Editing Knight Rider (1982 TV series) (section)

==Syndication and home media==
===In syndication===
''Knight Rider'' was first syndicated in the U.S. in the fall of 1986. Stations were initially offered either the original hour-long format (with three minutes cut from each episode), or severely-condensed into half-hour format.<ref>{{cite web|title=Knight Rider ad|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/86-OCR/BC-1986-04-28-OCR-Page-0004.pdf|website=American Radio History}}</ref> Reruns were later syndicated on [[USA Network]] in 1994,<ref>Daily Variety Magazine; November 3, 1994 issue; p. 23.</ref> [[Syfy|Sci-Fi Channel]] in 2003,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.knightrideronline.com/news/2003/01/scifi-launches-knight-rider-we.html |title=SCI-FI Launches Knight Rider Website|website=knight rider online news new}}</ref> [[Cloo|Sleuth]] in 2005,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/news-articles/nbc-u-uncover-sleuth/71238 |title=NBC U to Uncover Sleuth |date=December 15, 2005}}</ref> and on [[G4 (American TV network)|G4]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://knightrideronline.com/news/2012/10/g4_to_re-air_knight_rider_starting_october_1st.php |title=G4 to re-air Knight Rider starting October 1st |publisher=knight rider online}}</ref>

===DVD releases===
[[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment|Universal Studios]] has released all four seasons of ''Knight Rider'' on DVD in regions 1, 2 & 4. A complete series box set featuring all 90 episodes in a collector's edition box has been released in regions 1<ref>{{cite web|author=Knight Rider: The Complete Series |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001D2WU8Y |title=Knight Rider: The Complete Series: David Hasselhoff, Edward Mulhare: Movies & TV |website=Amazon |date=October 21, 2008 |access-date=September 5, 2012}}</ref> & 2.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000J10L9U |title=Knight Rider&nbsp;— The Complete Box Set [DVD&#93;: Amazon.co.uk: David Hasselhoff, Edward Mulhare, Patricia Mcpherson, Julian Alverez, James Young: Film & TV |date=November 13, 2006 |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |access-date=September 5, 2012}}</ref>

On March 8, 2016, it was announced that Mill Creek Entertainment had acquired the rights to the series in Region 1; they subsequently re-released the first two seasons on DVD on May 3, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Knight-Rider-Seasons-1-and-2/22067 |title=Knight Rider DVD news: Re-Release for Season 1 and Season 2 |website= TVShowsOnDVD.com |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311094557/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Knight-Rider-Seasons-1-and-2/22067 |archive-date=March 11, 2016}}</ref>  On October 4, 2016, Mill Creek re-released ''Knight Rider - The Complete Series'' on DVD in Region 1''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Knight-Rider-The-Complete-Series/22436|title=Knight Rider DVD news: Announcement for The Complete Series on Blu-ray |publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703002930/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Knight-Rider-The-Complete-Series/22436 |archive-date=July 3, 2016}}</ref>''

===Blu-Ray releases===
In Japan, [[NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan]]—a subsidiary of [[NBCUniversal]]—released a [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] box set containing all four seasons, replicas, props, and memorabilia under the title ナイトライダー コンプリート ブルーレイBOX (''Knight Rider: The Complete Series''). The set is limited to [[Blu-ray Disc Region Code|Region Code A]], which includes the U.S. It was released on November 27, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Knight Rider: The Complete Series'' Blu-ray |url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Knight-Rider-The-Complete-Series-Blu-ray/109646/ |website=Blu-ray.com |access-date=December 29, 2014}}</ref>

In North America, Mill Creek Entertainment released the complete series on Blu-ray in Region 1 on October 4, 2016.<ref>[http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Knight-Rider-The-Complete-Series/22436 Mill Creek Announces Blu-ray Disc for 'The Complete Series'! *UPDATED*] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703002930/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Knight-Rider-The-Complete-Series/22436 |date=July 3, 2016}}. tvshowsondvd.com</ref>

On December 30, 2022, the German company Turbine Medien worked with Universal to put together ''Knight Rider: The 40th Anniversary Edition Blu-Ray Collection''. This set is a restored uncut version with the original music when it first aired on NBC. The series is on twenty discs, with three bonus discs, and includes bonus features about the series and the ''[[Knight Rider 2000]]'' and ''[[Knight Rider 2010]]'' movies in SD. Also in SD are all 22 episodes of the series ''[[Team Knight Rider]]''. This set was a limited edition. Only 3,939 copies were made.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Knight Rider - Limited 40th Anniversary Edition (23 Blu-rays) |url=https://turbine-shop.de/32647/knight-rider-limited-40th-anniversary-edition-23-blu-rays |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Turbine-Shop |language=de}}</ref>

On November 10, 2023, Turbine Medien made a smaller release called ''Knight Rider: The Special Edition Set'', which includes the first twenty uncut episode Blu-ray discs and the first bonus discs with the interviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://turbine-shop.de/35699/knight-rider-special-edition-20-blu-rays-bonus-blu-ray |title=Knight Rider The Special Edition Blu-Ray Set |work=Turbine Entertainment (turbine-shop.de) |access-date= February 4, 2023}}</ref>

===Digital streaming===
The series was available for streaming on [[Netflix]] and [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]], but is no longer streaming on any major streaming service as of May 2024. It can be purchased on [[Amazon Prime Video|Prime Video]], [[Apple TV]] and [[YouTube]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Knight Rider on YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/show/SCeEIARQ8DQonI7WfT_eKxJA?season=1&sbp=CgEx |access-date=2024-05-18 |website= youtube.com}}</ref>