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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6-06 Fan letters to Gene Roddenberry - 1975
6-05 Letter from Franz Joseph to Lincoln Enterprises - 1973
6-04 Letter from Franz Joseph - May 14, 1973
6-03 Citizen Stamp Advisory Committee - 1998
6-02 Star Trek stamp campaign - October 1995
6-01 Star Trek Writer-Director Info, August 1966
5-24 Thank you notes from Majel Barret Roddenberry - 1991
5-23 Star Trek opening narration - August 2, 1966
5-22 Gene Roddenberry confidential letter to Eddie Milkis - 1986
5-21 Dorothy Fontana letter to Don Page - April 1973
5-20 The Gamesters of Triskelion production report - 1967
5-19 The Gamesters of Pentathlon - August 1, 1967
5-18 Spockanalia 4 - April 1969
5-17 Star Trek publications request - Cornell University - 1973
5-16 Fan letters to Gene Roddenberry - 1970s
5-15 Profanity in Star Trek - Majel Barrett Roddenberry - 1994
5-14 Gene Roddenberry's first thoughts on TNG - October 1986
5-13 Star Trek Lives draft introduction - 1975
5-12 Isaac Asimov and the Laws of Robotics - 1986
5-11 Star Trek Cancelled - letters from Probert and Gerrold
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