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.

Upcoming TV Airings

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

Thursday, August 21

A Game of Pool

Season 3 • Episode 5

A pool master returns from the dead to play one last game with an eager young hustler.

Friday, August 22

The Mirror

Season 3 • Episode 6

A guerrilla leader succeeds in overthrowing the regime of the corrupt government of his country.

Saturday, August 23

King Nine Will Not Return

Season 2 • Episode 1

The captain of a crashed B-25 bomber can't figure out where he is or what year it is.

Saturday, August 23

A Thing About Machines

Season 2 • Episode 4

A bad-tempered writer is convinced the machines in his home are conspiring to destroy him.

Sunday, August 24

The Howling Man

Season 2 • Episode 5

A man tells of a prisoner in a monastery. With John Carradine.

Monday, August 25

Of Late I Think of Cliffordville

Season 4 • Episode 14

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

Monday, August 25

The Grave

Season 3 • Episode 7

A gunman (Lee Marvin) visits the grave of a man who vowed revenge.

Tuesday, August 26

The Eye of the Beholder

Season 2 • Episode 6

A woman's natural beauty makes her a freak in a futuristic society.

Tuesday, August 26

It's a Good Life

Season 3 • Episode 8

A 6-year-old controls his town with his ability to create or destroy anything with his mind.

Wednesday, August 27

Death's Head Revisited

Season 3 • Episode 9

At the Dachau concentration camp, a former Nazi is tried by a phantom jury of his tortured victims.

Thursday, August 28

The Lateness of the Hour

Season 2 • Episode 8

Jana rebels from the monotonous life she and her parents are living.

Thursday, August 28

The Trouble With Templeton

Season 2 • Episode 9

A distinguished but aging actor is thrust into the days of his youth.

Thursday, August 28

The Midnight Sun

Season 3 • Episode 10

The Earth falls out of its orbit and starts moving toward the sun.

Friday, August 29

Still Valley

Season 3 • Episode 11

A confederate scout is given a magical book that could guarantee their victory.

Saturday, August 30

The Night of the Meek

Season 2 • Episode 11

A drunken department-store Santa (Art Carney) finds a magic bag of gifts.

Saturday, August 30

Dust

Season 2 • Episode 12

An unscrupulous traveling merchant claims he has a magical dust which will save a condemned man.

Saturday, August 30

Back There

Season 2 • Episode 13

A man (Russell Johnson) travels back to the night of Lincoln's assassination.

Sunday, August 31

Walking Distance

Season 1 • Episode 5

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

Monday, September 1

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, September 2

The Jungle

Season 3 • Episode 12

An African conjurer curses an American businessman for violating African soil.

Tuesday, September 2

In His Image

Season 4 • Episode 1

A scientific genius creates an almost-perfect mechanical man.

Wednesday, September 3

Once Upon a Time

Season 3 • Episode 13

A janitor mischievously puts on a helmet which really is a time machine.

Thursday, September 4

Five Characters in Search of an Exit

Season 3 • Episode 14

A hobo, clown, bagpipe player, ballerina and military officer are trapped in a huge cylinder.

Friday, September 5

A Quality of Mercy

Season 3 • Episode 15

A newly commissioned officer arrives in the Philippines in the waning years of World War II.

Saturday, September 6

Nothing in the Dark

Season 3 • Episode 16

An aged recluse hides in her home fearing the arrival of death. With Robert Redford.

Sunday, September 7

Where Is Everybody?

Season 1 • Episode 1

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

Monday, September 8

On Thursday We Leave for Home

Season 4 • Episode 16

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

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