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- From: gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman)
- Subject: Re: Government-run programs Was: Re: Justification for the Space Program
- Message-ID: <1993Jan7.090922.2531@ke4zv.uucp>
- Reply-To: gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman)
- Organization: Destructive Testing Systems
- References: <1992Dec30.230013.4102@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> <1992Dec31.195131.148@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> <1993Jan2.045416.15301@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> <1993Jan4.191800.12395@ke4zv.uucp> <ewright.726356070@convex.convex.com>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 09:09:22 GMT
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- In article <ewright.726356070@convex.convex.com> ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright) writes:
- >In <1993Jan4.191800.12395@ke4zv.uucp> gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman) writes:
- >
- >>After the first Apollo landing, TV ratings for space coverage dropped
- >>sharply. The media took their cue from that. It's only climbed into
- >>the top 50 *once* after that, that was the launch after Challenger.
- >
- >And Star Trek was always at the bottom of the ratings...
-
- Yes it was. It's done quite well in syndication over the years, however,
- thanks to a small, but hardcore and vocal group of fans. More viewer
- hours are probably spent watching Star Trek reruns today than during it's
- first run network release. But that's because you can find it at nearly
- any hour of any day on cable and independent stations. Some people watch
- it eight times a week. I find that rather sick, but then fan is just a
- contraction for fanatic.
-
- Gary
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