Rotten Tomatoes
Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Season 1 – Cosmos

Play trailer Poster for Season 1 – Cosmos Sep 1980 Drama Special Interest Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 0 Reviews 86% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Scientist Carl Sagan offers a guided tour through the universe.

Audience Reviews

View More
Allan K @RT52959469 01/07/2024 Must see TV Show. It's one of my favorites. See more Read all reviews
Cosmos — Season 1

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All

Carl Sagan

Host

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 28, 1980 The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean Aboard a simulated spaceship of imagination, Carl Sagan explores quasars, galaxies, star clusters and pulsars. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 5, 1980 One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue Carl Sagan seeks the origins of life, examining evolution, natural selection, organic chemistry and DNA replication. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 12, 1980 Harmony of Worlds Carl Sagan explains planetary motion and the work of Johannes Kepler. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 19, 1980 Heaven & Hell Models of the condensation of planets offer an explanation of the evolution of our solar system. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 26, 1980 Blues for a Red Planet Carl Sagan reviews the progress in scientific knowledge about Mars. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 2, 1980 Traveler's Tales As an imaginary spaceship tours and examines planets, data about Jupiter arrives at NASA's laboratories from Voyager II. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 9, 1980 The Backbone of Night Theories of the stars includes a review of the omnipresent constellations and man's attempts to organize the heavens. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 16, 1980 Journeys in Space and Time Carl Sagan explains a light-year, limitations of travel between stars, Doppler shifting and interstellar ships. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 23, 1980 The Lives of the Stars A discussion of molecules, atoms and subatomic particles includes the development and eventual collapse of stars. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 30, 1980 The Edge of Forever Carl Sagan compares scientific theory with Hindu beliefs in a review of the vastness and origin of the universe. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 7, 1980 The Persistence of Memory Searching for the essence of intelligence, Carl Sagan observes humpback whales and the human brain and nervous system. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 14, 1980 Encyclopedia Galactica Carl Sagan examines the methods of looking for and dealing with life from other parts of the universe. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 21, 1980 Who Speaks for Earth Warnings for the future embody the ideas of cosmic evolution, scientific approach and our species' limitations. Details
View All

Cosmos — Season 1

View more photos

Season Info

Network
PBS
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Drama, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 28, 1980