First television science-fiction serial
Who
Captain Video and His Video Rangers
What
first
Where
()
When
1949
The first regular sci-fi serial on TV was Captain Video and His Video Rangers (Dumont, June 1949-April 1955). Set in the year 2254, it followed the exploits of Captain Video (played by Richard Coogan), an inventor and "Master of Science". It aired nightly - live - at 7 p.m.