43 is the new 23. :)

Also, this isn’t much but an opinion by the Honorable John Zebrowski in the case of Roddenberry versus Roddenberry,

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/-a083956576

includes,

“”In Norway’s contract with the Star Trek 1 production company, the term
“profit participation” captioned a section defining Norway’s rights to profits from
syndications. The contract provided that Star Trek 1 had to repay a large and growing production cost deficit before any syndication profits would be payable to Norway.”"

which indicates the show amassed a growing production deficit of around $5 million dollars before syndication.

It’s not direct evidence but it is consistent with the part of my recollection that the production owed NBC.

I think the quote in #158 sourced,

http://preview.tinyurl.com/m3rkgv

more than those isolated images with no identifying marks or dates from the source publication in your cite, makes a stronger support for your time frame.

And the 6pm airing means that the NBC kerfuffle that I recall must have been on a much more accelerated time frame than the years since have caused me to erroneously believe.

“Channel 13 also has secured the first off-showings of Star Trek, air nightly at 6 o clock. Ironically, this is the best time slot the former NBC vehicle” – LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 25, 1969