Syndication
Following its first run cancellation in 1961, the series continued to be shown throughout the United States in off-network syndication until the early 1980s. It was revived by Gerard and Young, this time for first-run syndication in 1978, as The Next Step Beyond, once again hosted by Newland (who also directed most of the episodes). It ran for one season.
For its re-release to television on the Sci-Fi Channel in the 1990s, the opening and end titles were brought up to date with new theme music and graphics designed for the time, as if the show had continued into the 1990s. These episodes were also edited for time from 25 minutes to 22 minutes.
Despite the public domain status on most episodes, the series is now copyrighted by Worldvision Enterprises (the successor to the original distributor, ABC Films), the series' syndicated distributor that is known today as CBS Television Distribution.
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