TV Days 1961

TV Days 1961



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The top shows on TV this year would include “The Perry Como Show” (NBC, Wednesday 9:00-10:00 PM), “The Joey Bishop Show” (NBC, Wednesday 8:30-9:00 PM), “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World Of Color” (NBC, Sunday 7:30-8:30 PM), “The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis” (CBS, Tuesday 8:30-9:00 PM), “The Flintstones” (ABC, Friday 8:30-9:00 PM), “Car 54, Where Are You?” (NBC, Sunday 8:30-9:00 PM), “The Ed Sullivan Show” (CBS, Sunday 8:00-9:00 PM), “Ben Casey” (ABC, Monday 10:00-11:00 PM), “Dennis The Menace” (CBS, Sunday 7:30-8:00 PM), “Sing Along With Mitch” (NBC, Thursday 10:00-11:00 PM), “Lassie” (CBS, Sunday 7:00-7:30 PM), “The Real McCoys” (ABC, Thursday 8:30-9:00 PM), “Rawhide” (CBS, Friday 7:30-8:30 PM), “The Gary Moore Show” (CBS, Tuesday 10:00-11:00 PM), “My Three Sons” (ABC, Thursday 9:00-9:30 PM), “Candid Camera” (CBS, Sunday 10:00-10:30 PM), “Dr. Kildare” (NBC, Thursday 8:30-9:30 PM), “The Danny Thomas Show” (CBS, Monday 9:00-9:30 PM), “The Andy Griffith Show” (CBS, Monday 9:30-10:00 PM), “The Red Skelton Show” (CBS, Tuesday 9:00-9:30 PM), “Perry Mason” (CBS, Saturday 7:30-8:30 PM),

“Hazel” (NBC, Thursday 9:30-10:00 PM), “Gunsmoke” (CBS, Saturday 10:00-11:00PM) and “Bonanza” (NBC, Sunday 9:00-10:00 PM). The most popular show on TV in 1961 was “Wagon Train” (NBC, Wednesday 7:30:8:30 PM). Other shows on TV this year would include “Adventures In Paradise” (ABC, Sunday 10:00-11:00 PM), “Thriller” (NBC, Monday 10:00-11:00 PM), “Surfside Six” (ABC, Monday 9:00-10:00 PM), “Pete & Gladys” (CBS, Monday 8:00-8:30 PM), “87th Precinct” (NBC, Monday 9:00-10:00 PM), “The New Breed” (ABC, Tuesday 9:00-10:00 PM), “Hawaiian Eye” (ABC, Wednesday 9:00-10:00 PM), “The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet” (ABC, Thursday 7:30-8:00 PM), “The Donna Reed Show” (ABC, Thursday 8:00-8:30 PM) and “Frontier Circus” (CBS, Thursday 7:30-8:30 PM).

Shirley Booth as “Hazel”.

Allen Funt & “Candid Camera”.

Cast of “Hawaiian Eye”.

“Car 54, Where Are You”

Some TV Guide Covers from 1961

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