The Flash: Armageddon, Part 3
The CW airs the 153rd episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin. Cress Williams (Black Lightning), Javicia Leslie (Batwoman), and Tony Curran (Defiance, Doctor Who) guest star.
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The Orville: New Dimensions
Fox airs the 11th episode of the science fiction comedy-drama The Orville, starring and created by Seth McFarlane. Victor Garber (Alias, Legends Of Tomorrow) guest stars.
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Arrow: Invasion!
The 100th episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW. Neal McDonough (Boomtown), Grant Gustin (The Flash), Susanna Thompson (Star Trek: Voyager), Caity Lotz (Mad Men, Legends Of Tomorrow), and Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) guest star in an episode which is part of a crossover event involving all of the CW’s DC superhero series.
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Star Trek V soundtrack
Soundtrack specialty label La-La Land Records releases a limited edition 2-CD set featuring – for the first time – the entirety of Jerry Goldsmith’s soundtrack from Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. For the first time, the complete score is presented, including alternate takes and arrangements. The limited edition of 5,000 sells out in four months, and the album later gets an unlimited reissue with slightly different cover artwork on the Intrada label.
Lost: What Kate Did
ABC airs the 33rd episode of the J.J. Abrams-produced series Lost. Frederic Lane guest stars.
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STS-97: increase the power!
Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off on an 11-day mission to add a major solar power array to the International Space Station. For the first time, a crew has already arrived via Soyuz and taken up residence on the station prior to the shuttle’s arrival. Another external truss is added, and the first large solar power array – 240 feet long – is added to it, more than quintupling the power available aboard the station. Aboard Endeavour for her 15th flight are Commander Brent Jett, Pilot Michael Bloomfield, and mission specialists Joseph Tanner, Marc Garneau and Carlos Noriega.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Something Blue
The 65th 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.
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Sliders: Lipschitz Live!
Sci-Fi Channel airs the 60th episode of the science fiction series Sliders, starring Jerry O’Connell, Cleavant Derricks, Kari Wuhrer, and Charlie O’Connell. Charlie Brill and Tim Thomerson (Quark) guest star.
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The X-Files: The Post-Modern Prometheus
The 102nd episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. John O’Hurley (Seinfeld) guest stars; Jerry Springer appears as himself.
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STS-66
Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off on its first flight in two years, an 11-day mission to conduct studies of Earth’s atmosphere with the ATLAS package mounted in the cargo bay. Aboard Atlantis for her 13th flight are Commander Donald McMonagle, Pilot Curtis Brown, Payload Commander Ellen Ochoa, and mission specialists Scott Parazynski, Joseph Tanner and Jean-Francois Clervoy.
Babylon 5: The Long Dark
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 27th episode of Babylon 5. Dwight Schultz (The A-Team) and Anne Marie Johnson (In The Heat Of The Night) guest star.
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Quantum Leap: Rebel Without A Clue
NBC airs the 39th episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. Josie Bissett (Melrose Place) and Diedrich Bader (The Drew Carey Show, Batman: The Brave And The Bold) guest star.
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Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis, Part 2
The 678th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This story, guest starring Anton Diffring and Fiona Walker, is the final original series Cybermen episode.
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Star Trek: TNG: Haven
The week-long national syndication window opens for the tenth episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Majel Barrett Roddenberry, who played the recurring role of Nurse Chapel in the original Star Trek, makes the first of many appearances as Lwaxana Troi. This is actually one of the earliest episodes filmed. TNG’s first season resumes early in 1988.
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Doctor Who: Dragonfire, Part 2
The 668th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. David Selby (Dark Shadows) guest stars as Glitz; this story introduces Sophie Aldred as new TARDIS traveler Ace.
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Buck Rogers: Planet Of Zoom
Sega releases the arcade game Buck Rogers: Planet Of Zoom in American arcades. Completely unrelated to the recent television series, the graphically impressive game is designed to be the first in a series, but no further games in the projected series ever materialize.
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Pole Position
Japanese video game maker Namco releases Pole Position in the United States by way of American licensee Atari. Quickly gaining popularity in arcades, Pole Position marks one of the first “meta” moments in video games, featuring briefly-glimpsed billboards advertising other games by the same manufacturer.
Blake’s 7: Gold
BBC1 premieres the 49th episode of Terry Nation’s science fiction series Blake’s 7. Roy Kinnear guest stars.
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Astronauts: Episode 6
ITV premieres the sixth episode of the sitcom Astronauts, concerning a fictional British space station crew aboard Skylab.
Cosmos: The Edge Of Forever
The tenth episode of Carl Sagan’s groundbreaking science documentary series Cosmos premieres on PBS. A popular history of science and scientific theory vs. tradition and superstition, segueing into Sagan’s field of expertise (astrophysics), Cosmos is a major milestone in American documentary filmmaking and the popularization of science and the scientific method (and makes an instant celebrity out of Sagan).
Tales Of The Unexpected: Parson’s Pleasure
ITV airs the 31st episode of Roald Dahl’s anthology series Tales Of The Unexpected, hosted by the author himself and adapted from his short stories. John Gielgud guest stars; this is the final episode in which Roald Dahl’s on-screen introduction is a regular fixture of the show.
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Monkey: The Great Journey Begins
The third episode of the English-dubbed Japanese action series Monkey airs on BBC2. The series is a translation and dub of a fancifully satirical Japanese adaptation of the Chinese novel “Journey To The West”, starring Masaaki Sakai. 
Star Trek: The Music Picture
CBS Records releases an LP of selections from Jerry Goldsmith’s soundtrack from Star Trek: The Motion Picture, one of the earliest fully-digitally-recorded albums of any kind, soundtrack or otherwise. Thanks mainly to Goldsmith’s energetic main title, the album becomes a best-seller; many fans start to regard the music as the best part of the movie. Two reissues follow, culminating in a fan-pleasing 2012 release of the complete score.
Project UFO Sighting 4020: The Island Incident
The 20th episode of Harold Jack Bloom’s sci-fi series Project UFO airs on NBC, portraying fictionalized investigations into what the show claims are actual cases from the U.S. Air Force’s Project Blue Book investigations. Edward Winter and Caskey Swaim star. James Olson (The Andromeda Strain) guest stars.
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Isao Tomita: The Planets
RCA Records releases Isao Tomita‘s interpretation of Holst’s The Planets, a new recording of the famous orchestral suite recorded entirely with synthesizers.
Six Million Dollar Man: Divided Loyalty
The 48th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson.
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Shazam!: The Braggart
The 13th episode of Filmation’s live-action Shazam! series airs on CBS, starring Jackson Bostwick, Michael Gray and Les Tremayne.
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Strange Report: Report 8944: Hand – A Matter of Witchcraft
ITV airs the tenth episode of the mystery/spy-fi series Strange Report in the U.K., starring Anthony Quayle, Kaz Garas, and Anneke Wills (Doctor Who). (The series is an international co-production and airs in the United States on NBC.)
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Land Of The Giants: The Clones
ABC airs the 37th episode of Irwin Allen’s sci-fi series Land Of The Giants, starring Gary Conway, Don Matheson, Deanna Lund, and Don Marshall. William Schallert guest stars.
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Fantastic Voyage: First Men On The Moon
ABC broadcasts the 12th episode of the Filmation animated series Fantastic Voyage, based on the 1966 movie of the same name. Marvin Miller, Ted Knight, and Jane Webb lead the voice cast of an episode that airs over eight months prior to the first manned landing on the moon.
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