Dark Skies(1996)
History as we know it is a lie.
Overview
Dark Skies is an American UFO conspiracy theory-based sci-fi television series that aired from the 1996 to 1997 season for 18 episodes, plus a two-hour pilot episode. The success of The X-Files on Fox proved there was an audience for science fiction shows, resulting in NBC commissioning this proposed competitor following a pitch from producers Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman. The series debuted September 21, 1996 on NBC, and was later rerun by the Sci-Fi Channel. Its tagline was "History as we know it is a lie."
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Season 1
19 episodes • 1996Avg: 6.0Golden Era
Season 1
19 episodes • 1996Avg: 6.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Awakening | Sep 21, 1996 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Moving Targets | Sep 28, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Mercury Rising | Oct 19, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Dark Days Night | Oct 26, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Dreamland | Nov 2, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Inhuman Nature | Nov 9, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ancient Future | Nov 16, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Hostile Convergence | Dec 7, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 9 | We Shall Overcome | Dec 14, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Last Wave | Jan 4, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Enemy Within | Jan 11, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Warren Omission | Jan 18, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 13 | White Rabbit | Feb 1, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Shades of Gray | Feb 8, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Burn, Baby, Burn | Mar 1, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Both Sides Now | Mar 8, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 17 | To Prey in Darkness | Mar 15, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Strangers in the Night | May 24, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Bloodlines | May 31, 1997 | 0.0 |
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