Life on Mars, which got off to a good start on Thursdays, fizzled quickly, especially after it got moved to ABC’s death night of Wednesday (Lost notwithstanding). The show will finish off the remainder of its first season and then be cancelled as of next month.

Life on Mars Season 1 Episode 13 Revenge of Broken Jaw airs Wednesday March 4 at 10:02/9:02c on ABC.

BOMB THREATS FROM A STUDENT RADICAL GROUP SET OFF AN INVESTIGATION OF THE DEATH OF THEIR LEADER, POINTING TO LIEUTENANT HUNT’S POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT, ON ABC’S “LIFE ON MARS”

“Revenge of Broken Jaw” When student radicals from the Weather Underground target the police with bomb threats on the anniversary of the death of their charismatic leader, Rodney Slaven, it becomes all too personal to Lt. Hunt, who loses several close friends in the incendiary aftermath. As the investigation heats up, Sam Tyler, Annie and Hunt uncover mysterious connections to one of the students and a political science professor, Pat Olsen. The bomb threats continue as Hunt, suspiciously secretive, attempts to discover Olsen’s possible connection to Slaven. With the 1-2-5 walking a dangerous tightrope to discover the target of the next bomb, the case takes a totally unforeseen but deadly turn, on “Life on Mars,” WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 (10:02-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC Television Network.

“Life on Mars” stars Jason O’Mara as Detective Sam Tyler, Harvey Keitel as Lieutenant Gene Hunt, Michael Imperioli as Detective Ray Carling, Gretchen Mol as Annie Norris and Jonathan Murphy as Detective Chris Skelton.

Guest starring are Janel Moloney as Pat Olsen, Kevin Kilner as Dr. Richard Olsen, Carleigh Chirico as Laura Olsen, Brendan Sexton III as Danny Krasner, Mary Testa as Phyllis, John Cenatiempo as Sizable Ted, Anslem Richardson as Sergeant Hoyte, Austin Pendleton as Dr. Goldman, Arthur Nascarella as Rooney, Michael Cullen as Fire Chief Gibney, Christopher Backus as Rodney Slaven, Billy Devlin as bomb squad guy and Robert L. Puterman as cop.

“Revenge of Broken Jaw” was written by David Wilcox & Meredith Averill and directed by Stephen Kay.

Life on Mars Season 1 Episode 12 The Simple Secret of the Note in Us All airs Wednesday February 25 at 10:02/9:02c on ABC.

SAM RECOGNIZES A KILLER FROM THE FUTURE AND MUST FIND A WAY TO STOP HIM NOW — IN 1973 — ON ABC’S “LIFE ON MARS”

Former Presidential Candidate Fred D. Thompson Returns to Television, Portraying Chief Harry Woolf

“The Simple Secret of the Note in Us All” Joey Conway, a big-name newspaper columnist, turns up dead in 1973 and Detective Sam Tyler is certain he knows the killer. It just happens to be someone he remembers from another murder case 35 years in the future. Spurred on by powerful flashbacks from 2008, Sam’s behavior seems increasingly erratic to Lieutenant Hunt, Ray, Annie and Chris, who have another suspect in mind. When Sam goes totally out on a limb and faces surprising consequences at the 1-2-5, it looks like the once-and-future killer may get away with the crime, on “Life on Mars,” WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 (10:06-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC Television Network.

“Life on Mars” stars Jason O’Mara as Detective Sam Tyler, Harvey Keitel as Lieutenant Gene Hunt, Michael Imperioli as Detective Ray Carling, Gretchen Mol as Annie Norris and Jonathan Murphy as Detective Chris Skelton.

Guest starring are Fred D. Thompson as Chief Harry Woolf, Kerry Bishe as Eve Flannery, Chris Bowers as Tony Crane, John Cenatiempo as Sizable Ted, Peter Appel as Demetri Pantos, Anne Marie Nest as reporter number one, Tom Hammond as reporter number two, Danai Gurira as Angela, Patricia Frost as Penny, Geoffrey Cantor as Ed Redlich and Michael J. Burg as Truman Capote.

“The Simple Secret of the Note in Us All” was written by Becky Hartman Edwards & Adele Lim and directed by Jean De Segonzac.

Life on Mars Season 1 Episode 11 Home Is Where You Hang Your Holster airs Wednesday February 18 at 10:02/9:02c on ABC.

SAM LEARNS A POLITICIAN’S STARTLING SECRET AND FINDS HE MAY HAVE MORE IN COMMON WITH HIM THAN HE COULD HAVE IMAGINED, ON ABC’S ” LIFE ON MARS”

“Home Is Where You Hang Your Holster” — After New York City Councilman Bobby Prince is unexpectedly caught with a hooker during a police raid on a motel, he shares a stunning secret with Detective Sam Tyler. The mysterious Councilman’s haunting words shatter Sam’s world, leaving him with more questions than answers. Meanwhile, a chaotic shooting at the 1-2-5 causes Lieutenant Hunt to call a lockdown at the precinct house. Adding to the electric atmosphere, family tensions explode as Hunt and his daughter, Maria, confront each other. And change is definitely in the air when Ray introduces Annie to his wife, Denise, on “Life on Mars,” WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 (10:02-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“Life on Mars” stars Jason O’Mara as Detective Sam Tyler, Harvey Keitel as Lieutenant Gene Hunt, Michael Imperioli as Detective Ray Carling, Gretchen Mol as Annie Norris and Jonathan Murphy as Detective Chris Skelton.

Guest starring are Laura Benanti as Denise Carling, Maggie Siff as Maria Belanger, John Cenatiempo as Sizable Ted, Corey Stoll as Russell/Detective Ventura, Armand Schultz as Councilman Prince, Quisha Saunders as Misty/ Elena, Annie Meisels as the bride, Rene Ifrah as the groom, Eric Chan as Chinese delivery man, Hector Lincoln as the pimp, Jason Kravits as Jerry, Laura Esterman as Sue Moyer, Malachy McCourt as the Wizard, Royce Johnson as man in uniform number one and Sharon Puterman as clerk.

“Home Is Where You Hang Your Holster” was written by Meredith Averill and directed by David Barrett.

Life on Mars Season 1 Episode 10 Let all the Children Boogie airs Wednesday February 11 at 10:02/9:02c on ABC.

SAM AND CHRIS ARE DRAWN INTO A ROCK STAR’S OUTRAGEOUS WORLD THAT BECOMES MORE BIZARRE AFTER A POSSIBLE UFO CLOSE ENCOUNTER, ON ABC’S “LIFE ON MARS”

“Let All the Children Boogie” Death threats targeting rock sensation Sebastian Grace expose Sam and Chris to the anything-goes rock and roll lifestyle, including Grace’s groupie, “Rocket Girl,” and an FBI agent known as “The Sorcerer.” But is this over-the-top world also out of this world? It certainly seems so after Chris finds Sebastian and “Rocket Girl” watching and waiting for UFOs in a desolate area of New Jersey known as the Meadowlands. The otherworldly mystery builds as the groupie disappears, and Sam believes he may finally have found a way back from the 1970s to 2009, on “Life on Mars,” WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 (10:02-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC Television Network.

“Life on Mars” stars Jason O’Mara as Detective Sam Tyler, Harvey Keitel as Lieutenant Gene Hunt, Michael Imperioli as Detective Ray Carling, Gretchen Mol as Annie Norris and Jonathan Murphy as Detective Chris Skelton.

Guest starring are Wallace Shawn as “The Sorcerer,” Cheyenne Jackson as Sebastian Grace, Alexandra Dadario as “Rocket Girl,” Maggie Siff as Maria Belanger, John Cenatiempo as Sizable Ted, Kristen Connolly as Donna, Manoel Felciano as Bradley Thomas, Duke Valenti as Grizzly, Isabelle Chester as Lulu, Jessalyn Wanlim as Sweet Jane, Robert Clohessy as Frank Wyatt, Del Pentecost as Carl Stefanski, Kevin Henderson as uniformed New Jersey cop and Robert L. Putterman as desk sergeant.

“Let All the Children Boogie” was written by Phil M. Rosenberg and directed by Michael Katleman.

Life on Mars Season 1 Episode 9 The Dark Side of the Mook airs Wednesday February 4 at 10:02/9:02c on ABC.

SAM AND RAY FIND THEMSELVES LINKED TO A SERIES OF DECAPITATIONS THAT HAVE THE PRECINCT IN A FRENZY, ON ABC’S “LIFE ON MARS”

The Critically Acclaimed Series Returns on a New Night Wednesday, January 28 Following ABC’s Hit Series, “Lost”

“The Dark Side of the Mook” Sam Tyler receives a mysterious phone call that leads to a headless body. Simultaneously Lt. Hunt finds a severed head delivered in a gift box to the precinct, which sets off the discovery of a chain of bizarre decapitations. Meanwhile, Ray’s ne’er-do-well brother, Eddie, may be entangled with the murders, but the peculiar situation leads the 1-2-5 to a biker, a Wall Street bigwig and a terribly disfigured man. As Sam, Hunt and the rest of the detectives sort out these hideous crimes, Ray makes a life-changing decision, and Sam makes an extraordinary discovery about the original tipster phone call, on “Life on Mars,” premiering on its new night, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 (10:02-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC Television Network.

“Life on Mars” stars Jason O’Mara as Detective Sam Tyler, Harvey Keitel as Lieutenant Gene Hunt, Michael Imperioli as Detective Ray Carling, Gretchen Mol as Annie Norris and Jonathan Murphy as Detective Chris Skelton.

Guest starring is Eric Balfour as Eddie Carling, Kevin Conway as Donovan Stamp, Joseph McKenna as disfigured man, John Cenatiempo as Sizable Ted, Tanya Fischer as Windy, Diedre Goodwin as nurse, Joel Marsh Garland as Seven Fifty, Bridget Berger as biker chick, Antonia Rey as Latina woman and Guy Paul as Willis Ashton.

“The Dark Side of the Mook” was written by Brian Oh & Tracy McMillan and directed by Rick Rosenthal.

Life on Mars Season 1 Episode 8 Take a Look at the Lawmen airs Wednesday January 28 at 10:02/9:02c on ABC.

LIEUTENANT HUNT FACES OFF WITH HIS ARCH RIVAL FROM ANOTHER PRECINCT WHILE INVESTIGATING A BANK ROBBERY WITH INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS, ON ABC’S “LIFE ON MARS”

The Critically Acclaimed Series Returns on a New Night - Wednesday, January 28 - Following ABC’s Hit Series, “Lost”

“Take a Look at the Lawmen” - A longstanding competition between Lt. Hunt and the detectives of the 1-2-5 and Lt. Anthony Nunzio and his men of the 1-4-4 heats up when the Russian mafia appears to be linked to a bank robbery. The investigation becomes a furious contest of one-upmanship between the two squads. A nine-year-old boy at the crime scene possibly holds the key to cracking the international case, which has Hunt, Sam, Ray and Chris looking over their shoulders not only for possible suspects, but for rival detectives as well. Meanwhile a young, attractive social worker involved catches Sam’s eye and he his hooked, on “Life on Mars,” premiering on its new night, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28 (10:02-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC Television Network.

Editors note: This episode repeats on 1/31 at 10:00 p.m., ET. It replaces “The Dark Side of the Mook” on 1/28, which now moves to 2/4.

“Life on Mars” stars Jason O’Mara as Detective Sam Tyler, Harvey Keitel as Lieutenant Gene Hunt, Michael Imperioli as Detective Ray Carling, Gretchen Mol as Annie Norris and Jonathan Murphy as Detective Chris Skelton.

Guest starring are Maggie Siff as Maria Belanger, Vincent Curatola as Nunzio, John Cenatiempo as Sizable Ted, Joe Badalucco as Carbone, Christopher Tschupp as Fucci, Michael Aronov as Yuri Demidov, Olek Krupa as Vasilli Lukin, Damon Tolstoy as Sasho, Daniel Yelsky as Lexi Voronin, Yelana Shmulenson as Lexi’s mother, Jessica Maksimov as Yuri’s daughter, Jeff Wiens as Ruben Penzler, Michael Gibson as FBI agent and Bernard Hernandez as James.

“Take a Look at the Lawmen” was written by Sonny Postiglione & David Wilcox and directed by Brad Turner.

Life on Mars Season 1 Episode 7 The Man Who Sold the World airs Thursday November 20 at 10:01/9:01c on ABC.

SAM COMES FACE-TO-FACE WITH HIS FATHER WHEN HE’S IMPLICATED IN A KIDNAPPING SCHEME, ONLY TO DISCOVER SOME DEEP DARK SECRETS ABOUT HIS OWN CHILDHOOD, ON ABC’S “LIFE ON MARS”

“The Man Who Sold the World” — When the baby of a prominent family is kidnapped for ransom, Sam Tyler is shocked to discover that his own father, Vic Tyler, may be involved. Sam was only four when his father abruptly skipped town under mysterious circumstances back in 1973. Was he sent back in time to stop his father from leaving his family? Vic agrees to cooperate with the squad in order to retrieve the missing baby, but the deeper Sam gets into his father’s world, the closer he gets to uncovering some dark, sordid truths, compelling him to face long suppressed childhood memories. His discovery culminates in a shattering face-off, after which Sam will never be the same, on “Life on Mars,” THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“Life on Mars” stars Jason O’Mara as Detective Sam Tyler, Harvey Keitel as Lieutenant Gene Hunt, Michael Imperioli as Detective Ray Carling, Gretchen Mol as Annie Norris and Jonathan Murphy as Detective Chris Skelton.

Guest starring is Dean Winters as Vic Tyler. Other guest cast TBD.

“The Man Who Sold the World” was written by Meredith Averill and Phil M. Rosenberg and directed by Darnell Martin.

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Life on Mars Season 1 Episode 6 Tuesday’s Dead airs Thursday November 13 at 10:01/9:01c on ABC.

A TERRIFYING HOSTAGE SITUATION PUTS THE WHOLE SQUAD ON ALERT, BUT SAM TYLER DISCOVERS THAT HE ESPECIALLY IS ON THE CLOCK, ON ABC’S “LIFE ON MARS”

Tony Award Winner Bill Irwin and Lisa Bonet Guest Star

“Tuesday’s Dead” Sam Tyler finds it difficult to separate a life-and-death hostage situation taking place at County Hospital from his own strange circumstances. Stressed about a phone call where he seems to hear his mother’s voice — in 2008 — begging him to wake up, he and the rest of the squad are ordered to diffuse a potentially explosive face-off in which a crazed gunman is trying to force a doctor to reverse a dangerous operation on the renegade’s brother. Sam, Ray, Annie and Lt. Hunt are all targeted in the madman’s cross hairs, but as Sam and the 1-2-5 attempt to resolve the confrontation, he suddenly realizes that the clock ticking on the gunman’s demands parallels another deadline that could spell the end of Sam Tyler, on “Life on Mars,” THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“Life on Mars” stars Jason O’Mara as Detective Sam Tyler, Harvey Keitel as Lieutenant Gene Hunt, Michael Imperioli as Detective Ray Carling, Gretchen Mol as Annie Norris and Jonathan Murphy as Detective Chris Skelton.

Guest starring are Lisa Bonet as Maya Daniels, Bill Irwin as Dr. Schwahn, Brad William Henke as Michael H, the hostage taker, Stephen James King as Johnny H, Carmen Goodine as Erica, John Wernke as orderly, Grant Aleksander as soap opera doctor, Elizabeth Hubbard as Sam’s soap opera mother, Alicia Minshew as soap opera nurse, Jennifer Ferrin as Rose Tyler, John Cenatiempo as Sizable Ted, Brian McCormack as unit commander, Michael Mulheren as sergeant and Marcella Lowery as nurse.

“Tuesday’s Dead” was written by Adele Lim and directed by Dan Minahan.

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Life on Mars Season 1 Episode 5 Things to Do in New York When You Think You’re Dead airs Thursday November 6 at 10:01/9:01c on ABC.

A RACIAL WAR IS SPARKED WHEN A YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN GIRL IS BRUTALLY MURDERED AND SAM TYLER AND THE 1-2-5 FACE OFF WITH THE NEIGBORHOOD AND EACH OTHER, AS LONG HELD RACIAL ATTITUDES STAND IN THE WAY OF JUSTICE, ON ABC’S “LIFE ON MARS”

Whoopi Goldberg Guest Stars as Disc Jockey Brother Lovebutter; Lisa Bonet Returns, Guest Starring as Maya Daniels

“Things to Do in New York When You Think You’re Dead” A racial confrontation is triggered between the African Americans and Puerto Ricans in the neighborhood when a young African American girl’s body is discovered thrown from a rooftop. Working the case with Sam Tyler and the squad is the cop Sam considers his mentor in 2008 a much younger Fletcher Bellow who doesn’t recognize his future protg. Tangling with the Black Liberation Army, who is intent on hunting down the Puerto Rican suspect first to levy their own kind of justice, Sam, Bellow and the detectives of the 1-2-5 are in a race against time if Angel Ramirez is to have any chance to answer for the crime. But in the end, Sam must battle the racial attitudes in his own precinct most notably Lt. Hunt and Detective Carling and a dramatic standoff on the same rooftop leads to gunshots being fired, on “Life on Mars,” THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“Life on Mars” stars Jason O’Mara as Detective Sam Tyler, Harvey Keitel as Lieutenant Gene Hunt, Michael Imperioli as Detective Ray Carling, Gretchen Mol as Annie Norris and Jonathan Murphy as Detective Chris Skelton.

Guest starring are Whoopi Goldberg as Brother Lovebutter, Lisa Bonet as Maya Daniels, Edi Gathegi as Fletcher Bellow, John Cenatiempo as Sizable Ted, Jesse J. Perez as Angel Ramirez, Chad L Coleman as Suede, Renee Elise Goldsberry as Denise Watkins, Chris Bauer as Father Tim, Steven Marcus as wino, Emerald Young as lullaby girl, Don Puglisi as Jim Croce, Kay Walbye as Adrienne’s mom, Shirley Rumierk as Marta Ramirez, Greg Butler as pipe bomber/perp no. 1, Babs Olusanmokun as perp no. 2, Clarke Peters as Captain Bellow (2008) and Christian and Caleb Wallace as young Sammy.

“Things to Do in New York When You Think You’re Dead” was written by Sonny Postiglione and directed by Michael Katleman.

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