Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| No. in\nseries | No. in\nseason | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 1 | "Dream House / UFO Encounter" | Allan Kroeker | Will Dixon / James Nadler | September 28, 1996 |
| 2 | 2 | "Possession / Man Out of Time" | John Bell / Allan Kroeker | James Nadler / Larry Raskin | October 5, 1996 |
| 3 | 3 | "Reptilian Revenge / Ghostly Voices" | Giles Walker / Allan Kroeker | Will Dixon / Richard Oleksiak | October 12, 1996 |
| 4 | 4 | "Creeping Darkness / Power" | John Bell / Allan Kroeker | David Preston / Gerald Wexler | October 19, 1996 |
| 5 | 5 | "Free Fall / Presence" | Milan Cheylov / John Bell | Larry Raskin / Ian Weir | October 26, 1996 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Infestation / Human Apportation" | Giles Walker / John Bell | Damian Kindler / Denise Fordham | November 2, 1996 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Underneath / Phantom Limb" | Milan Cheylov / Allan Kroeker | Robert C. Cooper / Sherman Snukal | November 9, 1996 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Transient / Two Lost Old Men" | Giles Walker | Damian Kindler / Ian Weir | November 16, 1996 |
| 9 | 9 | "UFO Duplication / Clara's Friend" | Marc Voizard | Robert C. Cooper / Will Dixon | November 23, 1996 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Hunter / The Healer" | John Bell | Damian Kindler / Larry Raskin | November 30, 1996 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Curse / Angel on a Plane" | Marc Voizard / Ken Girotti | Will Dixon / Ian Weir | January 18, 1997 |
| 12 | 12 | "Anasazi Cave / Devil's Triangle" | Marc Voizard / Ken Girotti | Sherman Snukal / Damian Kindler | January 25, 1997 |
| 13 | 13 | "The Undead / The Stalker" | Clay Boris | Will Dixon / Alex Pugsley | February 1, 1997 |
| 14 | 14 | "The Forbidden North / Reincarnation" | Ken Girotti | Damian Kindler / Peter Aykroyd | February 8, 1997 |
| 15 | 15 | "The Greenhouse Effect / The Buzz" | Clay Boris | Damian Kindler / Sherman Snukal | February 15, 1997 |
| 16 | 16 | "The Light" | Milan Cheylov | Will Dixon | February 22, 1997 |
| 17 | 17 | "The 13th Floor / The Believer" | Clay Boris / Craig Pryce | Jean Hurtubise / Damian Kindler | April 12, 1997 |
| 18 | 18 | "The Fog / House on Garden Street" | Clay Boris | Robert C. Cooper / Chris Dickie | April 19, 1997 |
| 19 | 19 | "Second Sight / Chocolate Soldier" | Milan Cheylov | Sherman Snukal / Will Dixon | April 26, 1997 |
| 20 | 20 | "Fire Within / Fate" | Aaron Schuster | Richard Oleksiak / Damian Kindler | May 3, 1997 |
| 21 | 21 | "Death at Sunset / Collision" | Ross Clyde | Jeremy Hole / Sherman Snukal | May 10, 1997 |
| 22 | 22 | "Perestroika" | Giles Walker | Will Dixon | May 17, 1997 |
Question:
what was the first air date of season 1?
Answer:
September 28, 1996