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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

TV·1962–1965·3 seasons, 93 episodes·NBC·Drama, Crime, Mystery·1h·8.1·Created by Alfred Hitchcock

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Previously Alfred Hitchcock Presents, the series expanded to an hour. Master of the macabre Alfred Hitchcock introduces and concludes tales of suspense and crime. Hitchcock's speeches are filled with black humor and jabs at his network sponsors.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01A Home Away from HomeS02E01 · 9.3When the inmates take over, 'Dr. Howard Fenwick' (Ray Milland), is most convincing. So convincing, in fact, that when the REAL Dr. Fenwick's niece arrives, she thinks the fake one is the real thing! Is there any way this bizarre nightmare can come to a successful ending?
  2. 02The Magic ShopS02E13 · 9.0Memorable chiller Seems little Tony has extra-sensory powers when he sees a magic shop that no one else sees. Once he and Dad enter the magic shop's preternatural bubble, simple trickery gives way to the inexplicable powers of real magic, and a demonic force emerges. For the Grainger family, suburban life will never be the same.
  3. 03Final EscapeS02E18 · 8.5A new hot-headed inmate Paul (Byrnes) is determined to escape prison.  The head guard (McNally) is an arrogant son of a gun and cracks down on Paul. When the head guard assigns Paul to help an old inmate Doc (Keith) with his work, an opportunity arises.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode32Episodes1962–63Aired 5.5Season avg
  1. S01E01A Piece of the ActionSeptember 20, 1962 7.0
  2. S01E02Season's bestDon't Look Behind YouSeptember 27, 1962 8.0Story of a young woman who is asked by her fiance to risk her life in order to capture a murderer.
  3. S01E03Night of the OwlOctober 4, 1962
  4. S01E04I Saw the Whole ThingOctober 11, 1962 6.0
  5. S01E05Captive AudienceOctober 18, 1962
  6. S01E06Final VowOctober 25, 1962
  7. S01E07AnnabelleNovember 1, 1962
  8. S01E08House GuestNovember 8, 1962
  9. S01E09The Black CurtainNovember 11, 1962 7.0
  10. S01E10Day of ReckoningNovember 22, 1962 5.5
  11. S01E11Ride the NightmareNovember 29, 1962 6.0
  12. S01E12HangoverDecember 6, 1962 5.0Hadley Purvis is an advertising agency executive who awakes with a hangover to find a strange but beautiful blonde in his living room.
  13. S01E13BonfireDecember 13, 1962
  14. S01E14The Tender PoisonerDecember 20, 1962 5.0
  15. S01E15The Thirty First of FebruaryJanuary 4, 1963
  16. S01E16What Really HappenedJanuary 11, 1963
  17. S01E17Forecast: Low Clouds and Coastal FogJanuary 18, 1963 4.5One night when her husband is away, Karen Wilson is frightened when a man named Manuel Sanchez comes pounding on her door. He claims to be o
  18. S01E18A Tangled WebJanuary 25, 1963 4.5David Chesterman is a thief whose girlfriend Maria is cheating on him with his partner Carl Gault. Carl has fallen in love with Maria and pl
  19. S01E19To Catch a ButterflyFebruary 2, 1963
  20. S01E20The ParagonFebruary 8, 1963Pemberton is a managing busy-body who injects herself into the personal lives of everyone she knows: friends, relatives, her husband's busin
  21. S01E21I'll Be the Judge, I'll Be the JuryFebruary 15, 1963
  22. S01E22Diagnosis: DangerMarch 1, 1963 5.0
  23. S01E23The Lonely HoursMarch 8, 1963
  24. S01E24The Star JurorMarch 15, 1963 4.5
  25. S01E25The Long SilenceMarch 22, 1963 5.5In an elaborate con, Ralph Mason marries a rich woman named Nora Cory for her money. Unfortunately his schemes goes awry when he murders one
  26. S01E26An Out for OscarApril 5, 1963 4.5Oscar Blenny is a timid bank clerk who marries a broke con-woman.  He later discovers that his wife, Eva is cheating on him. He demands a di
  27. S01E27Death and the Joyful WomanApril 12, 1963Luis Aguilar is a rich wine merchant who disowns his son when he refuses to marry beautiful vineyard owner Kitty Norris. At a party, however
  28. S01E28Last Seen Wearing Blue JeansApril 19, 1963
  29. S01E29The Dark PoolMay 3, 1963
  30. S01E30Dear Uncle GeorgeMay 10, 1963 6.0
  31. S01E31Run for DoomMay 17, 1963 4.0Dr. Don Reed falls in love with a nightclub singer named Niki Carroll despite the warnings of his seriously ill father and her ex-boyfriend
  32. S01E32Death of a CopMay 24, 1963

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode32Episodes1963–64Aired 6.3Season avg
  1. S02E01Season's bestA Home Away from HomeSeptember 27, 1963 9.3When the inmates take over, 'Dr. Howard Fenwick' (Ray Milland), is most convincing. So convincing, in fact, that when the REAL Dr. Fenwick's
  2. S02E02A Nice TouchOctober 4, 1963 3.5Larry Duke is an actor making his film debut in Hollywood. He gets a phone call from his New York girlfriend Janice Brandt. She is an older
  3. S02E03Terror at NorthfieldOctober 11, 1963 4.0
  4. S02E04You'll Be the Death of MeOctober 18, 1963 5.0During a lovers' quarrel Dandy Arthur kills his ex-girlfriend. Unfortunately, a button torn from her coats lands in his pocket during the st
  5. S02E05Blood BargainOctober 25, 1963 6.5Jim Derry is a hit man who is hired to kill bookie Eddie Breech. Jim begins to have second thoughts when he finds out that Eddie's wife Conn
  6. S02E06Nothing Ever Happens in LinvaleNovember 8, 1963 6.5Mrs. Logan calls Sheriff Ben Wister when she begins to believe that her neighbor Harry Jarvis killed his wife and buried her in his back yar
  7. S02E07Starring the DefenseNovember 15, 1963 3.5Miles Crawford is an actor-turned-lawyer. His son Tod is arrested and put on trial for murder. Tod is guilty of the crime but Miles makes an
  8. S02E08The CadaverNovember 29, 1963Medical student Skip Baxter has a drinking problem and a practical jokester for a roommate named Doc Carroll. Doc wants Skip to quit drinkin
  9. S02E09The Dividing WallDecember 6, 1963
  10. S02E10Goodbye, GeorgeDecember 13, 1963 6.0
  11. S02E11How to Get Rid of Your WifeDecember 20, 1963
  12. S02E12Three Wives Too ManyJanuary 3, 1964 5.0
  13. S02E13The Magic ShopJanuary 10, 1964 9.0Memorable chiller Seems little Tony has extra-sensory powers when he sees a magic shop that no one else sees. Once he and Dad enter the magi
  14. S02E14Beyond the Sea of DeathJanuary 24, 1964
  15. S02E15Night CallerJanuary 31, 1964
  16. S02E16The Evil of Adelaide WintersFebruary 7, 1964
  17. S02E17The JarFebruary 14, 1964 4.0
  18. S02E18Final EscapeFebruary 21, 1964 8.5A new hot-headed inmate Paul (Byrnes) is determined to escape prison.  The head guard (McNally) is an arrogant son of a gun and cracks down
  19. S02E19Murder CaseMarch 6, 1964 7.0
  20. S02E20Anyone for Murder?March 13, 1964 8.0A professor decides to research married couples who have proclivities toward killing their spouse. So he advertises that in so many words in
  21. S02E21Beast in ViewMarch 20, 1964 6.0
  22. S02E22Behind the Locked DoorMarch 27, 1964 7.0
  23. S02E23A Matter of MurderApril 3, 1964
  24. S02E24The Gentleman CallerApril 10, 1964
  25. S02E25The Ordeal of Mrs. SnowApril 17, 1964
  26. S02E26Ten Minutes from NowMay 1, 1964
  27. S02E27The Sign of SatanMay 8, 1964 8.5When the story begins, some Hollywood folks are watching a film made in Vienna and it's of a Satanic mass and starring Karl Jorla (Lee). The
  28. S02E28Who Needs an Enemy?May 15, 1964Charlie is a real jerk. After embezzling $60,000, his partner, Eddie, catches him and threatens to send Charlie to jail unless he returns th
  29. S02E29Bed of RosesMay 22, 1964Husband George sits silently by, enduring wife Mavis's air-head blather as she flits around like a blonde butterfly. But George better keep
  30. S02E30Second VerdictMay 29, 1964The story begins in court. Lew is on trial for murder and his lawyer, Ned, was able to convince the jury that Lew is innocent. However, shor
  31. S02E31IsabelJune 5, 1964Howard is out walking late at night when the police stop him. Isabel Smith told the police she'd been sexually assaulted by someone and sinc
  32. S02E32Body in the BarnJuly 3, 1964Bessie is upset because her husband died....and it might have been due to a new fence installed by her very grouchy neighbor. Through most o

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0329Episodes1964–65Aired 4.5Season avg
  1. S03E01The Return of Verge LikensOctober 5, 1964
  2. S03E02Change of AddressOctober 12, 1964Keith Hollands finds a beach house for lease, but Elsa, his wife, hates it because she's never liked the beach. Nevertheless, Keith rents th
  3. S03E03Water's EdgeOctober 19, 1964
  4. S03E04The Life Work of Juan DiazOctober 26, 1964 4.5Maria Diaz is a Mexican peasant, a widow, trying to fulfill the wishes of her late husband.
  5. S03E05See the Monkey DanceNovember 9, 1964
  6. S03E06Lonely PlaceNovember 16, 1964
  7. S03E07The McGregor AffairNovember 23, 1964
  8. S03E08MisadventureDecember 7, 1964
  9. S03E09TriumphDecember 14, 1964
  10. S03E10Memo from PurgatoryDecember 21, 1964
  11. S03E11Consider Her WaysDecember 28, 1964
  12. S03E12The Crimson WitnessJanuary 4, 1965
  13. S03E13Where the Woodbine TwinethJanuary 11, 1965
  14. S03E14The Final PerformanceJanuary 18, 1965
  15. S03E15Thanatos Palace HotelFebruary 1, 1965
  16. S03E16One of the FamilyFebruary 8, 1965
  17. S03E17An Unlocked WindowFebruary 15, 1965
  18. S03E18The TrapFebruary 22, 1965
  19. S03E19Wally the BeardMarch 1, 1965
  20. S03E20Death SceneMarch 8, 1965
  21. S03E21The Photographer and the UndertakerMarch 15, 1965
  22. S03E22Thou Still Unravished BrideMarch 22, 1965
  23. S03E23Completely FoolproofMarch 29, 1965
  24. S03E24Power of AttorneyApril 5, 1965
  25. S03E25The World's Oldest MotiveApril 12, 1965
  26. S03E26The Monkey's Paw - A RetellingApril 19, 1965
  27. S03E27The Second WifeApril 26, 1965
  28. S03E28Night FeverMay 3, 1965
  29. S03E29Off SeasonMay 10, 1965

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

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