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Lucille Ball's Desilu Saved Star Trek From Cancellation

Roddenberry Entertainment COO Trevor Roth revealed how Lucille Ball's company put the sci-fi series into reruns after NBC cancelled it.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 21 Oct 2026 · updated 2h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 21 Oct 2026. The Hollywood Reporter published first, on 21 October at 14:51 UTC; Variety followed 19h 58m later. The most recent article, from Variety, appeared on 22 October at 10:49 UTC.

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  1. ‘Star Trek’ 60th Anniversary Celebration Hits Rome MIA Market With Iconic Franchise at ‘Crossroads’ After Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Variety ·
  2. How Lucille Ball Saved ‘Star Trek’ to Become a Six-Decade Juggernaut Franchise The Hollywood Reporter ·

In this story

  • Lucille Ball
  • Star Trek
  • Roddenberry Entertainment
  • Desilu Productions
  • NBC
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