‚Star Trek‘ fans know that the 1st episode of Star Trek The Original Series aired on September 8. However, many don’t know that it aired in this country first.
YouTube The Opening Credits of „Star Trek: The Original Series“ Every Star Trek fan knows that the first episode of Star Trek: The Original Series aired on September 8,1966, on NBC. The premiere date is so important to Trek fans that it’s commemorated each year with Star Trek Day, a celebration of all things Trek. Though September 8th is widely acknowledged as the “birthday” of the Star Trek franchise, it’s actually not the date that Star Trek was seen for the very first time. The first episode of The Original Series premiered in a different country two days before it premiered in the United States. Cole Burston/Getty Images The September 6,1966 issue of the Montreal Gazette revealed that Star Trek premiered in Canada two days before it premiered in the United States. The Television and Radio section of the paper included a small, black and white ad for the new show. The ad proclaimed that Star Trek, starring William Shatner, would take viewers “through the universe and beyond in television’s most exciting adventure!” The ad also boasted that the show would play “in astral color.
