How did Star Trek really do in the ratings on NBC?
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Typical of the night “Shore Leave” aired on NBC, Star Trek was the network's highest rated show. It also won its time slot. A.C. Nielsen said 31.4% of the TV sets running in America were tuned to Star Trek. The estimated audience was over 11,000,000 households. ABC’s top-rated series, Bewitched, came in second, with 30.7%, and CBS trailed with 28.7% for its hit series, My Three Sons. Star Trek’s audience share increased to 32.7% at 9 p.m. as ABC aired That Girl, down to 29%, and CBS drew 23.3% for the network’s Thursday Night Movie. 45 years of folklore about Star Trek is dispelled on nearly every page of These are the Voyages - TOS: Season One, on sale now. Watch for Season Two, arriving in early 2014.