Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents was a half-hour anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. The series featured both mysteries and melodramas. By the premiere of the show on October 2, 1955, Hitchcock had been directing films for over three decades.

Episodes

See List of Alfred Hitchcock Presents episodes and List of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour episodes for more details.

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List of Alfred Hitchcock Presents episodes - List of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour episodes

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 30 minutes long, aired weekly at 9:30 on CBS on Sunday nights from 1955 to 1960, and then at 8:30 on NBC on Tuesday nights from 1960 to 1963. It was followed by The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, which lasted for three seasons.

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Two episodes were nominated for Emmy Awards, ("The Case of Mr. Pelham", 1955, and "Lamb to the Slaughter", 1958).

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One 1963 episode ("The Sorcerer's Apprentice") was not initially broadcast by NBC because the FCC felt that the ending was too gruesome. The plot has a magician's assistant performing a sawing a woman in half trick, not knowing it's a gimmick, and he cuts the unconscious woman in half. The episode has since been shown in syndication.

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FCC - Syndication

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