United States--1987
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- 24 January 1987: New Jersey Network is the first station to screen The Trial of a Time Lord:
COLIN BAKER (continued)
One/four stories, 14 episodes (also in "movie length" omnibus editions):
| 7A | The Trial of a Time Lord | 14 |
- 28 February 1987: Sylvester McCoy joins John Nathan-Turner and Jon Pertwee on the Doctor Who USA Tour at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia; this is his debut public appearance following his casting as the seventh Doctor, three days ahead of his "official" announcement in the UK!
- By early 1987, Lionheart declares that Doctor Who is available in over 185 markets across the US.
- 28 March 1987: Patrick Troughton dies, while attending a convention in Columbus, Georgia.
- 1987: Lionheart hikes up the price for Doctor Who, triggering a backlash that sees a number of PBS stations dropping the series, for being too expensive...
- 16 May 1987: Having completed filming his debut story, Time and the Rani, Sylvester McCoy visits Boston with the Doctor Who USA Tour; coverage is shown on WGBH.
- 1987: CBS/FOX, under its Playhouse imprint, begins releasing Doctor Who stories on home video.
- By June 1987, it is reported that Doctor Who is seen potentially by 74% of the country. By September it is announced that over 200 markets have screened the series.
- By September 1987, the long-running FASA Doctor Who role-playing game is cancelled.
