Ben Casey 1961
★ 5.9/10 · 15 votes Drama 5 seasons · 153 eps Ended
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Ben Casey is a television series first released in 1961. Catalogued under Drama.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1961
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 153
- First aired
- Oct 2, 1961
- Last aired
- Mar 21, 1966
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- ABC
- Genres
- Drama
- Updated
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Ben Casey is a television series first released in 1961. Catalogued under Drama. Produced and broadcast by ABC. Current status: Ended. Spans 5 seasons and 153 tracked episodes.
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“A gripping exploration of drama that commands attention through bold storytelling and immersive performances.”
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- Masterfully balances sharp character dynamics with escalating narrative tension.
- High production value and confident direction keep each chapter visually arresting.
- Rich thematic depth offers plenty of reward for attentive viewers.
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- Deliberate pacing requires patient investment before the overarching mystery unravels.
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Season 1 · 32 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 To the Pure Mytharc Oct 2, 1961
- E2 But Linda Only Smiled Core Oct 9, 1961
- E3 The Insolent Heart Core Oct 16, 1961
- E4 I Remember a Lemon Tree Core Oct 23, 1961
- E5 An Expensive Glass of Water Core Oct 30, 1961
- E6 The Sound of Laughter Core Nov 6, 1961
- E7 A Few Brief Lines for Dave Core Nov 13, 1961
- E8 Pavane for a Gentle Lady Core Nov 20, 1961
- E9 My Good Friend Krikor Core Nov 27, 1961
- E10 The Sweet Kiss of Madness Core Dec 4, 1961
- E11 A Certain Time, a Certain Darkness Core Dec 11, 1961
- E12 A Dark Night for Billy Harris Core Dec 18, 1961
- E13 And If I Die Core Jan 1, 1962
- E14 A Memory of Candy Stripes Core Jan 8, 1962
- E15 Imagine a Long, Bright Corridor Core Jan 15, 1962
- E16 A Story to Be Softly Told Core Jan 22, 1962
- E17 The Big Trouble with Charlie Core Jan 29, 1962
- E18 Give My Hands an Epitaph Core Feb 5, 1962
- E19 Victory Wears a Cruel Smile Core Feb 12, 1962
- E20 Odyssey of a Proud Suitcase Core Feb 19, 1962
- E21 Behold a Pale Horse Core Feb 26, 1962
- E22 For the Ladybug, One Dozen Roses Core Mar 5, 1962
- E23 To a Grand and Natural Finale Mytharc Mar 12, 1962
- E24 Monument to an Aged Hunter Core Mar 19, 1962
- E25 All the Clocks are Ticking Core Mar 26, 1962
- E26 Among Others a Girl Named Abilene Core Apr 2, 1962
- E27 A Pleasant Thing for the Eyes Core Apr 16, 1962
- E28 And Eve Wore a Veil of Tears Core Apr 23, 1962
- E29 Preferably, the Less-Used Arm Core Apr 30, 1962
- E30 An Uncommonly Innocent Killing Core May 7, 1962
- E31 So Oft It Chances in Particular Men Mytharc May 21, 1962
- E32 When You See an Evil Man Mytharc May 28, 1962
Season 2 · 31 episodes
- E1 Mrs. McBroom and the Cloud Watcher Mytharc Oct 1, 1962
- E2 The Night That Nothing Happened Core Oct 8, 1962
- E3 In the Name of Love, a Small Corruption Core Oct 15, 1962
- E4 Legacy from a Stranger Core Oct 22, 1962
- E5 Go Not Gently into the Night Core Oct 29, 1962
- E6 Behold! They Walk an Ancient Road Core Nov 5, 1962
- E7 Of All Save Pain Bereft Core Nov 12, 1962
- E8 And Even Death Shall Die Core Nov 19, 1962
- E9 The Fireman Who Raised Rabbits Core Nov 26, 1962
- E10 Between Summer and Winter, the Glorious Season Core Dec 3, 1962
- E11 I Hear America Singing Core Dec 10, 1962
- E12 Pack Up All My Cares and Woes Core Dec 17, 1962
- E13 Saturday, Surgery and Stanley Shultz Core Dec 31, 1962
- E14 I'll Be Alright in the Morning Core Jan 7, 1963
- E15 A Cardinal Act of Mercy (1) Core Jan 14, 1963
- E16 A Cardinal Act of Mercy (2) Core Jan 21, 1963
- E17 Use Neon for My Epitaph Core Jan 28, 1963
- E18 He Thought He Saw an Albatross Core Feb 4, 1963
- E19 A Short Biographical Sketch of James Tuttle Peabody, M.D. Core Feb 11, 1963
- E20 A Hundred More Pipers Core Feb 18, 1963
- E21 Suffer the Little Children Core Feb 25, 1963
- E22 Rigadoon for Three Pianos Core Mar 4, 1963
- E23 The White Ones Are Dolphins Core Mar 11, 1963
- E24 Will Everyone Who Believes in Terry Dunne Please Applaud? Core Mar 18, 1963
- E25 For I Will Plait Thy Hair with Gold Core Mar 25, 1963
- E26 Father Was an Intern Core Apr 1, 1963
- E27 Rage Against the Dying Light Core Apr 15, 1963
- E28 La Vie, La Vie Intérieure Core Apr 22, 1963
- E29 My Enemy is a Bright Green Sparrow Core Apr 29, 1963
- E30 Lullaby for Billy Dignan Mytharc May 6, 1963
- E31 Hang No Hats on Dreams Mytharc May 13, 1963
Season 3 · 33 episodes
- E1 For This Relief, Much Thanks Mytharc Sep 9, 1963
- E2 Justice to a Microbe Core Sep 18, 1963
- E3 With the Rich and Mighty, Always a Little Patience Core Sep 25, 1963
- E4 Allie Core Oct 2, 1963
- E5 If There Were Dreams to Sell Core Oct 9, 1963
- E6 The Echo of a Silent Cheer (1) Core Oct 16, 1963
- E7 The Echo of a Silent Cheer (2) Core Oct 23, 1963
- E8 Little Drops of Water, Little Grains of Sand Core Oct 30, 1963
- E9 Light Up the Dark Corners Core Nov 6, 1963
- E10 Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast Core Nov 13, 1963
- E11 Fire in a Sacred Fruit Tree Core Nov 20, 1963
- E12 Dispel the Black Cyclone That Shakes the Throne Core Nov 27, 1963
- E13 My Love, My Love Core Dec 4, 1963
- E14 From Too Much Love of Living Core Dec 11, 1963
- E15 It Is Getting Dark... and We Are Lost Core Dec 18, 1963
- E16 The Last Splintered Spoke on the Old Burlesque Wheel Core Dec 25, 1963
- E17 The Light that Loses, the Night that Wins Core Jan 1, 1964
- E18 I'll Get on My Ice Floe and Wave Goodbye Core Jan 8, 1964
- E19 The Only Place Where They Know My Name Core Jan 15, 1964
- E20 There Was Once a Man in the Land of Uz Core Jan 22, 1964
- E21 One Nation Indivisible Core Jan 29, 1964
- E22 Goodbye to Blue Elephants and Such Core Feb 5, 1964
- E23 The Bark of a Three-Headed Hound Core Feb 12, 1964
- E24 The Sound of One Hand Clapping Core Feb 19, 1964
- E25 A Falcon's Eye, a Lion's Heart, and a Girl's Hand Core Feb 26, 1964
- E26 The Lonely Ones Core Mar 4, 1964
- E27 Keep Out of Reach of Adults Core Mar 11, 1964
- E28 Dress My Doll Pretty Core Mar 18, 1964
- E29 Onions and Mustard Seed Will Make Her Weep Core Mar 25, 1964
- E30 Make Me the First American Core Apr 1, 1964
- E31 Heap Logs and Let the Blaze Laugh Out Core Apr 8, 1964
- E32 For a Just Man Falleth Seven Times Mytharc Apr 15, 1964
- E33 Evidence of Things Not Seen Mytharc Apr 22, 1964
Season 4 · 31 episodes
- E1 August is the Month Before Christmas Mytharc Sep 14, 1964
- E2 A Bird in the Solitude Singing Core Sep 21, 1964
- E3 But Who Shall Beat the Drums? Core Sep 28, 1964
- E4 Autumn Without Red Leaves Core Oct 5, 1964
- E5 You Fish or You Cut Bait Core Oct 12, 1964
- E6 For Jimmy, the Best of Everything Core Oct 19, 1964
- E7 Woods Full of Question Marks Core Oct 26, 1964
- E8 A Thousand Words are Mute Core Nov 9, 1964
- E9 Money, a Horse, and a Knowledge of Latin Core Nov 16, 1964
- E10 A Disease of the Heart Called Love Core Nov 23, 1964
- E11 Kill the Dream, but Spare the Dreamer Core Nov 30, 1964
- E12 Courage at 3 A.M. Core Dec 7, 1964
- E13 This Wild, Wild, Wild Waltzing World Core Dec 14, 1964
- E14 A Boy is Standing Outside the Door Core Jan 4, 1965
- E15 Where Does the Boomerang Go? Core Jan 11, 1965
- E16 Pas de Deux Core Jan 18, 1965
- E17 Every Other Minute, It's the End of the World Core Jan 25, 1965
- E18 A Rambling Discourse on Egyptian Water Clocks Core Feb 1, 1965
- E19 When I am Grown to Man's Estate Core Feb 8, 1965
- E20 A Man, a Maid, and a Marionette Core Feb 22, 1965
- E21 A Dipperful of Water from a Poisoned Well Core Mar 1, 1965
- E22 A Little Fun to Match the Sorrow Core Mar 8, 1965
- E23 Minus That Rusty Old Hacksaw Core Mar 15, 1965
- E24 Eulogy in Four Flats Core Mar 22, 1965
- E25 Three Li'l Lambs Core Mar 29, 1965
- E26 A Slave is On the Throne Core Apr 12, 1965
- E27 Journeys End in Lovers Meeting Core Apr 19, 1965
- E28 The Day They Stole County General Core Apr 26, 1965
- E29 Did Your Mother Come From Ireland, Ben Casey? Core May 3, 1965
- E30 From Sutter's Crick...and Beyond Farewell Mytharc May 10, 1965
- E31 A Horse Named Stravinsky Mytharc May 17, 1965
Season 5 · 26 episodes
- E1 War of Nerves Mytharc Sep 13, 1965
- E2 O the Big Wheel Turns by Faith Core Sep 20, 1965
- E3 A Nightingale Named Nathan Core Sep 27, 1965
- E4 Run For Your Lives, Dr. Galanos Practices Here Core Oct 4, 1965
- E5 Because of the Needle, the Haystack was Lost Core Oct 11, 1965
- E6 What to Her is Plato? Core Oct 18, 1965
- E7 Francini? Who is Francini? Core Oct 25, 1965
- E8 Then I, and You, and All of Us Fall Down Mytharc Nov 1, 1965
- E9 No More, Cried the Rooster—There Will Be Truth Core Nov 8, 1965
- E10 The Importance of Being 65937 Core Nov 15, 1965
- E11 When Givers Prove Unkind Core Nov 22, 1965
- E12 The Man from Quasilia Core Nov 29, 1965
- E13 Why Did the Day Go Backwards? Core Dec 6, 1965
- E14 If You Really Want to Know What Goes On In a Hospital... Core Dec 20, 1965
- E15 If You Play Your Cards Right, You Too Can Be a Loser Core Dec 27, 1965
- E16 In Case of Emergency, Cry Havoc Core Jan 6, 1966
- E17 Meantime, We Shall Express our Darker Purpose Core Jan 20, 1966
- E18 For San Diego, You Need a Different Bus Core Jan 17, 1966
- E19 Smile, Baby, Smile, It's Only Twenty Dols of Pain Core Jan 24, 1966
- E20 Fun and Games and Other Tragic Things Core Jan 31, 1966
- E21 Weave Nets To Catch The Wind Core Feb 7, 1966
- E22 Lullaby for a Wind-Up Toy Core Feb 16, 1966
- E23 Where Did All the Roses Go? Core Feb 21, 1966
- E24 Twenty-Six Ways to Spell Heartbreak, A, B, C, D ... Core Feb 28, 1966
- E25 Pull The Wool Over Your Eyes, Here Comes The Cold Wind Of Truth Mytharc Mar 14, 1966
- E26 Then, Suddenly, Panic Mytharc Mar 21, 1966
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Ben Casey holds a community rating of 5.9/10 based on 15 verified viewer ratings. It offers engaging Drama for fans of the genre.
How many seasons and episodes are in Ben Casey, and how long does it take to binge?
Ben Casey spans 5 seasons and 153 total episodes. A complete watch takes approximately 114.8 hours (at an average of 45 minutes per episode).
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