Beyond Westworld: Sound Of Terror
The third episode of Beyond Westworld airs on CBS, starring Jim McMullan, Connie Sellecca, and James Wainwright. Rene Auberjonois (Benson, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) and Ronnie Sue Blakley (A Nightmare On Elm Street) guest star. Due to low ratings, CBS cancels Beyond Westworld after this episode airs, leaving two completed shows unaired.
Beyond Westworld: My Brother’s Keeper
The second episode of Beyond Westworld airs on CBS, starring Jim McMullan, Connie Sellecca, and James Wainwright. NFL players Anthony Davis and Delvin Williams guest star in a football-themed episode.
Beyond Westworld: Westworld Destroyed
Attempting to build a TV franchise onto the 1973 hit movie Westworld, the first episode of Beyond Westworld airs on CBS, starring Jim McMullan and James Wainwright. Cassandra Peterson (later better known as Elvira) guest stars. Hear about it on the Sci-Fi 5 podcast
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Heavily promoted and given a prime-time slot on a Friday night in a world starved for more Star Wars, The Star Wars Holiday Special unfolds on CBS, enveloping millions of viewers in the slowly-dawning horror that the promise of a new adventure for Luke, Han and friends has lured them into watching a third-rate variety show, albeit one in which the character of Boba Fett makes his first appearance. George Lucas disowns the Holiday Special almost immediately, and it is never allowed to be repeated again. Hear about it on the Sci-Fi 5 podcast
Logan’s Run: Crypt
CBS airs the seventh episode of the TV adaptation of Logan’s Run. Soon-Teck Oh guest stars in an episode co-written by Harlan Ellison.
Space Academy: Monkey Business
The seventh episode of Filmation’s Saturday morning science fiction series Space Academy airs on CBS. A simian sidekick saves the day when a routine repair mission goes wrong.
Ark II: Orkus
CBS airs the 15th and final episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II.
Ark II: Don Quixote
CBS airs the 14th episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II.
Ark II: The Balloon
CBS airs the 13th episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II.
Ark II: The Mind Group
CBS airs the 12th episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II. Malachai Throne (Star Trek) guest stars.
Ark II: The Lottery
CBS airs the 11th episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II.
Ark II: The Drought
CBS airs the tenth episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II. Jonathan Harris (Lost In Space) guest stars.
Ark II: Robin Hood
CBS airs the ninth episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II.
Ark II: The Rule
CBS airs the eighth episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II.
Ark II: The Cryogenic Man
CBS airs the seventh episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II. Jim Backus (Gilligan’s Island) guest stars.
Ark II: The Tank
CBS airs the sixth episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II.
Ark II: Omega
CBS airs the fifth episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II. Helen Hunt (Mad About You, Twister) guest stars.
Ark II: The Robot
CBS airs the fourth episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II. Robby the Robot (Forbidden Planet) guest stars.
Ark II: The Wild Boy
CBS airs the third episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II.
Ark II: The Slaves
CBS airs the second episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II.
Ark II: The Flies
CBS airs the first episode of its Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II. Jonathan Harris (Lost In Space) guest stars.
Planet Of The Apes: The Horse Race
The ninth episode of the TV spinoff of Planet Of The Apes premieres on CBS. John Hoyt and Morgan Woodward guest star.
Twilight Zone: The Last Flight
CBS airs the 18th episode of Rod Serling’s anthology series The Twilight Zone. Kenneth Haigh stars in an episode written by Richard Matheson.
Twilight Zone: The Fever
CBS airs the 17th episode of Rod Serling’s anthology series The Twilight Zone. Everett Sloane stars in a Serling original about addiction to gambling.
Twilight Zone: The Hitch-Hiker
CBS airs the 16th episode of Rod Serling’s anthology series The Twilight Zone. Serling adapts a radio play of the same name by Lucille Fletcher, even going so far as to reuse Bernard Hermann’s music from the radio production.
Twilight Zone: I Shot An Arrow Into The Air
CBS airs the 15th episode of Rod Serling’s anthology series The Twilight Zone. Serling adapts a short story of the same name by Madelon Champion.
Twilight Zone: Third From The Sun
CBS airs the 14th episode of Rod Serling’s anthology series The Twilight Zone. Fritz Weaver stars in Serling’s adaptation of a story by Richard Matheson.
Twilight Zone: The Four Of Us Are Dying
CBS airs the 13th episode of Rod Serling’s anthology series The Twilight Zone. Philip Pine and Beverly Garland star in Serling’s adaptation of a story by George Clayton Johnson (Logan’s Run), featuring music by a young Jerry Goldsmith.
Twilight Zone: What You Need
CBS airs the 12th episode of Rod Serling’s anthology series The Twilight Zone. Serling himself adapts the darkly humorous (but not specifically Christmas-themed) script from a Lewis Padgett short story.
Twilight Zone: And When The Sky Was Opened
CBS airs the 11th episode of Rod Serling’s anthology series The Twilight Zone. Rod Taylor stars in a Charles Beaumont adaptation of a Richard Matheson short story.