Peyton Place
Episode 372
TV Flash files “Episode 372” as hour 372 of 514 in the TV Flash guide — Peyton Place (1964–1969) on ABC, season 4, episode 4, aired 1967-09-21, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E04: listed hour 372 of 514 in the Peyton Place guide, hour 4 of 92 in season 4. It aired 1967-09-21 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Episode 371” (S04E03). Next is “Episode 373” (S04E05). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Episode 372 sit in the Peyton Place guide?
S04E04 is listed hour 372 of 514 — hour 4 of 92 in season 4, season 4 episode 4.
When did Peyton Place S04E04 air?
Episode 372 aired 1967-09-21 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Early serialized hours that put the MacKenzies and Harringtons in the respectable-face/secret-life boil show the twice-a-week experiment. This is soap, so later plot is weather; the launch is the innovation.
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Why this series still plays
Peyton Place moved the dirty-secret small town into prime time twice a week, proving serial soap heat could live after dinner. Mia Farrow and Ryan O'Neal left as stars from New England façades already famous on film. It is the bridge from the 1957 Fox picture to Dallas — gossip occupying a network slot before nighttime soaps were a genre.
So about last night — except last night happened twice a week. Peyton Place moved the dirty-secret small town into prime time and proved serial soap heat could live after dinner. Paul Monash's ABC series (1964–1969), based on Grace Metalious's novel already famous as a Fox picture, ran multiple episodes weekly at peak. Dorothy Malone's Constance MacKenzie, Mia Farrow's Allison, Ryan O'Neal's Rodney Harrington, and Barbara Parkins's Betty Anderson hid affairs and class warfare behind New England façades. **Gossip…
Filed against
- Dorothy Malone as Constance MacKenzie
Dorothy Malone brought Constance MacKenzie to prime time on Peyton Place — New England façades, twice-a-week serial heat, and the dirty-secret small town that proved soap could live after dinner. Mia Farrow and Ryan O'Neal left as stars;…
- Mia Farrow as Allison MacKenzie
Mia Farrow’s Allison MacKenzie left Peyton Place as a star from New England façades already famous on film — 1960s prime-time soap twice a week, dirty-secret small town after dinner, the bridge from the 1957 picture toward later…
- Ryan O'Neal as Rodney Harrington
Ryan O'Neal's Rodney Harrington left Peyton Place as a star from New England façades already famous on film — dirty-secret small town in prime time twice a week, serial soap heat after dinner, Mia Farrow in the same launch. TV Flash files…
- Barbara Parkins as Betty Anderson
Barbara Parkins’s Betty Anderson carried Peyton Place into after-dinner serial heat — dirty-secret small town twice a week, Mia Farrow and Ryan O’Neal leaving as stars from New England façades already famous on film. The bridge from the…