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For those who enjoy vintage TV mystery programs, one of the best of them all, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, is now playing on the Chiller channel, DirecTV 257, weekdays at 12 PM, EST.  Hitchcock started on TV with Alfred Hitchcock Presents, a half-hour program of mystery stories that ran from 1955 to 1962.  Many of the stories depended on a final plot twist to bring the show to an end.

After seven years of the half-hour format, the show changed its title to reflect the new hour-long program.  Hitchcock still appeared to give his black humor introductions and epilogues, including his famous introduction-Gooood Evening. While the half-hour program usually had a sudden surprise ending, the hour shows were more traditional. When the story was good, it could fill up the hour entertainingly, but when it was poor, the hour seemed to stretch on and on. Like any TV show, some episodes were better than others. The program was on the air for three seasons, broadcasting a total of 93 episodes, ending its run in 1965.

The program is currently on its second run-through of episodes on the Chiller channel. Unlike shows like Seinfeld or Everybody loves Raymond, which have been on just about anytime of day for many years, you never know when the Hitchcock hour will be on again. So tune in some lunch time while it’s still available. Good evening.

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