* In the final episode of the BBC time travel / cop show Ashes to Ashes ( Series 3, Episode 8 ), it is revealed that the world that Alex Drake awoke to after being shot, which Sam Tyler described and that other major characters inhabit, is a kind of Limbo, one seemingly specifically for members of the police force, who had died in violent or sudden ways, with Gene Hunt taking on a role similar to that of a Psychopomp or Charon of Greek mythology, helping " the troubled souls of Her Majesty's Constabulary " accept their deaths and move on to Heaven.

" No More Heroes " was covered by Violent Femmes, used for the film Mystery Men and was also featured on the first episode of the BBC series Ashes to Ashes.

Ellison's dissatisfaction extended to the new title of the pilot episode ; he had called it " Phoenix Without Ashes " but it was changed to " Voyage of Discovery ".

* Episode 3 ( Ashes to Ashes ), TV series episode

It is revealed in the final episode of the British science fiction and police procedural drama television series Ashes to Ashes ( and by extension its prequel Life on Mars ) that Gene Hunt is the soul of a murdered constable, and part of a supernatural limbo populated by other dead or dying police officers ( often due to injuries sustained in the line of duty ), many of them displaced from their original time periods.

Langley was mentioned in the first episode of the TV series Ashes to Ashes, in February 2008, when DI Alex Drake, played by Keeley Hawes mentions Langley, Virginia, most famous as home to the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency.

* Episode 1 ( Ashes to Ashes ), ( 2008 ), the first episode of the TV series Ashes to Ashes

* DI Alex Drake briefly watches Larry Grayson's The Generation Game at the start of episode 1. 3 of Ashes to Ashes.

In its modern incarnation as the Tate Modern, the building's exterior is featured at the beginning of the premiere episode of Ashes to Ashes.

* Ashes to Ashes ( 2008 ) pilot episode.

Roland appeared in the fourth episode of the second series of Ashes to Ashes.

* " Heron Blue " ( in Crash season 1, episode " F-36, Sprint Left, T-4 " during closing credits and in Gears of War 3 " Ashes to Ashes " trailer )

The storyline saw viewing figures peaking at 13. 3 million, and the episode on 2 April 2007, where Tracy was found guilty of Charlie's murder and sentenced to life imprisonment, was watched by 12. 6 million viewers.

As the ITV network grew over the next few years, the programme was transmitted by these new stations on these dates onward: Westward Television from episode 40 on 29 April 1961, Border Television from episode 76 on 1 September 1961, Grampian Television from episode 84 on 30 September 1961, Channel Television from episode 180 on 1 September 1962 and Teledu Cymru ( north and west Wales ) from episode 184 on 14 September 1962.

Sullivan also appeared as himself on other television programs, including an April 1958 episode of the Howard Duff and Ida Lupino CBS sitcom, Mr. Adams and Eve.

* On 23 April 2009 kami was discussed in an episode of the Fox Television series Bones.

The experiment was performed on the April 25th, 2010 episode of Dateline NBC.

Among the facts established within the animated series that were called into question by the " official canon " issue was its identification of Robert April as the first captain of the USS Enterprise in the episode " The Counter-Clock Incident ".

Appearing in an episode of Horizon titled Psychedelic Science originally broadcast 5 April 1998, Bob Wallace said the idea for shareware came to him " to some extent as a result of my psychedelic experience ".

On 7 April 2010, 3AW reported that Skyhooks were to appear on the first episode of the new series of Hey Hey It's Saturday with Leo Sayer on vocals.

Twin Peaks pilot episode was first broadcast on April 8, 1990 on ABC, which led to another seven episodes being produced and a second season, which aired until June 10, 1991.

It premiered in Japan on April 2, 1996 on TV Tokyo, with the final episode airing on September 24, 1996.

The Vision of Escaflowne premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo on April 2, 1996 where it aired weekly until it completed its twenty-six episode run on September 24, 1996.

* April 7-The American Research Bureau reports that the I Love Lucy episode, " The Marriage License " was the first TV show in history to be seen in around 10, 000, 000 homes the evening the episode aired.

* April 24 – Patrick Moore presents the first episode of The Sky at Night, a BBC television programme for astronomy enthusiasts.

* April 2 – The first episode of As the World Turns is broadcast on the CBS television network

On April 25, 2007, Dolenz was featured on American Idol on the " Idol Gives Back " episode when the show filmed celebrities singing and dancing to " Stayin ' Alive " by the Bee Gees.

In April 2012, additional episode-only tags relating to plot points in an episode ( for instance, the # saturdaynightGLEEver tag for a mid-April 2012 episode of Glee with that episode title ) began to also be promoted in this space to both add additional trending topics and spread out more conversations on Twitter.

* The April 28, 1987 episode of the U. S. series Max Headroom entitled " War " featured a terrorist group known as the " White Brigade " who was dedicated to ' neo-radicalistic anarcho-syndicalism.

The Simpsons episode " Catch ' Em If You Can ", aired 25 April 2004, alluded to the snob appeal of The Economist in an exchange between Homer and Marge Simpson while they are travelling first-class aboard an airplane:

On the December 13, 2010 episode of The Colbert Report, Stephen reads a passage of A Modest Proposal in support of Ted Turner's suggestions on reducing overpopulation by having poor people sell ( to rich people ) their right to bear a single child per family.

* " The Abducted ", a 2010 episode of Fringe

On 2 June 2010 an episode featuring a gun siege was postponed following the similar Cumbria shootings earlier that day.

It was originally believed that a live episode had not been planned for the anniversary, but actor Keith Duffy confirmed on 29 August 2010 that one would be aired focussing on the aftermath of the upcoming tram crash.

The live episode took place on 9 December 2010.

On 17 September 2010 Coronation Street entered the Guinness World Records book as the world's longest-running television soap opera after the American soap opera As the World Turns had its final episode.

First transmission in this format was episode 7351 on 31 May 2010 with a new set of titles and re-recorded theme tune.

* Ugly Betty ( 2010 ) – Lena Korvinka in episode: " All the World's a Stage "

In March 2010, Devo appeared as the musical guest for an episode of the children's program Yo Gabba Gabba !, in which they performed an altered version of " Watch Us Work It "

The Oregon Public Broadcasting program Oregon Field Guide covered the topic of geocaching in a February 2010 episode, paying a visit to the original site.

Connick appeared on the May 4, 2010, episode of American Idol where he acted as a mentor for the top 5 finalists.

* Top Gear ( U. S. TV series ) ( 1 episode, 2010 )

In 2010, Ferrigno appeared in " My Two Chads ", an episode of Sonny with a Chance, appearing as himself in an episode of the fictional series MacKenzie Falls.

The rank system introduced for judo in the 1880s proved commercially viable, and colored-belt systems were adopted in many martial arts degree mills ( also known as McDojos, which were parodied in Penn & Teller: Bullshit episode “ Martial Arts ”, June 2010 ).

Whitehouse stars alongside Charlie Higson in a new BBC2 comedy series called Bellamy's People, the first episode was broadcast on 21 January 2010.

In 2010, Robyn guest-starred in " War at the Roses ", an episode which was on Gossip Girl, where she performed the acoustic version of " Hang With Me ".

As the World Turns aired its final episode in 2010 after a 54 year run.

In the 2010 episode " Amy's Choice ", the Doctor is seen to take various items out of a box, including an egg whisk and a corkscrew, to make a generator in the TARDIS, which is labelled:

* Boardwalk Empire: Television episode 1. 8, Warren G. Harding played by Malachy Cleary, 2010.

ZZ Top made further appearances, including the " Gumby with a Pokey " episode of Two and a Half Men in 2010 and the " Hank Gets Dusted " episode of King of the Hill in 2007.

* 24 ( 2010 ) In episode 13 of the eighth season of the serial action / drama television series, former FBI special agent Renee Walker is shown to stay in the hotel, in the residential apartment of Jack Bauer, who was living there.