Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series which aired in syndication from September 1987 through to May 1994. It is the second live-action series of the Star Trek franchise and comprises a total of 176 (DVD and original broadcast) or 178 (syndicated) episodes over 7 seasons. The series picks up about 95 years after the original series is said to have taken place. The television episodes are listed here in chronological order by original air date, which match the episode order in each season's DVD set.
The main cast consisted of Patrick Stewart as captain Jean-Luc Picard, Jonathan Frakes as his first officer William Riker, Brent Spiner as chief of operations Data, LeVar Burton as chief engineer Geordi La Forge, Marina Sirtis as counselor Deanna Troi, Michael Dorn as chief of security Worf, and Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher. McFadden left the show after the first season and was replaced for the second season with Diana Muldaur as Dr. Katherine Pulaski, but returned for the third season and remained with the cast thereafter. Wil Wheaton starred as Wesley Crusher in seasons 1–4, returning for guest appearances in seasons 5 and 7. Denise Crosby played chief security officer Tasha Yar in the first season but her character was killed in the episode "Skin of Evil", returning for a guest appearance in season 3 and the two-hour series finale "All Good Things...".
The Next Generation cast also appears in four feature films: Generations, First Contact, Insurrection, and Nemesis.
Series overview
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Season
Episodes
Originally released
First released
Last released
1
26
September 28, 1987 (1987-09-28)
May 16, 1988 (1988-05-16)
2
22
November 21, 1988 (1988-11-21)
July 17, 1989 (1989-07-17)
3
26
September 25, 1989 (1989-09-25)
June 18, 1990 (1990-06-18)
4
26
September 24, 1990 (1990-09-24)
June 17, 1991 (1991-06-17)
5
26
September 23, 1991 (1991-09-23)
June 15, 1992 (1992-06-15)
6
26
September 21, 1992 (1992-09-21)
June 21, 1993 (1993-06-21)
7
26
September 20, 1993 (1993-09-20)
May 23, 1994 (1994-05-23)
Episodes
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Both the series' premiere ("Encounter at Farpoint") and finale ("All Good Things...") originally aired as single two-hour presentations, but have since aired as two one-hour episodes.
Season 1 (1987–1988)
[edit] Main article: Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1
No.overall
No. inseason
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original release date
Prod.code
Nielsen rating
1
1
"Encounter at Farpoint"
Corey Allen
D. C. Fontana & Gene Roddenberry
September 28, 1987 (1987-09-28)
101102
15.7[1]
2
2
3
3
"The Naked Now"
Paul Lynch
Story by : John D. F. Black and D. C. Fontana[a]Teleplay by : D. C. Fontana
October 5, 1987 (1987-10-05)
103
11.5[1]
4
4
"Code of Honor"
Russ Mayberry
Katharyn Powers & Michael Baron
October 12, 1987 (1987-10-12)
104
9.5[1]
5
5
"The Last Outpost"
Richard Colla
Story by : Richard KrzmeienTeleplay by : Herbert Wright
October 19, 1987 (1987-10-19)
107
8.9[1]
6
6
"Where No One Has Gone Before"
Rob Bowman
Diane Duane & Michael Reaves
October 26, 1987 (1987-10-26)
106
10.5[1]
7
7
"Lonely Among Us"
Cliff Bole
Story by : Michael HalperinTeleplay by : D. C. Fontana
November 2, 1987 (1987-11-02)
108
12.1[1]
8
8
"Justice"
James L. Conway
Story by : John D. F. Black[b] & Worley ThorneTeleplay by : Worley Thorne
November 9, 1987 (1987-11-09)
109
12.7[1]
9
9
"The Battle"
Rob Bowman
Story by : Larry ForresterTeleplay by : Herbert Wright
November 16, 1987 (1987-11-16)
110
10.5[1]
10
10
"Hide and Q"
Cliff Bole
Story by : Maurice Hurley[c]Teleplay by : Maurice Hurley & Gene Roddenberry
November 23, 1987 (1987-11-23)
111
11.0[1]
11
11
"Haven"
Richard Compton
Story by : Tracy Tormé & Lan O'KunTeleplay by : Tracy Tormé
November 30, 1987 (1987-11-30)
105
10.3[1]
12
12
"The Big Goodbye"
Joseph L. Scanlan
Tracy Tormé
January 11, 1988 (1988-01-11)
113
11.5[1]
13
13
"Datalore"
Rob Bowman
Story by : Robert Lewin & Maurice HurleyTeleplay by : Robert Lewin & Gene Roddenberry
January 18, 1988 (1988-01-18)
114
10.3[1]
14
14
"Angel One"
Michael Rhodes
Patrick Barry
January 25, 1988 (1988-01-25)
115
11.4[1]
15
15
"11001001"
Paul Lynch
Maurice Hurley & Robert Lewin
February 1, 1988 (1988-02-01)
116
10.7[1]
16
16
"Too Short a Season"
Rob Bowman
Story by : Michael MichaelianTeleplay by : Michael Michaelian & D. C. Fontana
February 8, 1988 (1988-02-08)
112
10.9[1]
17
17
"When the Bough Breaks"
Kim Manners
Hannah Louise Shearer
February 15, 1988 (1988-02-15)
118
10.2[1]
18
18
"Home Soil"
Corey Allen
Story by : Karl Geurs & Ralph Sanchez and Robert SabaroffTeleplay by : Robert Sabaroff
February 22, 1988 (1988-02-22)
117
9.0[1]
19
19
"Coming of Age"
Mike Vejar
Sandy Fries
March 14, 1988 (1988-03-14)
119
10.1[1]
20
20
"Heart of Glory"
Rob Bowman
Story by : Maurice Hurley and Herbert Wright & D. C. FontanaTeleplay by : Maurice Hurley
March 21, 1988 (1988-03-21)
120
10.7[1]
21
21
"The Arsenal of Freedom"
Les Landau
Story by : Maurice Hurley & Robert LewinTeleplay by : Richard Manning & Hans Beimler
April 11, 1988 (1988-04-11)
121
10.4[1]
22
22
"Symbiosis"
Win Phelps
Story by : Robert LewinTeleplay by : Robert Lewin and Richard Manning & Hans Beimler
April 18, 1988 (1988-04-18)
123
10.8[1]
23
23
"Skin of Evil"
Joseph L. Scanlan
Story by : Joseph StefanoTeleplay by : Joseph Stefano & Hannah Louise Shearer
April 25, 1988 (1988-04-25)
122
9.7[1]
24
24
"We'll Always Have Paris"
Robert Becker
Deborah Dean Davis & Hannah Louise Shearer
May 2, 1988 (1988-05-02)
124
9.7[1]
25
25
"Conspiracy"
Cliff Bole
Story by : Robert SabaroffTeleplay by : Tracy Tormé
May 9, 1988 (1988-05-09)
125
9.4[1]
26
26
"The Neutral Zone"
James L. Conway
Story by : Deborah McIntyre & Mona CleeTeleplay by : Maurice Hurley
May 16, 1988 (1988-05-16)
126
10.2[1]
^Credited as J. Michael Bingham
^Credited as Ralph Wills
^Credited as C.J. Holland
Season 2 (1988–1989)
[edit] Main article: Star Trek: The Next Generation season 2
No.overall
No. inseason
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original release date
Prod.code
Nielsen rating
27
1
"The Child"
Rob Bowman
Jaron Summers & Jon Povill and Maurice Hurley
November 21, 1988 (1988-11-21)
127
10.9[2]
28
2
"Where Silence Has Lease"
Winrich Kolbe
Jack B. Sowards
November 28, 1988 (1988-11-28)
128
10.3[2]
29
3
"Elementary, Dear Data"
Rob Bowman
Brian Alan Lane
December 5, 1988 (1988-12-05)
129
Unknown[2]
30
4
"The Outrageous Okona"
Robert Becker
Story by : Les Menchen & Lance Dickson and David LandsbergTeleplay by : Burton Armus
December 12, 1988 (1988-12-12)
130
Unknown[2]
31
5
"Loud as a Whisper"
Larry Shaw
Jacqueline Zambrano
January 9, 1989 (1989-01-09)
132
10.7[2]
32
6
"The Schizoid Man"
Les Landau
Story by : Richard Manning & Hans BeimlerTeleplay by : Tracy Tormé
January 23, 1989 (1989-01-23)
131
10.8[2]
33
7
"Unnatural Selection"
Paul Lynch
John Mason & Mike Gray
January 30, 1989 (1989-01-30)
133
11.0[2]
34
8
"A Matter of Honor"
Rob Bowman
Story by : Wanda M. Haight & Gregory Amos and Burton ArmusTeleplay by : Burton Armus
February 6, 1989 (1989-02-06)
134
11.3[2]
35
9
"The Measure of a Man"
Robert Scheerer
Melinda M. Snodgrass
February 13, 1989 (1989-02-13)
135
11.3[2]
36
10
"The Dauphin"
Rob Bowman
Scott Rubenstein & Leonard Mlodinow
February 20, 1989 (1989-02-20)
136
10.7[2]
37
11
"Contagion"
Joseph L. Scanlan
Steve Gerber & Beth Woods
March 20, 1989 (1989-03-20)
137
10.2[2]
38
12
"The Royale"
Cliff Bole
Tracy Tormé[a]
March 27, 1989 (1989-03-27)
138
10.6[2]
39
13
"Time Squared"
Joseph L. Scanlan
Story by : Kurt Michael BensmillerTeleplay by : Maurice Hurley
April 3, 1989 (1989-04-03)
139
9.9[2]
40
14
"The Icarus Factor"
Robert Iscove
Story by : David AssaelTeleplay by : David Assael and Robert McCullough
April 24, 1989 (1989-04-24)
140
9.1[2]
41
15
"Pen Pals"
Winrich Kolbe
Story by : Hannah Louise ShearerTeleplay by : Melinda M. Snodgrass
May 1, 1989 (1989-05-01)
141
9.7[2]
42
16
"Q Who"
Rob Bowman
Maurice Hurley
May 8, 1989 (1989-05-08)
142
10.3[2]
43
17
"Samaritan Snare"
Les Landau
Robert McCullough
May 15, 1989 (1989-05-15)
143
10.0[2]
44
18
"Up the Long Ladder"
Winrich Kolbe
Melinda M. Snodgrass
May 22, 1989 (1989-05-22)
144
9.2[2]
45
19
"Manhunt"
Rob Bowman
Tracy Tormé[b]
June 19, 1989 (1989-06-19)
145
8.9[2]
46
20
"The Emissary"
Cliff Bole
Story by : Richard Manning & Hans BeimlerTeleplay by : Richard Manning & Hans Beimler Based on an unpublished story by: Thomas H. Calder
June 26, 1989 (1989-06-26)
146
9.0[2]
47
21
"Peak Performance"
Robert Scheerer
David Kemper
July 10, 1989 (1989-07-10)
147
9.4[2]
48
22
"Shades of Gray"
Rob Bowman
Story by : Maurice HurleyTeleplay by : Maurice Hurley and Richard Manning & Hans Beimler
July 17, 1989 (1989-07-17)
148
9.8[2]
^Credited as Keith Mills
^Credited as Terry Devereaux
Season 3 (1989–1990)
[edit] Main article: Star Trek: The Next Generation season 3
No.overall
No. inseason
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original release date
Prod.code
Nielsen rating
49[nb 1]
1
"Evolution"
Winrich Kolbe
Story by : Michael Piller & Michael WagnerTeleplay by : Michael Piller
September 25, 1989 (1989-09-25)
150
10.8[3]
50
2
"The Ensigns of Command"
Cliff Bole
Melinda M. Snodgrass
October 2, 1989 (1989-10-02)
149
Unknown[4]
51
3
"The Survivors"
Les Landau
Michael Wagner
October 9, 1989 (1989-10-09)
151
9.6[4]
52
4
"Who Watches the Watchers"
Robert Wiemer
Richard Manning & Hans Beimler
October 16, 1989 (1989-10-16)
152
9.6[4]
53
5
"The Bonding"
Winrich Kolbe
Ronald D. Moore
October 23, 1989 (1989-10-23)
153
9.9[4]
54
6
"Booby Trap"
Gabrielle Beaumont
Story by : Michael Wagner & Ron RomanTeleplay by : Ron Roman and Michael Piller & Richard Danus
October 30, 1989 (1989-10-30)
154
11.0[4]
55
7
"The Enemy"
David Carson
David Kemper and Michael Piller
November 6, 1989 (1989-11-06)
155
10.3[4]
56
8
"The Price"
Robert Scheerer
Hannah Louise Shearer
November 13, 1989 (1989-11-13)
156
10.6[4]
57
9
"The Vengeance Factor"
Timothy Bond
Sam Rolfe
November 20, 1989 (1989-11-20)
157
9.7[4]
58
10
"The Defector"
Robert Scheerer
Ronald D. Moore
January 1, 1990 (1990-01-01)
158
10.5[4]
59
11
"The Hunted"
Cliff Bole
Robin Bernheim
January 10, 1990 (1990-01-10)
159
10.6[4]
60
12
"The High Ground"
Gabrielle Beaumont
Melinda M. Snodgrass
January 31, 1990 (1990-01-31)
160
10.5[4]
61
13
"Deja Q"
Les Landau
Richard Danus
February 5, 1990 (1990-02-05)
161
11.3[4]
62
14
"A Matter of Perspective"
Cliff Bole
Ed Zuckerman
February 12, 1990 (1990-02-12)
162
10.8[4]
63
15
"Yesterday's Enterprise"
David Carson
Teleplay by : Ira Steven Behr & Richard Manning & Hans Beimler & Ronald D. MooreStory by : Trent Christopher Ganino & Eric A. Stillwell
February 19, 1990 (1990-02-19)
163
11.9[4]
64
16
"The Offspring"
Jonathan Frakes
René Echevarria
March 12, 1990 (1990-03-12)
164
10.2[4]
65
17
"Sins of the Father"
Les Landau
Story by : Drew DeighanTeleplay by : Ronald D. Moore & W. Reed Moran
March 19, 1990 (1990-03-19)
165
11.1[4]
66
18
"Allegiance"
Winrich Kolbe
Richard Manning & Hans Beimler
March 26, 1990 (1990-03-26)
166
10.2[4]
67
19
"Captain's Holiday"
Chip Chalmers
Ira Steven Behr
April 2, 1990 (1990-04-02)
167
11.7[4]
68
20
"Tin Man"
Robert Scheerer
Dennis Bailey[a] & David Bischoff
April 23, 1990 (1990-04-23)
168
10.2[4]
69
21
"Hollow Pursuits"
Cliff Bole
Sally Caves
April 30, 1990 (1990-04-30)
169
9.8[4]
70
22
"The Most Toys"
Timothy Bond
Shari Goodhartz
May 7, 1990 (1990-05-07)
170
10.3[4]
71
23
"Sarek"
Les Landau
Story by : Peter S. BeagleTeleplay by : Peter S. Beagle
May 14, 1990 (1990-05-14)
171
10.6[4]
72
24
"Ménage à Troi"
Robert Legato
Fred Bronson & Susan Sackett
May 28, 1990 (1990-05-28)
172
9.1[4]
73
25
"Transfigurations"
Tom Benko
René Echevarria
June 4, 1990 (1990-06-04)
173
10.2[4]
74
26
"The Best of Both Worlds, Part I"
Cliff Bole
Michael Piller
June 18, 1990 (1990-06-18)
174
10.1[4]
^Credited as Dennis Putman Bailey
Season 4 (1990–1991)
[edit] Main article: Star Trek: The Next Generation season 4
No.overall
No. inseason
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original release date
Prod.code
Nielsen rating
75
1
"The Best of Both Worlds, Part II"
Cliff Bole
Michael Piller
September 24, 1990 (1990-09-24)
175
12.3[5]
76
2
"Family"
Les Landau
Ronald D. Moore
October 1, 1990 (1990-10-01)
178
9.6[5]
77
3
"Brothers"
Rob Bowman
Rick Berman
October 8, 1990 (1990-10-08)
177
10.9[5]
78
4
"Suddenly Human"
Gabrielle Beaumont
Story by : Ralph PhillipsTeleplay by : John Whelpley and Jeri Taylor
October 15, 1990 (1990-10-15)
176
10.3[5]
79
5
"Remember Me"
Cliff Bole
Lee Sheldon
October 22, 1990 (1990-10-22)
179
11.4[5]
80
6
"Legacy"
Robert Scheerer
Joe Menosky
October 29, 1990 (1990-10-29)
180
12.0[5]
81
7
"Reunion"
Jonathan Frakes
Story by : Drew Deighan and Thomas Perry & Jo PerryTeleplay by : Thomas Perry & Jo Perry and Ronald D. Moore & Brannon Braga
November 5, 1990 (1990-11-05)
181
12.2[5]
82
8
"Future Imperfect"
Les Landau
J. Larry Carroll & David Bennett Carren
November 12, 1990 (1990-11-12)
182
12.0[5]
83
9
"Final Mission"
Corey Allen
Story by : Kacey Arnold-InceTeleplay by : Kacey Arnold-Ince & Jeri Taylor
November 19, 1990 (1990-11-19)
183
11.5[5]
84
10
"The Loss"
Chip Chalmers
Teleplay by : Hilary J. Bader and Allan J. Adler & Vanessa GreeneStory by : Hilary J. Bader
December 31, 1990 (1990-12-31)
184
12.2[5]
85
11
"Data's Day"
Robert Wiemer
Story by : Harold ApterTeleplay by : Harold Apter and Ronald D. Moore
January 7, 1991 (1991-01-07)
185
11.7[5]
86
12
"The Wounded"
Chip Chalmers
Story by : Stuart Charno & Sara Charno and Cy ChermakTeleplay by : Jeri Taylor
January 28, 1991 (1991-01-28)
186
12.1[5]
87
13
"Devil's Due"
Tom Benko
Story by : Philip LaZebnik & William Douglas LansfordTeleplay by : Philip LaZebnik
February 4, 1991 (1991-02-04)
187
13.0[5]
88
14
"Clues"
Les Landau
Story by : Bruce D. ArthursTeleplay by : Bruce D. Arthurs and Joe Menosky
February 11, 1991 (1991-02-11)
188
12.3[5]
89
15
"First Contact"
Cliff Bole
Teleplay by : Dennis Bailey[a] & David Bischoff and Joe Menosky & Ronald D. Moore and Michael PillerStory by : Marc Scott Zicree
February 18, 1991 (1991-02-18)
189
11.4[5]
90
16
"Galaxy's Child"
Winrich Kolbe
Story by : Thomas KartozianTeleplay by : Maurice Hurley
March 11, 1991 (1991-03-11)
190
11.7[5]
91
17
"Night Terrors"
Les Landau
Story by : Shari GoodhartzTeleplay by : Pamela Douglas & Jeri Taylor
March 18, 1991 (1991-03-18)
191
11.2[5]
92
18
"Identity Crisis"
Winrich Kolbe
Story by : Timothy DeHaasTeleplay by : Brannon Braga
March 25, 1991 (1991-03-25)
192
10.9[5]
93
19
"The Nth Degree"
Robert Legato
Joe Menosky
April 1, 1991 (1991-04-01)
193
11.0[5]
94
20
"Qpid"
Cliff Bole
Story by : Randee Russell and Ira Steven BehrTeleplay by : Ira Steven Behr
April 22, 1991 (1991-04-22)
194
10.8[5]
95
21
"The Drumhead"
Jonathan Frakes
Jeri Taylor
April 29, 1991 (1991-04-29)
195
10.5[5]
96
22
"Half a Life"
Les Landau
Story by : Ted Roberts and Peter Allan FieldsTeleplay by : Peter Allan Fields
May 6, 1991 (1991-05-06)
196
Unknown[5]
97
23
"The Host"
Marvin V. Rush
Michel Horvat
May 13, 1991 (1991-05-13)
197
11.3[5]
98
24
"The Mind's Eye"
David Livingston
Story by : Ken Schafer and René EchevarriaTeleplay by : René Echevarria
May 27, 1991 (1991-05-27)
198
10.1[5]
99
25
"In Theory"
Patrick Stewart
Joe Menosky & Ronald D. Moore
June 3, 1991 (1991-06-03)
199
9.8[5]
100
26
"Redemption, Part I"
Cliff Bole
Ronald D. Moore
June 17, 1991 (1991-06-17)
200
10.9[5]
^Credited as Dennis Russell Bailey
Season 5 (1991–1992)
[edit] Main article: Star Trek: The Next Generation season 5
No.overall
No. inseason
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original release date
Prod.code
Nielsen rating
101
1
"Redemption, Part II"
David Carson
Ronald D. Moore
September 23, 1991 (1991-09-23)
201
Unknown[6]
102
2
"Darmok"
Winrich Kolbe
Story by : Philip LaZebnik and Joe MenoskyTeleplay by : Joe Menosky
September 30, 1991 (1991-09-30)
202
Unknown[6]
103
3
"Ensign Ro"
Les Landau
Story by : Rick Berman & Michael PillerTeleplay by : Michael Piller
October 7, 1991 (1991-10-07)
203
11.6[6]
104
4
"Silicon Avatar"
Cliff Bole
Story by : Lawrence V. ConleyTeleplay by : Jeri Taylor
October 14, 1991 (1991-10-14)
204
12.0[6]
105
5
"Disaster"
Gabrielle Beaumont
Story by : Ron Jarvis & Philip A. ScorzaTeleplay by : Ronald D. Moore
October 21, 1991 (1991-10-21)
205
12.3[6]
106
6
"The Game"
Corey Allen
Story by : Susan Sackett & Fred Bronson and Brannon BragaTeleplay by : Brannon Braga
October 28, 1991 (1991-10-28)
206
13.4[6]
107
7
"Unification, Part I"
Les Landau
Story by : Rick Berman & Michael PillerTeleplay by : Jeri Taylor
November 4, 1991 (1991-11-04)
208
15.4[6]
108
8
"Unification, Part II"
Cliff Bole
Story by : Rick Berman & Michael PillerTeleplay by : Michael Piller
November 11, 1991 (1991-11-11)
207
15.4[6]
109
9
"A Matter of Time"
Paul Lynch
Rick Berman
November 18, 1991 (1991-11-18)
209
13.9[6]
110
10
"New Ground"
Robert Scheerer
Story by : Sara Charno & Stuart CharnoTeleplay by : Grant Rosenberg
December 30, 1991 (1991-12-30)
210
11.9[6]
111
11
"Hero Worship"
Patrick Stewart
Story by : Hilary J. BaderTeleplay by : Joe Menosky
January 6, 1992 (1992-01-06)
211
12.7[6]
112
12
"Violations"
Robert Wiemer
Story by : Shari Goodhartz & T. Michael and Pamela GrayTeleplay by : Pamela Gray & Jeri Taylor
January 27, 1992 (1992-01-27)
212
12.1[6]
113
13
"The Masterpiece Society"
Winrich Kolbe
Story by : James Kahn and Adam BelanoffTeleplay by : Adam Belanoff and Michael Piller
February 3, 1992 (1992-02-03)
213
12.0[6]
114
14
"Conundrum"
Les Landau
Story by : Paul SchifferTeleplay by : Barry Schkolnick
February 10, 1992 (1992-02-10)
214
12.2[6]
115
15
"Power Play"
David Livingston
Story by : Paul Ruben and Maurice HurleyTeleplay by : René Balcer and Herbert Wright & Brannon Braga
February 17, 1992 (1992-02-17)
215
13.2[6]
116
16
"Ethics"
Chip Chalmers
Story by : Sara Charno & Stuart CharnoTeleplay by : Ronald D. Moore
February 24, 1992 (1992-02-24)
216
12.6[6]
117
17
"The Outcast"
Robert Scheerer
Jeri Taylor
March 16, 1992 (1992-03-16)
217
12.3[6]
118
18
"Cause and Effect"
Jonathan Frakes
Brannon Braga
March 23, 1992 (1992-03-23)
218
13.0[6]
119
19
"The First Duty"
Paul Lynch
Ronald D. Moore & Naren Shankar
March 30, 1992 (1992-03-30)
219
12.1[6]
120
20
"Cost of Living"
Winrich Kolbe
Peter Allan Fields
April 20, 1992 (1992-04-20)
220
11.7[6]
121
21
"The Perfect Mate"
Cliff Bole
Story by : René Echevarria and Gary PerconteTeleplay by : Gary Perconte and Michael Piller
April 27, 1992 (1992-04-27)
221
10.8[6]
122
22
"Imaginary Friend"
Gabrielle Beaumont
Story by : Jean Louise Matthias & Ronald Wilkerson and Richard FliegelTeleplay by : Edithe Swensen and Brannon Braga
May 4, 1992 (1992-05-04)
222
12.1[6]
123
23
"I, Borg"
Robert Lederman
René Echevarria
May 11, 1992 (1992-05-11)
223
12.8[6]
124
24
"The Next Phase"
David Carson
Ronald D. Moore
May 18, 1992 (1992-05-18)
224
11.7[6]
125
25
"The Inner Light"
Peter Lauritson
Story by : Morgan GendelTeleplay by : Morgan Gendel and Peter Allan Fields
June 1, 1992 (1992-06-01)
225
11.1[6]
126
26
"Time's Arrow, Part I"
Les Landau
Story by : Joe MenoskyTeleplay by : Joe Menosky & Michael Piller
June 15, 1992 (1992-06-15)
226
11.8[6]
Season 6 (1992–1993)
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No.overall
No. inseason
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original release date
Prod.code
Nielsen rating
127
1
"Time's Arrow, Part II"
Les Landau
Story by : Joe MenoskyTeleplay by : Jeri Taylor
September 21, 1992 (1992-09-21)
227
13.8[7]
128
2
"Realm of Fear"
Cliff Bole
Brannon Braga
September 28, 1992 (1992-09-28)
228
13.2[7]
129
3
"Man of the People"
Winrich Kolbe
Frank Abatemarco
October 5, 1992 (1992-10-05)
229
13.2[7]
130
4
"Relics"
Alexander Singer
Ronald D. Moore
October 12, 1992 (1992-10-12)
230
13.9[7]
131
5
"Schisms"
Robert Wiemer
Story by : Jean Louise Matthias & Ronald WilkersonTeleplay by : Brannon Braga
October 19, 1992 (1992-10-19)
231
13.2[7]
132
6
"True Q"
Robert Scheerer
René Echevarria
October 26, 1992 (1992-10-26)
232
13.7[7]
133
7
"Rascals"
Adam Nimoy
Story by : Ward Botsford & Diana Dru Botsford and Michael PillerTeleplay by : Allison Hock
November 2, 1992 (1992-11-02)
233
13.5[7]
134
8
"A Fistful of Datas"
Patrick Stewart
Story by : Robert Hewitt WolfeTeleplay by : Robert Hewitt Wolfe and Brannon Braga
November 9, 1992 (1992-11-09)
234
13.4[7]
135
9
"The Quality of Life"
Jonathan Frakes
Naren Shankar
November 16, 1992 (1992-11-16)
235
13.2[7]
136
10
"Chain of Command, Part I"
Robert Scheerer
Story by : Frank AbatemarcoTeleplay by : Ronald D. Moore
December 14, 1992 (1992-12-14)
236
10.2[7]
137
11
"Chain of Command, Part II"
Les Landau
Frank Abatemarco
December 21, 1992 (1992-12-21)
237
12.9[7]
138
12
"Ship in a Bottle"
Alexander Singer
René Echevarria
January 25, 1993 (1993-01-25)
238
11.3[7]
139
13
"Aquiel"
Cliff Bole
Story by : Jeri TaylorTeleplay by : Brannon Braga & Ronald D. Moore
February 1, 1993 (1993-02-01)
239
14.1[7]
140
14
"Face of the Enemy"
Gabrielle Beaumont
Story by : René EchevarriaTeleplay by : Naren Shankar
February 8, 1993 (1993-02-08)
240
13.1[7]
141
15
"Tapestry"
Les Landau
Ronald D. Moore
February 15, 1993 (1993-02-15)
241
13.8[7]
142
16
"Birthright, Part I"
Winrich Kolbe
Brannon Braga
February 22, 1993 (1993-02-22)
242
13.2[7]
143
17
"Birthright, Part II"
Dan Curry
René Echevarria
March 1, 1993 (1993-03-01)
243
13.4[7]
144
18
"Starship Mine"
Cliff Bole
Morgan Gendel
March 29, 1993 (1993-03-29)
244
13.0[7]
145
19
"Lessons"
Robert Wiemer
Ronald Wilkerson & Jean Louise Matthias
April 5, 1993 (1993-04-05)
245
12.2[7]
146
20
"The Chase"
Jonathan Frakes
Story by : Ronald D. Moore & Joe MenoskyTeleplay by : Joe Menosky
April 26, 1993 (1993-04-26)
246
11.2[7]
147
21
"Frame of Mind"
James L. Conway
Brannon Braga
May 3, 1993 (1993-05-03)
247
11.4[7]
148
22
"Suspicions"
Cliff Bole
Joe Menosky & Naren Shankar
May 10, 1993 (1993-05-10)
248
11.3[7]
149
23
"Rightful Heir"
Winrich Kolbe
Story by : James E. BrooksTeleplay by : Ronald D. Moore
May 17, 1993 (1993-05-17)
249
10.6[7]
150
24
"Second Chances"
LeVar Burton
Story by : Michael A. MedlockTeleplay by : René Echevarria
May 24, 1993 (1993-05-24)
250
9.7[7]
151
25
"Timescape"
Adam Nimoy
Brannon Braga
June 14, 1993 (1993-06-14)
251
11.6[7]
152
26
"Descent, Part I"
Alexander Singer
Story by : Jeri TaylorTeleplay by : Ronald D. Moore
June 21, 1993 (1993-06-21)
252
11.7[7]
Season 7 (1993–1994)
[edit] Main article: Star Trek: The Next Generation season 7
No.overall
No. inseason
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original release date
Prod.code
Nielsen rating
153
1
"Descent, Part II"
Alexander Singer
René Echevarria
September 20, 1993 (1993-09-20)
253
13.0[8]
154
2
"Liaisons"
Cliff Bole
Story by : Roger Eschbacher & Jaq GreensponTeleplay by : Jeanne Carrigan-Fauci & Lisa Rich
September 27, 1993 (1993-09-27)
254
12.2[8]
155
3
"Interface"
Robert Wiemer
Joe Menosky
October 4, 1993 (1993-10-04)
255
11.7[8]
156
4
"Gambit, Part I"
Peter Lauritson
Story by : Naren Shankar and Christopher HattonTeleplay by : Naren Shankar
October 11, 1993 (1993-10-11)
256
11.9[8]
157
5
"Gambit, Part II"
Alexander Singer
Story by : Naren ShankarTeleplay by : Ronald D. Moore
October 18, 1993 (1993-10-18)
257
12.0[8]
158
6
"Phantasms"
Patrick Stewart
Brannon Braga
October 25, 1993 (1993-10-25)
258
12.2[8]
159
7
"Dark Page"
Les Landau
Hilary J. Bader
November 1, 1993 (1993-11-01)
259
11.6[8]
160
8
"Attached"
Jonathan Frakes
Nick Sagan[a]
November 8, 1993 (1993-11-08)
260
12.1[8]
161
9
"Force of Nature"
Robert Lederman
Naren Shankar
November 15, 1993 (1993-11-15)
261
11.9[8]
162
10
"Inheritance"
Robert Scheerer
Story by : Dan KoeppelTeleplay by : Dan Koeppel and René Echevarria
November 22, 1993 (1993-11-22)
262
11.6[8]
163
11
"Parallels"
Robert Wiemer
Brannon Braga
November 29, 1993 (1993-11-29)
263
12.8[8]
164
12
"The Pegasus"
LeVar Burton
Ronald D. Moore
January 10, 1994 (1994-01-10)
264
11.9[8]
165
13
"Homeward"
Alexander Singer
Story by : Spike SteingasserTeleplay by : Naren Shankar
January 17, 1994 (1994-01-17)
265
11.8[8]
166
14
"Sub Rosa"
Jonathan Frakes
Story by : Jeri TaylorTeleplay by : Brannon Braga
January 31, 1994 (1994-01-31)
266
11.5[8]
167
15
"Lower Decks"
Gabrielle Beaumont
Story by : Ronald Wilkerson & Jean Louise MatthiasTeleplay by : René Echevarria
February 7, 1994 (1994-02-07)
267
11.9[8]
168
16
"Thine Own Self"
Winrich Kolbe
Story by : Christopher HattonTeleplay by : Ronald D. Moore
February 14, 1994 (1994-02-14)
268
11.4[8]
169
17
"Masks"
Robert Wiemer
Joe Menosky
February 21, 1994 (1994-02-21)
269
11.8[8]
170
18
"Eye of the Beholder"
Cliff Bole
Story by : Brannon BragaTeleplay by : René Echevarria
February 28, 1994 (1994-02-28)
270
13.3[8]
171
19
"Genesis"
Gates McFadden
Brannon Braga
March 21, 1994 (1994-03-21)
271
11.3[8]
172
20
"Journey's End"
Corey Allen
Ronald D. Moore
March 28, 1994 (1994-03-28)
272
11.9[8]
173
21
"Firstborn"
Jonathan West
Story by : Mark KalbfeldTeleplay by : René Echevarria
April 25, 1994 (1994-04-25)
273
11.4[8]
174
22
"Bloodlines"
Les Landau
Nick Sagan[a]
May 2, 1994 (1994-05-02)
274
11.3[8]
175
23
"Emergence"
Cliff Bole
Story by : Brannon BragaTeleplay by : Joe Menosky
May 9, 1994 (1994-05-09)
275
11.3[8]
176
24
"Preemptive Strike"
Patrick Stewart
Story by : Naren ShankarTeleplay by : René Echevarria
May 16, 1994 (1994-05-16)
276
11.8[8]
177
25
"All Good Things..."
Winrich Kolbe
Ronald D. Moore & Brannon Braga
May 23, 1994 (1994-05-23)
277
17.4[8]
178
26
^ abCredited as Nicholas Sagan
Home media
[edit]
The series was released on VHS cassette tapes, usually with two episodes or a two-part episode on one tape.[9] For some releases the credits of both shows on the tape were combined at the end rather than shown separately.[9]
DVD and Blu-ray
[edit]
Season
Episodes
DVD releases
Blu-ray releases
Region 1
Region 2
Region 4
Region A
Region B
1
26
March 26, 2002[10]
April 1, 2002[11]
May 10, 2002[12]
July 24, 2012[10]
July 23, 2012[11]
2
22
May 7, 2002[10]
June 10, 2002[11]
July 5, 2002[13]
December 4, 2012[10]
December 10, 2012[11]
3
26
July 2, 2002[10]
July 22, 2002[11]
September 4, 2002[14]
April 30, 2013[10]
April 29, 2013[11]
4
26
September 3, 2002[10]
October 7, 2002[11]
November 12, 2002[15]
July 30, 2013[10]
July 29, 2013[11]
5
26
November 5, 2002[10]
November 18, 2002[11]
December 6, 2002[16]
November 19, 2013[10]
November 18, 2013[11]
6
26
December 3, 2002[10]
December 2, 2002[11]
February 7, 2003[17]
June 24, 2014[10]
July 21, 2014[11]
7
26
December 31, 2002[10]
December 23, 2002[11]
April 11, 2003[18]
December 2, 2014[10]
December 15, 2014[11]
Complete series
178
October 2, 2007[10]
June 6, 2011[11]
August 6, 2009[19]
June 14, 2016[10]
December 15, 2014[11]
Certain episodes of the series have also been released on eight "best of" collections.[10]
The four Next Generation movies were released together on a Blu-ray set in 2009.[20][21] They have subsequently been re-released individually.
Three episodes were released on region-free Blu-ray Disc in January 2012.[10] The complete series was rescanned and rebuilt in 1080p high definition and 24 progressive frames per second to be available for Blu-ray releases, syndication on television, and distribution digitally.[22] This was not a remaster, wherein a new master copy is struck from the same original cut negative as previous master copies, nor is a remaster possible because the show was edited on tape and no such original cut negatives exist. Instead, it was a completely new edit of the show remade from raw film clips, with many shots needing to be replaced due to being natively interlaced, the wrong frame rate (unlike DVD, Blu-ray cannot handle mixed frame rates), or otherwise not convertible to the new format.
Five "Fan Collective" DVD collections were released, each including episodes with a particular theme – Borg, Klingon, Q, Time Travel, and Captain's Log – from the first five live-action Star Trek series, including The Next Generation.[23]
Streaming
[edit]
The digital distribution of the remastered series has been through services such as iTunes and Amazon Video. Seasons 1 and 2 were released on the US, Canadian and UK iTunes stores in early 2013, in both high and standard definition. Seasons 3 and 4 were released on the US and Canadian iTunes stores in the second half of 2013, and on the UK store in March 2014 - again in both high and standard definition. In early 2014, the first four seasons were added to the Australian iTunes Store in both high and standard definition. Both high and standard definition versions of Season 5 were released digitally in the US via Amazon Video and iTunes in early May 2014, and later in the UK, Canadian and Australian iTunes stores. In December 2014, Season 6 was added in both high and standard definition to the US iTunes Store.
The complete series was added to the Netflix streaming service in the US in 2011. In 2015, the series was updated to the high-definition re-edited version of the show. Although the series was available to subscribers on Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime for a number of years, after Paramount launched its own streaming service, it stopped renewing streaming rights to the Star Trek series, and by early 2022, The Next Generation was available for streaming only from Paramount+.[24]
See also
[edit]
Speculative fiction portal
Television portal
Lists of Star Trek episodes
Notes
[edit]
^"Evolution" and "The Ensigns of Command" were filmed in a different order to that in which they aired.
References
[edit]
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxy"Star Trek: The Next Generation Nielsen Ratings – Seasons 1–2". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 5, 2000. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuv"Star Trek: The Next Generation Nielsen Ratings – Seasons 1–2". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 5, 2000. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
^Nemecek (1995): p. 97
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxy"Star Trek: The Next Generation Nielsen Ratings – Seasons 3–4". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 5, 2000. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"Star Trek: The Next Generation Nielsen Ratings – Seasons 3–4". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 5, 2000. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"Star Trek: The Next Generation Nielsen Ratings – Seasons 5–6". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 5, 2000. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"Star Trek: The Next Generation Nielsen Ratings – Seasons 5–6". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 5, 2000. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxy"Star Trek: The Next Generation Nielsen Ratings – Season 7". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 5, 2000. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
^ ab"Star Trek: TNG on VHS". Hero Collector. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrRelease information for Star Trek: The Next Generation Archived May 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, tvshowsondvd.com. Retrieved November 09, 2014.
^ abcdefghijklmnopStar Trek: The Next Generation - Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Complete Remastered Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Complete. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved November 09, 2014.
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^"Star Trek The Next Generation Season 3 (Original Grey Box) by Paramount Pictures - Shop Online for Movies, DVDs in Australia". www.fishpond.com.au. Archived from the original on May 2, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
^"Star Trek: The Next Generation-Season 4 (1992)". www.michaeldvd.com.au. Archived from the original on October 7, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
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^"Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 26, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^"Star Trek TNG - the Complete Series - DVD Warehouse". www.dvdwarehouse.com.au. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
^Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection listing - region A, Amazon.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
^Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection listing - region B, Amazon.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
^"Star Trek The Next Generation Blu-rays Launch in 2012". Startrek.com. September 28, 2011. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
^"Star Trek: Fan Collective 5-Pack DVD". Star Trek Shop. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
^Pascale, Anthony. "All Five Classic Star Trek Shows Leaving Hulu In January Too". TrekMovie.com. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
Bibliography
[edit]
Nemecek, Larry (2003). Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (3rd ed.). New York: Pocket Books. ISBN 0-7434-5798-6.
External links
[edit] Wikiquote has quotations related to Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Memory Alpha – a Star Trek wiki containing detailed episode guides
Episode guide Archived March 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at startrek.com
Star Trek: The Next Generation at IMDb
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"Suspicions"
"Rightful Heir"
"Second Chances"
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"Descent, Part I"
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"Descent, Part II"
"Liaisons"
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"Phantasms"
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"Attached"
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