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Episode tracker.

Two serials are mapped for real: Flash Gordon (1936) and Buck Rogers (1939), both on the Internet Archive as one file each. Add any other show and the station builds a checklist against all fifteen Hong Kong platforms.

Flash Gordon (1936)

Universal’s 13-chapter serial with Buster Crabbe. The whole story is one public-domain file on the Internet Archive. Other Hong Kong platforms do not carry it.

US public domain practice. The serial was selected for the US National Film Registry. Hong Kong term rules can differ.

Complete serial on the Internet Archive Quality SD · ads: None · English audio. No subtitle track.

Gap fillers: Archive search YouTube search

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Seen	#	Episode	Time	YouTube	Viu	RTHK	Bilibili	Internet Archive	ViuTV	myTV SUPER	Rakuten Viki	iQIYI	Plex	NHK World Japan	Crunchyroll	WeTV	HOY TV	Youku
—	1	The Planet of Peril	20 min	Search Up to 4K when the upload allows it · ads: Steady	Missing At the start, then roughly every 10–15 minutes, plus upgrade cards.	Missing Station identifications, not ad pods.	Missing Before playback, and sometimes once mid-video. Danmaku comments sit on the picture unless you turn them off.	In the serial SD · None	Missing In the breaks the broadcast already uses, often every 10–15 minutes.	Missing Broadcast-style breaks inside episodes.	Missing At the open, then mid-episode.	Missing Long pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP prompts between segments.	Search Up to 1080p · ads: Steady	Missing Programme junctions and station branding.	Missing At the start and once or twice during a 24-minute episode.	Missing Pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP locks partway through a season.	Missing In the broadcast breaks.	Missing Long pre-roll, frequent mid-rolls, and overlay prompts.
—	2	The Tunnel of Terror	18 min	Search Up to 4K when the upload allows it · ads: Steady	Missing At the start, then roughly every 10–15 minutes, plus upgrade cards.	Missing Station identifications, not ad pods.	Missing Before playback, and sometimes once mid-video. Danmaku comments sit on the picture unless you turn them off.	In the serial SD · None	Missing In the breaks the broadcast already uses, often every 10–15 minutes.	Missing Broadcast-style breaks inside episodes.	Missing At the open, then mid-episode.	Missing Long pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP prompts between segments.	Search Up to 1080p · ads: Steady	Missing Programme junctions and station branding.	Missing At the start and once or twice during a 24-minute episode.	Missing Pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP locks partway through a season.	Missing In the broadcast breaks.	Missing Long pre-roll, frequent mid-rolls, and overlay prompts.
—	3	Captured by Shark Men	20 min	Search Up to 4K when the upload allows it · ads: Steady	Missing At the start, then roughly every 10–15 minutes, plus upgrade cards.	Missing Station identifications, not ad pods.	Missing Before playback, and sometimes once mid-video. Danmaku comments sit on the picture unless you turn them off.	In the serial SD · None	Missing In the breaks the broadcast already uses, often every 10–15 minutes.	Missing Broadcast-style breaks inside episodes.	Missing At the open, then mid-episode.	Missing Long pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP prompts between segments.	Search Up to 1080p · ads: Steady	Missing Programme junctions and station branding.	Missing At the start and once or twice during a 24-minute episode.	Missing Pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP locks partway through a season.	Missing In the broadcast breaks.	Missing Long pre-roll, frequent mid-rolls, and overlay prompts.
—	4	Battling the Sea Beast	19 min	Search Up to 4K when the upload allows it · ads: Steady	Missing At the start, then roughly every 10–15 minutes, plus upgrade cards.	Missing Station identifications, not ad pods.	Missing Before playback, and sometimes once mid-video. Danmaku comments sit on the picture unless you turn them off.	In the serial SD · None	Missing In the breaks the broadcast already uses, often every 10–15 minutes.	Missing Broadcast-style breaks inside episodes.	Missing At the open, then mid-episode.	Missing Long pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP prompts between segments.	Search Up to 1080p · ads: Steady	Missing Programme junctions and station branding.	Missing At the start and once or twice during a 24-minute episode.	Missing Pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP locks partway through a season.	Missing In the broadcast breaks.	Missing Long pre-roll, frequent mid-rolls, and overlay prompts.
—	5	The Destroying Ray	19 min	Search Up to 4K when the upload allows it · ads: Steady	Missing At the start, then roughly every 10–15 minutes, plus upgrade cards.	Missing Station identifications, not ad pods.	Missing Before playback, and sometimes once mid-video. Danmaku comments sit on the picture unless you turn them off.	In the serial SD · None	Missing In the breaks the broadcast already uses, often every 10–15 minutes.	Missing Broadcast-style breaks inside episodes.	Missing At the open, then mid-episode.	Missing Long pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP prompts between segments.	Search Up to 1080p · ads: Steady	Missing Programme junctions and station branding.	Missing At the start and once or twice during a 24-minute episode.	Missing Pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP locks partway through a season.	Missing In the broadcast breaks.	Missing Long pre-roll, frequent mid-rolls, and overlay prompts.
—	6	Flaming Torture	20 min	Search Up to 4K when the upload allows it · ads: Steady	Missing At the start, then roughly every 10–15 minutes, plus upgrade cards.	Missing Station identifications, not ad pods.	Missing Before playback, and sometimes once mid-video. Danmaku comments sit on the picture unless you turn them off.	In the serial SD · None	Missing In the breaks the broadcast already uses, often every 10–15 minutes.	Missing Broadcast-style breaks inside episodes.	Missing At the open, then mid-episode.	Missing Long pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP prompts between segments.	Search Up to 1080p · ads: Steady	Missing Programme junctions and station branding.	Missing At the start and once or twice during a 24-minute episode.	Missing Pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP locks partway through a season.	Missing In the broadcast breaks.	Missing Long pre-roll, frequent mid-rolls, and overlay prompts.
—	7	Shattering Doom	18 min	Search Up to 4K when the upload allows it · ads: Steady	Missing At the start, then roughly every 10–15 minutes, plus upgrade cards.	Missing Station identifications, not ad pods.	Missing Before playback, and sometimes once mid-video. Danmaku comments sit on the picture unless you turn them off.	In the serial SD · None	Missing In the breaks the broadcast already uses, often every 10–15 minutes.	Missing Broadcast-style breaks inside episodes.	Missing At the open, then mid-episode.	Missing Long pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP prompts between segments.	Search Up to 1080p · ads: Steady	Missing Programme junctions and station branding.	Missing At the start and once or twice during a 24-minute episode.	Missing Pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP locks partway through a season.	Missing In the broadcast breaks.	Missing Long pre-roll, frequent mid-rolls, and overlay prompts.
—	8	Tournament of Death	18 min	Search Up to 4K when the upload allows it · ads: Steady	Missing At the start, then roughly every 10–15 minutes, plus upgrade cards.	Missing Station identifications, not ad pods.	Missing Before playback, and sometimes once mid-video. Danmaku comments sit on the picture unless you turn them off.	In the serial SD · None	Missing In the breaks the broadcast already uses, often every 10–15 minutes.	Missing Broadcast-style breaks inside episodes.	Missing At the open, then mid-episode.	Missing Long pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP prompts between segments.	Search Up to 1080p · ads: Steady	Missing Programme junctions and station branding.	Missing At the start and once or twice during a 24-minute episode.	Missing Pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP locks partway through a season.	Missing In the broadcast breaks.	Missing Long pre-roll, frequent mid-rolls, and overlay prompts.
—	9	Fighting the Fire Dragon	17 min	Search Up to 4K when the upload allows it · ads: Steady	Missing At the start, then roughly every 10–15 minutes, plus upgrade cards.	Missing Station identifications, not ad pods.	Missing Before playback, and sometimes once mid-video. Danmaku comments sit on the picture unless you turn them off.	In the serial SD · None	Missing In the breaks the broadcast already uses, often every 10–15 minutes.	Missing Broadcast-style breaks inside episodes.	Missing At the open, then mid-episode.	Missing Long pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP prompts between segments.	Search Up to 1080p · ads: Steady	Missing Programme junctions and station branding.	Missing At the start and once or twice during a 24-minute episode.	Missing Pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP locks partway through a season.	Missing In the broadcast breaks.	Missing Long pre-roll, frequent mid-rolls, and overlay prompts.
—	10	The Unseen Peril	18 min	Search Up to 4K when the upload allows it · ads: Steady	Missing At the start, then roughly every 10–15 minutes, plus upgrade cards.	Missing Station identifications, not ad pods.	Missing Before playback, and sometimes once mid-video. Danmaku comments sit on the picture unless you turn them off.	In the serial SD · None	Missing In the breaks the broadcast already uses, often every 10–15 minutes.	Missing Broadcast-style breaks inside episodes.	Missing At the open, then mid-episode.	Missing Long pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP prompts between segments.	Search Up to 1080p · ads: Steady	Missing Programme junctions and station branding.	Missing At the start and once or twice during a 24-minute episode.	Missing Pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP locks partway through a season.	Missing In the broadcast breaks.	Missing Long pre-roll, frequent mid-rolls, and overlay prompts.
—	11	In the Claws of the Tigron	17 min	Search Up to 4K when the upload allows it · ads: Steady	Missing At the start, then roughly every 10–15 minutes, plus upgrade cards.	Missing Station identifications, not ad pods.	Missing Before playback, and sometimes once mid-video. Danmaku comments sit on the picture unless you turn them off.	In the serial SD · None	Missing In the breaks the broadcast already uses, often every 10–15 minutes.	Missing Broadcast-style breaks inside episodes.	Missing At the open, then mid-episode.	Missing Long pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP prompts between segments.	Search Up to 1080p · ads: Steady	Missing Programme junctions and station branding.	Missing At the start and once or twice during a 24-minute episode.	Missing Pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP locks partway through a season.	Missing In the broadcast breaks.	Missing Long pre-roll, frequent mid-rolls, and overlay prompts.
—	12	Trapped in the Turret	19 min	Search Up to 4K when the upload allows it · ads: Steady	Missing At the start, then roughly every 10–15 minutes, plus upgrade cards.	Missing Station identifications, not ad pods.	Missing Before playback, and sometimes once mid-video. Danmaku comments sit on the picture unless you turn them off.	In the serial SD · None	Missing In the breaks the broadcast already uses, often every 10–15 minutes.	Missing Broadcast-style breaks inside episodes.	Missing At the open, then mid-episode.	Missing Long pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP prompts between segments.	Search Up to 1080p · ads: Steady	Missing Programme junctions and station branding.	Missing At the start and once or twice during a 24-minute episode.	Missing Pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP locks partway through a season.	Missing In the broadcast breaks.	Missing Long pre-roll, frequent mid-rolls, and overlay prompts.
—	13	Rocketing to Earth	18 min	Search Up to 4K when the upload allows it · ads: Steady	Missing At the start, then roughly every 10–15 minutes, plus upgrade cards.	Missing Station identifications, not ad pods.	Missing Before playback, and sometimes once mid-video. Danmaku comments sit on the picture unless you turn them off.	In the serial SD · None	Missing In the breaks the broadcast already uses, often every 10–15 minutes.	Missing Broadcast-style breaks inside episodes.	Missing At the open, then mid-episode.	Missing Long pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP prompts between segments.	Search Up to 1080p · ads: Steady	Missing Programme junctions and station branding.	Missing At the start and once or twice during a 24-minute episode.	Missing Pre-roll, mid-rolls, and VIP locks partway through a season.	Missing In the broadcast breaks.	Missing Long pre-roll, frequent mid-rolls, and overlay prompts.

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On the Archive file: nowhere. On YouTube, if a chapter upload exists: pre-roll, then mid-rolls about every 8–15 minutes. Viu, Viki, myTV SUPER, iQIYI, WeTV, and Youku do not license these 1930s serials, so the red cells are real gaps, not a loading error. Fill them from the Archive file or a YouTube search of the public-domain print.

Chapter minutes for Flash Gordon are the usual theatrical lengths. The Archive file runs 4 hours 5 minutes and is not split into thirteen separate items. Buck Rogers chapter times follow the published listing; the serial’s full running time is 237 minutes.