This Week In Doctor Who Western Hemisphere - August 15, 2009
(posted 15th Aug 2009, 1:39pm - TWIDW post #0924)

This Week In Doctor Who Western Hemisphere
August 15, 2009 - Vol 1, No 31
The Guide to North and South American Doctor Who TV Listings
by Benjamin F. Elliott
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USA - BBC America On Demand is now airing some Doctor Who episodes. Go to your
digital cable company's on demand service (it's not on DirecTV or Dish Network
so we with dishes can stop searching now) and look for BBC America's Doctor Who
page. Currently episodes from Christopher Eccleston's series in 2005 are
playing.

USA - Doctor Who - Series 3 (The Runaway Bride and the 13 episode 2007 series
with Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones) are now distributed to Public TV stations
by BBC Worldwide Americas, not American Public TV. Series 4 also seems to be
available to buy - start date for Series 4 on Public TV stations is unknown. BBC
Worldwide Americas also distributes classic Doctor Who to stations.

The public TV stations known to have bought The Runaway Bride and Series 3:
WXXI 21 Rochester, NY
WTTW 11 Chicago, IL (currently in first run)
WGVU/WGVK 35,52 Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo, MI
WILL 12 Urbana, IL
WTVP 47 Peoria, IL
Iowa Public TV
Idaho Public TV
Wisconsin Public TV (currently in first run)
Milwaukee Public TV
KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT
OETA Oklahoma
KLRU 18 Austin, TX
Alaska Public TV
WSKG/WSKA 46,30 Binghamton/Elmira, NY (currently in first run)
KERA 13 Dallas, TX (currently in first run)

Now, I am confident that there are more stations with rights to Series 3 than
that. But these are the stations who have contacted me or scheduled the show.
Unlike previous years, we are in the dark till a station comes forward or new
Who appears in their schedules.

Series 2 is currently available to public TV stations in an American Public TV
package until March 31, 2010. For the Series 1 and 2 packages, stations have
bought the rights to cycle through the episodes 4 times. They are not required
to do so. American Public TV is no longer offering Series 1 - I do not know if
BBC Worldwide Americas will offer those stations to public TV stations now or
not.

2 Public TV stations currently have rights to air the classic Doctor Who run
(1963-1989), but not New Who. KBTC 28 Tacoma, WA is airing Peter Davison
episodes. WHRO 15 Norfolk, VA is airing Tom Baker episodes.

And now, the listings:

MEXICO/LATIN AMERICA/SOUTH AMERICA:

BBC Entertainment http://latinamerica.bbcentertainment.com
Sunday 9AM 1-04 Aliens of London pt 1 of 2
Sunday 10AM 1-05 World War Three pt 2 of 2
23 August 9AM 1-06 Dalek
23 August 10AM 1-07 The Long Game
30 August 9AM 1-08 Father's Day
30 August 10AM 1-09 The Empty Child pt 1 of 2
6 September 9AM 1-10 The Doctor Dances pt 2 of 2
6 September 10AM 1-11 Boom Town

CANADA:

CBC TV http://www.cbc.ca/television http://www.cbc.ca/doctorwho
http://www.dwin.org
CBC's over the air network is encoring the last set of episodes they bought.
Sunday 11PM (11:30PM Newfoundland and some Pacific Time stations, some Pacific
at 11PM) 4-09 Forest of the Dead pt 2 of 2
23 August 11PM (11:30PM Newfoundland and some Pacific Time stations, some
Pacific at 11PM) 4-10 Midnight

CBC Bold TV http://www.cbc.ca/television http://www.cbc.ca/doctorwho
http://www.dwin.org http://www.cbc.ca/bold
http://www.cbc.ca/planetofthedoctor "The Planet Of The Doctor" exclusive CBC.CA
documentary. 6 regular episodes and 1 special. Approximately 90 minutes.
Late Wednesday Midnight and 3AM EDT 2-06 The Age of Steel pt 2 of 2
Late 26 August Midnight and 3AM EDT 2-07 The Idiot's Lantern

USA:

BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com
DirecTV 264 Dish 135,879
See Torchwood This Week http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood for BBC
America's Torchwood schedule.
Later 2009/2010 - The Waters Of Mars and the 2 part David Tennant finale. 2nd
quarter 2010 - the 1st series of Matt Smith episodes.
Next airdate unknown.

BBC America On Demand - available on better digital cable systems
http://www.bbcamerica.com
Full length episodes (no cuts for time).
Online Now (comes down August 31):
1-01 Rose
1-02 The End Of The World
1-03 The Unquiet Dead
Online Now (end date unknown):
1-04 Aliens of London pt 1 of 2
Starting August 17 (end date unknown):
1-05 World War Three pt 2 of 2
Starting August 24 (end date unknown):
1-06 Dalek
Starting August 31 (end date unknown):
1-07 The Long Game

Syfy http://www.syfy.com http://www.syfy.com/doctorwho
DirecTV 244 DirecTVHD 244 Dish 122 DishHD 122 16:9 Letterbox.
Series 4 - repeat run. Series 1, 2, and 3 - sporadic repeats. Repeat rights to Sarah Jane Adventures Series 1. Status of Sarah Jane Series 2 unknown.
Friday 5AM EDT/PDT 4-05 The Poison Sky pt 2 of 2
28 August 5AM EDT/PDT 4-06 The Doctor's Daughter
28 August 8AM EDT/PDT 2-01 New Earth
28 August 9AM EDT/PDT 2-02 Tooth and Claw
28 August 10AM EDT/PDT 2-03 School Reunion
28 August 11AM EDT/PDT 2-05 Rise of the Cybermen pt 1 of 2
28 August Noon EDT/PDT 2-06 The Age of Steel pt 2 of 2
28 August 1PM EDT/PDT 2-07 The Idiot's Lantern
28 August 2PM EDT/PDT 2-08 The Impossible Planet pt 1 of 2
28 August 3PM EDT/PDT 2-09 The Satan Pit pt 2 of 2
4 September 5AM EDT/PDT 4-07 The Unicorn and the Wasp
11 September 5AM EDT/PDT 4-08 Silence in the Library pt 1 of 2
18 September 5AM EDT/PDT 4-09 Forest of the Dead pt 2 of 2
25 September 5AM EDT/PDT 4-10 Midnight

Public TV Premiere Run:

WSKG/WSKA 46.1, 30.1 Binghamton/Elmira, NY http://www.wskg.com
Series 3 - 1st Cycle:
Saturday 11PM EDT 3-11 Utopia pt 1 of 3
Saturday 11:48PM EDT DWC 3-11 'Ello 'Ello 'Ello
22 August 11PM EDT 3-12 The Sound of Drums pt 2 of 3
22 August 11:48PM EDT DWC 3-12 The Saxon Mystery
29 August 11PM EDT 3-13 Last of the Time Lords pt 3 of 3 (Edited International
Version)
29 August 11:48PM EDT DWC 3-13 The Valiant Quest
WSKG has the right to air one more cycle of Series 2 before March 31, 2010.

WTTW 11.1 Chicago, IL http://www.wttw.com
Chicago DirecTV 11,965 DirecTVHD 11
Chicago Dish 11,8496
Rockford, IL - cable station only
Series 3 - 1st Cycle::
Late Saturday Midnight CDT 3-01 Smith and Jones
Late Saturday 12:45AM CDT DWC 3-01 Meet Martha Jones
Sunday 10PM, Late 22 August Midnight CDT 3-02 The Shakespeare Code
Sunday 10:45PM, Late 22 August 12:46AM CDT DWC 3-02 Stage Fright
23 August 10PM, Late 29 August Midnight CDT 3-03 Gridlock
23 August 10:45PM, Late 29 August 12:45AM CDT DWC 3-03 Are We There Yet?
30 August 10PM CDT 3-04 Daleks in Manhattan pt 1 of 2
30 August 10:46PM CDT DWC 3-04 A New York Story
» it was later reported that the third series of Doctor Who Confidential was not shown in the end.

Wisconsin Public TV 28.1, 38.1, 21.1, 31.1, 20.1 http://www.wpt.org
Green Bay DirecTV 38
Green Bay Dish 38,9336
Madison DirecTV 21
Madison Dish 21,7286
La Crosse-Eau Claire DirecTV 31 DirecTVHD 31
La Crosse-Eau Claire Dish 31,7726
Wassau DirecTV 20
Wassau Dish 20,7216
Series 3 - 1st Cycle:
Saturday 8:40PM, Sunday 2PM CDT 3-07 42
Sunday 2:46PM CDT DWC 3-07 Space Craft
22 August 8:40PM, 23 August 2PM CDT 3-08 Human Nature pt 1 of 2
23 August 2:46PM CDT DWC 3-08 Alter Ego
29 August 8:40PM, 30 August 2PM CDT 3-09 The Family of Blood pt 2 of 2
30 August 2:45PM CDT DWC 3-09 Bad Blood
Wisconsin Public TV has the right to air Series 2 another 2 times before March
31, 2010.

KERA 13.1 Dallas, TX http://www.kera.org
Dallas DirecTV 13,889 DirecTVHD 13
Dallas, Sherman Dish 13,8406
Tyler Dish 13,8886
Series 3 - 1st Cycle:
15 and 22 August - pre-empted by pledge specials
29 August - pre-empted by MI-5 double header
next episode should be 3-04 Daleks in Manhattan
KERA has the right to 2 more showings of Series 2 before March 31, 2010.

Repeats:

WXXI 21.1 Rochester, NY http://www.wxxi.org
Rochester DirecTV 21 DirecTVHD 21
Rochester Dish 21,7640
Series 3 - 2nd Cycle:
Saturday 11PM EDT 3-13 Last of the Time Lords pt 3 of 3 (edited international version)
22 August 11PM EDT 2-00 The Christmas Invasion (start of Series 2 - 3rd Cycle)
29 August 11PM EDT 2-01 New Earth
WXXI has the right to air 2 more cycles of Series 2 before March 31, 2010.

WHRO 15.1 Norfolk, VA http://www.whro.org
Norfolk DirecTV 15 DirecTVHD 15
Norfolk Dish 15,7295
Saturday 11:30PM and 4:30AM EDT Genesis of the Daleks pt 5 of 6
Classic Season 12, Episode 15. Doctor: Tom Baker.
22 August 11:30PM and 4:30AM EDT Genesis of the Daleks pt 6
29 August 11:31PM and 4:31AM EDT Revenge of the Cybermen pt 1
5 September 11:30PM and 4:30AM EDT Revenge of the Cybermen pt 2
12 and 19 September - pre-empted
26 September 11:41PM and 4:30AM EDT Revenge of the Cybermen pt 3

WGVU/WGVK 35.1, 52.1 Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo, MI http://www.wgvu.org
Grand Rapids, MI DirecTV 35
Grand Rapids, MI Dish 35,8716
Series 3 - 2nd Cycle:
Saturday 5PM EDT 3-10 Blink
Saturday 5:45PM EDT DWC 3-10 Do You Remember the First Time?
Thursday 11PM, 22 August 5PM EDT 3-11 Utopia pt 1 of 3
Thursday 11:45PM, 22 August 5:45PM EDT DWC 3-11 'Ello 'Ello 'Ello
27 August 11PM, 29 August 5PM EDT 3-12 The Sound of Drums
27 August 11:46PM, 29 August 5:46PM EDT DWC 3-12 The Saxon Mystery
3 September 11PM EDT 3-13 Last of the Time Lords edited international version
3 September 11:47PM EDT DWC 3-13 The Valiant Quest
September pledge drive pre-empts things for a few weeks, then ...
26 September 5PM EDT 2-01 New Earth (Series 2 - 3rd Cycle)
26 September 5:45PM EDT DWC 2-01 New New Doctor
WGVU/WGVK has the right to air Series 2 two more times before March 31, 2010.

Milwaukee Public TV 10.1 http://www.mptv.org
Milwaukee DirecTV 10,946
Milwaukee Dish 10,7076
Series 2 - 3rd Cycle:
Saturday 11PM CDT 2-05 Rise of the Cybermen pt 1 of 2
Saturday 11:46PM CDT DWC 2-05 Cybermen
22 August 11PM CDT 2-06 The Age of Steel pt 2 of 2
22 August 11:46PM CDT DWC 2-06 From Zero to Hero
29 August 11PM CDT 2-07 The Idiot's Lantern
29 August 11:46PM CDT DWC 2-07 The Writer's Tale
6 September 11PM CDT 2-08 The Impossible Planet pt 1 of 2
6 September 11:46PM CDT DWC 2-08 You've Got the Look
13 September 11PM CDT 2-09 The Satan Pit pt 2 of 2
13 September 11:47PM CDT DWC 2-09 Myths, Heroes, and Legends
20 September 11PM CDT 2-10 Love & Monsters
20 September 11:45PM CDT DWC 2-10 The New World of Dr Who
27 September 11PM CDT 2-11 Fear Her
27 September 11:45PM CDT DWC 2-11 The Fright Stuff
Series 3 has aired 1 time, and Milwaukee Public TV can presumably repeat it an unknown number of times.

WILL 12.1 Champaign/Urbana, IL http://will.illinois.edu/tv
Champaign DirecTV 12
Chicago Dish 12,7407
Peoria, IL - cable station
Series 3 - 2nd Cycle:
Saturday 10:30PM, Sunday 6PM CDT 3-09 The Family of Blood pt 2 of 2
Saturday 11:15PM, Sunday 6:45PM CDT DWC 3-09 Bad Blood
22 August 10:30PM, 23 August 6PM CDT 3-10 Blink
22 August 11:15PM, 23 August 6:45PM CDT DWC 3-10 Do You Remember the First Time?
29 August 10:30PM, 30 August 6PM CDT 3-11 Utopia pt 1 of 3
29 August 11:15PM, 30 August 6:45PM CDT DWC 3-11 'Ello 'Ello 'Ello
WILL has the right to air Series 2 one more time before March 31, 2010.

WTVP 47.1 Peoria, IL http://www.wtvp.org/index.asp
Peoria DirecTV 47 DirecTVHD 47
Peoria Dish 47,7756
Series 3 - 2nd Cycle:
Saturday 11PM CDT 3-04 Daleks in Manhattan pt 1 of 2
22 August 11PM CDT 3-05 Evolution of the Daleks pt 2 of 2
29 August 11PM CDT 3-06 The Lazarus Experiment
WTVP has the right to air Series 2 two more times before March 31, 2010.

IPTV Iowa 11.1, 32.1, 27.1, 12.1, 36.1, 21.1, 32.1, 24.1, 36.1
http://www.iptv.org
Des Moines DirecTV 11,474 DesMoines DirecTVHD 11
Des Moines Dish 11,9116
Cedar Rapids DirecTV 12 Cedar Rapids DirecTVHD 12
Cedar Rapids Dish 11,9161
Omaha DirecTV 32
Omaha Dish 11,9146
Sioux City Dish 27,7195
Quad Cities DirecTV 36 Quad Cities DirecTVHD 36
Quad Cities Dish 36,7607
Rochester, MN DirecTV 24,904
Rochester, MN Dish 11,8247
Series 3 - 3rd Cycle:
BDSaturday 11:05PM CDT 3-01 Smith and Jones (Start of 3rd Cycle)
Saturday 11:50PM CDT DWC 3-01 Meet Martha JonesEND
BDF22 August - pre-empted by Fair 2009 coverage
29 August 11:05PM CDT 3-02 The Shakespeare Code
29 August 11:50PM CDT DWC 3-02 Stage Fright
5 September 11:05PM CDT 3-03 Gridlock
5 September 11:50PM CDT DWC 3-03 Are We There Yet?
12 September 11:05PM CDT 3-04 Daleks in Manhattan pt 1 of 2
12 September 11:52PM CDT DWC 3-04 A New York Story
19 September 11:05PM CDT 3-05 Evolution of the Daleks pt 2 of 2
19 September 11:51PM CDT DWC 3-05 Making Manhattan
26 September 11:05PM CDT 3-06 The Lazarus Experiment
26 September 11:48PM CDT DWC 3-06 Monsters Inc.END
Iowa Public TV has the right to air Series 2 one more time before March 31, 2010.

Ozark Public TV 21.1, 26.1 Springfield/Joplin, MO http://www.optv.org
Springfield DirecTV 21
Springfield Dish 21,7226
Joplin Dish 26,7873
Series 2 - 4th Cycle:
Saturday 9:30PM CDT 2-02 Tooth and Claw
22 August 9:30PM CDT 2-03 School Reunion
29 August 9:30PM CDT 2-04 The Girl in the Fireplace

OETA Oklahoma 13.1, 11.1, 3.1 http://www.oeta.tv
Oklahoma City, OK DirecTV 13 DirecTVHD 13
Oklahoma City, OK Dish 13,8896
Tulsa, OK DirecTV 11
Tulsa, OK Dish 11,8926
Series 3 - 2nd Cycle:
Friday 10:24PM CDT 3-08 Human Nature pt 1 of 2
28 August 10:24PM CDT 3-09 The Family of Blood pt 2 of 2
OETA has the right to 1 more showing of Series 2 before March 31, 2010.

KLRU 18.1 Austin, TX http://www.klru.org
Austin DirecTV 18,907
Austin Dish 18,8256
Series 2 - 3rd Cycle:
Thursday 10PM, 22 August 11PM CDT 2-00 The Christmas Invasion (start of Series
2 - 3rd Cycle)
27 August 10PM, 29 August 11PM CDT 2-01 New Earth
3 September 10PM, 5 September 11PM CDT 2-02 Tooth and Claw
10 September 10PM, 12 September 11PM CDT 2-03 School Reunion
17 September 10PM, 19 September 11PM CDT 2-04 The Girl in the Fireplace
24 September 10PM, 26 September 11PM CDT 2-05 Rise of the Cybermen pt 1 of 2
1 and 3 October - pre-empted
8 October 10PM, 10 October 11PM CDT 2-06 The Age of Steel pt 2 of 2
KLRU has aired Series 3 one time. It is assumed to have additional rights, but
nobody has said how many more times the episodes can air.

KLRU-Q 18.3 Austin, TX http://www.klru.org
broadcast and digital cable only
episodes air the week *after* they appear on 18.1
26 August 10PM CDT 2-00 The Christmas Invasion (start of Series 2 - 3rd Cycle)
2 September 10PM CDT 2-01 New Earth
9 September 10PM CDT 2-02 Tooth and Claw
16 September 10PM CDT 2-03 School Reunion
23 September 10PM CDT 2-04 The Girl in the Fireplace

KUED 7.1/KUES 19.1/KUEW 18.1 Salt Lake City/St. George, UT http://www.kued.org
Underwritten by Ken Garth Mitsubishi-Hundai.
Salt Lake City DirecTV 7,982
Salt Lake City Dish 7,8536
Series 3 - 2nd Cycle:
Saturday 11PM MDT 3-01 Smith and Jones
22 August 11PM MDT 3-02 The Shakespeare Code
29 August 11PM MDT 3-03 Gridlock
5 September 11PM MDT 3-04 Daleks in Manhattan pt 1 of 2
12 September 11PM MDT 3-05 Evolution of the Daleks pt 2 of 2
19 September 11PM MDT 3-06 The Lazarus Experiment
26 September 11PM MDT 3-07 42
KUED has the right to air Series 2 another 2 times before March 31, 2010.

Idaho Public TV 4.1, 10.1, 13.1, 26.1 http://idahoptv.org
Boise DirecTV 4
Boise Dish 4,7141
Idaho Falls Dish 10,7746
Twin Falls Dish 13,8807
Spokane, WA DirecTV 26
Spokane, WA Dish 26,9178
Series 2 - 3rd Cycle:
Saturday 11PM MDT/PDT 2-01 New Earth (Start of Series 2 Cycle 3)
Saturday 11:45PM MDT/PDT DWC 2-01 New New Doctor
22 August 11:11PM MDT/PDT 2-02 Tooth and Claw (special time)
29 August 11PM MDT/PDT 2-03 School Reunion
29 August 11:45PM MDT/PDT DWC 2-03 Friends Reunited
5 September 11PM MDT/PDT 2-04 The Girl in the Fireplace
5 September 11:45PM MDT/PDT DWC 2-04 From Script to Screen
12 September 11PM MDT/PDT 2-05 Rise of the Cybermen pt 1 of 2
12 September 11:46PM MDT/PDT DWC 2-05 Cybermen
19 September 11PM MDT/PDT 2-06 The Age of Steel pt 2 of 2
19 September 11:45PM MDT/PDT DWC 2-06 From Zero to Hero
26 September 11PM MDT/PDT 2-07 The Idiot's Lantern
26 September 11:45PM MDT/PDT DWC 2-07 The Writer's Tale
3 October 11:14PM MDT/PDT 2-08 The Impossible Planet pt 1 of 2 (special time)
10 October 11:12PM MDT/PDT 2-09 The Satan Pit pt 2 of 2 (special time)
Idaho Public TV has aired Series 3 twice and has an unknown number of remaining rights.

KBTC/KCKA 28.1, 15.1 Tacoma/Centralia, WA http://www.kbtc.org
Seattle DirecTV 28,970
Seattle Dish 28,8620
Saturday 7PM and Midnight PDT Snakedance pts 3 and 4 of 4
Classic Season 20, Episodes 7 through 8. Doctor: Peter Davison.
22 August 7PM and Midnight PDT Mawdryn Undead pts 1 and 2 of 4
29 August 7PM and Midnight PDT Mawdryn Undead pts 3 and 4 of 4

KTEH/KQED.DT2/KQET.DT2 54.1, 9.2, 25.2 San Jose/San Francisco/Monterey, CA
http://www.kteh.org
http://blogs.kteh.org/doctorwho
San Francisco DirecTV 54,903
San Francisco Dish 54,8234
Series 2 - 4th/Final Cycle:
Now through 24 August- pre-empted by a long pledge drive
30 August 11PM, 31 August 5AM PDT 2-05 Rise of the Cybermen pt 1 of 2
30 August 11:46PM, 31 August 5:46AM PDT DWC 2-05 Cybermen
Visit their blog site linked above for information on their recent YouTube competition. The winner (whose entry is prominent on the site) got the grand prize of hosting a future 4 episode New Series Doctor Who marathon, hosting 5 minute introductions to each episode!!! All the entries are available for the public to see. Now KTEH - where is Series 3?

Alaska One 9.1, 3.1 http://www.alaskaone.org
serving most of Alaska - unclear if it reaches Anchorage
Fairbanks, AK DirecTV 9 DirecTVHD 9
Fairbanks, AK Dish 7,8297 DishHD 5646
Juneau, AK DirecTV 3
Juneau, AK Dish 3,9383 DishHD 5704
Series 2 - 3rd Cycle:
Sunday 11PM, Sunday 8PM and 2AM 2-08 The Impossible Planet pt 1 of 2
Sunday 11:46PM, Sunday 8:46AM and 2:46AM DWC 2-08 You've Got the Look
23 August 11PM, 27 August 8PM and 2AM 2-09 The Satan Pit pt 2 of 2
23 August 11:47PM, 27 August 8:47PM and 2:47AM DWC 2-09 "Myths, Heroes, and
Legends"
Alaska One has the right to air Series 3 additional times.

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

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