Editing Quantum Leap (1989 TV series) (section)

===Broadcast history===
The ''Quantum Leap'' series, though initially scheduled to air on Friday nights, was almost immediately moved to Wednesday evenings. Later on, as the show became more successful, it was moved to Fridays. In late 1992, it began to air on Tuesdays. The series finale aired on a Wednesday in May, 1993.<ref name="dpbyt" />

The most frequent time slot for the series is indicated by ''italics'':
* Sunday at 9:00–11:00 pm on NBC: March 26, 1989
* Friday at 9:00–10:00 pm on NBC: March 31, 1989 – April 21, 1989
* ''Wednesday at 10:00–11:00 pm on NBC: May 3—17, 1989; September 20, 1989 – May 9, 1990; March 6, 1991 – May 20, 1992''
* Friday at 8:00–9:00 pm on NBC: September 28, 1990 – January 4, 1991
* Tuesday at 8:00–9:00 pm on NBC: September 22, 1992 – April 20, 1993
* Wednesday at 9:00–10:00 pm on NBC: May 4, 1993

In the United Kingdom, the show began on [[BBC Two]] on February 13, 1990,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/0d39b86a7c8349219b81d5dc65f955bc|title=Quantum Leap|date=February 13, 1990|issue=3452|pages=41|via=BBC Genome|access-date=March 30, 2020|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806162710/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/0d39b86a7c8349219b81d5dc65f955bc|url-status=live}}</ref> airing Tuesday evenings at 9:00 pm. The final episode was scheduled to be aired on June 14, 1994, but altered schedules after the death of British dramatist [[Dennis Potter]] earlier that month delayed the airing until June 21, 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/92691553a45c4ffabfa750269c767852|title=Quantum Leap|date=June 21, 1994|issue=3675|pages=80|via=BBC Genome|access-date=March 30, 2020|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806230916/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/92691553a45c4ffabfa750269c767852|url-status=live}}</ref> Repeat episodes continued on the channel at various times until December 28, 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/263159cb03b14fe6bc0d56549f86aa4d|title=Quantum Leap|date=December 28, 1999|issue=3957|pages=145|via=BBC Genome|access-date=March 30, 2020|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806181021/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/263159cb03b14fe6bc0d56549f86aa4d|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Quantum Leap Week ====
During the summer of 1990, NBC scheduled a "Quantum Leap Week". Over the course of five consecutive nights, repeat episodes of the show were broadcast in an effort to drum up interest in the fledging series.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NBC PUTS 'QUANTUM LEAP' ON OVERTIME |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1990-06-25-9006240084-story.html |access-date=May 18, 2022 |website=Orlando Sentinel |date=June 25, 1990 |language=en |archive-date=October 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017091702/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1990-06-25-9006240084-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The "Quantum Leap Week" was repeated during the summer of 1991. Each of the weekly events was supported by a series of advertisements. In each were a series of "[[man-on-the-street]]" attempting to say "Quantum Leap Week" fast, with varied levels of success.<ref>{{Citation |title=The 1st Quantum Leap Week commercial | date=February 12, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUU56dYgW58 |language=en |access-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518165714/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUU56dYgW58 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=The 2nd Quantum Leap Week commercial | date=February 12, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMkH_Ffk-wE |language=en |access-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518165716/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMkH_Ffk-wE |url-status=live }}</ref>