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Episode GuideMain Index
Planet of the Apes Broadcast History
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The episode listing below follows what appears to be the order of filming, established by the Production Codes which appear on the end credits of each episode.
Prod. #  Episode Title:  US Debut:  UK Debut:
B-501  The Good Seeds  74 • Oct • 04
[04]
  74 • Nov • 03
[04]
 
B-502
 
The Gladiators
 
74 • Sep • 20
[02]
 
74 • Oct • 20
[02]
 
B-503
 
Escape From Tomorrow
(Series Premiere)
 
74 • Sep • 13
[01]
 
74 • Oct • 13
[01]
 
B-504
 
The Legacy
 
74 • Oct • 11
[05]
 
74 • Nov • 10
[05]
 
B-505
 
The Trap
 
74 • Sep • 27
[03]
 
74 • Oct • 27
[03]
 
B-506
 
The Cure
 
74 • Nov • 29
[10]
 
75 • Jan • 05
[12]
 
B-507
 
The Liberator*
 
74 • Dec • 6
[13]
 
75 • Jan • 12
[13]
 
B-508
 
Tomorrow's Tide
 
74 • Oct • 18
[06]
 
74 • Nov • 17
[06]
 
B-509
 
The Surgeon
 
74 • Oct • 25
[07]
 
74 • Nov • 24
[07]
 
B-510
 
The Deception
 
74 • Nov • 01
[08]
 
74 • Dec • 01
[08]
 
B-511
 
The Horse Race
 
74 • Nov • 08
[09]
 
74 • Dec • 08
[09]
 
B-512
 
The Interrogation
 
74 • Nov • 15
[11]
 
74 • Dec • 15
[10]
 
B-513
 
The Tyrant
 
74 • Nov • 22
[12]
 
74 • Dec • 22
[11]
 
B-514
 
 
Up Above The World So High
 
 
74 • Dec • 20
[14]
 
75 • Jan • 19
[14]
[Numbers in brackets denote a story's position in broadcast order.]
 
In the country of its birth‚ “Planet of the Apes” aired on CBS,
on Fridays between 20:00 - 21:00.
 
The UK airdates presented above are for the Granada Region, where the series was broadcast on Sundays between 19:25 - 20:25—with the exception of “Escape From Tomorrow‚” which aired between 19:55 and 20:55.
 
*It has often been stated that “The Liberator” did not receive a network airing in the USA, but this is not so. It was shown in some areas—as both CBS-TV records and Neilsen Ratings data testify.
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