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 |1980 (mid)||'''97'''||Still only first 23 [[Tom Baker stories]]
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-|1981 (May)||||Lionheart takes over distribution, all 41 Baker stories on offer
+|1981 (May)||||Lionheart takes over distribution, all 41 Baker stories on offer (episodically and movie omnibuses)
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 |1982 (end)||||9 million viewers

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 *'''23 November 1983''': Numerous stations air [[The Five Doctors]], two days before BBC1.
 *'''1985''': [[Colin Baker]] premieres, as do [[William Hartnell]] and [[Patrick Troughton]].
-*'''1986-1988''': The [[Doctor Who USA Tour]] visits 180+ cities.
+*'''1986-1987''': The [[Doctor Who USA Tour]] travelling exhibition visits over 90 locations.
 *'''1988''': [[Sylvester McCoy]] premieres.
 *'''1992''': Most PBS stations drop '''Doctor Who'''. The [[Sci-Fi Channel]] picks up the series.

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 *'''1996''': The [[TV Movie|TV movie]] fails to spark interest in a revival.
 *'''2006-2008''': The [[NEW SERIES]] commences on [[Sci-Fi Channel]].
-*'''2009 to date''': The [[NEW SERIES]] shifts to [[BBC America]].
+*'''2009 to 2022''': The [[NEW SERIES]] shifts to [[BBC America]].
-*'''2011 to date''': Only half a dozen PBS stations are still airing some of the Classic series, but a much wider choice is available 24/7 via [[:Category:Online Services|Online and streaming platforms]]...
+*'''2011 to 2022''': Only half a dozen PBS stations are still airing some of the Classic series, but a much wider choice is available 24/7 via [[:Category:Online Services|Online and streaming platforms]]...
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 |1998||fewer than '''12'''||
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-|2010s...||no more than '''10'''||few terrestrial stations, more online and streaming
+|2010s||no more than '''10'''||few terrestrial stations, more online and streaming
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 ==Television Stations / Channels==
 [[File:PBSgrab.jpg|thumb|right|350px|PBS logo, from 1970s]]
-[[File:TimeLifeBBC2.JPG|350px|right|thumb]]
+[[File:TimeLifeBBC2.JPG|350px|right|frameless]]
-[[File:TimeLifeBBC.jpg|350px|right|thumb]]
+[[File:TimeLifeBBC.jpg|350px|right|frameless]]
 After a slow start in '''August 1972''', but not really kicking off until '''August 1978''', the series has aired on a multitude of commercial, non-commercial, independent, network affiliated, cable and [[wikipedia:PBS|PBS]] stations ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PBS_member_stations Current PBS member stations]) in all but a few of the states.

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 *[[First airings by location]] (Sort by the country column to group US cities together)
 *[[:Category:Documentaries and specials|Documentaries and Specials]]
 [[Category:North America]]

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 </table>
 ==Markets Across the USA==
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 |1985 (May)||'''146'''||70% of population (b/w eps now on offer)
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-|1987 (Feb)||'''185+'''||[[Doctor Who USA Tour]] promotion
+|1987 (Feb)||'''185+'''||during [[Doctor Who USA Tour]] promotion
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 |1987 (Sep)||'''200+''' (*)||74% of population
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 |1992||||Lionheart gives distribution rights to SCI-FI Channel
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-|1998||less than '''12'''||
+|1998||fewer than '''12'''||
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 ==Markets Across the USA==
 [[File:1985-04-10 Variety.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Doctor Who now sold to 146 markets; Variety, 10 April 1985]]
-This table charts the sales of '''Doctor Who''', initially by Time Life Television, and later Lionheart. (NOTE: The figures are from published reports, and therefore may contain a small degree of hyperbole...)
+This table charts the sales of '''Doctor Who''', initially by Time-Life Television, and later Lionheart. (NOTE: The figures are from published reports, and therefore may contain a small degree of hyperbole...)
 Sales reached a peak of 200+ by late 1987, but less than a year later, as the syndication prices increased, sales began to drop alarmingly.

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 The following introductory bullet-points are expanded on in the full Chronology of '''Doctor Who''' in the United States:
 *'''1965-1972''': Failed attempts to sell '''Doctor Who''' to the US.
-*'''1972-1978''': [[Jon Pertwee]]'s first three seasons air sporadically.
+*'''1972-1978''': [[Jon Pertwee]]'s first three seasons in color air sporadically.
 *'''1978''': [[Tom Baker]] episodes begin airing, mainly, but not exclusively, on PBS stations.
 *'''1982''': [[Peter Davison]] premieres.  Fan clubs and conventions are plentiful.
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 *'''1986-1988''': The [[Doctor Who USA Tour]] visits 180+ cities.
 *'''1988''': [[Sylvester McCoy]] premieres.
-*'''1992''': Most PBS stations drop '''Doctor Who'''. The Sci-Fi Channel picks up the series.
+*'''1992''': Most PBS stations drop '''Doctor Who'''. The [[Sci-Fi Channel]] picks up the series.
 *'''1996''': The [[TV Movie|TV movie]] fails to spark interest in a revival.

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 <tr>
 <td>[[Sylvester McCoy]]</td>
-<td>[[WNED]]</td>
+<td>[[NJN]]</td>
-<td>[[Buffalo]]</td>
+<td>[[New Jersey]]</td>
-<td>8 March 1988</td>
+<td>9 January 1988</td>
 </tr>