Boston

WGBH

The Real Paper, Jan. 7, 1976

Dr Who Premiere, 5 January 1976

Dr Who, Episode 1 listing, 5 January 1976

The Silurians, 10 February 1976

Channel 2 (PBS)

• 5 January 1976: The standard package of Jon Pertwee stories began in Boston on Monday 5 January, from 7.30 to 8.00pm. The TOPS TODAY and main billings both name the star as "John Pertwee". The main billing for the first episode also offers rather scathing comments about the quality of the BBC's special effects!
• 20 January 1976: the series moves to Tuesday.
• 10 April 1976: The series moves to Saturdays.
• 3 July 1976: To allow for special event programming that week, episode 2 of The Mind of Evil airs on sister channel WGBX instead (see below).
• 9 October 1976: Colony in Space is the last serial to air on WGBH. Doctor Who then moves over to sister channel WGBX from 12 October 1976 -- see below.

• 1 January 1979: The series returns to Channel 2. Tom Baker stories air Monday through Thursdays, 7:00pm.
• 11 January 1980: A Friday airing is added.
• 8 October 1980: Robot begins another run, this time without Howard Da Silva's narration.
• 24 December 1982: Tom Baker's final season airs.
• 12 March 1983: Once Upon a Time Lord airs.
• 2 July 1984: The Peter Davison episodes premiere.
• 8-11 October 1984: The 4-part version of The Five Doctors airs; this is possibly one of, if not the, first US airings of this story in this format.
• 12 October 1984: Robot returns for the tenth time.
• 26 June 1985: Peter Davison returns.
• 2 October 1985: The complete Jon Pertwee package begins.
• 22 April 1987: William Hartnell begins.
• 13 August 1987: Patrick Troughton begins.
• 6 September 1987: The series moves to Sunday nights at 11:30 with The Trial of a Time Lord.
• 18 October 1987: Jon Pertwee returns.
• 17 April 1988: Robot airing #11.
• 14 August 1988: The series ends.

The Claws of Axos, 1 August 1976

WGBX

WGBX ID from 1978, showing Dr Who Thursdays at 9pm

Channel 44 (PBS) (This is a sister channel to WGBH)

• 3 July 1976: To allow for special event programming occurring that weekend on WGBH Channel 2 (above), episode 2 of The Mind of Evil airs instead on WGBX at 7.30pm.
• 12 October 1976: The Jon Pertwee stories are moved across from WGBH (see above); the first serial to air on WGBX is The Daemons, followed by all of Season 9, in an 8pm slot.
• 17 May 1977: WGBX "repeats" the Season 7 and 8 stories that had previously aired on WGBH. During October, the series shifts from Tuesday nights to Thursdays. From January 1978 the time moves to 9pm. See ident at right...
• 28 September 1978: The WGBX run comes to an end with the repeat of The Time Monster part 6. All 13 serials have been aired twice across both WGBH and WGBX.

• 9 March 1984: Doctor Who returns to WGBX for one night only when The Five Doctors is aired.

• 6 November 1989: The series comes back to WGBX when The Tom Baker stories air.
• 12 July 1990: The Peter Davison stories air.
• 25 August 1990: A special Saturday airing of Arc of Infinity and The Five Doctors.
• 5 November 1990: The series ends.

The Daemons 3, Oct. 26, 1976

The Daemons 5, Nov. 9, 1976

Day of the Daleks 1, Nov. 16, 1976