 "The Hitch-Hiker" was first performed by Orson Welles on the November 17, 1941, broadcast of "The Orson Welles Show" on CBS Radio.Welles also performed the radio play on "Suspense" (September 2, 1942), "The Philip Morris Playhouse" (October 16, 1942), and "The Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air" (June 21, 1946).Rod Serling adapted "The Hitch-Hiker" for the first season of his television anthology series "The Twilight Zone".