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In terms of speculative fiction and paranormal television programming, the following events happened and shows aired in 1989.

Contents 1 Events 2 On the Air 2.1 United States 2.2 United Kingdom

Events

Production BBC's venerable series Doctor Who is put on hiatus at the end of its 26th season. Its last episode would be transmitted in Britain on December 6th. The Doctor would not appear in a new televised adventure until a TV movie in 1996 and then not until the debut of the new series in 2005.

On the Air

The following series started airing an original batch of new episodes in 1989.

United States

SPRING

• Quantum Leap (NBC) - 1st season (March 26)

SUMMER

• The Hitchhiker (USA) - 5th season (May 22)
• The Ray Bradbury Theater (HBO) - 3rd season (July 7)

FALL

• Alien Nation (FOX) - 1st season (September 18)
• Quantum Leap (NBC) - 2nd season (September 20)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (Syndication) - 3rd season

United Kingdom

FALL

• Doctor Who (BBC1) - 26th season (September 6)
• Red Dwarf (BBC2) - 3rd series (November 14)

Years in Genre Television
2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1940s	1949