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The first episode of the Marvel series Moon Knight premieres on streaming service Disney+, starring Oscar Isaac (Dune, Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Ethan Hawke, and May Calamawy.
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The CW airs the 159th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin.
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The CW airs the 137th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin.
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Cable channel Disney XD premieres the 35th episode of the series Star Wars: Rebels, a CGI animated storyline falling between the original and prequel trilogies of the Star Wars saga. James Earl Jones guest stars in the second season finale. 
Cable channel Disney XD premieres the 34th episode of the series Star Wars: Rebels, a CGI animated storyline falling between the original and prequel trilogies of the Star Wars saga. James Earl Jones guest stars as Darth Vader, and this story reintroduces the character of Darth Maul and closes the series’ second season.
The 86th episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW. Neal McDonough (Boomtown) guest stars.
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The 793rd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1 (the 95th episode since the series’ revival).
Big Finish Productions releases the third Doctor Who audio drama in its Fourth Doctor Adventures range, starring Tom Baker and Louise Jameson.
Big Finish Productions releases the 145th Doctor Who audio drama in its main monthly range, starring Colin Baker and Maggie Stables.
ABC airs the fifth episode of a modern-day remake of Kenneth Johnson’s sci-fi series V, starring Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost) and Morena Baccarin (Firefly). Nicholas Lea, Lexa Doig (Andromeda), and Rekha Sharma (Battlestar Galactica) guest star.
Big Finish Productions releases the 132nd Doctor Who audio drama in its main monthly range, starring Sylvester McCoy and Tracey Childs.
Big Finish Productions releases the 119th Doctor Who audio drama in its main monthly range, starring Peter Davison.
The thirteenth full-time crew of the International Space Station lifts off from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard Soyuz TMA-8. Pavel Vinogradov and Jeffrey Williams take up residence on the ISS for 182 days; during their stay, the ISS crew expands to three with the arrival of Thomas Reiter aboard space shuttle Discovery, marking the remaining shuttle fleet’s temporary return to service. Arriving with them on the ISS for a nine-day stay is Brazilian astronaut Marcos Pontes, who returns to Earth aboard Soyuz TMA-7 with the Expedition 12 crew.
Big Finish Productions releases the 80th Doctor Who audio drama in its main monthly range, starring Paul McGann and India Fisher.
Bridging the gap between Star Wars Episode II and Episode III, Cartoon Network premieres the 13th mini-episode of Genndy Tartakovsky’s The Clone Wars animated shorts.
Sci-Fi Channel premieres the 47th episode of Farscape.
Sci-Fi Channel airs the 131st episode of The Outer Limits.
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Canadian broadcaster CHCH-TV airs the 12th episode of Art Monterastelli’s sci-fi series Total Recall 2070, starring Michael Easton and Cynthia Preston, very loosely based on the 1990 film Total Recall. The series will air on the American pay cable channel Showtime later in the year. Anthony Zerbe (The Omega Man, Star Trek: Insurrection) and Lisa Ryder (Andromeda) guest star.
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The week-long national syndication window opens for the 139th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
ABC airs the sixth episode of Hypernauts, created by Christy Marx (Jem) and Ron Thornton (the visual effects artist behind the CGI of Babylon 5), and starring Marc Daniel (Fast Track) and Carrie Dobro (Crusade). This episode is written by legendary comics writer Len Wein (X-Men, Swamp Thing).
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The eighth episode of the sci-fi crime series TekWar, based on William Shatner’s novel series, airs as part of the Universal Action Pack syndication package. Greg Evigan, Eugene Clark, and William Shatner star. Nicole de Boer (Mission Genesis, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) guest stars.
NBC airs the 93rd episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. This is the first and only leap into a pre-20th-century setting in the series’ history.
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The week-long national syndication window opens for the 118th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Wil Wheaton guest stars as Wesley Crusher; Robert Duncan McNeill (Star Trek: Voyager) and Ray Walston (My Favorite Martian) also guest star.
The 23rd episode of the science fiction crime drama Super Force is broadcast in syndication in North America, starring Ken Olandt, Larry B. Scott, and Patrick Macnee (The Avengers). The first season is closed out by a clip show.
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EMI Records releases the compilation album A Message From The Country: The Jeff Lynne Years, 1968-1973, collecting highlights from Lynne’s work with Idle Race, The Move, and ELO.
The 641st episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Eleanor Bron, Alexei Sayle (The Young Ones), Trevor Cooper (Star Cops) and William Gaunt guest star; Terry Molloy reprises the role of Davros. This is the final episode of season 22, and is the last new Doctor Who episode for over a year. It is also the end of the experimental episode length of 50 minutes (though a 45 minute episode length will become standard in the 21st century revival of the series).
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ITV airs the 100th episode of the anthology series Tales Of The Unexpected. Samantha Eggar and Don Johnson (Miami Vice) guest star in the premiere of the brief eighth season.
The tenth episode of Richard Carpenter’s fanciful retelling of the Robin Hood legend, Robin Of Sherwood, airs on ITV, starring Michael Praed, Mark Ryan, Judi Trott, and Nickolas Grace. Jeremy Bulloch (The Empire Strikes Back, Chocky) and Gemma Craven (Pennies From Heaven, The Clinic) guest star.
The 628th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This story introduces Colin Baker as the sixth Doctor; Maurice Denham guest stars. This is also the finale of the series’ 21st season.
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Activision releases the H.E.R.O. cartridge for the Atari 2600 home video game system.
The 579th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Anthony Ainley appears as the Master; Nigel Stock also guest stars in a story shot in and around a real Concorde supersonic jetliner. This episode brings the 19th season of Doctor Who (and Peter Davison’s first season) to an end.
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Construction begins on what is intended to be the fourth and final member of the current Space Shuttle fleet, Atlantis. With four orbiters in service, NASA will be one step closer to the routine, almost-weekly schedule of orbital flights envisioned in the Nixon-era mandate for the shuttle. Refinements and improvements in the process of constructing the shuttle fleet make Atlantis the lightest shuttle to date, over three tons lighter than Columbia.
The sixth episode of a vastly retooled Battlestar Galactica (or, depending on how you look at it, the show’s 27th episode) premieres on ABC.
The 30th episode of the live-action series based on Marvel’s comic The Incredible Hulk airs on CBS, starring Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, and Lou Ferrigno. Sherman Hemsley (The Jeffersons) guest stars.
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The 35th episode of The Bionic Woman, starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, airs on ABC.
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The 371st episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This a sequel to 1972’s The Curse Of Peladon, with many cast members returning to reprise their roles.
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NBC airs the 23rd and final episode of the supernatural anthology series Circle Of Fear (previously known as Ghost Story). David Soul and Sheila Larkin star.
ABC airs the 24th episode of Irwin Allen’s sci-fi series Land Of The Giants, starring Gary Conway, Don Matheson, Deanna Lund, and Don Marshall. Robert Colbert (The Time Tunnel) guest stars.
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The 200th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This story sees the departure of Deborah Watling as the Doctor’s companion, Victoria Waterfield. This episode is now missing from the BBC’s archives.
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Regal Zonophone Records releases the first album by The Move, a UK rock band which, after several personnel changes, will eventually morph into the Electric Light Orchestra in the 1970s. Singles include “Fire Brigade” and “Wild Tiger Woman”.
The 27th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek airs on NBC. The episode has been plagued by both script issues and an unusual but key piece of late re-casting.
During otherwise typical contract negotiations in preparation for the second season of Star Trek, Leonard Nimoy’s agent demands a significant raise for his client – a raise that could well break the back of the series’ already-struggling budget. In response, Gene Roddenberry, Desilu Studios and the show’s producers play hardball, firmly suggesting that Nimoy be satisfied with a normal raise, and they prepare to recast Spock or create a new Vulcan character to replace him. The show’s casting director suggests numerous potential replacements, including Mark Lenard, Lawrence Montaigne, David Carradine (Kung Fu), and Henry Darrow, among several others – all actors who are felt to have a “Vulcan look.” Nimoy – only later learning what demands his agent has made – negotiates his return to the series, while Montaigne is interestingly cast as Spock’s rival in the second season premiere, Amok Time. Henry Darrow will also don Vulcan ears, but not until Star Trek: The Next Generation’s first season.
The 25th episode of Irwin Allen’s science fiction series Lost In Space premieres on CBS, starring Guy Williams, June Lockhart, and Jonathan Harris.
The 23rd episode of Batman airs on ABC. Frank Gorshin guest stars as the Riddler.
ABC airs the 27th episode of Leslie Stevens’ anthology series The Outer Limits. Nick Adams and Nancy Malone star.
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The 93rd episode of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs on CBS. Joe Maross and Claude Akins star in an episode written by Serling.
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The 25th episode of the science fiction drama series Men Into Space airs on CBS, starring William Lundigan.
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