The Outer Limits was an anthology series of mostly Sci Fi stories that ran for 49 episodes between September 1963 and January 1965. Sometimes viewed as ABC's answer to CBS' The Twilight Zone, but at that time TZ was coming to an end. TZ had more of a drama theme similar to Alfred Hitchcock Presents and One Step Beyond while Outer Limits was much edgier and pushed the boundaries a bit more. Reportedly, it was a major influence on Gene Roddenberry as he developed Star Trek.
Personally, I recall Outer Limits much better than the others not only for its content, but the fact it was on early in the evening where the others were on late. In the days of one-TV households control of time slots were usually a battle between kids and parents with a compromise point of around 9pm. During the final TZ season it was not only on late, but opposite ABC's The Farmer's Daughter which was a popular show. Inger Stevens, anyone?
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