The 82nd episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson.
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The 25th episode of the military anthology series West Point is broadcast on CBS in the United States. This episode is an early TV script written by future Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, one of the series’ staff writers. 
The 29th episode of Irwin Allen’s adventure series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea airs on ABC, starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. Henry Silva, Malachi Throne, and Tom Skerritt guest star.
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The 56th episode of Irwin Allen’s science fiction series Lost In Space premieres on CBS, starring Guy Williams, June Lockhart, and Jonathan Harris.
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The 55th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek premieres on NBC, guest starring Robert Lansing and Teri Garr. An oddball episode concerning itself heavily with its time-traveling guest star, Assignment: Earth is actually a sneaky “pilot” for a potential Star Trek spinoff – and Gene Roddenberry’s hedge against unemployment, as he has every reason to believe, at the end of Star Trek’s second season, that his series is about to be cancelled. 
The 241st episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is the second story written by Robert Holmes, and is the most recent Doctor Who story to be missing entire episodes from the BBC’s archives.
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After using the gravity of the larger planet Venus to fling it further toward the sun, NASA’s unmanned space probe Mariner 10 zips by the innermost planet, Mercury, less than 500 miles away from its cratered surface. Its cameras capture the first-ever views of the barren planet, whose surface temperatures vary between frigid on the night side and oven-baked on the hemisphere facing the sun. Mariner 10 passes behind the sun, catching up with Mercury again half a year later.
The ninth episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. John van Dreelen guest stars.
The 395th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This episode marks the first-ever appearance of Davros in the series, as well as the first attempt to nail down an origin story for the Daleks themselves.
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The fourth episode of Douglas Adams’ breakthrough radio science fiction comedy series The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy is first broadcast on BBC Radio. Richard Vernon and Jim Broadbent guest star.
Ballantine Books publishes the first of a trilogy of original novels based on the Star Wars characters Han Solo and Chewbacca, Han Solo At Stars’ End by Brian Daley. All three books chronicle the misadventures of everyone’s favorite Corellian smuggler and his Wookiee sidekick – and avoids clashing with the upcoming sequel The Empire Strikes Back by setting these events before Star Wars itself.
ITV airs the 14th episode of Roald Dahl’s anthology series Tales Of The Unexpected, hosted by the author himself and adapted from his short stories. Andrew Ray and Judy Geeson guest star.
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The second episode of Brian Daley’s radio drama adaptation of the science fiction blockbuster Star Wars airs on National Public Radio stations in the U.S. This episode delves into events not depicted in the movie itself, namely the backstory of Princess Leia’s mission to hand the Death Star plans to the Rebellion. Ann Sachs stars as Princess Leia.
The 578th 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.
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The 627th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This story introduces Colin Baker as the sixth Doctor; Maurice Denham guest stars.
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The week-long national syndication window opens for the 143rd episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Tim Russ (Star Trek: Voyager) and Patricia Tallman (Babylon 5) guest star.
Fox airs the second episode of Sliders, Tracy Torme’s alternate-universe science fiction series.
Fox airs the 14th episode of Tracy Torme’s alternate-universe science fiction series Sliders, starring Jerry O’Connell, John Rhys Davies, Sabrina Lloyd, and Cleavant Derricks. Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Walking Dead) guest stars.
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The 68th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Lucy Liu guest stars.
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The fifth episode of the time-travel/crime series Crime Traveller is broadcast on BBC1, created and written by Anthony Horowitz (Foyle’s War), starring Michael French (Casualty) and Chloe Annett (Red Dwarf). Stephen Greif (Blake’s 7) guest stars.
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The 112th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Fredric Lehne (Lost) guest stars.
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Pay cable channel Showtime airs the 103rd episode of Stargate SG-1. Cliff Simon, Carmen Argenziano, and Anna-Louise Plowman guest star.
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Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the fourth episode of J. Michael Straczynski’s post-apocalyptic series Jeremiah.
Bridging the gap between Star Wars Episode II and Episode III, Cartoon Network premieres the 12th mini-episode of Genndy Tartakovsky’s The Clone Wars animated shorts.
ABC airs the 41st episode of the J.J. Abrams-produced series Lost. Katey Sagal (Married With Children) and Michael Emerson guest star. Freeze-frame analysis of the episode’s mysterious map becomes a minor internet phenomenon in the wake of this episode’s broadcast.
Big Finish Productions releases the 11th episode of the new Eighth Doctor Who audio dramas, starring Paul McGann and Sheridan Smith.
The 40th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin, airs on the CW.
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The soundtrack from the 2016 documentary movie Fight For Space is released, with music by Ron Jones (Star Trek: The Next Generation, DuckTales, Family Guy).
The 110th episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW.
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The 20th episode of the science fiction series The Expanse, based on the series of novels by James S.A. Corey (a pseudonym for writers Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham), is broadcast on cable channel Syfy. Terry Chen (Continuum) and Byron Mann (Dark Angel) guest star.