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Doctor Who made its US debut in this state in 1972. It aired in these cities, on these channels:

Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Inquirer, 21 August 1972
The Philadelphia Inquirer, 21 August 1972

WPHL

Airdates in Philadelphia (WPHL)
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Channel 17 (Independent)


  • 21 August 1972: Doctor Who made its television debut in the United States on 21 August 1972 on this independent channel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

This was only two months after the completion of season nine in the UK (with part six of The Time Monster on 24 June 1972), which suggests that the offer, sale and conversion to NTSC of the 13 Jon Pertwee stories sold to the US market was finalised much earlier in the year.

Philadelphia Inquirer billing, 21 August 1972
Philadelphia Inquirer billing, Dr Who (Premiere), 21 August 1972
Philadelphia Inquirer billing
Philadelphia Inquirer billing, TV Highlights, 21 August 1972

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WHYY Logo
Tom Baker premieres, June 15, 1979
Incorrect listing for Robot episode 2, June 22, 1979 (this synopsis appears to be for The Ambassadors of Death!)

WHYY

Channel 12 (PBS)


  • 15 June 1979: The Tom Baker stories commence, Friday nights, 10:30pm. This run ends 10 August.
  • 16 July 1979: A second airing is added, weeknights at 7pm. Poor planning leads to the different episodes of the same story airing twice on the same night.
  • 1 October 1979: The weeknight airings move to 5:30.
  • 12 November 1979: The weeknight airings move to 6:30.
  • 26 January 1980: The series switches from weeknights to Saturday omnibus airings.
  • 4 December 1982: The series had screened regularly on channel 12 for three years but was suddenly dropped.
  • 4 July 1983: Following protests from viewers, the series returns (Monday through Saturday) – with further Peter Davison stories. Channel 12 cited the reasons for dropping the series was because it had insufficient funds to purchase the show. Fans raised and donated $32,000 to assist the station.
  • 9 August 1983: The Jon Pertwee stories begin.
  • 23 November 1983: The Five Doctors airs.
  • 7 May 1984: The weeknight airings move to 7:30pm, Monday-Thursday. The Saturday airings continue at 4:00pm.
  • 11 January 1985: The weeknight airings are abandoned in favor of a complete story every Friday night at 11:30, possibly to piggy-back off WLVT's 11pm airings.
  • 1 March 1985: The Jon Pertwee stories air again, but only episodes from the 1983 package.
  • 1 June 1985: Back to Tom Baker.
  • 25 October 1985: The William Hartnell era begins with The Daleks.
  • Spring 1986: The Jon Pertwee stories air.
  • 6 February 1987: Back to Tom Baker.
  • 16 October 1987: Destiny of the Daleks airs at 11.30pm. (See image below...)
  • January 1988: The Sylvester McCoy era begins: Time and the Rani screens.
  • 1989: WHYY drops the series: they have shown all existing stories from An Unearthly Child to Time and the Rani, but skipped The Trial of a Time Lord.

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Scranton

WVIA

Airdates in Scranton (WVIA)
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Channel 44 (PBS)


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Pittsburgh

WPTT

Channel 22 (PBS)


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WQEX

Channel 16 (PBS)


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Clearfield

WPSX

Channel 3 (PBS)


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Lehigh Valley

Double listing for WLVT Channel 39 for "The Claw of Axos" for 16 October 1987. Note also WPHL Channel 12 listing for "Destiny of the Daleks" omnibus

WLVT

Airdates in Lehigh Valley (WLVT)
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Channel 39 (PBS)


  • 1987/88: WLVT played the 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories.
  • The Claws of Axos part 1 aired Monday 12 October 1987, at 11.00pm. Part 2 aired Thursday, and Parts 3 and 4 back to back on Friday, 16 October, 11.00pm to 12.00. (See image.)


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Harrisburg / Hershey

WITF

Channel 33 (PBS)


  • 1992: WIFT rests the series (replacing it with "Survivors"), resulting in a letter-writing campaign to get the series reinstated.

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