sure is a good thing this series wasn’t on FOX–wouldn’t have lasted half a season 
thanks for hangin’ with me, Mr B! a pleasure, as always 
But still in keeping with TOS. These early episodes were very much still trying to find their own footing, with limited (or non-existent) success.
Back then, it probably would have. I think Fox was only airing programming a few nights a week in the late '80s.