Surprising Stories from the Set of Bewitched

The April 4, 1968 broadcast of the Bewitched episode “I Confess” did not air as planned. ABC News broke into the program to provide coverage of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a moment that stopped television and the nation in its tracks.

The interruption permanently linked a lighthearted sitcom episode with one of the most tragic days in American history. Like many shows that evening, Bewitched was overtaken by real-world events far more powerful than fiction. It stands as a reminder of how television, even magical escapism, exists within larger historical moments.