https://screenrant.com/star-trek-lucille-ball-desliu-save/

The original Star Trek may not have been made if not for Desilu Productions, the studio responsible for I Love Lucy — and run by Lucille Ball.

Without Lucille Ball, Star Trek Would've Failed Before Its Pilot Episode (https://www.cbr.com/lucille-ball-star-trek-first-episode/)

Star Trek is a franchise going strong after almost 60 years, but without Hollywood legend Lucille Ball it wouldn't have gone past its pilot episode.