10 Amazing Behind The Scenes Secrets Of Star Trek: Enterprise
2. Did The Creators Not Want To Make Enterprise?
Another idea for why the show suffered poor viewership was franchise fatigue. This is the idea that there were simply too many Star Trek properties being released at one time.
Rick Berman and Brannon Braga have been criticised for their belief that Star Trek needed some time before returning to TV, but perhaps they were right.
Star Trek went through a huge break from television after Enterprise until 2017 with the release of Discovery, and since then we've had five other new shows, many of which have been incredibly successful. Maybe it was that long break that allowed Star Trek to become highly demanded again.
We're not ready yet for another decade-long dark age of yearning for a new Trek show, but franchise fatigue is real, and it's important to take the franchise in multiple directions to avoid that fatigue from setting in. Modern Trek has enough variety to keep things fresh.