The 11th episode of the syndicated horror anthology series 13 Demon Street airs on stations across the U.S., hosted by Lon Chaney Jr. (The Wolf Man), and created (and frequently written and directed) by Curt Siodmak.
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CBS airs the 14th episode of Rod Serling’s anthology series The Twilight Zone. Fritz Weaver stars in Serling’s adaptation of a story by Richard Matheson.
The 13th episode of the NBC police drama The Detectives is broadcast in the United States, starring Robert Taylor. This episode is written by future Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. 
British broadcaster ABC airs the fifth episode of Pathfinders To Mars, a follow-up series to Pathfinders In Space, produced by future Doctor Who creator Sydney Newman. George Colouris and Gerald Flood (City Beneath The Sea) star; the script is written by Malcolm Hulke (Doctor Who) and Eric Paice (Star Maidens). Though the original master tape of this episode was later wiped for reuse, film recordings of all six episodes would be recovered and released on DVD in the 21st century.
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The 99th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is part nine of the mammoth 12-part story now collectively known as The Daleks’ Master Plan. This marks the final appearance in the television series of the time-traveling Monk. This episode is missing from the BBC’s archives.
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The 18th episode of the time travel sitcom It’s About Time, created by Sherwood Schwarz (I Dream Of Jeannie) and starring Frank Aletter, Jack Mullaney, and Imogene Coca, is broadcast on CBS.
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The 74th episode of Irwin Allen’s adventure series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea airs on ABC, starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. John Van Dreelen guest stars.
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The 305th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Nicholas Courtney and Aubrey Woods guest star.
The Soviet Union launches unmanned space probe Luna 21 toward the moon, carrying the Lunokhod 2 robotic rover. Like Lunokhod 1, this rover is solar-powered and can operate independently of its lander, though ground controllers push this vehicle further. Five months into its mission, Lunokhod is driven into a crater from which it is unable to escape; the mission is declared over a month later. This mission is not intended to return lunar soil samples to Earth.
The 19th episode of Gerry Anderson’s space adventure series Space: 1999 premieres on British broadcaster ITV.
The 441st episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This story introduces the Doctor’s new companion, the bright but primitive Leela (Louise Jameson). Leslie Schofield (Star Wars) guest stars.
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The eighth episode of Wonder Woman airs on ABC, starring Lynda Carter and Lyle Waggoner. James Olson guest stars.
The 92nd episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson.
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ITV airs the 16th episode of P.J. Hammond’s science fiction series Sapphire & Steel, starring David McCallum and Joanna Lumley. David Collings (Doctor Who, Blake’s 7) guest stars.
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NBC airs the sixth episode of Darkroom, a horror anthology hosted by James Coburn. The series features multiple stories per episode; this installment includes Lost In Translation, guest starring Whit Bissell, and Guillotine, guest starring Dick Balduzzi.
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CBS airs the 12th episode of Ron Koslow’s fantasy series Beauty and the Beast, starring Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, and Roy Dotrice. James Avery (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) and Armin Shimerman (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) guest star.
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ITV airs the 105th episode of the anthology series Tales Of The Unexpected. Pauline Collins and Gareth Thomas (Blake’s 7) guest star.
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The eighth episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 airs on KTMA, an independent TV station in Minneapolis, starring Joel Hodgson, Trace Beaulieu, and Josh Weinstein.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 58th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. James Cromwell guest stars.
NBC airs the 63rd episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell.
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Russian spacecraft Soyuz TM-18 lifts off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, on a mission to the Russian space station Mir. Aboard the Soyuz are cosmonauts Viktor Afanasyev, Yuri Usachov, and Dr. Valeri Polyakov, a medical doctor who will study the effects of long-duration spaceflight on the crew (including himself). Following a scary close call with the previous crew’s wayward Soyuz, the TM-18 crew settles in for a 182-day stay, with Afanasyev and Usachov returning to Earth; Polyakov remains aboard Mir, where he will eventually set the human space endurance record with a 420-day stay in orbit.
The 32nd episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. Brian Doyle Murray and James Hong guest star.
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NBC airs the eighth episode of the science fiction series Earth 2, starring Debrah Farentino, Clancy Brown, and Antonio Sabato Jr. Terry O’Quinn (Lost) guest stars.
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The week-long national syndication window opens for the 11th episode of Xena: Warrior Princess. Robert Trebor guest stars as Salmoneus.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 82nd episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Brock Peters (To Kill A Mockingbird) and Robert Foxworth (The Questor Tapes) guest star, with Foxworth choosing this role over his established recurring Babylon 5 character.
UPN airs the 54th episode of Star Trek: Voyager.
Eagle Records releases the Electric Light Orchestra live album Live At The BBC.
Sci-Fi Channel premieres the ninth episode of Lexx.
The 111th episode of Joss Whedon’s supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on UPN. James Marsters, Anthony Stewart Head, and Alyson Hannigan also star. Susan Ruttan (L.A. Law) guest stars.
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Big Finish releases a free CD with a stand-alone Doctor Who audio story starring Colin Baker, attached to the cover of Doctor Who Magazine issue #313.