What date did the final original episode of "The Jetsons" air?

The final original episode of “The Jetsons” aired on March 17, 1963.

That date ended the show’s first ABC run, which began on September 23, 1962. The original series contained 24 episodes and occupied a Sunday-night prime-time slot. Although the program was later repeated and eventually continued with new syndicated episodes, March 17, 1963, marks the end of its initial production cycle.

The word “original” matters because “The Jetsons” returned decades later. Hanna-Barbera produced 41 new episodes for first-run syndication beginning in 1985, followed by 10 more episodes released in 1987. Those later installments used the same central family and much of the established voice cast, but they were not part of the original 1962–63 broadcast run.

The series initially struggled in prime time, partly because it competed with major established programs. After cancellation, reruns moved to Saturday mornings, where the show found a much larger long-term audience. That shift helped turn a short-lived prime-time cartoon into one of Hanna-Barbera’s most recognizable properties.