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.

Upcoming TV Airings

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

Thursday, November 13

The Fear

Season 5 • Episode 35

Two people in a remote cabin find signs of an alien.

Friday, November 14

The Bewitchin' Pool

Season 5 • Episode 36

Two children follow a make-believe friend into a happier world.

Saturday, November 15

Where Is Everybody?

Season 1 • Episode 1

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

Saturday, November 15

The Old Man in the Cave

Season 5 • Episode 7

An old man in a cave offers guidance to survivors of a nuclear-war apocalypse.

Saturday, November 15

The Last Night of a Jockey

Season 5 • Episode 5

A jockey's wish to become a giant in his profession has repercussions he may regret.

Sunday, November 16

Judgment Night

Season 1 • Episode 10

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

Monday, November 17

One for the Angels

Season 1 • Episode 2

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

Tuesday, November 18

Mr. Denton on Doomsday

Season 1 • Episode 3

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

Wednesday, November 19

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.

Thursday, November 20

Walking Distance

Season 1 • Episode 5

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

Friday, November 21

Escape Clause

Season 1 • Episode 6

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

Saturday, November 22

The Lonely

Season 1 • Episode 7

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

Saturday, November 22

The Obsolete Man

Season 2 • Episode 29

Librarian Romney Wordsworth is condemned to death for obsolescence.

Saturday, November 22

Person or Persons Unknown

Season 3 • Episode 27

A man awakens one morning to find that no one recognizes him, not even his mother.

Sunday, November 23

Cavender Is Coming

Season 3 • Episode 36

An angel (Jesse White) can earn his wings by helping a down-on-her-luck woman (Carol Burnett).

Sunday, November 23

A Kind of Stopwatch

Season 5 • Episode 4

Thomas Patrick McNulty is given a watch that possesses a strange power.

Monday, November 24

Time Enough at Last

Season 1 • Episode 8

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

Tuesday, November 25

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.

Wednesday, November 26

Judgment Night

Season 1 • Episode 10

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

Thursday, November 27

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.

Friday, November 28

What You Need

Season 1 • Episode 12

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

Saturday, November 29

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.

Saturday, November 29

Steel

Season 5 • Episode 2

Two small-time promoters find that their fighter can't meet his opponent in the ring.

Saturday, November 29

I Sing the Body Electric

Season 3 • Episode 35

A widower rents an android grandmother to take care of his three children.

Sunday, November 30

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.

Sunday, November 30

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.

Sunday, November 30

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.

Sunday, November 30

Number Twelve Looks Just Like You

Season 5 • Episode 17

An ugly duckling can be stunning in a world of beautiful people.

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