Science Fiction Theatre
End of Tomorrow
TV Flash files “End of Tomorrow” as a desk essential hour — Science Fiction Theatre (1955–1957) on Syndication, season 2, episode 13, aired 1956-07-07, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E13: listed hour 52 of 78 in the Science Fiction Theatre guide, hour 13 of 39 in season 2. It aired 1956-07-07 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Man Who Didn't Know” (S02E12). Next is “The Phantom Car” (S02E14).
Essential hour: “End of Tomorrow”. End of Tomorrow: mid-second-season named hour, 1950s filmed speculation already sounding like a closing thesis.
Viewer FAQ
Where does End of Tomorrow sit in the Science Fiction Theatre guide?
S02E13 is listed hour 52 of 78 — hour 13 of 39 in season 2, season 2 episode 13.
When did Science Fiction Theatre S02E13 air?
End of Tomorrow aired 1956-07-07 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with Truman Bradley's host lectures, then a 'plausible wonder' half-hour. The lab-coat framing is the difference from kid space opera.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Science Fiction Theatre is sci-fi for grown-ups in a lab coat: host Truman Bradley's deadpan science lectures and plausible wonders. Adult-leaning anthology that bridges pulp kids' shows and Twilight Zone seriousness. Watch it in 2026 as 1950s educational futurism — the weekly promise that tomorrow was a demonstration, not a monster.
So about the lab coat. (Spoiler-free, mostly: the monster does not have to arrive. That is the twist, and also the anti-twist.) Science Fiction Theatre (syndication, 1955–1957) is sci-fi for grown-ups: host Truman Bradley's deadpan science lectures and plausible wonders, produced by Ivan Tors, seventy-eight episodes, two seasons. Adult-leaning anthology that bridges pulp kids' shows and later Twilight Zone seriousness. Weekly promise that tomorrow was a demonstration, not a monster. Educational futurism with a…
Filed against
- Truman Bradley as Host
Truman Bradley hosted Science Fiction Theatre in a lab coat — deadpan science lectures, plausible wonders, 1950s sci-fi for grown-ups instead of pulp kids’ hour. Adult-leaning anthology that bridges Saturday serials and Twilight Zone…