The 20th episode of the syndicated science fiction Science Fiction Theatre airs on stations across the U.S. Hosted by Truman Bradley, the episode stars Dane Clark and Beverly Garland.
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The 60th episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson. John Doucette guest stars.
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The 127th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This story opens the series’ fourth season. This episode is now missing from the BBC’s archives. 
The 37th episode of The Bionic Woman, starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, airs on NBC. This is the first episode of season three, and the first episode to air on NBC, which salvaged the series from its cancellation by ABC. This puts Anderson in a position that may be unique in American broadcast history: playing the same character as a series regular on two rival networks simultaneously.
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CBS premieres the first episode of a new live-action Saturday morning science fiction series, Space Academy, produced by Filmation (previously responsible for the animated Star Trek series). Depicting a crew of teenagers tasked with maintaining the safety of outer space, Space Academy is in the right place at the right time to capitalize on Star Wars mania.
The 455th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. The Rutans, shapeshifting mortal enemies of the Sontarans, appear for the first and only time in the original series.
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The sixth episode of Star Blazers, an English rewrite and dub of the 1974 anime series Space Battleship Yamato, premieres in syndication across the U.S.
Not wanting to miss a piece of the Pac-Man pie, American pinball & video game manufacturer Williams Electronics releases Make Trax in Stateside arcades, one of the few Japanese-made games licensed by Williams for American release. Yet another maze chase game, Make Trax at least has the novelty of turning the player into a paintbrush trying to coat the entire maze with color.
Created by Japanese video game manufacturer Konami (which has yet to establish a corporate foothold in North America), Frogger is introduced to the United States by Sega, and becomes an instant arcade hit whose cute graphics make it a natural for Pac-Man fans. In time, Frogger inspires a rock song, a cartoon, and numerous home video game cartridges.
The first episode of BBC1’s adaptation of The Day Of The Triffids premieres, based on John Wyndham’s novel. W. Morgan Sheppard (Max Headroom) guest stars.
NASA and JPL announce a plan is in the works to launch small twin spacecraft toward the planet Pluto. The Pluto Fast Flyby mission would launch two vehicles in 1997 or 1998, much smaller than the Voyager spacecraft that have explored the larger outer planets, with the two vehicles possibly arriving at Pluto as early as 2005 or 2007. Pluto Fast Flyby has the support of NASA’s new administrator and the White House, both of whom are insisting that NASA embrace a “faster, better, cheaper” space exploration philosophy. To save weight and energy, the initial mission proposal calls for no instruments other than cameras. This meets with protests from scientists (and proponents of the earlier Pluto 350 mission proposal). In the rapidly changing political climate at NASA, the Pluto Fast Flyby proposal lasts less than a year.
Fox airs the third episode of the sci-fi western, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., starring Bruce Campbell, Julius Carry, and Christian Clemenson. Denise Crosby (Star Trek: The Next Generation) and Judson Scott (Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan, The Phoenix) guest star.
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The first episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. This is the beginning of Fox’s most popular and enduring genre franchise, and a favorite show for UFO and conspiracy enthusiasts. Guest stars include William B. Davis, Cliff De Young, and Leon Russom.
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Warner Bros. releases R.E.M.‘s tenth album, New Adventures in Hi-Fi, featuring the singles “Bittersweet Me” and “E‐Bow the Letter”.
UPN airs the 69th episode of Star Trek: Voyager. This is Jennifer Lien’s final episode as series regular Kes, who transforms into a higher being at the end of the episode. This is the first time we see the more familiar form-fitting silver suit for Seven of Nine.
Sci-Fi Channel airs the 80th episode of the science fiction series Sliders, starring Cleavant Derricks, Kari Wuhrer, Robert Floyd, and Tembi Locke. Julie Caitlin Brown (Babylon 5) guest stars.
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Sci-Fi Channel premieres the 17th episode of Farscape.
Oglio Records releases Listen To What The Man Said: Popular Artists Pay Tribute To The Music Of Paul McCartney, an all-star album of tributes to the former Beatle’s solo and Wings material.
The 52nd episode of the prequel spinoff Star Trek: Enterprise airs on UPN, adding “Star Trek” back to the title (after the network’s previous reluctance to obviously identify Enterprise as a Star Trek spinoff). Steven Culp and Daniel Dae Kim (Crusade, Lost) guest star.
The 162nd episode of Stargate SG-1 airs on the Sci-Fi Channel, starring Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks, and Christopher Judge.
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Sci-Fi Channel airs the eighth episode of Stargate Atlantis. Don S. Davis (Stargate SG-1) guest stars.
Film Score Monthly releases a 3-CD box set of music from the Shaft film and television franchise, with music by Isaac Hayes, Tom McIntosh, Gordon Parks, and Johnny Pate.
BBC Radio 4 broadcasts a special made-for-radio Torchwood audio play, starring John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Gareth David-Lloyd, and Freema Agyeman, in commemoration of the activation of CERN’s Large Hadron Collider.
Syfy airs the 52nd episode of the science fiction series Eureka, starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, and Joe Morton. Debrah Farentino (Earth 2) and James Callis (Battlestar Galactica) guest star.
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The 782nd episode of Doctor Who (the 84th since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1.
Fox premieres the first episode of the science fiction comedy-drama The Orville, starring and created by Seth McFarlane. A number of Star Trek veterans participate both in front of and behind the cameras, and in a rarity for 21st century filmmaking (especially on a TV budget), the Orville itself is a physical model. Brian George (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Wars: The Clone Wars) and Victor Garber (Alias, Legends Of Tomorrow) guest star. 
Streaming service CBS All Access releases the sixth episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks, created by Mike McMahan (Rick & Morty) and starring Tawny Newsome (Space Force), Jack Quaid (The Boys), Noel Wells (Craig Of The Creek), Eugene Cordero (Other Space), Dawnn Lewis (A Different World, Futurama), and Jerry O’Connell (Sliders). Jack McBrayer and J.G. Hertzler (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) guest star.