when was lost in space first on tv
September 15, 1965
title: Lost in Space text: Lost in Space Lost in Space was an American science fiction television series, created and produced by Irwin Allen, which originally aired between 1965 and 1968. The series is loosely based on the 1812 novel "The Swiss Family Robinson", and on a comic book published by Gold Key Comics titled "The Space Family Robinson." The series follows the adventures of the Robinsons, a pioneering family of space colonists who struggle to survive in the depths of space. The show ran for 83 episodes over three seasons, the first year of which was filmed in black and white. On October 16, title: Lost in Space text: reason for the shows' obsolescence was the fact that the first season of "Lost in Space" is in black-and-white, while a majority of American households at the time had a color television receiver. By 1975, many markets began removing "Lost in Space" from daily schedules or moving it to less desirable time slots. The series experienced a revival when Ted Turner acquired it for his growing TBS "superstation" in 1979. Viewer response was highly positive, and it became a TBS mainstay for the next five years. Notes: In 1998, New Line Cinema produced a film adaptation. The 1998 film includes title: Lost in Space text: syndication for many years, appearing on the USA Network in the mid-to-late 1980s, and on FX (TV channel), Syfy, ALN (TV network) and Hulu. In early 1968, while the final third-season episode "Junkyard in Space" was in production, the cast and crew were informally made to believe the series would return for a fourth season. Allen had ordered new scripts for the coming season. A few weeks later, however, CBS announced a list of television series they were renewing for the 1968–69 season, and "Lost in Space" was not included. CBS executives failed to offer any reasons why "Lost in title: Lost in Space text: as a happy crew without internal conflicts. While many storylines in the later series focused primarily on Dr. Zachary Smith, a stowaway and saboteur played by Jonathan Harris, he was absent from the unaired pilot. His character was added after the series was commissioned for production. The pilot episode was first aired on television during a 1997 retrospective. CBS bought the series, turning down "Star Trek" in favor of "Lost in Space". Before the first episode was filmed, the characters Smith and the Robot were added, and the spaceship, originally named "Gemini 12", was renamed the "Jupiter 2" and redesigned. title: Lost in Space text: bonus features including interviews, episodic promos, video stills and the original un-aired pilot episode. All episodes of "Lost in Space" were remastered and released on a Blu-ray disc set on September 15, 2015 (the 50th anniversary of the premiere on the CBS TV Network). The Blu-ray disc set includes a cast table reading of the final episode, written by Bill Mumy, which brings the series to a close by having the characters return to earth. Lost in Space Lost in Space was an American science fiction television series, created and produced by Irwin Allen, which originally aired between 1965 and