Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season 2

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Season Details & Credits

CBS | Season Premiere Date: September 30, 1956

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 2 Episodes

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S2:E39. The Dangerous People
Air Date: June 23, 1957
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S2:E38. A Little Sleep
Air Date: June 16, 1957
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S2:E37. The Indestructible Mr. Weems
Air Date: June 9, 1957

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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
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
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  S2:E39. The Dangerous People
  Air Date: June 23, 1957
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  S2:E38. A Little Sleep
  Air Date: June 16, 1957
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  S2:E37. The Indestructible Mr. Weems
  Air Date: June 9, 1957
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  S2:E36. Father and Son
  Air Date: June 2, 1957
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  S2:E35. The West Warlock Time Capsule
  Air Date: May 26, 1957
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  S2:E34. Martha Mason, Movie Star
  Air Date: May 19, 1957
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  S2:E33. A Man Greatly Beloved
  Air Date: May 12, 1957
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  S2:E32. The Hands of Mr. Ottermole
  Air Date: May 5, 1957
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  S2:E31. The Night the World Ended
  Air Date: April 28, 1957
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  S2:E30. The Three Dreams of Mr. Findlater
  Air Date: April 21, 1957
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  S2:E29. Vicious Circle
  Air Date: April 14, 1957
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  S2:E28. One More Mile to Go
  Air Date: April 7, 1957
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  S2:E27. I Killed the Count (3)
  Air Date: March 31, 1957
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  S2:E26. I Killed the Count (2)
  Air Date: March 24, 1957
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  S2:E25. I Killed the Count (1)
  Air Date: March 17, 1957
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  S2:E24. The Cream of the Jest
  Air Date: March 10, 1957
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  S2:E23. One for the Road
  Air Date: March 3, 1957
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  S2:E22. The End of Indian Summer
  Air Date: February 24, 1957
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  S2:E21. Number Twenty-Two
  Air Date: February 17, 1957
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  S2:E20. Malice Domestic
  Air Date: February 10, 1957
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  S2:E19. Bottle of Wine
  Air Date: February 3, 1957
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  S2:E18. The Manacled
  Air Date: January 27, 1957
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  S2:E17. My Brother Richard
  Air Date: January 20, 1957
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  S2:E16. Nightmare in 4-D
  Air Date: January 13, 1957
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  S2:E15. Crackpot
  Air Date: January 6, 1957
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  S2:E14. John Brown's Body
  Air Date: December 30, 1956
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  S2:E13. Mr. Blanchard's Secret
  Air Date: December 23, 1956
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  S2:E12. The Rose Garden
  Air Date: December 16, 1956
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  S2:E11. The Better Bargain
  Air Date: December 9, 1956
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  S2:E10. Jonathan
  Air Date: December 2, 1956
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  S2:E9. Crack of Doom
  Air Date: November 25, 1956
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  S2:E8. Conversation Over a Corpse
  Air Date: November 18, 1956
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  S2:E7. Alibi Me
  Air Date: November 11, 1956
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  S2:E6. Toby
  Air Date: November 4, 1956
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  S2:E5. None Are So Blind
  Air Date: October 28, 1956
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  S2:E4. Kill with Kindness
  Air Date: October 21, 1956
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  S2:E3. De Mortuis
  Air Date: October 14, 1956
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  S2:E2. Fog Closing In
  Air Date: October 7, 1956
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  S2:E1. Wet Saturday
  Air Date: September 30, 1956
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 2, 1955