This hour-long drama ran for all of 17 episodes on NBC from January to May 1961 (repeats continued through September). The series starred Darryl Hickman and Dick Davalos as brothers on opposite sides of the Civil War. Of the 17 episodes, the UCLA Film & Television Archive has four and the Paley Center for Media has one. Unfortunately, the episode at the Paley Center (“The Regular”) is also held at UCLA. Additionally, UCLA has at least two copies of the first episode (“Harper’s Ferry: 1861″) including one that may have the original commercials.
I couldn’t find any record of The Americans at the Library of Congress and at the moment the Museum of Broadcast Communication’s search feature is unavailable and there may be episodes there. And, as always, just because these specific archives/museums don’t have every episode of The Americans doesn’t mean the episodes are lost.
| Season One: 1961 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep. # | Episode Title | Airdate | Status |
| 1 | “Harper’s Ferry: 1861″ | 01/23/1961 | UCLA |
| 2 | “Rebellion at Blazing Rock” | 01/30/1961 | |
| 3 | “The Regular” | 02/06/1961 | UCLA/Paley |
| 4 | “The Rebellious Rose” | 02/13/1961 | |
| 5 | “On to Richmond” | 02/20/1961 | UCLA |
| 6 | “Half Moon Road” | 02/27/1961 | |
| 7 | “Reconnaissance” | 03/06/1961 | |
| 8 | “The Escape” | 03/13/1961 | |
| 9 | “The Guerillas” | 03/20/1961 | |
| 10 | “The Invaders” | 03/27/1961 | |
| 11 | “The Gun” | 04/03/1961 | |
| 12 | “The Sentry” | 04/10/1961 | |
| 13 | “The Bounty Jumpers” | 04/17/1961 | |
| 14 | “Long Way Back” | 04/24/1961 | |
| 15 | “The War Between the States” | 05/01/1961 | |
| 16 | “The Coward” | 05/08/1961 | |
| 17 | “The Inquisitors” | 05/15/1961 | UCLA |
Related:
the episode the gun is in the public domain the episode the guerillias also is in the public domain uncut with original commericals and the complete opening sequence