Question: When did the predecessor of The Eyes of Nye first air?

<P0-S0> Henry Aloysius Petre, DSO, MC (12 June 1884 – 24 April 1962) was an English solicitor who became Australia's first military aviator and a founding member of the Australian Flying Corps, predecessor of the Royal Australian Air Force. <P0-S1>  Born in Essex, he forsook his early legal career to pursue an interest in aviation, building his own aeroplane and gaining employment as a designer and pilot. <P0-S2>  In 1912, he answered the Australian Defence Department's call for pilots to form an aviation school, and was commissioned a lieutenant in the Australian Military Forces. <P0-S3>  The following year, he chose the site of the country's first air base at Point Cook, Victoria, and established its inaugural training institution, the Central Flying School, with Eric Harrison. <SEP> <P1-S0> Bill Nye the Science Guy is an American half-hour live action science program that originally aired from September 10, 1993 to June 20, 1998, and was hosted by Bill Nye. <P1-S1>  The show aired on PBS on October 10, 1994 to March 1, 1999 and was also syndicated to local stations. <SEP> <P2-S0> Maj. Gen. George G. Finch became the Senior Leader of the US Air National Guard; (Chief of the Air Division National Guard Bureau) (1948-1950) In June 1953 it was reported that Gen. Mark W. Clark would retire and be replaced by Maj. Gen George G. Finch on the UN command delegation to the Korean armistice talks George G. Finch, born April 11, 1902 in Dade City, Florida, is considered one of the pioneers in United States aviation history. <P2-S1>  He began his military career during World War 1, enlisting in the Aviation Section of the Army's Signal Corps in 1918. <P2-S2>  He remained in the Reserve Corps after the war, and in 1926, became Commander, 27th Pursuit Squadron, 1st Pursuit Group. <P2-S3>  In 1940, Georgia Governor Ed Rivers commissioned him to form the first flying unit of the Georgia Air National Guard. <P2-S4>  The unit was mobilized into the U.S. Army in September, 1941, with Major Finch as commander. <P2-S5>  After World War II, he was a leading critic of efforts to eliminate the air arm of the National Guard during peacetime. <P2-S6>  General Finch gained the respect and admiration of Air National Guardsmen throughout the nation with his steadfast support and successful efforts to preserve the Air Guard. <P2-S7>  He became the first Chief of the Air Force Division of the National Guard Bureau in 1948. <P2-S8>  Under his leadership, the Air National Guard built to combat readiness and was among the first components called into service after the outbreak of the Korean War. <P2-S9>  As a result of General Finch's vision and perseverance, 45,000 highly trained officers and airmen of 22 wings and 65 squadrons gave the Air Force the strength it needed in the early, critical phases of the Communist drive down the Korean peninsula.General Finch served as the senior Air Force member of the United Nations negotiating team at the peace talks at Panmunjom, Korea, and received the Legion of Merit for outstanding service in 1955; General Finch assumed command of Fourteenth Air Force, Robins AFB, Georgia, becoming the nation's first Air National Guardsman to head a numbered air force. <P2-S10>  General Finch had a career of "firsts" including the US Army's first night landing with a single, five-million-candlepower floodlight in 1927. <P2-S11>  He also established and endowed the General John P. McConnell Award at the United States Air Force Academy. <P2-S12>  Considered by many as the father of the strong, independent Air National Guard existing today, General Finch retired in 1957. <P2-S13>  No man has had greater impact on the Air Force Reserve and National Guard than has General George G. Finch.A graduate of the University of Georgia and a member of the Georgia Bar, General Finch was enshrined in the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame May 18, 1996. <SEP> <P3-S0> The Eyes of Nye is a science program that aired on public television in the United States in 2005 and featured Bill Nye. <P3-S1>  The show was more sophisticated than its predecessor "Bill Nye the Science Guy", as it was aimed more toward adults and teenagers than children. <P3-S2>  All episodes were rated TV-G, except for "Addiction" and "The Evolution of Sex", both rated TV-PG. <P3-S3>  The creation of the show was motivated by the success of the television program "Bill Nye the Science Guy", as well as a widespread contempt among scientists for scientific journalism in the media. <P3-S4>  The program was based in Seattle, Washington, produced by Buena Vista Television and broadcast during primetime by KCTS, the local PBS affiliate.