December 20, 1968
"Elaan of Troyius"
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Come back in time with us 47 years.
New York based entertainment columnist Joan Crosby reviewed “Elaan of Troyius” for her syndicated column, TV Scout. She wrote: |
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Guest star, France Nuyen comes on mighty strong tonight with her performance as a high priestess of a planet. She is being transported by the Enterprise to another planet where she will be married off as a peace gesture. But she has two things going for her -- her aggressive arrogance and a strange set of tear ducts which manufacture tears that can enslave men like Captain Kirk.
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A.C. Nielsen shows that Star Trek had a very strong second place standing in the ratings. Don’t believe 46 years of folklore. Believe the facts, and the facts are finally here:
RATINGS / Nielsen National report for Friday, December 20, 1968:
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10 – 10:30 p.m., 53.5% U.S. TVs in use. Share: Households:
NBC: Star Trek (first half) 27% 10,370,000 ABC: Judd, for the Defense 30% 10,830,000 CBS: Friday Night Movie 27% 12,230,000 Independent local stations: 16% No data 10:30 - 11 p.m., 53.5% U.S. TVs in use. Share: Households: NBC: Star Trek (second half) 29% No data ABC: Judd, for the Defense 31% No data CBS: Friday Night Movie 26% No data Independent local stations: 14% No data |
So, if A.C. Nielsen was right and 10,370,000 households were tuned in to Star Trek, with an average of two people per household, then there were nearly 21 million of us watching. Not bad for a show sent into exile in the Friday 10-11 p.m. “death slot.”
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