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.

Thursday, February 20

Ninety Years Without Slumbering

Season 5 • Episode 12

An old man (Ed Wynn) fears death if his grandfather clock stops.

Thursday, February 20

The Mirror

Season 3 • Episode 6

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

Thursday, February 20

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.

Friday, February 21

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.

Saturday, February 22

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.

Saturday, February 22

The Dummy

Season 3 • Episode 33

A ventriloquist becomes convinced that his dummy has a will and a life of its own.

Sunday, February 23

On Thursday We Leave for Home

Season 4 • Episode 16

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

Monday, February 24

The Long Morrow

Season 5 • Episode 15

An astronaut returns from a 30-year mission to find that his girlfriend hasn't aged at all.

Tuesday, February 25

The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross

Season 5 • Episode 16

Salvadore Ross trades physical characteristics with others to win the affection of Leah Maitland.

Tuesday, February 25

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.

Wednesday, February 26

Number Twelve Looks Just Like You

Season 5 • Episode 17

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

Thursday, February 27

Black Leather Jackets

Season 5 • Episode 18

Tough aliens from outer space try to poison the population of earth.

Thursday, February 27

The Encounter

Season 5 • Episode 31

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

Friday, February 28

Night Call

Season 5 • Episode 19

A woman confined to her bed and wheelchair is haunted by mysterious phone calls on a dead line.

Saturday, March 1

From Agnes, With Love

Season 5 • Episode 20

A computer whiz works on the world's most advanced computer, which has the soul of a jealous woman.

Sunday, March 2

Where Is Everybody?

Season 1 • Episode 1

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

Monday, March 3

Spur of the Moment

Season 5 • Episode 21

While horseback riding, a wealthy girl is nearly run down by another woman, who chases her.

Tuesday, March 4

Queen of the Nile

Season 5 • Episode 23

The everlasting youth of a movie star arouses the curiosity of a magazine writer.

Tuesday, March 4

I Sing the Body Electric

Season 3 • Episode 35

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

Wednesday, March 5

What's in the Box?

Season 5 • Episode 24

A man (William Demarest) sees himself on television, killing his wife (Joan Blondell).

Thursday, March 6

The Masks

Season 5 • Episode 25

A dying man forces his heirs to wear masks at a Mardi Gras party to receive their inheritance.

Friday, March 7

I Am the Night, Color Me Black

Season 5 • Episode 26

Townspeople find themselves thrown into an unending night on the eve of an execution.

Saturday, March 8

Caesar and Me

Season 5 • Episode 28

When a ventriloquist can't find work, his dummy goads him into robbery.

Saturday, March 8

In Praise of Pip

Season 5 • Episode 1

A bookie (Jack Klugman) learns his son was wounded in Vietnam.

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