This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.
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The peak run. Top 40% of seasons by average rating — consecutive, with an average of 6.08.
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Robin Ward
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24 episodes • 1985Avg: 5.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shatterday / A Little Peace and Quiet | Sep 27, 1985 | 6.2 |
| 2 | Wordplay / Dreams for Sale / Chameleon | Oct 4, 1985 | 6.3 |
| 3 | Healer / Children's Zoo / Kentucky Rye | Oct 11, 1985 | 6.9 |
| 4 | Little Boy Lost / Wish Bank / Nightcrawlers | Oct 18, 1985 | 5.3 |
| 5 | If She Dies / Ye Gods | Oct 25, 1985 | 4.8 |
| 6 | Examination Day / A Message From Charity | Nov 1, 1985 | 7.2 |
| 7 | Teacher's Aide / Paladin of the Lost Hour | Nov 8, 1985 | 5.0 |
| 8 | Act Break / The Burning Man / Dealer's Choice | Nov 15, 1985 | 6.0 |
| 9 | Dead Woman's Shoes / Wong's Lost and Found Emporium | Nov 22, 1985 | 6.0 |
| 10 | The Shadow Man / The Uncle Devil Show / Opening Day | Nov 29, 1985 | 4.2 |
| 11 | The Beacon / One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty | Dec 6, 1985 | 5.0 |
| 12 | Her Pilgrim Soul / I of Newton | Dec 13, 1985 | 5.3 |
| 13 | Night of the Meek / But Can She Type? / The Star | Dec 20, 1985 | 6.0 |
| 14 | Still Life / The Little People of Killany Woods / The Misfortune Cookie | Jan 3, 1986 | 5.0 |
| 15 | Monsters! / A Small Talent for War / A Matter of Minutes | Jan 24, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 16 | The Elevator / To See the Invisible Man / Tooth and Consequences | Jan 31, 1986 | 6.5 |
| 17 | Welcome to Winfield / Quarantine | Feb 7, 1986 | 5.7 |
| 18 | Gramma / Personal Demons / Cold Reading | Feb 14, 1986 | 5.6 |
| 19 | The Leprechaun-Artist / Dead Run | Feb 21, 1986 | 3.2 |
| 20 | Profile in Silver / Button, Button | Mar 7, 1986 | 6.7 |
| 21 | Need to Know / Red Snow | Mar 21, 1986 | 6.0 |
| 22 | Take My Life...Please! / Devil's Alphabet / The Library | Mar 28, 1986 | 6.0 |
| 23 | Shadow Play / Grace Note | Apr 4, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 24 | A Day in Beaumont / The Last Defender of Camelot | Apr 11, 1986 | 6.0 |
11 episodes • 1986Avg: 5.3Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Once and Future King / A Saucer of Loneliness | Sep 27, 1986 | 6.0 |
| 2 | What Are Friends For? / Aqua Vita | Oct 4, 1986 | 3.3 |
| 3 | The Storyteller / Nightsong | Oct 11, 1986 | 3.3 |
| 4 | The After Hours / Lost and Found / The World Next Door | Oct 18, 1986 | 6.0 |
| 5 | The Toys of Caliban | Dec 4, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 6 | The Convict's Piano | Dec 11, 1986 | 8.0 |
| 7 | The Road Less Traveled | Dec 18, 1986 | 6.0 |
| 8 | The Card / The Junction | Feb 21, 1987 | 3.0 |
| 9 | Joy Ride / Shelter Skelter / Private Channel | May 21, 1987 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Time and Teresa Golowitz / Voices in the Earth | Jul 10, 1987 | 6.0 |
| 11 | Song of the Younger World / The Girl I Married | Jul 17, 1987 | 3.0 |
30 episodes • 1988Avg: 6.1Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Curious Case of Edgar Witherspoon | Sep 24, 1988 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Extra Innings | Oct 1, 1988 | 6.0 |
| 3 | The Crossing | Oct 8, 1988 | 6.0 |
| 4 | The Hunters | Oct 15, 1988 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Dream Me a Life | Oct 22, 1988 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Memories | Oct 29, 1988 | 6.0 |
| 7 | The Hellgramite Method | Nov 5, 1988 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Our Selena is Dying | Nov 12, 1988 | 6.0 |
| 9 | The Call | Nov 19, 1988 | 6.0 |
| 10 | The Trance | Nov 26, 1988 | 6.0 |
| 11 | Acts of Terror | Dec 3, 1988 | 6.0 |
| 12 | 20/20 Vision | Dec 10, 1988 | 6.0 |
| 13 | There Was an Old Woman | Dec 17, 1988 | 6.0 |
| 14 | The Trunk | Dec 24, 1988 | 5.0 |
| 15 | Appointment on Route 17 | Dec 31, 1988 | 6.0 |
| 16 | The Cold Equations | Jan 7, 1989 | 7.5 |
| 17 | Stranger in Possum Meadows | Jan 14, 1989 | 6.0 |
| 18 | Street of Shadows | Jan 21, 1989 | 6.0 |
| 19 | Something in the Walls | Jan 28, 1989 | 6.0 |
| 20 | A Game of Pool | Feb 4, 1989 | 6.0 |
| 21 | Room 2426 | Feb 11, 1989 | 6.0 |
| 22 | The Mind of Simon Foster | Feb 18, 1989 | 7.0 |
| 23 | The Wall | Feb 25, 1989 | 5.0 |
| 24 | Cat and Mouse | Mar 4, 1989 | 6.0 |
| 25 | Rendezvous in a Dark Place | Mar 11, 1989 | 5.0 |
| 26 | Many, Many Monkeys | Mar 18, 1989 | 7.0 |
| 27 | Love is Blind | Mar 25, 1989 | 6.0 |
| 28 | Crazy as a Soup Sandwich | Apr 1, 1989 | 5.0 |
| 29 | Special Service | Apr 8, 1989 | 8.0 |
| 30 | Father and Son Game | Apr 15, 1989 | 6.0 |
