The Man and the Challenge
(a Titles & Air Dates Guide)
A scientist-adventurer has been assigned to study the limits of human endurance for the U.S. space program and other government agencies.
Show Details:
Start date: Sep 1959
End date: Jun 1960
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): NBC (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 36 eps
Genre(s): Drama
End date: Jun 1960
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): NBC (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 36 eps
Genre(s): Drama
Credits:
- George Nader as Dr. Glenn Barton
- Joyce Meadows as Lynn Allen
Episode list & details from:
TVmaze •
TV.com
| Episode # | Prod Code | Original Air Date |
Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | ||||
| 1. | 1- 1 | 12 Sep 59 | The Sphere of No Return | |
| 2. | 1- 2 | 19 Sep 59 | Maximum Capacity | |
| 3. | 1- 3 | 26 Sep 59 | Odds Against Survival | |
| 4. | 1- 4 | 3 Oct 59 | Sky Diving | |
| 5. | 1- 5 | 10 Oct 59 | Experiments in Terror | |
| 6. | 1- 6 | 17 Oct 59 | Invisible Force | |
| 7. | 1- 7 | 24 Oct 59 | Escape to Nepal | |
| 8. | 1- 8 | 31 Oct 59 | Border to Border | |
| 9. | 1- 9 | 7 Nov 59 | Trial by Fire | |
| 10. | 1-10 | 14 Nov 59 | White Out | |
| 11. | 1-11 | 28 Nov 59 | The Breaking Point | |
| 12. | 1-12 | 5 Dec 59 | Jungle Survival | |
| 13. | 1-13 | 12 Dec 59 | I've Killed Seven Men | |
| 14. | 1-14 | 19 Dec 59 | Man Without Fear | |
| 15. | 1-15 | 26 Dec 59 | The Visitors | |
| 16. | 1-16 | 1 Jan 60 | The Storm | |
| 17. | 1-17 | 9 Jan 60 | Killer River | |
| 18. | 1-18 | 23 Jan 60 | Rodeo | |
| 19. | 1-19 | 30 Jan 60 | The Windowless Room | |
| 20. | 1-20 | 6 Feb 60 | Nightmare Crossing | |
| 21. | 1-21 | 13 Feb 60 | The Lure of Danger | |
| 22. | 1-22 | 20 Feb 60 | Recovery | |
| 23. | 1-23 | 27 Feb 60 | Buried Alive | |
| 24. | 1-24 | 3 Mar 60 | Recondo | |
| 25. | 1-25 | 12 Mar 60 | Flying Lab | |
| 26. | 1-26 | 19 Mar 60 | Hurricane Mesa | |
| 27. | 1-27 | 26 Mar 60 | Astro Female | |
| 28. | 1-28 | 2 Apr 60 | The Extra Sense | |
| 29. | 1-29 | 9 Apr 60 | Man in a Capsule | |
| 30. | 1-30 | 23 Apr 60 | The Dropper | |
| 31. | 1-31 | 30 Apr 60 | High Dive | |
| 32. | 1-32 | 7 May 60 | Daredevils | |
| 33. | 1-33 | 21 May 60 | Shooter McLaine | |
| 34. | 1-34 | 28 May 60 | Early Warning | |
| 35. | 1-35 | 4 Jun 60 | Breakoff | |
| 36. | 1-36 | 11 Jun 60 | Highway to Danger | |