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The Twilight Zone Season 1 Episode release dates & where to watch

Premiered

Friday, October 2, 1959

Ended: Friday, July 1, 1960

When does The Twilight Zone Season 1 come out?

The Twilight Zone Season 1 premiered Friday, October 2, 1959 on CBS and ended Friday, July 1, 1960. The season has 36 episodes.

The first season of The Twilight Zone aired Fridays at 10:00–10:30 pm on CBS from October 2, 1959 to July 1, 1960. There are 36 episodes, including the pilot, "Where Is Everybody?". The theme music for this season, written by Bernard Herrman, is different from the music most commonly associated with the series, written by Marius Constant for the second season onwards.

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The Twilight Zone Season 1 release schedule

The Twilight Zone Season 1 episode release dates
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1. Where Is Everybody?

Mike Ferris finds himself in a town strangely devoid of people. But despite the emptiness, he has the odd feeling that he's being watched...

Friday · 67 years ago

2. One for the Angels

A street salesman cleverly eludes Death. But if he lives, a little girl must die in his place.

Friday · 67 years ago

3. Mr. Denton on Doomsday

A has-been, drunk gunslinger finds his fast-draw abilities magically restored.

Friday · 67 years ago

4. The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine

An aging, former movie star lives and dreams in the past, constantly watching her old movies alone in her room.

Friday · 67 years ago

5. Walking Distance

A stressed advertising executive, driving through the country, leaves his car and starts to walk toward his hometown, Homewood. He finds things exactly as they were when he was a child.

Friday · 67 years ago

6. Escape Clause

A hypochondriac exchanges his soul for immortality and indestructibility.

Friday · 67 years ago

7. The Lonely

In 2046, imprisoned for murder on a distant asteroid, Corry receives an unexpected present that brings a semblance of companionship during his isolation.

Friday · 67 years ago

8. Time Enough at Last

A bank teller, obsessed with reading, faces conflicts at work and home because of his passion for literature.

Friday · 67 years ago

9. Perchance to Dream

A man with a heart condition explains to his psychiatrist that he feels extremely tired, because he is terrified of falling asleep for fear he might die.

Friday · 66 years ago

10. Judgment Night

In 1942, a German wonders why he's on the deck of a British steamship, with no memory of how he got there.

Friday · 66 years ago

11. And When the Sky Was Opened

Recovering in the hospital after a space mission, Major William Gart is visited by his co-pilot Lieutenant Colonel Clegg Forbes, who insists on the existence of a third astronaut.

Friday · 66 years ago

12. What You Need

A two-bit thug thinks he's found the key to a better life in an old sidewalk salesman who has the uncanny ability to tell people what they need the most.

Friday · 66 years ago

13. The Four of Us are Dying

In this noirish tale, a man with the ability to change his face to resemble others gets into hot water with gangsters.

Friday · 66 years ago

14. Third from the Sun

With all-out nuclear war about to ignite, a scientist and his pilot friend plot to escape on an experimental spaceship.

Friday · 66 years ago

15. I Shot an Arrow into the Air

Three astronauts crash-land on an unknown planet and must confront survival challenges, unraveling their unity in the face of desperation.

Friday · 66 years ago

16. The Hitch-Hiker

Alone on a cross-country trip, a woman continually encounters the same mysterious hitch-hiker who inexplicably reappears at various points in her journey.

Friday · 66 years ago

17. The Fever

Tight fisted Franklin Gibbs is not pleased when his wife wins a trip for two to Las Vegas. But things change when he falls under the spell of a slot machine that calls his name.

Friday · 66 years ago

18. The Last Flight

A World War I flying ace flies through a mysterious cloud - and lands at a modern U.S. air base in the year 1959!

Friday · 66 years ago

19. The Purple Testament

Lieutenant Fitzgerald, serving in World War II, possesses the disquieting ability to foresee impending death by observing a strange glow on the faces of his men before battle.

Friday · 66 years ago

20. Elegy

Three astronauts land on what looks like Earth 200 years before they left--only all of the people seem frozen in time.

Friday · 66 years ago

21. Mirror Image

In a bus depot, Millicent Barnes experiences odd events, leading to concerns about her sanity.

Friday · 66 years ago

22. The Monsters are Due on Maple Street

Paranoia strikes the residents of Maple Street when they believe human-looking aliens have invaded the neighborhood.

Friday · 66 years ago

23. A World of Difference

Arthur Curtis, a successful businessman sitting in his office discovers that he is on a film set and everyone refers to him as Gerry Reagan, a movie star struggling with alcoholism and a declining career.

Friday · 66 years ago

24. Long Live Walter Jameson

Walter Jameson, a popular history professor, is suspected by his fiancée's father, another professor at the college, to be an immortal.

Friday · 66 years ago

25. People are Alike All Over

After a space exploration crash-lands on Mars, the lone surviving astronaut is surprised to find that Martians are human-looking and friendly.

Friday · 66 years ago

26. Execution

Just before being hanged for shooting a man in the back, an outlaw cowboy in 1880 is transported into the future.

Friday · 66 years ago

27. The Big Tall Wish

Washed-up boxer Bolie Jackson, with the help of a special wish from his young friend Henry, miraculously switches places with his opponent during a comeback fight, turning the tide in his favor.

Friday · 66 years ago

28. A Nice Place to Visit

After being shot to death, the criminal Rocky Valentine encounters the amiable white-haired Mr. Pip in the afterlife, who gives him everything he wishes for.

Friday · 66 years ago

29. Nightmare as a Child

Schoolteacher Helen Foley finds a strange and very serious little girl on the stairs outside her apartment, who tries to jog Helen's memory about a man she saw earlier that day.

Friday · 66 years ago

30. A Stop at Willoughby

Riding home on the train one day, a stressed businessman falls asleep and dreams it is 1888, and he is entering a small, idyllic town called Willoughby.

Friday · 66 years ago

31. The Chaser

A man, desperate to win the affection of a beautiful woman, seeks the help of an old professor, who provides him with a love potion.

Friday · 66 years ago

32. A Passage for Trumpet

A down-and-out trumpet player who's convinced he'll never amount to anything attempts suicide and finds himself in a world where no one can hear or see him.

Friday · 66 years ago

33. Mr. Bevis

After losing his job, his car and his apartment on the same day, an eccentric loser gets a new lease on life from his guardian angel, but there is a price for keeping it.

Friday · 66 years ago

34. The After Hours

Puzzled and unsettled by the odd behavior of the salespeople, a woman discovers that the floor of a department store, on which she bought a gold thimble, doesn't exist.

Friday · 66 years ago

35. The Mighty Casey

A baseball manager takes his team to the championships thanks to a robot pitcher.

Friday · 66 years ago

36. A World of His Own Finale

Coming home, Victoria catches her husband Gregory flirting with a beautiful woman in his study. His explanation that characters come to life before his eyes when he speaks into his dictation machine, leads Victoria to question his sanity.

Friday · 66 years ago

The Twilight Zone Season 1 guest stars

  • Ed Wynn

    Ed Wynn

    Lou Bookman

  • Edward Andrews

    Edward Andrews

    Carling

  • Vito Scotti

    Vito Scotti

    Peddler

  • Claude Akins

    Claude Akins

    Steve Brand

  • Vaughn Taylor

    Vaughn Taylor

    Salesman

  • Keenan Wynn

    Keenan Wynn

    Gregory West

  • Virginia Christine

    Virginia Christine

    Ethel Bedeker

  • Jeanne Cooper

    Jeanne Cooper

    Miss Smith

  • Ron Masak

    Ron Masak

    Harmonica Man

  • Jean Marsh

    Jean Marsh

    Alicia

  • Everett Sloane

    Everett Sloane

    Franklin Gibbs

  • Shepperd Strudwick

    Shepperd Strudwick

    Peter Selden

  • Eleanor Audley

    Eleanor Audley

    Mrs. Whitney

  • Robert Sorrells

    Casey

  • Roddy McDowall

    Roddy McDowall

    Sam Conrad

  • Jack Perkins

    Jack Perkins

    Ground Crewman

The Twilight Zone Season 1 FAQ

When does The Twilight Zone Season 1 come out?

The Twilight Zone Season 1 premiered Friday, October 2, 1959 on CBS.

How many episodes are in The Twilight Zone Season 1?

The Twilight Zone Season 1 has 36 episodes.

Are new episodes of The Twilight Zone Season 1 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the The Twilight Zone Season 1 finale?

The The Twilight Zone Season 1 finale (Episode 36) aired Friday, July 1, 1960.

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