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The first episode of Batman debuted on January 12, 1966, and it ran on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 7:30 to 8:00 P.M. ABC had been hyping the show for quite some time before it finally aired, and once it hit the airwaves, Batman was a big hit, and Bat-mania swept the country.
In Entertainment & Arts. The first Batman movie was released in 1966 and was directed by Burt Ward. It was based on the Batman and Robin television series at the time and featured almost all the same â¦actors as the series.