Louisiana

Doctor Who aired in these cities, on these channels:

New Orleans

WYES

Tom Baker's premiere

Channel 12 (PBS)

• 3 January 1981: The Tom Baker stories begin.
• 1981: The Companions of Doctor Who fan club is established.
• 31 October 1981: Trick or treat-- After a complete run, Doctor Who is rested after this night's airing.
• 8 May 1982: Doctor Who returns with, for no apparent reason, Image of the Fendahl.
• 23 November 1983: The Five Doctors airs.
• 1986: WYES produced They All Axed for Who, a special centered around the 1985 North American Time Festival.
• 5 December 1986: Doctor Who's Who's Who airs at 11:10pm.
• 6 December 1986: The Friday slot moves to Saturdays at 10:pm and begins with the William Hartnell stories.
• 26 May 1989: Doctor Who ends.

Doctor Who is "rested." At least it was for "The Avengers."

WYES airs the legendary three-part episode "The Sontaran Experience"

Tiger? Where?

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Louisiana Public Broadcasting

Aug. 29, 1983

Channel 26 (KLPA, Alexandria) (from July 1, 1983) Channel 27 (WLPB, Baton Rouge) Channel 23 (KLPB, Lafayette)

Channel 20 (KLTL, Lake Charles) Channel 13 (KLTM, Monroe) Channel 24 (KLTS, Shreveport)

• 1 July 1982: The Tom Baker stories begin airing, weeknights at 6:00.

• 23 November 1983: The Five Doctors airs.

• 1983: The Peter Davison stories commence.
• 22 August 1987: Doctor Who returns after a year and half break, switching to compilations. The Jon Pertwee stories begin with Doctor Who and the Silurians. Was Spearhead from Space skipped so as not to confuse new viewers with a regeneration story?
• December 1987: Jon Pertwee visits Baton Rouge with the Doctor Who USA Tour promotional tour; WLPB used his visit to promote its annual fall membership winterfest.
• January 1990: The William Hartnell stories air.
• 1992: The network also airs the 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories from late 1992/early 1993.
• 22 November 1997: The series ends.