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The CW airs the 132nd episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin. Though not intended to be the season finale, this is the final episode of the sixth season, production of which has been shut down by the COVID-19 epidemic.
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The CW airs the 79th episode of Legends Of Tomorrow, starring Caity Lotz, Matt Ryan, Brandon Routh, and Tala Ashe.
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La-La Land Records releases a 3-CD box set of music from the 1970s Lynda Carter Wonder Woman TV series, featuring music by Charles Fox, Artie Kane, Robert Prince, Johnny Harris, Robert O. Ragland, Angela Morley, and Richard LaSalle. 
The CW airs the 15th episode of Legends Of Tomorrow, starring Arthur Darvill, Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz and Victor Garber.
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Intrada releases the complete, remastered soundtrack from the 1995 science fiction movie Judge Dredd by Alan Silvestri. This is the first time the entire score from the movie, as well as its Jerry Goldsmith-composed trailer, have been made available.
The 22nd episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin, airs on the CW. Stephen Amell (The Flash), Wentworth Miller (Prison Break), and Doug Jones (Star Trek: Discovery, The Shape Of Water) guest star.
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Michael Giacchino’s soundtrack to the fourth season of Lost is released on Varese Sarabande Records.
8-Bit Weapon releases its soundtrack album from Nokia’s mobile phone game Reset Generation.
Soundtrack specialty label Intrada releases a 2-CD limited edition set of soundtrack music from the 1980s anthology series Amazing Stories, featuring music by John Williams, Danny Elfman, James Horner, Bruce Broughton, and other composers. This is the first volume of three collections of music from Amazing Stories.
The 73rd episode of the prequel spinoff Star Trek: Enterprise airs on UPN.
Pocket Books releases the original Star Trek: Voyager novel, Homecoming by Christie Golden, the launch of a series of novels picking up from the end of the series.
The 200th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, and Annabeth Gish. Michael Emerson (Lost) and David Faustino (Married…With Children) guest star.
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Stored in a hangar undergoing structural work at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soviet-era Space Shuttle Buran is destroyed when that building collapses, an incident that also costs the lives of several workers at the site. Russian space officials deny that poor maintenance is an issue at the site; the Buran shuttle, the only Soviet shuttle to reach space, is damaged beyond repair.
UPN airs the 117th episode of Star Trek: Voyager.
The 33rd episode of Joss Whedon’s trend-setting supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on the WB network. Anthony Stewart Head, David Boreanaz, and Alyson Hannigan also star. James Marsters and Juliet Landau guest star.
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The week-long national syndication window opens for the 119th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Kenneth Marshall (Krull) guest stars.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 46th episode of Xena: Warrior Princess. This episode, guest starring Karl Urban and Ted Raimi, brings the series’ second season to a close.
The 20th episode of The Cape airs in syndication in North America, starring Corbin Bernsen and Adam Baldwin, presenting a fictionalized version of NASA’s shuttle program.
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The tenth episode of Joss Whedon’s trend-setting supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on the WB network. Anthony Stewart Head and Alyson Hannigan also star.
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The week-long national syndication window opens for the 79th episode of J. Michael Straczynski’s science fiction series Babylon 5. Guy Siner (‘Allo ‘Allo) guest stars.
The 65th episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. Jon Tenney (The Closer), Justine Bateman, and Roger Daltrey guest star in the third season finale.
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The 48th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, and Mitch Pileggi. Caroline Kava and John Milford (The Lieutenant) guest star.
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The tenth episode of the science fiction series VR.5 airs on Fox, starring Lori Singer (Fame), Michael Easton (Total Recall 2070), and Anthony Stewart Head (Buffy The Vampire Slayer). David McCallum (The Man From UNCLE, The Invisible Man, NCIS), Louise Fletcher (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) and Turhan Bey guest star in the final episode shown by Fox prior to cancelling the series. Three other episodes (Sisters, Send Me An Angel, and Parallel Lives) remain unaired, not seen until either European broadcasters or the Sci-Fi Channel include them in repeats of the series. As of 2023, the series has only ever been released on VHS videotape.
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Premium cable channel Showtime airs the eighth episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of Leslie Stevens’ 1960s science fiction anthology series. Elizabeth Peña and Don S. Davis (Stargate SG-1) guest star.
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The 43rd 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).
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CBS airs the third episode of Barney Cohen and James Parriott’s supernatural crime series Forever Knight, starring Geraint Wyn-Davies, Catherine Disher, Nigel Bennett, and John Kapelos. Michael McManus (Lexx) and Colin Fox guest star.
Silva Screen Records releases the soundtrack from the 1989 Doctor Who story The Curse Of Fenric, composed and performed by Mark Ayres.
The 51st episode of the syndicated series Superboy, starring Gerard Christopher and Stacy Haiduk, airs.
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CBS airs the 42nd episode of Ron Koslow’s fantasy series Beauty and the Beast, starring Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, and Roy Dotrice. Dan Shor (Tron), Edward Albert, and Tony Jay guest star.
ITV airs the 85th episode of the anthology series Tales Of The Unexpected. George Peppard (The A-Team) guest stars in the seventh season premiere.
The fourth 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. Duncan Preston (Emmerdale) guest stars.
ITV airs the eighth episode of Roald Dahl’s anthology series Tales Of The Unexpected, hosted by the author himself and adapted from his short stories. Jack Weston and Michael Troughton guest star.
The tenth episode of the live-action series based on Marvel’s comic The Incredible Hulk premieres on CBS, starring Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, and Lou Ferrigno. Andrew Robinson (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Diane Civita (V) and Carl Franklin (The Fantastic Journey) guest star.
The 12th episode of The Bionic Woman, starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, airs on ABC. Anne Schedeen (Alf) and Skip Homeier guest star.
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The sixth episode of the children’s science fiction series Sky airs on ITV, created and written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin (later the creators of K-9 for Doctor Who).
The 349th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Prentis Hancock (Space: 1999) guest stars.
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The 63rd episode of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs on CBS. Shelley Berman stars in an episode written by Serling.
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CBS broadcasts the sixth episode of the anthology series ‘Way Out, hosted by author Roald Dahl. Richard Thomas (The Waltons) stars.
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ABC airs the 17th episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Werner Klemperer (Hogan’s Heroes) guest stars.
The 73rd episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson.
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The 45th episode of the syndicated science fiction Science Fiction Theatre airs on stations across the U.S. Hosted by Truman Bradley, the episode stars Marshall Thompson.
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