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   From: Obveeus@aol.com   
      
   "Mac Breck"  wrote in message   
   news:3eudnfApUNNmtI7WnZ2dnUVZ_qGdnZ2d@supernews.com...   
   > Keith wrote:   
   >> All:   
   >>  Star Trek did OK in it's first year Thursdays at 8:30pm and was   
   >> moved to Fridays at 8:30pm for it's second season.  There, it bombed   
   >> and was saved by a huge letter writing campaign. For it's third   
   >> season, it was put on Fridays at 10pm and that sunk it even further.   
   >   
   > So, when Fridays at 8:30PM gets numbers sufficient to allow TPTB to kill   
   > a show, and the fans speak out to rescue it, go deeper on Fridays to get   
   > the justification for the kill.  Check.   
      
   No 'justification' was needed.  The original Star Trek had low TV ratings   
   and was cancelled for having those low ratings.  People trying to claim that   
   the original series was a ratings success are simply wrong.   
      
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