Anyone know what show replaced The Outer Limits in 1965?
The King Family
The replacement happened because the King Family appeared on an episode of The Hollywood Palace and the network received tens of thousands of fan letters. So the brass gave them a 60-min special and it garnered a ton of fan mail as well. The result being they booted TOL and replaced it with TKF variety show.
I'm not ragging the King Family, but in terms of impact, longevity, and pop culture...The Outer Limits is still being watched and analyzed today.
All one has to do is take a look at The King Family message boards and compare with the boards here for TOL.