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* ''[[Stargate SG-1]]''—The episode “[[Window of Opportunity (Stargate SG-1)|Window of Opportunity]]” involves a time loop that two of the main characters must escape.

* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''—In the episode “[[Cause and Effect (TNG episode)|Cause and Effect]]”, the ''Enterprise'' crew discovers that for 17 days it has been caught in a “Temporal Causality Loop” repeating the events leading to the ship’s destruction.

* ''[[Xena, Warrior Princess]]''—One episode (Season 3; "Been there, done that.") saw the heroine reliving the same day multiple times. She eventually learned that the goddess Aphrodite had caused the time-loop so that Xena could aid a pair of star-crossed lovers.

* The comedy film ''[[Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day]]'' is probably the best-known example of the time-loop plot. Whenever Bill Murray’s character dies or goes to sleep, he wakes up to realize that the same day is happening again. This premise was also used in the series ''[[Day Break]]'' and the movie ''[[12:01]]''. In another series, ''[[Tru Calling]]'', the main character would be asked for “help” by the ghost of murder victims; this would cause her to wake up on the day of the victim’s death, giving her a chance to prevent the tragedy.

* ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''—In the episode ''[[Mystery Spot]]'', Sam Winchester experiences a time loop in which his brother Dean dies in various ways, each time the loop resets shortly after. The episode is played mostly for comedic effect and even references Groundhog Day.