Still stinging from the business decision to not bid on the Star Wars toy rights in 1977, toy maker Mego International grabs the license for Universal Studios and NBC’s upcoming science fiction series Buck Rogers In The 25th Century while the show is still in the earliest stages of pre-production. This lead time, unusual in the late ’70s toy business, will become more common in later years; Mego has action figures and vehicles ready to ship when the series premieres in late 1979.
NBC airs the two-hour pilot movie of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century, a ’70s update of the classic sci-fi pulp hero by Glen A. Larson of Battlestar Galactica fame. Gil Gerard, Erin Gray and Tim O’Connor star in the heavily promoted new series, whose pilot is also shown as a theatrical movie both in America and abroad. 
NBC airs the second episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century. Buster Crabbe, Jack Palance and Roddy McDowall guest star.
NBC airs the third episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century. Cesar Romero (Batman) guest stars.
NBC airs the fourth episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century. Frank Gorshin (Batman) and Markie Post (Night Court) guest star.
NBC airs the fifth episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century. Frank Gorshin (Batman) and Markie Post (Night Court) guest star.
NBC airs the sixth episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century. Peter Graves (Mission: Impossible) guest stars.
NBC airs the seventh episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century. Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween) guest stars.
NBC airs the eighth episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century.
NBC airs the ninth episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century. Gary Coleman (Diff’rent Strokes) and Ray Walston (My Favorite Martian) guest star.
NBC airs the tenth episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century. Pamela Hensley and Michael Ansara guest star, reprising their roles from the pilot movie.
NBC airs the 11th episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century.
NBC airs the 12th episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century.
NBC airs the 13th episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century.
NBC airs the 14th episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century. Gary Coleman guest stars.
NBC airs the 15th episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century. Pamela Hensley and Michael Ansara guest star.
NBC airs the 16th episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century.
NBC airs the 17th episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century. Timed to coincide with the 1980 Winter Olympics, the episode guest stars former Olympic athletes Thomas Henderson and Carlos Palomino.
NBC airs the 18th episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century. Mary Woronov and Anne Lockhart guest star.
NBC airs the 19th episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century. Jerry Orbach (Law & Order) and Richard Moll (Night Court) guest star.
NBC airs the 20th episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century.
NBC airs the 21st episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century. Sid Haig (Jason Of Star Command), Pamela Hensley and Michael Ansara guest star.
NBC airs the 22nd episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century. Sid Haig (Jason Of Star Command), Pamela Hensley and Michael Ansara guest star. This concludes the series’ first season, and a significant rethink of the show’s premise and cast takes place before a second season begins filming. The series will return in 1981.
NBC airs the 23rd episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century, the first of the show’s second season, and the first to feature new series regulars Thom Christopher as Hawk and Wilfrid Hyde-White as Dr. Goodfellow. BarBara Luna and Sid Haig (Jason Of Star Command) guest star.
NBC airs the 24th episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century. Mark Lenard (Star Trek’s Sarek) guest stars.
NBC airs the 25th episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century. Vic Perrin (The Outer Limits’ Control Voice) guest stars.
NBC airs the 26th episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century.
NBC airs the 27th episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century.
NBC airs the 28th episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century.
NBC airs the 29th episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century.