When Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered in 1987, it did so in unknown territory. How would audience numbers pan out for a major science-fiction show in first-run syndication? Former Paramount executive John Wentworth returns to The Trek Files to demystify the numbers surrounding TNG's debut and how the show warped past expectation.
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9-13 James Doohan interview - 1982
9-12 Contract Request Form - Directors - 1967
9-11 "A Price Far Above Rubies" beat sheet - 1989
9-10 "Pen Pals" memo - 1988
9-9 Distribution bucks - 1989
9-8 Fan letters - early 1970s
9-7 Proposed Stories by Hannah Shearer - 1987
9-6 Speech to the National Space Society - 1989
9-5 Letter of Recommendation from Gene Roddenberry - 1991
9-4 Gene Coon 'Star Trek' memo - 1967
9-3 Starfleet Academy - 1987
9-2 Genesis II fan letter - 1973
9-1 Writing for Star Trek is an Exercise in Agony
8-24 Possible Film Revisions - December 26, 1979
8-23 Starfleet Academy second draft - October 26, 1987
8-22 Apology letter to Gene Roddenberry - 1968
8-21 Star Trek budgets 1966 - 1967 - 1968
8-20 Star Trek season 3 writers memo - 1968
8-19 Makeup supplies memo - 1967-1968
8-18 "In Essence, Nothing" deal memo - 1968
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