The Catacombs Catacombs International Guide
Space 1999 In The US

UNITED STATES

Los Angeles

Thanks to David Bobzien.

KHJ-TV (Channel 9) premiered Breakaway on Saturday 30 August 1975 7pm, announced in a full page ad in the Los Angeles Times declaring "World Television Premiere" (although it was after the Australia Channel 7 premiere). The Saturday 7pm timeslot was identical to KRON in San Francisco, and so were the first twelve episodes, but afterwards the broadcast order diverged, with KHJ showing more reruns. A January 9, 1976 Los Angeles Times article quotes ratings (a 9.4 average, " a respectable if not spectacular score") for the first eight episodes. Then there were 5 weeks in a row of reruns, during which the ratings dropped to a "dismal" 4.0.

Production Order Episode Original broadcast Notes

1

Breakaway

Sat, 30 August 1975 7:00pm

 

23

Dragon's Domain

Sat, 13 September 1975 7:00pm

After 2 week break

14

Death's Other Dominion

Sat, 20 September 1975 7:00pm

  

13

Collision Course

Sat, 27 September 1975 7:00pm

  

9

Force of Life

Sat, 4 October 1975 7:00pm

  

10

Alpha Child

Sat, 11 October 1975 7:00pm

  

8

Guardian of Piri

Sat, 18 October 1975 7:00pm

  

17

War Games

Sat, 25 October 1975 7:00pm

  

22

Mission of the Darians

Sat, 1 November 1975 7:00pm

  

3

Black Sun

Sat, 8 November 1975 7:00pm

  

16

End of Eternity

Sat, 15 November 1975 7:00pm

  

12

Voyager's Return

Sat, 22 November 1975 7:00pm

  

 

Re-runs

 late November-December 1975  

2

Matter of Life and Death

Sat, 10 January 1976 7:00pm

  

Broadcast details in 1976 not known.

1976 Year Two

Year 2 continued in the same slot, Saturdays 7pm. Episode order and dates not known.

Thanks to David Bobzien