Is Route 66 coming back?
Route 66 (1960–1964) — drama · action · adventure on CBS
The answer: Concluded March 13, 1964.
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About Route 66
Route 66 ended on March 13, 1964, on CBS. The show concluded after four seasons, with its final episode airing on that date.
Route 66 was a drama series that premiered in 1960. It followed the journeys of two young men, Tod Stiles and Buz Murdock, as they traveled across North America along the iconic Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles. The series depicted their adventures as they took on various local jobs like shrimping, shipbuilding, and oil rigging, while meeting and helping people facing social and personal struggles. The show was known for its portrayal of American life and the social issues faced by ordinary citizens during the early 1960s.
The cast included Martin Milner as Tod Stiles, George Maharis as Buz Murdock, and Glenn Corbett as Lincoln Case. The series did not have a rated viewership score listed and each episode ran approximately 60 minutes.
Route 66 episode schedule
116 aired
Aired · 116
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| March 20, 1964 | S4·E21 | I'm Here to Kill a King |
| March 13, 1964 | S4·E23 | Where There's a Will, There's a Way (2) |
| March 6, 1964 | S4·E22 | Where There's a Will, There's a Way (1) |
| February 21, 1964 | S4·E20 | Follow the White Dove with the Broken Wing |
| February 14, 1964 | S4·E19 | This is Going to Hurt Me More Than It Hurts You |
| February 7, 1964 | S4·E18 | Who in His Right Mind Needs a Nice Girl |
| January 31, 1964 | S4·E17 | Cries of Persons Close to One |
| January 24, 1964 | S4·E16 | Kiss the Monster, Make Him Sleep |
| January 17, 1964 | S4·E15 | Like This It Means Father, Like This Bitter, Like This Tiger |
| January 10, 1964 | S4·E14 | Is It True There Are Poxies at the Bottom of Landfair Lake? |
| January 3, 1964 | S4·E13 | Child of a Night |
| December 20, 1963 | S4·E12 | 93 Percent in Smiling |
| December 13, 1963 | S4·E11 | Come Home Greta Inger Gruenschaffen |
| December 6, 1963 | S4·E10 | A Long Way from St. Louie |
| November 29, 1963 | S4·E9 | A Cage in Search of a Bird |
| November 15, 1963 | S4·E8 | I Wouldn't Start from Here |
| November 8, 1963 | S4·E7 | The Stone Guest |
| November 1, 1963 | S4·E6 | And Make Thunder His Tribute |
| October 25, 1963 | S4·E5 | Build Your Houses with Their Backs to the Sea |
| October 18, 1963 | S4·E4 | Where Are the Sounds of Celli Brahms |
| October 11, 1963 | S4·E3 | Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are |
| October 4, 1963 | S4·E2 | Same Picture, Different Frame |
| September 27, 1963 | S4·E1 | Two Strangers and an Old Enemy |
| May 24, 1963 | S3·E31 | Soda Pop and Paper Flags |
| May 17, 1963 | S3·E30 | Shadows of an Afternoon |
| May 10, 1963 | S3·E29 | Who Will Cheer My Bonnie Bride |
| May 3, 1963 | S3·E28 | But What Do You Do in March |
| April 26, 1963 | S3·E27 | What a Shining Young Man Was Our Gallant Lieutenant |
| April 12, 1963 | S3·E26 | Peace, Pity, Pardon |
| April 5, 1963 | S3·E25 | The Cruelest Sea of All |
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| March 29, 1963 | S3·E24 | Narcissus on an Old Red Fire Engine |
| March 22, 1963 | S3·E23 | Fifty Miles from Home |
| March 15, 1963 | S3·E22 | The Cage Around Maria |
| March 8, 1963 | S3·E21 | In the Closing of a Trunk |
| February 22, 1963 | S3·E20 | Shall Forfeit His Dog and Ten Shillings to the King |
| February 15, 1963 | S3·E19 | Somehow It Gets to Be Tomorrow |
| February 8, 1963 | S3·E18 | Suppose I Said I Was the Queen of Spain |
| January 18, 1963 | S3·E17 | A Gift for a Warrior |
| January 11, 1963 | S3·E16 | You Can't Pick Cotton in Tahiti |
| January 4, 1963 | S3·E15 | A Bunch of Lonely Pagliaccis |
| December 21, 1962 | S3·E14 | Give the Old Cat a Tender Mouse |
| December 14, 1962 | S3·E13 | Where is Chick Lorrimer? Where Has She Gone? |
| December 7, 1962 | S3·E12 | Only by Cunning Glimpses |
| November 30, 1962 | S3·E11 | Hey Moth, Come Eat the Flame |
| November 23, 1962 | S3·E10 | Poor Little Kangaroo Rat |
| November 16, 1962 | S3·E9 | Every Father's Daughter |
| November 9, 1962 | S3·E8 | Welcome to the Wedding |
| November 2, 1962 | S3·E7 | Across Walnuts and Wine |
| October 26, 1962 | S3·E6 | Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing |
| October 19, 1962 | S3·E5 | Voice at the End of the Line |
| October 12, 1962 | S3·E4 | Ever Ride the Waves in Oklahoma |
| October 5, 1962 | S3·E3 | Man Out of Time |
| September 28, 1962 | S3·E2 | Journey to Nineveh |
| September 21, 1962 | S3·E1 | One Tiger to a Hill |
| June 1, 1962 | S2·E32 | From an Enchantress Fleeing |
| May 25, 1962 | S2·E31 | Hell is Empty, All the Devils Are Here |
| May 18, 1962 | S2·E30 | A Feat of Strength |
| May 11, 1962 | S2·E29 | Between Hello and Goodbye |
| May 4, 1962 | S2·E28 | There I Am, There I Always Am |
| April 20, 1962 | S2·E27 | Two on the House |
| April 13, 1962 | S2·E26 | Kiss the Maiden All Forlorn |
| April 6, 1962 | S2·E25 | Love is a Skinny Kid |
| March 30, 1962 | S2·E24 | Even Stones Have Eyes |
| March 16, 1962 | S2·E23 | Go Read the River |
| March 9, 1962 | S2·E22 | Blues for the Left Foot |
| March 2, 1962 | S2·E21 | Shoulder the Sky My Lad |
| February 23, 1962 | S2·E20 | You Never Had It So Good |
| February 16, 1962 | S2·E19 | Aren't You Surprised to See Me? |
| February 9, 1962 | S2·E18 | How Much a Pound is Albatross |
| February 2, 1962 | S2·E17 | A City of Wheels |
| January 26, 1962 | S2·E16 | 1800 Days to Justice |
| January 19, 1962 | S2·E15 | A Long Piece of Mischief |
| January 5, 1962 | S2·E14 | To Walk with the Serpent |
| December 29, 1961 | S2·E13 | Burning for Burning |
| December 15, 1961 | S2·E12 | And the Cat Jumped Over the Moon |
| December 8, 1961 | S2·E11 | The Thin White Line |
| December 1, 1961 | S2·E10 | Some of the People, Some of the Time |
| November 24, 1961 | S2·E9 | Mon Petit Chou |
| November 17, 1961 | S2·E8 | A Bridge Across Five Days |
| November 10, 1961 | S2·E7 | The Mud Nest |
| October 27, 1961 | S2·E6 | Once to Every Man |
| October 20, 1961 | S2·E5 | First Class Mouliak |
| October 13, 1961 | S2·E4 | Birdcage on My Foot |
| October 6, 1961 | S2·E3 | Good Night, Sweet Blues |
| September 29, 1961 | S2·E2 | Blue Murder |
| September 22, 1961 | S2·E1 | A Month of Sundays |
| June 16, 1961 | S1·E30 | Incident on a Bridge |
| June 9, 1961 | S1·E29 | Welcome to Amity |
| June 2, 1961 | S1·E28 | The Opponent |
| May 26, 1961 | S1·E27 | Trap at Cordova |
| May 12, 1961 | S1·E26 | A Skill for Hunting |
| May 5, 1961 | S1·E25 | The Newborn |
| April 28, 1961 | S1·E24 | Dont Count Stars |
| April 14, 1961 | S1·E23 | Most Vanquished, Most Victorious |
| April 7, 1961 | S1·E22 | Eleven, the Hard Way |
| March 24, 1961 | S1·E21 | Effigy in Snow |
| March 17, 1961 | S1·E20 | Like a Motherless Child |
| March 3, 1961 | S1·E19 | An Absence of Tears |
| February 24, 1961 | S1·E18 | Sleep on Four Pillows |
| February 17, 1961 | S1·E17 | Fly Away Home (2) |
| February 10, 1961 | S1·E16 | Fly Away Home (1) |
| January 27, 1961 | S1·E15 | The Clover Throne |
| January 20, 1961 | S1·E14 | Play It Glissando |
| January 13, 1961 | S1·E13 | The Quick and the Dead |
| January 6, 1961 | S1·E12 | Sheba |
| December 30, 1960 | S1·E11 | A Fury Slinging Flame |
| December 9, 1960 | S1·E10 | The Beryllium Eater |
| December 2, 1960 | S1·E9 | Layout at Glen Canyon |
| November 25, 1960 | S1·E8 | Legacy for Lucia |
| November 18, 1960 | S1·E7 | Three Sides |
| November 11, 1960 | S1·E6 | Ten Drops of Water |
| November 4, 1960 | S1·E5 | The Strengthening Angels |
| October 28, 1960 | S1·E4 | The Man on the Monkey Board |
| October 21, 1960 | S1·E3 | The Swan Bed |
| October 14, 1960 | S1·E2 | A Lance of Straw |
| October 7, 1960 | S1·E1 | Black November (Pilot) |
