Dark Skies (1996)
History as we know it is a lie.
- Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure
- First Air Date: 1996-09-21
- Last Air Date: 1997-05-31
- Total Seasons: 1
- Total Episodes: 19
- Status: Canceled
- Episode Runtime: 60 min.
- Network: NBC
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."
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | The Awakening (1) | 1996-09-21 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | The Awakening (2) | 1996-09-21 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Moving Targets | 1996-09-28 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Mercury Rising | 1996-10-19 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Dark Days Night | 1996-10-26 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Dreamland | 1996-11-02 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Inhuman Nature | 1996-11-09 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Ancient Future | 1996-11-16 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Hostile Convergence | 1996-12-07 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | We Shall Overcome | 1996-12-14 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | The Last Wave | 1997-01-04 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | The Enemy Within | 1997-01-11 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | The Warren Omission | 1997-01-18 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | White Rabbit | 1997-02-01 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | Shades of Gray | 1997-02-08 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | Burn, Baby, Burn | 1997-03-01 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | Both Sides Now | 1997-03-08 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 18 | To Prey in Darkness | 1997-03-15 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 19 | Strangers in the Night | 1997-05-24 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 20 | Bloodlines | 1997-05-31 | 60 min |
| Crew | Justin Hammond | Digital Effects Supervisor |
