In February 1976, The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder aired an episode that looked at the popularity of Star Trek. On the set were DeForest Kelley, Jimmy Doohan, Walter Koenig, Harlan Ellison and Star Trek fan and convention holder Al Schuster.
Co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto discuss this program.
The Tomorrow Show had its origins in the 1971 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act. that law banned cigarette advertising on television. The lost ad revenue for each of three networks was significant. NBC execs come up with the idea of extending the broadcast day by an hour to try to recoup some of the lost revenue.
