New Jersey

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Doctor Who aired in these cities, on these channels:


New Jersey Network

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Camden / Montclair / Trenton / New Brunswick

WNJS (23) / WNJM (50) / WNJT (52) / WNJB (58)

Channels 23 / 50 / 52 / 58 (PBS)

A network of four channels covering the state.

  • 1985: Channel 50 screens the series episodically on a weekly basis, with a complete 'movie' Saturday nights.
  • 7 September 1985: The 17 repackaged William Hartnell stories make their US debut on NJN, on Saturday, 9.00pm, in omnibus "movie" format.
  • 1986: The series aired on Saturdays, at 9.00pm, during the year.
  • 1988: On Saturday, 19 November 1988, after playing Dragonfire, the NJN screened "The Making of Silver Nemesis", one of several specially-commissioned behind the scenes / interview specials produced by the Network.
  • Other documentaries produced by NJN were "Doctor Who's Who's Who" (1985) and "Doctor Who Then & Now" (1987).
  • 30 March 1990: Season 26 of the Sylvester McCoy stories makes their US debut, with the four stories played in production order.
  • 23 May to 29 August 1992: A 15-week marathon of Dalek and Cybermen serials - but not The Tomb of the Cybermen, which is deemed too expensive!
  • 5 September 1992: The week after the Marathon, the series moves to an earlier 5.00pm timeslot.
  • 13 August 1994: After over ten years of almost uninterrupted screenings of Doctor Who, the New Jersey Network drops the series; the final story to be broadcast is The Deadly Assassin. The reasons cited for this are declining viewers, dwindling donations and increased residual payment demands made by Lionheart.
  • Between 1983 and 1994, NJN enjoyed runs of every surviving full story at least twice, with the Tom Baker stories played as many as six times.
Airdates in New Jersey
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