Outland (film) - Network Television (North American)

Network Television (North American)

The Network-TV premiere for Outland was on May 19, 1984 via CBS in the U.S. and was simulcasted on CTV in Canada. This re-edited version of the film, broadcasted exclusively on these networks, utilized cut-footage not seen in the theatrical/home video version. One notable example, is an extended scene showing a more lengthy exit from the station for O'Niel and also Ballard suited-up exiting, near the end of the film. These cutting-room floor scenes were made available for the network to extended parts of the film; which in-turn, allowed them to sell more commercial time-slots to advertisers. The inclusion of left-over footage (if made available) was common-practice during the 1970s to 1980s, for network film premieres and subsequent licensed broadcasts. This version was "edited for television" to comply with U.S. network television censorship standards of the time and not ever released to home video.