▁on ▁CBS ▁and ▁N BC ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁It ▁features ▁dram as , ▁thr ill ers , ▁and ▁myster ies . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁it ▁was ▁renamed ▁The ▁Alfred ▁H itch cock ▁H our . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁show ▁premier ed ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁H itch cock ▁had ▁been ▁direct ing ▁films ▁for ▁over ▁three ▁dec ades . ▁Time ▁magazine ▁named ▁Alfred ▁H itch cock ▁Pres ents ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁" The ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Best ▁TV ▁Sh ows ▁of ▁All ▁Time ". ▁The ▁Writ ers ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁America ▁ranked ▁it ▁# 7 9 ▁on ▁their ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 1 ▁Best - W ritten ▁TV ▁Series ▁t ying ▁it ▁with ▁Mont y ▁Python ' s ▁F lying ▁Circ us , ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁The ▁Next ▁Generation ▁and ▁Up st airs , ▁Down st airs . ▁ ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁literary ▁anth ologies ▁with ▁the ▁running ▁title ▁Alfred ▁H itch cock ▁Pres ents ▁were ▁issued ▁to ▁capital ize ▁on ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁television ▁series . ▁One ▁volume , ▁devoted ▁to ▁stories ▁that ▁cens ors ▁would ▁not ▁allow ▁to ▁be ▁adapted ▁for ▁broadcast , ▁was ▁entitled ▁Alfred ▁H itch cock ▁Pres ents : ▁St ories ▁They ▁Would n ' t ▁Let ▁Me ▁Do ▁on ▁TV ▁— ▁though ▁eventually ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁stories ▁collected ▁there in ▁were ▁adapted . ▁