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Star Trek: The Next Generation

Syndicated

Series

1987

TVPG

Science fiction

Fantasy

Adventure

Drama

The crew of the starship USS Enterprise explores the galaxy and fosters peace in the 24th century.

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8.7

92%

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Cast & Crew

Patrick Stewart Capt. Jean-Luc Picard

Jonathan Frakes Cmdr. William Riker

LeVar Burton Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge

Michael Dorn Lt. Worf

Gates McFadden Dr. Beverly Crusher

Marina Sirtis Counselor Deanna Troi

Brent Spiner Lt. Cmdr. Data

Wil Wheaton Wesley Crusher

Denise Crosby Lt. Tasha Yar

Diana Muldaur Dr. Katherine "Kate" Pulaski

Gene Roddenberry Creator

Gene Roddenberry Executive Producer

Rick Berman Executive Producer

Michael Piller Executive Producer

Jeri Taylor Executive Producer

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Where to Stream

1987–1994 Series 7 Seasons185 Episodes

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Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Friday, February 20

9:00 PM

Aquiel

Season 6 • Episode 13

A Starfleet lieutenant, befriended by Geordi, is implicated in the murder of a fellow officer.

Sunday, February 22

9:00 PM

Face of the Enemy

Season 6 • Episode 14

Troi must impersonate a Romulan officer in an elaborate defection scheme.

Monday, February 23

9:00 PM

Tapestry

Season 6 • Episode 15

Q allows Picard to relive a past tragedy.

Tuesday, February 24

9:00 PM

Birthright

Season 6 • Episode 16

Worf learns his father may be alive; Data has a vision of his creator.

Wednesday, February 25

9:00 PM

Birthright

Season 6 • Episode 17

Worf teaches young prisoners of Romulans about their Klingon heritage.

Thursday, February 26

9:00 PM

Starship Mine

Season 6 • Episode 18

Thieves posing as technicians trap Picard as lethal rays bombard the Enterprise.

Friday, February 27

9:00 PM

Lessons

Season 6 • Episode 19

Picard falls for a science officer, then must send her on a deadly mission.

Sunday, March 1

9:00 PM

The Chase

Season 6 • Episode 20

Picard races Cardassians, Klingons and Romulans to solve a 4-billion-year-old genetic puzzle.

Monday, March 2

9:00 PM

Frame of Mind

Season 6 • Episode 21

Amnesiac Riker finds himself trapped in an alien mental hospital.

Tuesday, March 3

9:00 PM

Suspicions

Season 6 • Episode 22

Crusher risks her career to prove a pioneering Ferengi scientist was murdered.

Wednesday, March 4

9:00 PM

Rightful Heir

Season 6 • Episode 23

Warrior Kahless returns from death to reclaim the Klingon empire.

Thursday, March 5

9:00 PM

Second Chances

Season 6 • Episode 24

Riker meets his double when he returns to the site of an aborted mission.

Friday, March 6

9:00 PM

Timescape

Season 6 • Episode 25

Picard must free the time-trapped Enterprise without destroying it.

Sunday, March 8

8:00 PM

Descent

Season 6 • Episode 26

Data acts in anger when the Borg return to fight the Federation.

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