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Star Trek: from syndication to… popularity?

Star TrekPicked up in syndication by Kaiser Broadcasting’s station group and other independent TV stations across America – often those with no newscast of their own – Star Trek sees its ratings skyrocket. The Kaiser stations run it directly opposite local and network newscasts at 6:00pm in most markets. Paramount Television runs an ad in Broadcast Magazine, claiming that New York City independent station WPIX has shown a 96% gain in ratings over the previous programming in the same time slot. In Los Angeles, KCOP’s nightly Star Trek reruns boost ratings 77%. It is from this culture – the nightly reruns of the 79 episodes reaching saturation point – that Star Trek fandom truly arises, gradually leading to an outcry for new material that gets Paramount’s attention later in the ’70s. With most of the cast battling typecasting, the conventions prove to be a lucrative draw for the show’s stars (and creator Gene Roddenberry, who becomes a popular speaker at conventions).

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Quinn Martin’s Tales Of The Unexpected: The Final Chapter

Tales Of The UnexpectedThe first episode of Quinn Martin’s horror/sci-fi anthology Tales Of The Unexpected premieres on NBC. (This series is not to be confused with the longer-lived British series of the same name, created by acclaimed author Roald Dahl.) Roy Thinnes (The Invaders), Ned Beatty (Superman), and Tim O’Connor (Buck Rogers In The 25th Century) guest star.

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Wonder Woman: The Starships Are Coming

Wonder WomanThe 50th episode of Wonder Woman airs on CBS, starring Lynda Carter and Lyle Waggoner. Tim O’Connor (Buck Rogers In The 25th Century) guest stars. The soundtrack features the Blaster Beam, an instrument that will gain popularity toward the end of this year when used in Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

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Super Force: Of Human Bondage

Super ForceThe 15th episode of the science fiction crime drama Super Force is broadcast in syndication in North America, starring Ken Olandt, Larry B. Scott, and Patrick Macnee (The Avengers). Traci Lords guest stars.

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She-Wolf Of London: Voodoo Child

She-Wolf Of LondonThe 13th episode of She-Wolf Of London is broadcast in syndication in North America, a co-production between Universal Studios and British broadcaster HTV, and starring Kate Hodge and Neil Dickson. Christopher Benjamin (Doctor Who) guest stars.

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