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About ABC Close-Up!

ABC Close-Up! is a documentary TV series that premiered on ABC on September 27, 1960. It has 3 seasons and 51 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 3 Episode 17 "Return from Darkness", aired on June 4, 1963.

This long-running ABC News series of special reports/documentaries explores different aspects of life in the United States, featuring the most prominent ABC News correspondents of their times.

  • Documentary

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Episodes

51 episodes · 3 seasons

Season 1

1960 · 18 episodes · Last episode: 65 years ago

ABC Close-Up! Season 1 release dates →
  1. E18

    18. Our Durable Diplomats

    Finale
  2. E17

    17. The Troubled Land

  3. E16

    16. The Flabby American

  4. E15

    15. Kenya: Land of the White Ghost (Part 2)

  5. E14

    14. Kenya: Land of the White Ghost (Part 1)

  6. E13

    13. C'est la Guerre

  7. E12

    12. 90 Miles to Communism

  8. E11

    11. I Remember

  9. E10

    10. Adventures on the New Frontier

    A portrait of John F. Kennedy’s inauguration and early days in office offers an unprecedented look inside the workings of the White House.

  10. E9

    9. The Children Were Watching

    Six-year-old Yolanda Gabrielle, escorted by her mother, becomes the target of the taunts of a crowd of shouting segregationists as she makes her way to school, one of the few white children to continue attending after four African-American students were admitted to her first-grade class. Tessie Prevost, also 6, receives the protection of U.S. Marshals to enter and leave the nearly empty school, as do the other three African-American children. The ugly crowd swarms the Gabrielle’s home after school, and Yolanda’s father comes home only to tell his wife that he’s been provoked by angry co-workers to quit his job.

  11. E8

    8. X-Pilot

    A pilot risks his life in the final test flight of the X-15 rocket-powered plane.

  12. E7

    7. The Red and the Black

  13. E6

    6. Featherbedding?

  14. E5

    5. Yanki No!

    Tracing anti-U.S. sentiment as it builds in Latin America, Yanki No! juxtaposes the candid humanity of life in a Caracas slum with the actions of diplomats and political figures, including Cuba’s Fidel Castro addressing a rally of one million people.

  15. E4

    4. The Money Raisers

  16. E3

    3. What's the Proposition?

  17. E2

    2. Paradise in Chains

  18. E1

    1. Cast the First Stone

Season 2

1961 · 16 episodes · Last episode: 64 years ago

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  1. E16

    16. What's So Funny?

    Finale
  2. E15

    15. The Overseas Chinese

  3. E14

    14. The Vanishing Oasis

  4. E13

    13. Britain: Ally on the Verge

  5. E12

    12. Back to Bhowani

  6. E11

    11. Do Not Enter

  7. E10

    10. Cambodia: The Peaceful Paradox

  8. E9

    9. The Great Conversation

  9. E8

    8. It's a Small World

  10. E7

    7. The Remarkable Comrades

  11. E6

    6. Dropout

  12. E5

    5. Heresy in Red

  13. E4

    4. West of the Wall

  14. E3

    3. Behind the Wall

  15. E2

    2. The Awesome Servant

  16. E1

    1. Walk in My Shoes

Season 3

1962 · 17 episodes · Last episode: 63 years ago

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  1. E17

    17. Return from Darkness

    Finale
  2. E16

    16. 23rd Precinct

  3. E15

    15. Money for Burning

  4. E14

    14. Smog: The Silent Killer

  5. E13

    13. A Vanishing Breed: Portrait of a Country Editor

  6. E12

    12. The Vatican

  7. E11

    11. The Miners' Lament

  8. E10

    10. The Irreplaceables

  9. E9

    9. The Wonderful World of Seven

  10. E8

    8. The Unpaid and the Unsung

  11. E7

    7. Gamble at the Keyboard

  12. E6

    6. India: The Troubled Giant

  13. E5

    5. The Lost Neighborhood

  14. E4

    4. The Turbulent Jordan

  15. E3

    3. The Big Revolving Door (Part 2)

  16. E2

    2. The Big Revolving Door (Part 1)

  17. E1

    1. Meet Comrade Student

Cast & crew

  • Joseph Julian

    Narrator

  • Gregory Shuker

    Reporter

  • Serita King

    Reporter

  • William Worthy

    Reporter

  • Lee Hall

    Correspondent

  • Simon Gutter

    Self

  • Murphy Martin

    Host

  • Fendall Yerxa

    Reporter

  • Alfred Bernard

    Self

  • Helen Jean Rogers

    Reporter

  • Mort Sahl

    Mort Sahl

    Self

  • Dick Gregory

    Dick Gregory

    Self

  • Jules Feiffer

    Self

  • Al Capp

    Self

  • Bob Elliott

    Bob Elliott

    Self

  • Ray Goulding

    Ray Goulding

    Self

ABC Close-Up! FAQ

Will there be new episodes of ABC Close-Up!?

ABC Close-Up! has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on June 4, 1963.

When did the latest episode of ABC Close-Up! come out?

The most recent episode of ABC Close-Up!, Season 3 Episode 17 "Return from Darkness", aired on June 4, 1963.

How many seasons of ABC Close-Up! are there?

ABC Close-Up! has 3 seasons with 51 episodes in total.

When did ABC Close-Up! first air?

ABC Close-Up! first aired on ABC on September 27, 1960.

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