The Mandalorian: Chapter 8: Redemption
Streaming service Disney+ premieres the the eighth episode of Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian, the first live-action TV series set in the Star Wars universe, starring Pedro Pascal, Carl Weathers (Rocky, In The Heat Of The Night), and Gina Carrano. Nick Nolte, Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad), and Jason Sudeikis guest star in the first season finale. 
Carrie Fisher, actress, dies
Actress and author Carrie Fisher, universally known as Princess Leia from the original Star Wars trilogy, dies four days after suffering from a massive heart attack on a flight from London to Los Angeles. Alongside a storied career that included movies such as The Blues Brothers, When Harry Met Sally, and a revival of Leia in 2015’s The Force Awakens, Fisher embarked on a writing career that included the semi-autobiographical novel Postcards From The Edge (later adapted into a movie in its own right), which fictionalized elements of her Hollywood upbringing, and autobiographies that exposed her lifelong battles with mental illness. She died at the age of 60.
Star Trek: DS9: Rivals
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 30th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Chris Sarandon (Fright Night) guest stars.
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Beauty and the Beast: Snow
CBS airs the 48th episode of Ron Koslow’s fantasy series Beauty and the Beast, starring Ron Perlman, Jo Anderson, and Roy Dotrice. Lance Henriksen (Aliens) guest stars.
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Misfits Of Science: Grand Theft Bunny
The tenth episode of James D. Parriott’s lighthearted sci-fi series, Misfits Of Science, airs on NBC, starring Dean Paul Martin, Kevin Peter Hall, and Courteney Cox. Robin Riker (Brothers, Get A Life) guest stars.
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Pioneer Venus captures Halley’s Comet
Having already conducted measuresment of Comets Encke and Giacobini-Zinner, the still-functioning Pioneer Venus Orbiter, launched in 1978, becomes the centerpiece of the American effort to gather close-up data on Halley’s Comet. Imaging the comet in ultraviolet light, Pioneer Venus captures Halley from a unique vantage point: both the comet and the planet being orbited by Pioneer are on the opposite side of the sun from Earth, when Halley is at its closest approach to the sun – an event that no other spacecraft is in a position to witness. The Pioneer Venus data will become the most critical data gathered on Halley by an American spacecraft after a planned March 1986 Space Shuttle mission to image the comet from Earth orbit is scrapped in the wake of the Challenger disaster in January.
NBC airs the Lost In Space: The Anti-Matter Man
The 74th episode of Irwin Allen’s science fiction series Lost In Space premieres on CBS, starring Guy Williams, June Lockhart, and Jonathan Harris.
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The Twilight Zone: Ring-a-Ding Girl
The 133rd episode of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs on CBS. Maggie McNamara stars.
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One Step Beyond: Rendezvous
ABC airs the 75th episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Georgann Johnson guest stars.
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