Although Roddenberry wanted Kelley to play the character of ship's doctor, he didn't put Kelley's name forward to NBC ; the network never " rejected " the actor as Roddenberry sometimes suggested.

Although the XFL began with better-than-expected TV ratings ( the opening-week games actually delivered ratings double those of what NBC had promised advertisers and the Saturday broadcast had more viewers than the NFL Pro Bowl ) and fair publicity, the audience declined sharply after the first week of the season, going from a 9. 5 rating to a 4. 6 in just one week, and the media attacked the league for what was perceived as a poor quality of play.

Although Fox was growing rapidly as a network and had established itself as a presence, it was still not considered a major competitor to the big three broadcast networks ( ABC, CBS, and NBC ).

Although the syndicated Match Game was not a direct cause of the ratings problems Love of Life facedthe 4: 00 PM timeslot, the last network daytime slot, had been a problem for CBS, NBC, and ABC for years and Love of Life had seen a precipitous drop in ratings since the April 1979 move to the late afternoon many stations ran the syndicated series against the veteran soap opera and, in the case of some CBS affiliates and owned-and-operated stations, preempted Love of Life in favor of the new Match Game.

Although NBC was known to have station-to-station links as early as 1941, DuMont received its station licenses before NBC resumed its previous sporadic network broadcasts after the war.

Although the episode received high ratings, NBC would, in the following weeks, decide to cancel the show.

Although Pardo officially retired from NBC in 2004 and moved from Demarest, New Jersey to Tucson, Arizona, the producers of Saturday Night Live persuaded him to continue providing the introductions for their show.

Although it was a huge hit at introduction ( watched by almost 1 in 4 households according to official ratings during that time period ), the onset of the Gulf War caused NBC to continually preempt or reschedule the episodes resulting in declining ratings.

Although NBC finally settled on the skilled and well-respected broadcast journalist John Chancellor, Cronkite proved to be more popular and continued to be top-rated until his retirement in 1981.

Although the show wasn't picked up for the fall schedule, NBC did air the pilot on September 1, 1999.

Although fewer episodes were produced during the second season ( 13 compared to 18 in the first season ), NBC repeated five Season 1 episodes ( re-edited to feature the final five chapters of Danger Island ) to maintain continuity of story line immediately following the first run of the 13 Season 2 episodes.

Although NBC chose not to continue with the show, Quinn took a similarly-themed show to Comedy Central later on that year.

In 1995, the network announced it was developing a TV movie and " potential miniseries " called " Lights Out " which, it was stressed, was " not being adapted from the radio series ..." Although Oboler managed to retain the rights to his radio scripts, NBC apparently still owns the rights to the series ' title.

Although only one network ( NBC, with its The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and later Late Night with David Letterman ) had a successful late-night talk show until 1992, the field greatly expanded beginning with Carson's retirement and the controversial selection of Jay Leno as Tonights new host.

Although Gershwin never recorded the concerto, he was invited by Rudy Vallee to play the third movement from the concerto on an NBC radio broadcast in 1931, which was preserved on transcription discs and later issued on both LPs and compact discs.

Although Goodson went forward with his plans to launch The Nighttime Price Is Right without a companion program, both he and NBC did not give up on Concentration and a new series was developed.

Although some believe that the serial was patterned after Grace Metalious ’ scandalous novel Peyton Place, the serial was actually CBS ’ attempt to create a psychosexual, family melodrama popularized by NBC ’ s Days of our Lives.

Although this, both sides agreed to a ban on NBC weapons, colony drops and maltreatment of POWs by signing the Antarctic Treaty.

Although his television series is largely associated with CBS, where it appeared for more than fifteen years, it actually began and ended on NBC.

Although Silverman's tenure at ABC was very successful, he left to become President and CEO of NBC in 1978.

Although Murrow was an established CBS name and Columbia Records was then owned by CBS, Friendly's next full-time work came as a news producer at NBC.

Although the first season of the adaptation suffered mediocre ratings, NBC renewed it for another season due to the anticipated success of Carell's movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and the series subsequently became a ratings success.

Although liked by Gene Roddenberry, it was initially rejected by NBC studio executive Stanley Robertson.

Although he incited a few friendly Indians to pillage the invaders, and even kill some of them, the Carolina advance continued.

Although federal and city narcotic agents sometimes worked together, Sokol continued, rivalries developed when they were `` aiming at the same criminals ''.

Although the Principate continued in theory until the reign of Diocletian, Severus Alexander's death signalled the beginning of the chaotic period known as the Crisis of the Third Century which brought the empire to near collapse.

Although Ayckbourn continued to move where his career took him, he settled in Scarborough, eventually buying Longwestgate House, the house formerly owned by Stephen Joseph.

Although Cyril Davies left the group in 1963, Blues Incorporated continued to record, with Korner at the helm, until 1966.

Although the German General Staff was also abolished by the treaty, it nevertheless continued to exist as the Truppenamt or " Troop Office ", supposedly only an administrative body.

Although production of Luftwaffe fighter aircraft continued, they would be unable to fly for lack of fuel.

Although his popularity continued mostly due to the TV show, his musical works in 1990s were not well received.

Although South Africa continued to provide developmental aid, it closed its consulate in Moroni in 1992.

Although only two copies of the collection of poetry were sold, the sisters continued writing for publication and began their first novels, continuing to use their noms de plume when sending manuscripts to potential publishers.

Although the NATO countries did not adopt an intermediate-power round, they continued the trend toward shorter and lighter magazine-fed battle rifles.

Although Fulham was relegated, the development of Craven Cottage continued.

Although he did not hold a formal executive position in the government, Chiang continued to issue orders to the army, and many officers continued to obey Chiang rather than Li.

Although Darwin discussed evolutionary ideas with him from 1842, Lyell continued to reject evolution in each of the first nine editions of the Principles.

Although he was an immensely capable general and statesman, Cesare would have trouble maintaining his domain without continued Papal patronage.

Although the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church has not rejoined the group, efforts have continued to bring this communion back into membership.

Although Earnhardt continued to dominate in the seasons ahead, this would be his final NASCAR championship.

Although the NIC at first used NLS, it was intended to be a production service to other network users, while Engelbart continued to focus on innovative research.

Although the invasion of Iraq and subsequent recession spawned a rash of belt-tightening reorganizations which drastically redirected the efforts of their alliance partners, they continued with the management seminars, consulting, and small-scale collaborations.

Although Caitlin initially continued her relationship with John, she and Thomas began a correspondence and in the second half of 1936 were courting.

Although unsure as to why these saints should choose such a " sinner " as their patron, Einhard nonetheless set about ensuring they continued to receive a resting place fitting of their honour.

Although London ( and the rest of Middlesex ) was lost by the East Saxons in the 8th century, the bishops of London continued to exert spiritual authority over Essex as a kingdom, shire and county until 1845.

Although the XM-291 does not immediately mean that ETC technology is viable at this current point in time it does offer an example that it is possible and that continued research in the area is worth the advantages reaped if such a system was to be successfully implemented on a modern tank.

Although the British industry continued to expand after its brilliant beginning, the new companies that replaced the first innovative film-makers proved unable to preserve their drive and originality.