United States
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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 | 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 |
This category has the following 53 subcategories, out of 53 total.
