Star Trek: Short Treks: Ask Not
Streaming service CBS All Access debuts the seventh episode of Short Treks, a series of 15-20 minute short stories set in the Star Trek universe. Anson Mount stars as Captain Pike; Amrit Kaur (Anarkali) guest stars.
The Flash: When Harry Met Harry
The CW airs the 74th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin.
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Legends Of Tomorrow: Helen Hunt
The CW airs the 39th episode of Legends Of Tomorrow, starring Caity Lotz, Brandon Routh, Franz Drameh, and Victor Garber. Neal McDonough guest stars.
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Mars: Novo Mundo
National Geographic Channel premieres the first episode of Mars, a hybrid drama/documentary about a fictional human mission to Mars in 2033, contrasted against efforts to prepare for such a mission in the present day. The series is produced by Ron Howard (Apollo 13). This is the show’s broadcast/cable premiere, having premiered on the channel’s streaming service a week earlier.
Glen A. Larson, Battlestar Galactica creator, dies
A television producer with an improbably long list of mega-hit series, including the science fiction shows Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers In The 25th Century, The Six Million Dollar Man, Automan, and Knight Rider, Glen A. Larson dies of cancer at the age of 77. Larson’s long string of non-genre hits includes such series as Magnum P.I., Manimal, Quincy M.E., The Fall Guy, Alias Smith And Jones, and many others.
Doctor Who: Night Of The Doctor
The BBC debuts the Doctor Who minisode Night Of The Doctor on the internet, reintroducing Paul McGann as the eighth Doctor in his first on-screen appearance since the 1996 TV movie and depicting his apparent regeneration into a previously unknown incarnation of the Doctor, as played by John Hurt. The minisode debuts on McGann’s birthday, but was originally intended to premiere much closer to the 50th anniversary special, Day Of The Doctor, until it became apparent that word of McGann’s secretive return to Doctor Who was about to be leaked.
Arrow: Legacies
The sixth episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW.
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Soyuz TMA-22
Part of the 29th full-time crew of the International Space Station lifts off from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard Soyuz TMA-22. Anton Shkaplerov, Anatoli Ivanishin and Daniel Burbank take up residence on the ISS for 165 days, becoming part of the Expedition 29/30 crews. All three return to Earth in April 2012 aboard the same vehicle. This was the first Soyuz mission to the International Space Station following the end of the American space shuttle program.
Walking Dead: Tell It To The Frogs
Cable channel AMC premieres the third episode of The Walking Dead, a series based on the popular zombie comic of the same name.
STS-126
Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off on a 15-day mission to the International Space Station, carrying more supplies and equipment than any previous shuttle flight bound for the station. Also on tap is a major spacewalk to repair part of the solar panel assembly on the station which allows it to track the sun. Aboard Endeavour for her 22nd flight are Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Eric Boe, and mission specialists Steve Bowen, Don Pettit, Shane Kimbrough, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Sandra Magnus. Magnus remains on the International Space Station, while ISS crewmember Greg Chamitoff returns from a six-month stint in space aboard the shuttle.
Sedna
Astronomers using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope announce the discovery a tiny planet, with a diameter of only 2,000 kilometers, orbiting the sun three billion kilometers past Pluto. That places it at an average ten billion kilometers away from Earth – with a solar year that lasts around 10,000 years. Sedna is also spotted from ground-based telescopes as well, using the initial observations made by the Spitzer Telescope; its diameter, only 300 kilometers less than that of Pluto, intensifies the “Pluto as a planet” debate that has been raging since the discovery of Quaoar.
The Clone Wars: Chapter 6
Bridging the gap between Star Wars Episode II and Episode III, Cartoon Network premieres the sixth mini-episode of Genndy Tartakovsky’s The Clone Wars animated shorts.
The Special Unit 2: The Drag
UPN broadcasts the 12th episode of the supernatural crime comedy series Special Unit 2, starring Michael Landes (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman) and Alexondra Lee (Party Of Five). Jack Coleman (Heroes, Dynasty) guest stars.
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Dark Angel: 411 On The DL
The fifth episode of James Cameron & Charles H. Eglee’s cyberpunk series Dark Angel, starring Jessica Alba and Michael Weatherly, airs on Fox. John Savage guest stars.
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Fool For Love
The 85th 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. David Boreanaz and Juliet Landau guest star.
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The X-Files: The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati
The 141st episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. William B. Davis, Nichoals Lea, and Jerry Hardin guest star.
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Highlander: The Raven: The Unknown Soldier
The eighth episode of Highlander: The Raven, starring Amanda Gracen and Paul Johannson, airs in syndication; the series is a spinoff from Highlander: The Series. Michael Rhodes guest stars.
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Deadly Games: The Divorce Lawyer
The ninth episode of science fiction series Deadly Games is broadcast on UPN, starring James Calvert, Cynthia Gibb, and Chrstopher Lloyd (Taxi, Back To The Future); Leonard Nimoy serves as the series’ executive producer. Victoria Rowell guest stars.
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Space Precinct: Deadline
The week-long American syndication window opens for the seventh episode of Gerry Anderson’s sci-fi police series Space Precinct. Steven Berkoff guest stars.
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Star Trek: DS9: Meridian
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 53rd episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
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RoboCop: Midnight Minus One
The 21st episode of RoboCop: The Series airs in syndication, starring Richard Eden, Yvette Nipar, Blu Mankuma, and Andrea Roth.
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Forever Knight: Can’t Run, Can’t Hide
The 32nd episode of the supernatural crime series Forever Knight airs in syndication, starring Geraint Wyn-Davies, Catherine Disher, Nigel Bennett, and John Kapelos. Von Flores (Earth: Final Conflict) and Gordon Michael Woolvett (Andromeda) guest star.
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Lois & Clark: The Green, Green Glow Of Home
The eighth episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. Tracy Scoggins (Babylon 5) and Jerry Hardin (The X-Files) guest star.
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Highlander: Mountain Men
The week-long national syndication window opens for the seventh 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. Marc Singer (V) guest stars.
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Dark Season: Episode 1
The first episode of Dark Season premieres on CBBC (the BBC’s children’s programming block). This is the first drama series created and written by future Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies, and is one of the earliest acting jobs in Kate Winslet’s career.
Red Dwarf: Backwards
The 13th episode of the science fiction comedy Red Dwarf airs on BBC 2, kicking off the third season. Robert Llewellyn joins the cast as Kryten, and Hattie Hayridge replaces Norman Lovett as Holly.
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Voyagers!: Cleo And The Babe
NBC airs the sixth episode of James D. Parriott’s time travel series Voyagers!, starring Jon-Erik Hexum and Meeno Peluce. William Lucking (Sons Of Anarchy, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) guest stars as Babe Ruth, and Andrea Marcovicci (Berrenger’s, Hill Street Blues) guest stars as Cleopatra.
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Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends: The Vengeance Of Loki!
NBC airs the tenth episode of the Marvel animated series Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends, starring the voices of Dan Gilvezan (Transformers), Kathy Garver (Family Affair), and Frank Welker (Scooby-Doo, Transformers, The Smurfs).
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Quatermass: An Endangered Species
The fourth episode of Nigel Kneale’s revived science fiction series Quatermass airs on London Weekend Television, starring John Mills and Simon MacCorkindale (Manimal). Toyah Willcox guest stars in the series finale.
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