Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In this half-hour anthology series, 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. In 1962, the series expanded to an hour and was renamed The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.

Series details

• Title: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 1955-10-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 1962-07-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 3738

Cast and credited roles

• Alfred Hitchcock — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1955-10-02; final listed air date 1956-06-24; episode order: 39.
• Season 2: premiered 1956-09-30; final listed air date 1957-06-23; episode order: 39.
• Season 3: premiered 1957-10-06; final listed air date 1958-06-29; episode order: 39.
• Season 4: premiered 1958-10-05; final listed air date 1959-06-21; episode order: 36.
• Season 5: premiered 1959-09-27; final listed air date 1960-09-25; episode order: 38.
• Season 6: premiered 1960-09-27; final listed air date 1961-07-04; episode order: 38.
• Season 7: premiered 1961-10-10; final listed air date 1962-07-03; episode order: 39.

Source and licence

Adapted from Alfred Hitchcock Presents on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.