The Martian premieres in 2015.
- 1911: Author Jack Finney is born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- 1935: Barbarella screenwriter Brian Degas is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- 1948: Actor Avery Brooks is born in Evansville, Indiana.
- 1948: Actress Persis Khambatta is born in Bombay, India.
- 1959: The pilot episode of The Twilight Zone entitled "Where Is Everybody?" premieres on CBS.
- 1976: Ark II episode "The Robot" airs on CBS.
- 1976: Monster Squad episode "The Ringmaster" airs on NBC.
- 1976: Shazam! episode "Finders Keepers" airs on CBS.
- 1976: The Secrets of Isis episode "The Cheerleader" airs on CBS.
- 1977: Six Million Dollar Man episode "Deadly Countdown (Part 2)" airs on ABC.
- 1977: Filming begins on Damien: Omen II.
- 1982: The Incredible Hulk cartoon episode "Origin of the Hulk" airs on Saturday morning on NBC.
- 1993: Biker Mice from Mars episode "The Reeking Reign of the Head Cheese (Part 2)" airs on UPN.
- 1993: Tales from the Crypt episode "Death of Some Salesmen" airs on HBO.
- 1994: SeaQuest DSV episode "Sympathy for the Deep" airs on NBC.
- 1995: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Way of the Warrior" airs in syndication.
- 2000: Andromeda episode "Under the Night" airs in the United States on the Sci-Fi Channel.
- 2000: Farscape episode "My Three Crichtons" airs in the United Kingdom.
- 2000: Star Trek: Generations is released to DVD (Region 1) by Paramount Pictures.
- 2000: Earth: Final Conflict episode "The Forge of Creation" airs in syndication.
- 2005: Charmed episode "Malice in Wonderland" airs on the WB Network.
- 2006: Heroes episode "Chapter Two: Don't Look Back" airs on NBC.
- 2007: Species: The Awakening is released direct-to-video by MGM Home Entertainment.
- 2009: Stargate Universe episode "Air (Part 1)" airs on Syfy.
- 2009: Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode "Holocron Heist" airs on Cartoon Network.
- 2012: Six Million Dollar Man: Season 2 is released on DVD by Universal Studios.
- 2013: Arrow: The Complete First Season is released on Region 4 DVD.
- 2015: The Martian is released theatrically in the United States.
- 2016: Fear the Walking Dead episodes "Wrath" and "North" both air on AMC.
- 2016: Westworld episode "The Original" airs on HBO.
- 2017: The Gifted episode "eXposed" airs on the FOX Network.
- 2019: American Horror Story episode "Slashdance" airs on the FX Network.
- 2020: Android Uprising premieres in the United States.
- 2022: Interview with the Vampire episode "In Throes of Increasing Wonder..." airs on AMC and is made available for streaming on AMC+.
- 2022: Interview with the Vampire episode "...After the Phantoms of Your Former Self" is made available for early streaming to AMC+ subscribers.
- 2022: The Walking Dead episode "Lockdown" airs on its regular time slot on AMC.
- 2022: The Walking Dead episode "A New Deal" premieres on AMC+ to subscribers.