Radio Premiere
Sep 4 Carol Burnett-Richard Hayes Show premieres on CBS radio
- Sep 9 Maria Beale Fletcher (NC), 19, crowned 34th Miss America 1962
- Sep 16 WLKY TV channel 32 in Louisville, Kentucky (ABC) begins broadcasting
- Sep 23 1st movie to become a TV series, "How to Marry a Millionaire" premieres
- Sep 25 KTPS TV channel 62 in Tacoma, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting
- Sep 28 "Doctor Kildare" debuts on NBC-TV
Hazel
Sep 28 "Hazel" starring Shirley Booth debuts on NBC-TV
Dr. Kildare
Sep 28 American medical drama series "Dr. Kildare", starring Richard Chamberlain and Raymond Massey, premieres on NBC-TV
- Sep 28 Ossie Davis' comedic stage farce "Purlie Victorious", starring the playwright, opens at the Cort Theatre, later transferring to the Longacre, NYC; runs for 261 performances
- Sep 28 Walt Disney's movie "Grey Friars Bobby" premieres
- Sep 29 "Detectives" TV Crime Drama; moves to NBC-TV