Last night, CBS finally took the wraps off its oft-delayed new show , Star Trek: Discovery . The two-part debut ("The Vulcan Hello" and "Battle at the Binary Stars") gave fans the first new TV Trek since Star Trek: Enterprise ceased subspace transmission in 2005. And they were ready for it—last night's premiere set a single-day record for new signups for CBS' All Access streaming service.

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