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Cynthia Littleton, writing for Variety in 1998, summarized the ratings the series was receiving at the end of its sixth season: " Deep Space Nine may not go out on as high a Nielsen note as Next Generation, which wrapped a hugely successful run in 1994, but DS9 is hardly floundering.

The show, which bowed in January 1993, consistently ranks among the top three first-run syndication hours in household and demographic ratings.