Quantum Leap (1989)
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Drama
Science fiction
Fantasy
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Adventure
Mystery
A psychiatrist travels through time to alter people’s futures for the better.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Sunday, January 18
Dreams: February 28, 1979
Season 4 • Episode 8
Sam may become a murderer's next victim unless he can interpret his dreams.
Sunday, January 18
A Single Drop of Rain: September 7, 1953
Season 4 • Episode 9
As a self-proclaimed rain-maker in 1953, Sam brings his talk to a parched Texas town.
Sunday, January 18
Unchained: November 2nd, 1956
Season 4 • Episode 10
As a member of a chain gang in 1956, Sam must expose the real perpetrator of a crime.
Sunday, January 18
Liberation: Oct. 16, 1968
Season 5 • Episode 13
Sam becomes a '60s feminist whose husband's attitudes jeopardize their daughter.
Sunday, January 18
Freedom: November 22, 1970
Season 2 • Episode 16
Sam becomes an American Indian trying to preserve his grandfather's dignity.
Sunday, January 18
The Color of Truth: August 8, 1955
Season 1 • Episode 7
Sam leaps into the body of a black man in the pre-civil rights South of 1955.
Sunday, January 18
So Help Me God: July 29, 1957
Season 2 • Episode 9
Sam is a Southern lawyer in 1957, representing a woman accused of murder.
Sunday, January 18
Pool Hall Blues: September 4, 1954
Season 2 • Episode 18
Sam leaps into the life of an aging pool shark in 1954, faced with the match of his lifetime.
Sunday, January 18
Black on White on Fire: August 11, 1965
Season 3 • Episode 7
The 1965 Watts riots serve as a backdrop to Sam's latest leap.
Sunday, January 18
Justice: May 11, 1965
Season 4 • Episode 4
As a Klan infiltrator, Sam must prevent a young black's lynching.
Sunday, January 18
A Song for the Soul: April 7, 1963
Season 4 • Episode 15
Sam must prevent a singer from signing with a sleazy manager.
Monday, January 19
A Song for the Soul: April 7, 1963
Season 4 • Episode 15
Sam must prevent a singer from signing with a sleazy manager.
Monday, January 19
Ghost Ship: August 13, 1956
Season 4 • Episode 16
As co-pilot of a small plane, Sam encounters phenomena that endanger the craft.
Monday, January 19
A Single Drop of Rain: September 7, 1953
Season 4 • Episode 9
As a self-proclaimed rain-maker in 1953, Sam brings his talk to a parched Texas town.
Monday, January 19
The Play's the Thing: September 9, 1969
Season 4 • Episode 11
An aspiring actor, Sam must promote the talents of an older lover.
Monday, January 19
Running for Honor: June 11, 1964
Season 4 • Episode 12
As a naval cadet, Sam's roommate is expelled for homosexuality.
Tuesday, January 20
Temptation Eyes: February 1, 1985
Season 4 • Episode 13
As a TV reporter, Sam must protect a psychic from a serial killer.
Tuesday, January 20
The Last Gunfighter: November 28, 1957
Season 4 • Episode 14
Sam's reputation as a hero is threatened by a jealous ex-partner.
Wednesday, January 21
A Song for the Soul: April 7, 1963
Season 4 • Episode 15
Sam must prevent a singer from signing with a sleazy manager.
Wednesday, January 21
Ghost Ship: August 13, 1956
Season 4 • Episode 16
As co-pilot of a small plane, Sam encounters phenomena that endanger the craft.
Thursday, January 22
Roberto!: January 27, 1982
Season 4 • Episode 17
A talk-show host, Sam links extraordinary events to lethal chemicals.
Thursday, January 22
It's a Wonderful Leap: May 10, 1958
Season 4 • Episode 18
As a New York cabdriver, Sam runs down a loudmouthed woman (Liz Torres) claiming to be an angel.
Friday, January 23
Moments to Live: May 4, 1985
Season 4 • Episode 19
Sam is an actor pursued by an obsessed fan who wants to have his child.
Friday, January 23
The Curse of Ptah-Hotep: March 2, 1957
Season 4 • Episode 20
As an archaeology professor, Sam and a colleague scoff at a curse.
Sunday, January 25
Unchained: November 2nd, 1956
Season 4 • Episode 10
As a member of a chain gang in 1956, Sam must expose the real perpetrator of a crime.
Sunday, January 25
The Play's the Thing: September 9, 1969
Season 4 • Episode 11
An aspiring actor, Sam must promote the talents of an older lover.
Sunday, January 25
Running for Honor: June 11, 1964
Season 4 • Episode 12
As a naval cadet, Sam's roommate is expelled for homosexuality.
Monday, January 26
Roberto!: January 27, 1982
Season 4 • Episode 17
A talk-show host, Sam links extraordinary events to lethal chemicals.
Monday, January 26
It's a Wonderful Leap: May 10, 1958
Season 4 • Episode 18
As a New York cabdriver, Sam runs down a loudmouthed woman (Liz Torres) claiming to be an angel.
Monday, January 26
Moments to Live: May 4, 1985
Season 4 • Episode 19
Sam is an actor pursued by an obsessed fan who wants to have his child.
Monday, January 26
Stand-Up: April 30, 1959
Season 4 • Episode 21
Mobsters like the girlfriend of Sam's comedy partner (Bob Saget) in 1959.
Monday, January 26
A Leap for Lisa: June 25, 1957
Season 4 • Episode 22
Sam leaps into Al's younger life where the young Navy pilot faces execution for rape and murder.
Tuesday, January 27
Lee Harvey Oswald -- Oct. 5, 1957-Nov. 22, 1963
Season 5 • Episode 1
Sam has chance to change history when he leaps into Lee Harvey Oswald.
Tuesday, January 27
Lee Harvey Oswald -- Oct. 5, 1957-Nov. 22, 1963
Season 5 • Episode 2
Sam has chance to change history when he leaps into Lee Harvey Oswald.
Wednesday, January 28
Leaping of the Shrew: Sept. 27, 1956
Season 5 • Episode 3
Sam leaps into the life of a Greek sailor who is adrift at sea with a spoiled socialite.
Wednesday, January 28
Nowhere to Run: August 10, 1968
Season 5 • Episode 4
As a paraplegic, Sam must preserve his marriage and prevent a suicide.
Thursday, January 29
Killin' Time: June 18, 1958
Season 5 • Episode 5
Escaped serial killer Sam holds a woman and her daughter hostage; the real killer escapes from Al.
Thursday, January 29
One Little Heart: August 8, 1955
Season 5 • Episode 8
Sam is a sheriff investigating a murder blamed on his daughter.
Friday, January 30
For Your Love: June 14, 1966
Season 5 • Episode 9
Returning to Louisiana after 11 years, Sam falls for Abigail (Melora Hardin).
Friday, January 30
The Last Door: July 28, 1978
Season 5 • Episode 10
Sam leaps 12 years into the future, into an attorney who must save Abigail from a murder charge.
Sunday, February 1
The Curse of Ptah-Hotep: March 2, 1957
Season 4 • Episode 20
As an archaeology professor, Sam and a colleague scoff at a curse.
Sunday, February 1
Stand-Up: April 30, 1959
Season 4 • Episode 21
Mobsters like the girlfriend of Sam's comedy partner (Bob Saget) in 1959.
Sunday, February 1
A Leap for Lisa: June 25, 1957
Season 4 • Episode 22
Sam leaps into Al's younger life where the young Navy pilot faces execution for rape and murder.
Monday, February 2
Lee Harvey Oswald -- Oct. 5, 1957-Nov. 22, 1963
Season 5 • Episode 1
Sam has chance to change history when he leaps into Lee Harvey Oswald.
Monday, February 2
Lee Harvey Oswald -- Oct. 5, 1957-Nov. 22, 1963
Season 5 • Episode 2
Sam has chance to change history when he leaps into Lee Harvey Oswald.
Monday, February 2
Leaping of the Shrew: Sept. 27, 1956
Season 5 • Episode 3
Sam leaps into the life of a Greek sailor who is adrift at sea with a spoiled socialite.
Monday, February 2
Star Light, Star Bright: May 21, 1966
Season 5 • Episode 6
As an elderly sky-watcher who stumbles on a UFO investigation, sedated Sam may reveal Quantum Leap.
Monday, February 2
Deliver Us From Evil: March 19, 1966
Season 5 • Episode 7
As a mentally impaired man, Sam thinks he must save his brother's marriage.
Tuesday, February 3
Promised Land: Dec. 22, 1971
Season 5 • Episode 11
As a farmer Sam goes after a bank president who manipulated his loan.
Tuesday, February 3
A Tale of Two Sweeties: Feb. 25, 1958
Season 5 • Episode 12
As a sleazy traveling salesman in 1958, Sam is confronted by his two wives and their children.
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