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The Time Tunnel

Seen it?

1966 | 1 seasons | 60 min | Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a short run with a modest audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Doctor Who or Star Wars: The Clone Wars, start here.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
1 season: a few weeks of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 30 hours in all.
What might put you off
Made in 1966: an older pace and style.

The Time Tunnel is a 1966–1967 U.S. color science fiction TV series, written around a theme of time travel adventure. The show was creator-producer Irwin Allen's third science fiction television series, released by 20th Century Fox and broadcast on ABC. The show ran for one season of 30 episodes. Reruns are viewable on cable and by internet streaming. A pilot for a new series was produced in 2002, although it was not picked up.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.7 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Ran for 1 season and reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 100K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Created by Irwin Allen

  • James DarrenTony Newman
  • Robert ColbertDoug Phillipps
  • Whit BissellGeneral Heywood Kirk
  • Lee MeriwetherDr. Ann McGregor
  • John ZarembaDr. Raymond Swain