13th and final episode of the season can be filmed, effectively making Killer Doplhins the series’ broadcast swan song.

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Ace Of Wands: The Power Of Atep, Part 1

Ace Of WandsITV airs the 30th episode of Ace Of Wands, starring Michael MacKenzie, Petra Markham, and Roy Holder. Donald Layne-Smith guest stars as Mr. Sweet.

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Doomwatch: Cause Of Death

DoomwatchBBC1 airs the 35th episode of Doomwatch. This episode, guest starring Nicholas Courtney (who is, at this time, still appearing in Doctor Who as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart), no longer exists in the BBC’s archives.

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Doomwatch: Flood

DoomwatchBBC1 airs the 35th episode of Doomwatch. This episode no longer exists in the BBC’s archives.

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Doomwatch: Enquiry

DoomwatchBBC1 airs the 34th episode of Doomwatch. This episode, guest starring Michael Keating (Blake’s 7), no longer exists in the BBC’s archives.

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Ace Of Wands: The Meddlers, Part 1

Ace Of WandsITV airs the 27th episode of Ace Of Wands, starring Michael McKenzie, and introducing new cast members Petra Markham and Roy Holder. This episode is the beginning of the series’ third and final season.

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Doomwatch: Deadly Dangerous Tomorrow

DoomwatchBBC1 airs the 33rd episode of Doomwatch. This episode, guest starring Madhav Sharma (Moonbase 3) and Marc Zuber (The Changes) no longer exists in the BBC’s archives.

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