▁in ▁these ▁cases ; ▁a ▁different , ▁dark er ▁logo — origin ally ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁Param ount ▁Television ▁Service ' s ▁station ▁ident — was ▁seen ▁instead .) ▁ ▁Param ount , ▁and ▁its ▁event ual ▁parent ▁Via com , ▁didn ' t ▁forget ▁about ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁television ▁network . ▁Independent ▁stations , ▁even ▁more ▁than ▁network ▁affili ates , ▁were ▁feeling ▁the ▁growing ▁pressure ▁of ▁audience ▁er os ion ▁to ▁cable ▁television ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁una ff ili ated ▁commercial ▁stations ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁mark ets , ▁at ▁least , ▁even ▁after ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁Fox ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁Param ount , ▁long ▁successful ▁in ▁synd ic ation ▁with ▁repe ats ▁of ▁Star ▁Tre k , ▁with ▁several ▁impress ively ▁popular ▁first - run ▁synd ic ated ▁series ▁by ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁in ▁Entertainment ▁Ton ight , ▁Hard ▁Copy , ▁Web ster ▁( which ▁moved ▁from ▁ABC ▁for ▁its ▁last ▁two ▁seasons ), ▁The ▁Ar sen io ▁Hall ▁Show , ▁Friday ▁the ▁ 1 3 th : ▁The ▁Series , ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁World s ▁( un related ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁attempt ) ▁ ▁and , ▁perhaps ▁most ▁important ly ▁of ▁all , ▁the ▁two ▁new ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁franch ises , ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁The ▁Next ▁Generation ▁