Minnesota

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Doctor Who aired in these cities, on these channels:

Minneapolis / St. Paul

KSTP

Variety, 16 August 1978 Variety1978.JPG KSTP was one of the first stations to purchase the Tom Baker stories


Channel 5 (ABC)

  • Late 1978: The series first aired in an afternoon timeslot, then shifted to 1.30am after poor ratings.
  • 1979-1981: Channel 5 screened Tom Baker stories on weekday afternoons until at least late 1981, presumably stopping by the time KTCA, channel 2 (below), picked up the series...



Tom Baker premieres, 28 December 1981

KTCA

Airdates in St. Paul (KTCA)
← AIRDATES ...... (CLICK ICON TO GO TO TABLE SHOWING EPISODE BREAKDOWN AND AIRDATES - N/S = story title is Not Stated)

Channel 2 (PBS)


Scene, May 1983
Scene, Aug. 1983
  • 28 December 1981: Channel 2 screened Tom Baker stories Monday to Friday at 5:00pm; the timeslot later changed to 5.30pm. They were cycled through at least twice.
  • 6 May 1983: The Peter Davison stories begin. The episodes move from weekdays to Friday night compilations. This was followed by further Tom Baker reruns.
  • 23 November 1983: The Five Doctors airs.
  • 6 October 1984: A Saturday evening run begins with season 21.
  • 23 March 1985: Regeneration night features four regeneration stories, including Spearhead from Space. Three of the episodes are edited into hour timeslots.
  • 30 March 1985: The complete Jon Pertwee package continues.
  • 22 November 1985: Colin Baker premieres.
  • 10 January 1986: The 17 repackaged William Hartnell stories screen.
  • 27 June 1986: The Patrick Troughton stories begin.
  • 5 October 1986: A "Dr Who Festival" is held at the Minneapolis Armory, with an appearance by the travelling Doctor Who USA Tour bus:
  • 1991: During 1991, only two episode per week are screened, back to back on Sunday afternoons.
Scene, Sept. 1982
Peter Davison premieres, May 1983



KTCI

(Channel 17)

  • 2001-2002: KTCI reran the Tom Baker stories following letters from viewers - but this was the last time the series aired on a regular basis.



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KAWE

Channel 9 (PBS)


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