The first meeting of the Upper Atmosphere Research Panel, known more informally as the V2 Panel, is held, comprised of researchers from various universities, industry, and the military, to decide on peaceful uses for the nearly 80 rockets’ worth of German V2 rocket hardware seized in Germany at the end of World War II. The technology of the rockets themselves will be studied, while payloads are proposed to study the properties of Earth’s upper atmosphere, radiation received from the sun, and the environment of space itself. Also of key importance will be reverse-engineering the V2 to aid in the design of American-made sounding rockets. Eventually the German scientists and engineers who were taken into custody with the captured hardware will be brought to the U.S. to continue their research.
The 24th episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, and Jack Larson.
The 71st episode of the science fiction anthology series Tales Of Tomorrow airs on ABC. Much of the second season is missing, including this episode.
The 22nd episode of the syndicated series Highway Patrol, starring Broderick Crawford, is broadcast in the United States. This story, titled Human Bomb, is an early TV script written by future Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. Roddenberry, still on active duty with the Los Angeles Police Department, is also the show’s “technical advisor” on police procedure. Due to Roddenberry’s current police employment, the episode is credited to his pseudonym, Robert Wesley. 
The 60th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is part three of the story now collectively known as 
The 55th episode of Irwin Allen’s adventure series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea airs on ABC, starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. Peter Mark Richman (Electra Woman And Dyna-Girl) guest stars.
The 40th episode of Larry Cohen’s science fiction series The Invaders, starring Roy Thinnes and produced by Quinn Martin’s QM Productions, is broadcast on ABC. Ed Asner (Lou Grant) guest stars.
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The 77th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Paul Mantee guest stars; future CBS president Les Moonves makes an early appearance in his brief acting career.
The week-long syndication window opens for the ninth episode of The Next Step Beyond, a revival of the 1950s/60s supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. William Campbell (Star Trek) guest stars in the final television credit for writer Jerry Sohl (Star Trek, The Invaders, The Outer Limits).
BBC1 premieres the 
BBC1 premieres the 
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NBC airs the 15th episode of James D. Parriott’s time travel series Voyagers!, starring Jon-Erik Hexum and Meeno Peluce. Will Kuluva guest stars as Louis Pasteur, and Fionnula Flanagan guest stars as Molly Brown.
The BBC announces that production of its popular science fiction series Doctor Who is to be paused to 18 months, allowing the show’s production staff to make alterations to the show’s content and style (at the request of BBC upper management following complaints of excessive depictions of violence), and affording the network an opportunity to redirect funds – temporarily – toward its new daytime TV service and the newly-started prime time soap opera EastEnders. Fans of the series rally to support the show, especially since several close to the production – including actor Colin Baker – reveal that the “18 month hiatus” is a cover for a complete cancellation of the show. Not helping matters is BBC1 Controller Michael Grade’s stated dislike for the series and its star.
The 15th episode of the superhero series The Flash, based on the DC Comics character, airs on CBS, starring John Wesley Shipp and Amanda Pays. Robert O’Reilly (Star Trek: The Next Generation) guest stars.
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The week-long national syndication window opens for the 15th episode of the fantasy series Highlander, starring Adrian Paul (War Of The Worlds), Alexandra Vandernoort, and Stan Kirsch, and based on the mythology created in the 1986 movie of the same name. Roland Gift (lead singer of Fine Young Cannibals) guest stars.
The 17th episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. Dean Stockwell (Quantum Leap) and Bo Jackson guest star.
The TV movie TekLab, the third feature-length movie based on William Shatner’s cyberpunk novel series, premieres in syndication. The Canadian-made movie stars Greg Evigan (My Two Dads), Eugene Clark (Night Heat), William Shatner (Star Trek), and Torri Higginson (Stargate Atlantis), and features Michael York (Logan’s Run). This movie is part of the Universal Action Pack syndication package (which will become better known for Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess).
The week-long American syndication window opens for the 15th episode of Gerry Anderson’s sci-fi police series Space Precinct. 
UPN airs the 
The week-long national syndication window opens for 
Showtime airs the 67th episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series. Melissa Gilbert and Doug Jones (Star Trek: Discovery) guest star.
Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the 
The 152nd episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Krista Allen (Baywatch) guest stars in an episode co-written by novelist William Gibson (Neuromancer, Mona Lisa Overdrive).
Sci-Fi Channel premieres 
The 94th episode of Joss Whedon’s supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on the WB network. James Marsters, Anthony Stewart Head, and Alyson Hannigan also star. Amber Benson guest stars.