The Twilight Zone (1959)

The Twilight Zone (1959) - CBS

CBS

Series

1959

TVPG

Anthology

Science fiction

Fantasy

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Host Rod Serling introduces stories of fantasy and suspense; reboot in 1985 and 2019.

Where to Stream

1959–1964 Series 5 Seasons168 Episodes

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Monday, May 26

Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up

Season 2 • Episode 28

Police must figure out if a diner patron is actually a martian invader.

Monday, May 26

Where Is Everybody?

Season 1 • Episode 1

An amnesiac (Earl Holliman) in an empty town feels he is being watched.

Tuesday, May 27

The Incredible World of Horace Ford

Season 4 • Episode 15

A grown man recalls his youth with such intense longing that he becomes a boy again.

Tuesday, May 27

One for the Angels

Season 1 • Episode 2

A sidewalk pitchman's deal with Death may cost a young girl her life.

Wednesday, May 28

Mr. Denton on Doomsday

Season 1 • Episode 3

A has-been gunslinger regains his skill and agrees to a shoot-out.

Thursday, May 29

The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine

Season 1 • Episode 4

A forgotten star of the '30s uses her old movies to re-create the spirit of her heyday.

Friday, May 30

Walking Distance

Season 1 • Episode 5

A man's need to escape the pressure of his work takes him back to his childhood.

Saturday, May 31

The Encounter

Season 5 • Episode 31

A World War II veteran and a Japanese-American are trapped in the veteran's attic.

Sunday, June 1

On Thursday We Leave for Home

Season 4 • Episode 16

Expedition leader to a remote asteroid cannot face his return to Earth.

Monday, June 2

In His Image

Season 4 • Episode 1

A scientific genius creates an almost-perfect mechanical man.

Monday, June 2

Escape Clause

Season 1 • Episode 6

A man afraid of death makes a pact with the devil for immortality.

Tuesday, June 3

In His Image

Season 4 • Episode 1

A scientific genius creates an almost-perfect mechanical man.

Tuesday, June 3

The 7th Is Made up of Phantoms

Season 5 • Episode 10

National Guardsmen maneuvering at Little Big Horn find ominous signs of an impending Indian attack.

Tuesday, June 3

The Lonely

Season 1 • Episode 7

A man is sent to a deserted asteroid in space to serve a 50-year prison sentence.

Wednesday, June 4

Time Enough at Last

Season 1 • Episode 8

A meek bank teller (Burgess Meredith) longs for time to read.

Thursday, June 5

A Short Drink From a Certain Fountain

Season 5 • Episode 11

When a man takes a youth serum, the potion goes beyond its intended effect.

Thursday, June 5

Ring-a-Ding Girl

Season 5 • Episode 13

A movie star receives a ring which enables her to see images of her friends and family.

Thursday, June 5

Perchance to Dream

Season 1 • Episode 9

Edward Hall hasn't slept in four days for fear that he will be killed by his dreams.

Friday, June 6

Judgment Night

Season 1 • Episode 10

Crossing the wartime Atlantic in an English freighter, a man senses impending doom.

Saturday, June 7

You Drive

Season 5 • Episode 14

Oliver Pope kills a bicyclist in a hit-and-run, but a business rival is identified as the driver.

Sunday, June 8

Mute

Season 4 • Episode 5

A couple raises their daughter using the powers of mental telepathy.

Monday, June 9

The Thirty-Fathom Grave

Season 4 • Episode 2

A man hears sounds from a submarine he feels responsible for sinking 20 years earlier.

Monday, June 9

And When the Sky Was Opened

Season 1 • Episode 11

Three astronauts return from man's first flight into outer space and can't remember the trip.

Tuesday, June 10

Death Ship

Season 4 • Episode 6

A man's refusal to admit to his death keeps him and his two companions alive.

Tuesday, June 10

What You Need

Season 1 • Episode 12

A down-and-outer tries to turn another man's ability to tell the future into profit.

Wednesday, June 11

The Four of Us Are Dying

Season 1 • Episode 13

A man can change his face to make it look like anyone else's, but he doesn't choose too well.

Thursday, June 12

He's Alive

Season 4 • Episode 4

A power-hungry American Nazi receives advice from a mysterious benefactor.

Thursday, June 12

The Miniature

Season 4 • Episode 8

A lonely man falls in love with a museum doll he comes to believe is alive.

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