'Way Out Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 7.4 |
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About
Way Out was a 1961 fantasy and science fiction television anthology series hosted by writer Roald Dahl. The macabre 25-minute shows were introduced by Dahl's dry delivery of a brief introductory monologue, sometimes explaining a method of murdering a spouse without getting caught. The taped series began because CBS suddenly needed a replacement for a Jackie Gleason talk show that network executives were about to cancel, and producer David Susskind contacted Dahl to help mount a show quickly. The series was paired by the network with the similar The Twilight Zone for Friday evening broadcasts, running from March through July 1961 at 9:30 p.m. Eastern time, under the primary sponsorship of Liggett & Myers. Writers included Philip H. Reisman, Jr. and Sumner Locke Elliott. The premiere episode, "William and Mary", adapted from a Roald Dahl short story, told of a wife getting revenge on her husband. In "Dissolve to Black", an actress cast as a murder victim at a television studio goes through a rehearsal, but the drama merges with reality as she finds herself trapped on the show's near-deserted set. Other dramas offered startling imagery: a snake slithering up a carpeted staircase inside a suburban home, a disembodied brain in a jar, a headless woman strapped to an electric chair, with a light bulb in place of her head and half of a man's face erased.
All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | William and Mary | 7.5 | 63 | 30 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | The Down Car | — | — | 30 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | The Sisters | — | — | 30 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Button, Button | 9.0 | 11 | 30 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | I Heard You Calling Me | 8.2 | 62 | 30 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | The Croaker | 7.3 | 55 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | False Face | 8.0 | 49 | 30 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Dissolve to Black | 7.6 | 60 | 30 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Death Wish | 7.6 | 56 | 30 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | The Overnight Case | 7.8 | 41 | 30 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | Hush-Hush | 7.3 | 39 | 30 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | Side Show | 8.2 | 51 | 30 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | Soft Focus | 9.4 | 17 | 30 min | |
| ▶ | 14 | 20/20 | 7.4 | 39 | 30 min |