Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season 5

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Season Details & Credits

CBS | Season Premiere Date: September 27, 1959

Starring: Alfred Hitchcock

Summary:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents was a mystery and suspense anthology hosted by the master of supsense Alfred Hitchcock. Each 30 minute episode included opening and closing vingettes featuring Hitchcock who would often explain some aspect of the day's show and would often offer subtle (or not so subtle) jabs at the shows sponsors.
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents was a mystery and suspense anthology hosted by the master of supsense Alfred Hitchcock. Each 30 minute episode included opening and closing vingettes featuring Hitchcock who would often explain some aspect of the day's show and would often offer subtle (or not so subtle) jabs at the shows sponsors.

The series premiered on CBS on Sunday, October 2, 1955 in the 9:30-10:00 PM timeslot opposite ABC's The Original Amateur Hour and NBC's Alcoa-Goodyear Playhouse. In its sixth season the show moved to NBC and was shown on Tuesday 8:30-9:00 PM. On NBC it served as the lead in for two other anthology shows Thriller and The Dick Powell Show.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents featured both original works produced directly for television and adaptations of existing source material. Some authors whose work was adapted for the series include: Alexander Woollcott, Ambrose Bierce, Cornell Woolrich, Frederic Brown, Henry Slesar, H.H. Munro (aka Saki), John Cheever, John Collier, John Wyndham, Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, and Robert Bloch. The show also featured work by famous (or later famous) directors Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Altman. It also served as a proving ground for stars and future stars: Charles Bronson, Robert Redford, Steve McQueen, Peter Lorre, Robert Duvall, and Vera Miles.

In 1962, Alfred Hitchcock Presents was expanded to one hour and was shown under the title the The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. In 1985, the these shows experienced a revival under the title Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

Spinoff: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Revivals: Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)

Broadcast History

CBS: October 1955-September 1960----Sunday----9:30 p.m.
NBC: September 1960-June 1962----Tuesdays----8:30 p.m.

Nielsen Ratings:
(Top 30 or Better)

#6 in the 1956-1957 Season
#12 in the 1957-1958 Season
#24 in the 1958-1959 Season
#25 in the 1959-1960 Season

Emmy Awards and Nominations

1955

Nominated: Alfred Hitchcock Presents Best Action or Adventure Series
Nominated: Alfred Hitchcock Best MC or Program Hose (Male or Female)
Nominated: Alfred Hitchcock, "The Case of Mr. Pelham" Best Director (Film Series)
Winner: Edward W. Williams, "Breakdown" Best Editing of a Television Film

1956

Nominated: Alfred Hitchcock Presents Best Series (Half-Hour or Less)
Nominated: Alfred Hitchcock Best Male Personality (Continuing Performance)
Winner: James P. Cavanagh, "Fog Closes In" Best Teleplay Writing (Half-Hour or Less)

1957

Nominated: Alfred Hitchcock Presents Best Dramatic Anthology Series
Winner: Robert Stevens, "The Glass Eye" Best Direction (Half-Hour or Less)

1958

Nominated: Alfred Hitchcock Presents Best Dramatic Series (Less Than One Hour)
Nominated: Alfred Hitchcock, "Lamb to the Slaughter" Best Direction of a Single Program of a Dramatic Series (Less Than One Hour)
Nominated: Roald Dahl, "Lamb to the Slaughter" Best Writing of a Single Program of a Dramatic Series (Less Than One Hour) 1959 Nominated: John J. Lloyd Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and Scenic Design Nominated: Edward W. Williams, "Man from the South" Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Television 1960 Nominated: Edward W. Williams, "Incident in a Small Jail" Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Television Other Awards or Nominations The Golden Globe Awards (Voted each year since 1944 by members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association): 1957 Winner: Alfred Hitchcock Presents Best Television Program Look Magazine's Annual Television Awards (Voted initially by poll of TV executives, producers, directors, advertising executives and TV columnists, then, in 1955, via polls taken of TV critics and editors. The Award was Presented annually from 1950 to 1959 by the editors of Look magazine): 1955 Winner: Alfred Hitchcock Best Director 1956 Winner: Alfred Hitchcock Presents Best Dramatic Series (One-Half Hour) 1957 Winner: Alfred Hitchcock Presents Best Dramatic Series (One-Half Hour) Television Champion Awards (Voted each year since 1949 by polls of the nation's TV critics taken by the publishers of Television Almanac. The awards ceased in 1972): 1955 Winner: Alfred Hitchcock Presents Best Mystery Program 1956 Winner: Alfred Hitchcock Presents Best Mystery Program 1960 Winner: Alfred Hitchcock Presents Best Mystery Program First Telecast: October 2, 1955 Last Telecast: June 26, 1962 Unaired Episodes: 1 Episodes: 266 B&W Episodes (266 half-hour episodes, 1 three-part episode) … Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense, Science Fiction

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Season 5 Episodes

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S5:E38. Hooked
Air Date: September 25, 1960
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S5:E37. Escape to Sonoita
Air Date: June 26, 1960
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S5:E36. Letter of Credit
Air Date: June 19, 1960

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: October 10, 1961
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: September 27, 1960
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 27, 1959
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  S5:E38. Hooked
  Air Date: September 25, 1960
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  S5:E37. Escape to Sonoita
  Air Date: June 26, 1960
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  S5:E36. Letter of Credit
  Air Date: June 19, 1960
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  S5:E35. The Schartz-Metterklume Method
  Air Date: June 12, 1960
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  S5:E34. Cell 227
  Air Date: June 5, 1960
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  S5:E33. Party Line
  Air Date: May 29, 1960
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  S5:E32. One Grave Too Many
  Air Date: May 22, 1960
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  S5:E31. I Can Take Care of Myself
  Air Date: May 15, 1960
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  S5:E30. Insomnia
  Air Date: May 8, 1960
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  S5:E29. The Hero
  Air Date: May 1, 1960
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  S5:E28. Forty Detectives Later
  Air Date: April 24, 1960
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  S5:E27. The Cuckoo Clock
  Air Date: April 17, 1960
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  S5:E26. Mother, May I Go out to Swim?
  Air Date: April 10, 1960
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  S5:E25. The Little Man Who Was There
  Air Date: April 3, 1960
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  S5:E24. Madame Mystery
  Air Date: March 27, 1960
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  S5:E23. Craig's Will
  Air Date: March 6, 1960
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  S5:E22. Across the Threshold
  Air Date: February 28, 1960
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  S5:E21. Hitch Hike
  Air Date: February 21, 1960
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  S5:E20. The Day of the Bullet
  Air Date: February 14, 1960
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  S5:E19. Not the Running Type
  Air Date: February 7, 1960
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  S5:E18. Backward, Turn Backward
  Air Date: January 31, 1960
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  S5:E17. The Cure
  Air Date: January 24, 1960
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  S5:E16. The Ikon of Elijah
  Air Date: January 10, 1960
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  S5:E15. Man from the South
  Air Date: January 3, 1960
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  S5:E14. Graduating Class
  Air Date: December 27, 1959
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  S5:E13. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
  Air Date: December 20, 1959
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  S5:E12. Specialty of the House
  Air Date: December 13, 1959
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  S5:E11. Road Hog
  Air Date: December 6, 1959
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  S5:E10. Special Delivery
  Air Date: November 29, 1959
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  S5:E9. Dead Weight
  Air Date: November 22, 1959
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  S5:E8. The Blessington Method
  Air Date: November 15, 1959
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  S5:E7. Dry Run
  Air Date: November 8, 1959
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  S5:E6. Anniversary Gift
  Air Date: November 1, 1959
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  S5:E5. No Pain
  Air Date: October 25, 1959
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  S5:E4. Coyote Moon
  Air Date: October 18, 1959
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  S5:E3. Appointment at Eleven
  Air Date: October 11, 1959
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  S5:E2. The Crystal Trench
  Air Date: October 4, 1959
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  S5:E1. Arthur
  Air Date: September 27, 1959
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: October 5, 1958
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: October 6, 1957
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 30, 1956
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 2, 1955