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The 1961–62 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday daytime hours from September 1961 to August 1962. Talk shows are highlighted in yellow, local programming is white, reruns of prime-time programming are orange, game shows are pink, soap ...
The following is the 1962–63 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1962 through August 1963. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1961–62 ...
The following is the 1961–62 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1961 through April 1962. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1960–61 ...
These are the late-night Monday–Friday schedules for all three networks for the 1962–63 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific. Talk shows are highlighted in yellow, local programming is white.
Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) was the first crewed American orbital spaceflight, which took place on February 20, 1962. [4] Piloted by astronaut John Glenn and operated by NASA as part of Project Mercury, it was the fifth human spaceflight, preceded by Soviet orbital flights Vostok 1 and 2 and American sub-orbital flights Mercury-Redstone 3 and 4.
John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician.He was the third American in space and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962. [3]
First crewed spaceflight. Reached Low Earth Orbit (LEO), flew around the Earth one time. 2 Alan Shepard (1) 5 May 1961 Mercury-Redstone 3 : First American crewed spaceflight. Did not reach Earth orbit, maximum altitude: 187 km (116 miles). [1] [2] 3 Gus Grissom (1) 21 July 1961 Mercury-Redstone 4 (Liberty Bell 7) Second American crewed spaceflight.
Show Network Debut Notes January 1 The Dick Tracy Show: First-run syndication: January 1, 1961 January 6 The Yogi Bear Show: First-run syndication: January 30, 1961 March 1 The New Bob Cummings Show: CBS: October 5, 1961 March 25 Bus Stop: ABC: October 1, 1961 March 30 The Hathaways: ABC: October 6, 1961 Tonight Starring Jack Paar: NBC: July 29 ...