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Planet of the Apes Season 1 Episode release dates & where to watch

Premiered

Friday, September 13, 1974

Ended: Friday, December 20, 1974

When does Planet of the Apes Season 1 come out?

Planet of the Apes Season 1 premiered Friday, September 13, 1974 on CBS and ended Friday, December 20, 1974. The season has 14 episodes.

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Planet of the Apes Season 1 release schedule

Planet of the Apes Season 1 episode release dates
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1. Escape from Tomorrow

Astronauts Alan Virdon and Peter Burke crash land on a strange planet. After being rescued by a friendly human, Virdon and Burke discover this planet is ruled by intelligent apes. To their horror, they discover that they are back on Earth in the year 3085.

Friday · 52 years ago

2. The Gladiators

Burke, Virdon and Galen come across two humans fighting and get involved, but lose the magnetic disc. To recover it, they must approach the nearby village, where the ape prefect pits humans in a series of gladiatorial games.

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3. The Trap

In a ruined city, Burke and Urko are trapped underground and must reluctantly work together to escape, while Alan and Galen must deal with Urko's gorilla patrol in the streets above.

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4. The Good Seeds

Burke and Virdon have to seek the help of a gorilla farmer and his family when Galen falls sick.

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5. The Legacy

Burke and Virdon are helped by a young woman and a young boy while searching for an underground computer in a ruined city, but their plans go awry when Alan is captured and Urko uses the boy to get information from the astronaut.

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6. Tomorrow's Tide

An ape who runs a fishing business plans to use Virdon and Burke as slaves after he captures them.

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7. The Surgeon

Galen must use all his charm to try and persuade his ex-girlfriend, a female ape surgeon named Kira, to operate on Virdon using a forbidden human anatomy book, after the astronaut is shot.

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8. The Deception

When the guys try to track down the apes who are framing humans for crimes in a small community, Fauna, a blind female ape, falls in love with Burke while believing him to be a chimpanzee.

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9. The Horse Race

Virdon decides to take part in a dangerous horse race even though he runs the risk of being captured by Urko.

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10. The Interrogation

Burke undergoes a horrific interrogation after being captured whilst Virdon and Galen mount a rescue attempt.

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11. The Tyrant

Aboro, a despot, is making community life a misery; Burke, Virdon, and Galen decide to rob him of his powers.

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12. The Cure

Thanks to their advanced medical knowledge, Burke and Virdon are able to help a village struck with malaria, but risk discovery.

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13. The Liberator

Burke and Virdon are captured by a bunch of humans determined to hand them over to the Apes.

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14. Up Above the World So High Finale

Burke and Virdon join forces with Leuric, a human attempting to fly by building himself a hang glider.

Friday · 51 years ago

Planet of the Apes Season 1 guest stars

  • Jacqueline Scott

    Jacqueline Scott

    Kira

  • Zina Bethune

    Zina Bethune

  • Norman Alden

    Norman Alden

  • Norman Burton

    Norman Burton

    Yalu

  • Michael Conrad

    Michael Conrad

    Janor

  • Roscoe Lee Browne

    Roscoe Lee Browne

  • Royal Dano

    Royal Dano

    Farrow

  • Marc Singer

    Marc Singer

    Dalton

  • Sondra Locke

    Sondra Locke

    Amy

  • Michael Strong

    Michael Strong

    Travin

  • Russ Marin

    Russ Marin

    Damon

  • Frank Aletter

    Frank Aletter

    Leuric

  • John Ireland

    John Ireland

    Brun

  • John Hoyt

    John Hoyt

    Prefect Barlow

  • John Milford

    John Milford

    Sestus

  • Percy Rodriguez

    Percy Rodriguez

    Aboro

Planet of the Apes Season 1 FAQ

When does Planet of the Apes Season 1 come out?

Planet of the Apes Season 1 premiered Friday, September 13, 1974 on CBS.

How many episodes are in Planet of the Apes Season 1?

Planet of the Apes Season 1 has 14 episodes.

Are new episodes of Planet of the Apes Season 1 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Planet of the Apes Season 1 finale?

The Planet of the Apes Season 1 finale (Episode 14) aired Friday, December 20, 1974.

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