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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Eric Close
John Loengard
Megan Ward
Kimberly Sayers
J.T. Walsh
Frank Bach
Jeri Ryan
Juliet Stuart
Tim Kelleher
Jim Steele
Conor O'Farrell
Phil Albano
Charley Lang
Dr. Halligan
James F. Kelly
Robert Kennedy
Gregory Harrison
Old John Loengard
Grant Mathis
Pyne
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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 |
