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The Twilight Zone

Created by Rod Serling

1959–1964

An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.

First aired
2 Oct 1959
Episode length
26 min
Also known as
迷离时空, Dimensión desconocida, La Quatrième Dimension, Στη Ζώνη του Λυκόφωτος
Country
United States
Language
English
Writers
Adele T. Strassfield, Anthony Wilson, Bernard C. Schoenfeld and 25 others
Cinematography
George T. Clemens, Harkness Smith, Harry J. Wild and 3 others
Music
Bernard Herrmann, Franz Waxman
Editors
Bill Mosher, Fred Maguire, Jason H. Bernie and 4 others
Executive producer
Rod Serling
Producers
Bert Granet, Buck Houghton, Herbert Hirschman and 3 others
Elsewhere
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  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • Mystery
  • Drama

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Seasons · 156 episodes

  • Season 1

    1959

    The first season of The Twilight Zone aired Fridays at 10:00–10:30 pm on CBS from October 2, 1959 to July 1, 1960. There are 36 episodes, including the pilot, "Where Is Everybody?". The theme music for this season, written by Bernard Herrman, is different from the music most commonly associated with the series, written by Marius Constant for the second season onwards.

  • Season 2

    1960

    The second season of The Twilight Zone aired Fridays at 10:00–10:30 pm on CBS from September 30, 1960 to June 2, 1961. There are 29 episodes.

  • Season 3

    1961

    The third season of The Twilight Zone aired Fridays at 10:00–10:30 pm on CBS from September 15, 1961 to June 1, 1962. There are 37 episodes. Continuing with Marius Constant's theme music, a different set of graphics was used for the opening, consisting of a rotating cone with concentric circles suggesting a spiral, receding into a star field. Rod Serling's narration from the second season was used, with the verse "That's the signpost up ahead" taken out: "You're traveling through another dimension. A dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. Your next stop—The Twilight Zone." Some subtle changes in the opening's acoustics were made beginning with Person or Persons Unknown.

  • Season 4

    1963

    The fourth season of The Twilight Zone aired Thursdays at 9:00–10:00 pm on CBS from January 3 to May 23, 1963. This season broke with the previous seasons in presenting hour-long episodes instead of the earlier half-hour episodes. A very different and more complex set of graphics was used for the intro, and Rod Serling's narration changed from the earlier seasons as well: "You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension. A dimension of sound. A dimension of sight. A dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into the Twilight Zone."

  • Season 5

    1963

    The fifth and final season of The Twilight Zone aired Fridays at 9:30–10:00 pm on CBS from September 27, 1963 to June 19, 1964. It featured the same intro as the fourth season, but reverted to the original half-hour format.

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