On this day, October 2, 1959, "The Twilight Zone" premiered.

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Where Is Everybody?

The Twilight Zone episode


Earl Holliman in "Where Is Everybody?"

Episode no.: Season 1, Episode 1
Directed by: Robert Stevens
Written by: Rod Serling
Featured music: Original score by Bernard Herrmann
Cinematography by: Joseph La Shelle
Editing by: Roland Gross
Production code: 173-3601
Original air date: October 2, 1959

"Where Is Everybody?" is the first episode of the American anthology television series The Twilight Zone and was originally broadcast on October 2, 1959, on CBS. It is one of the most realistic Twilight Zone episodes, as it features no supernatural elements and is based on fairly straightforward extrapolation of science.

Opening narration

Televised pilot

The following narration was used in the later-released versions of the episode which had been dubbed over by Rod Serling as narrator, where the phrase "the sixth dimension" is replaced with "the fifth dimension" to fall in line with later episodes of The Twilight Zone.

There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space, and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears, and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call, The Twilight Zone.

The Twilight Zone

The place is here. The time is now, and the journey into the shadows that we are about to watch, could be our journey.

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Sat Jun 29, 2024: On this day, June 29, 1911, Bernard Herrmann was born.

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Sat Oct 2, 2021: DEBUT: Rod Serling's 'The Twilight Zone' premiered 62 years ago, October 2, 1959, on CBS