Original television run on CBS: October, 2 1959 to June 19, 1964

The science-fiction/fantasy anthology television series was created and hosted 
by Rod Serling. TV Guide ranked The Twilight Zone as the fifth greatest show
of all time.

Rod Serling dictating an idea for a
script

Original  run on ABC television, September 16, 1963 – January 16, 1965

Voice actor Vic Perrin (below) is best remembered for having provided the
"Control Voice" for the original science fiction series.

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Victor H. Perrin

The long-running anthropology series Lux Radio Theatre, was broadcast
on the NBC Blue Network (1934-35); NBC (1935-54) and CBS (1954-55). At
first the series adapted Broadway plays during its first two seasons before
it began adapting films. These hour-long radio programs were performed
live before studio audiences. It became the most popular dramatic series 
on radio, broadcast for more than 20 years and continued on television as
the Lux Video Theatre through most of the 1950s.

The original host was the show’s fictional producer, Douglass
Garrick (portrayed by John J. Anthony shown above). Cecil B.
DeMille (below) took over as the host on June 1, 1936, until
January 22, 1945.

           
Cecil B. DeMille

 
Rod Serling

Night Gallery is an anthology series that aired on NBC from 1970 to 1973,
featuring stories of horror and the macabre. Rod Serling, who had gained
fame from an earlier series, The Twilight Zone, served both as the on-air
host of the show as well as a major contributor of scripts.

Night Gallery was nominated for an Emmy Award for its first-season episode
"They’re Tearing Down Tim Riley’s Bar" as the Outstanding Single Program
on television in 1971. In 1972, the series received another nomination of
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for the second-season episode titled 
"Pickman’s Model."

Tom Bosley (left) with Godfrey Cambridge who plays comic Jackie
Slater from Night Gallery season 1 episode #4, “Make Me Laugh”
which originally aired January 6, 1971. It was directed by Steven
Spielberg.

 
Host John Newland as "Our guide into the world of the unknown".

Unlike other anthology programs such as Twilight Zone and Outer Limits, the ABC 
network series One Step Beyond, created by Merwin Gerard, was presented in the 
form of thirty-minute docudramas, all said to be based on true events. The show
Initially included the name of the sponsor Alcoa as part of its full title. The original
run of the series was three seasons from January 1959 to July 1961.

Harry Lubin composed the music for the series. The Ventures included a cover
version of the show’s main theme "Fear" on their highly acclaimed 1964 Dolton
Records release The Ventures in Space. The second season of The Outer
Limits used a variation of "Fear" for the end titles.