‘Tis time to answer all the questions… so far…
Q2. To what extent did the business model of network television enable Star Trek: The Original Series to appeal to such a wide range of audiences? In ways did that same model constrain it?
“ The peak ownership percentage of households with at least one television set occurred during the 1996–97 season, with 98.4% ownership.” This means that the base audience which could watch a variety of TV shows rose. From what I have seen, The network television boosted the broad range of viewing of the shows like
The only constraints were the individual notions of whether to choose Star Trek or other TV series at that time.
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