The Twilight Zone (1959)

The Twilight Zone (1959) - CBS

CBS

Series

1959

TVPG

Anthology

Science fiction

Fantasy

Thriller

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.

Sunday, May 18

I Sing the Body Electric

Season 3 • Episode 35

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

Monday, May 19

A Hundred Yards Over the Rim

Season 2 • Episode 23

The leader of a wagon train across the New Mexico territory in 1847 comes across a highway.

Tuesday, May 20

Hocus Pocus & Frisby

Season 3 • Episode 30

Mr. Frisby impresses quite a few people with his vivid imagination.

Tuesday, May 20

Valley of the Shadow

Season 4 • Episode 3

A man discovers a peaceful village which guards the secret of a way to create and destroy matter.

Wednesday, May 21

The Rip Van Winkle Caper

Season 2 • Episode 24

Four men pull off a perfect heist, then plan to hide out until they can safely spend their loot.

Thursday, May 22

The Silence

Season 2 • Episode 25

Archie Taylor wagers Jamie Tennyson that he can't keep his mouth shut for one year.

Thursday, May 22

Of Late I Think of Cliffordville

Season 4 • Episode 14

A wealthy businessman strikes a deal with Satan and relives his past.

Friday, May 23

Shadow Play

Season 2 • Episode 26

Adam Grant is sentenced to death, and has recurring dreams about his execution.

Saturday, May 24

The Mind and the Matter

Season 2 • Episode 27

Archibald Beechcroft discovers that he can will anything he wants.

Saturday, May 24

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

Season 5 • Episode 22

Ambrose Bierce relates the tale of a Confederate soldier's execution at the end of the Civil War.

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.

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