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''(Information in the above chronology is taken from reports in '''DWM''', '''DWB''', '''Celestial Toyroom''', '''Data Extract''', '''Fantasy Image''', '''Starlog''', '''Doctor Who Marvel (US)''', '''Famous Monsters of Filmland''', '''Fantastic Films''', '''Fangoria''', '''Enterprise Incidents''', '''Enlightenment''', and various online sites.)'' | ''(Information in the above chronology is taken from reports in '''DWM''', '''DWB''', '''Celestial Toyroom''', '''Data Extract''', '''Fantasy Image''', '''Starlog''', '''Doctor Who Marvel (US)''', '''Famous Monsters of Filmland''', '''Fantastic Films''', '''Fangoria''', '''Enterprise Incidents''', '''Enlightenment''', and various online sites.)'' | ||
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Revision as of 20:48, 21 February 2012
UNITED STATES
The USA was the 34th country to screen Doctor Who, with various commercial, non-commercial, independent, network affiliated, cable and PBS stations (CURRENT PBS MEMBER STATIONS) carrying the series on and off from August 1972 and into the 2000s.
Profile
| Country Number (34) | 1972 | SECOND WAVE |
| Region | North America | |
| Television commenced | 1941 | |
| Colour System | 1953 | NTSC |
| Language/s | English |
First station to screen each Doctor
As best that can be determined, the viewers in the following cities were the first to see each of the first seven Doctors:
| Doctor | station | city | date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Pertwee | WPHL | Philadelphia | August 1972 |
| Tom Baker | WTEV | Massachusetts | August 1978 |
| Peter Davison | The Entertainment Channel | 1982 | |
| Jon Pertwee (full repackage) | NJN | New Jersey | February 1985 |
| William Hartnell | NJN | New Jersey | September 1985 |
| Colin Baker | NJN | New Jersey | October 1985 |
| Patrick Troughton | NJN | New Jersey | February 1986 |
| Sylvester McCoy | NJN | New Jersey | January 1988 |
1965-1969
1972-1978
- Time-Life syndicates the Jon Pertwee stories
1978-1983
- The Tom Baker stories premiere. The series is sold to hundreds of stations.
- Conventions and fan club pop up around the country.
1984-1986
- Earlier Doctors appear.
1987-1990
1991-2005
| United States Chronology | |
| 1963-1969 | 1971-1972 | 1973-1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991-2020s | |
| Related articles | List of conventions | List of fan clubs | References to the USA in Doctor Who | Doctor Who USA Tour | USA Tour stops | Documentaries and specials | TV Guide | Saturday, March 12, 1988 | First airings by episode | Search by episode title or date | United States by the numbers | Chicago chronology | Time-Life Television |
(Information in the above chronology is taken from reports in DWM, DWB, Celestial Toyroom, Data Extract, Fantasy Image, Starlog, Doctor Who Marvel (US), Famous Monsters of Filmland, Fantastic Films, Fangoria, Enterprise Incidents, Enlightenment, and various online sites.)
- See also Korea (South) where Doctor Who aired on American Forces Network TV.
Links
This category has the following 53 subcategories, out of 53 total.
