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Top-rated United States television programs of 1959–60
Rank | Program | Rating |
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4 | The Danny Thomas Show | 31.1 |
5 | The Red Skelton Show | 30.8 |
6 | Father Knows Best | 29.7 |
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The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series). The Twilight Zone (marketed as Twilight Zone for its final two seasons) is an American fantasy science fiction horror anthology television series created and presented by Rod Serling, which ran for five seasons on CBS from October 2, 1959, to June 19, 1964.);})();(function(){window.jsl.dh(QtXFZqT1IKeOxc8PnLqB0AQ__46,
Top-rated United States television programs of 1960–61
Rank | Program | Rating |
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1 | Gunsmoke | 37.3 |
2 | Wagon Train | 34.2 |
3 | Have Gun – Will Travel | 30.9 |
4 | The Andy Griffith Show | 27.8 |
This Sunday In 1959 Rod Serling's TV series, The Twilight Zone, made its debut on CBS. Our David Pogue looks at how Serling crafted a TV classic and with Jordan Peele, who this week introduces a new iteration of The Twilight Zone, debuting on CBS All Access. https://cbsn.
It turns out to be an important component in the development of all-electronic television. Television's first drama,The Queen's Messenger, is broadcast from Schenectady, New York station WGY on September 11, 1928.