Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series which aired in syndication from September 1987 through May 1994. It is the second live action series of the Star Trek franchise, and comprises a total of 178 episodes over seven seasons. The series picks up about 75 years after the original series takes place.
The main cast consisted of 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 was killed off in the episode "Skin of Evil". Crosby would return for several guest appearances in later seasons.
The Next Generation cast also appears in four feature films, Generations, First Contact, Insurrection, and Nemesis.
The television episodes are listed here in chronological order by original air date, which match the episode order in each season's DVD set. This list also includes the stardate on which the events of each episode took place within the fictional Star Trek universe.
Contents
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Series overview 1
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Episodes 2
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Season 1 (1987–88) 2.1
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Season 2 (1988–89) 2.2
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Season 3 (1989–90) 2.3
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Season 4 (1990–91) 2.4
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Season 5 (1991–92) 2.5
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Season 6 (1992–93) 2.6
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Season 7 (1993–94) 2.7
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Home media 3
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See also 4
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Notes 5
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References 6
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Bibliography 7
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External links 8
Series overview
Episodes
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 (1987–88)
Season 2 (1988–89)
Season 3 (1989–90)
Season 4 (1990–91)
Season 5 (1991–92)
Season 6 (1992–93)
Season 7 (1993–94)
Home media
Certain episodes of the series have also been released on eight "best of" collections.[9]
The four Next Generation movies were released together on a Blu-ray set in 2009.[11][12] They have subsequently been re-released individually.
Three episodes were released on region-free Blu-ray Disc in January 2012.[9] The complete series was digitally remastered in 1080p high definition and will be available for Blu-ray releases, syndication on television, and distribution digitally.[13]
The digital distribution of the remastered series has been through services such as iTunes and Amazon Instant 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 Instant Video and iTunes in early May 2014, but are absent from the UK, Canadian and Australian iTunes stores.
See also
Notes
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^ "Evolution" and the "The Ensigns of Command" were filmed in a different order to that in which they aired.
References
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^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Star Trek: The Next Generation Nielsen Ratings – Seasons 1–2". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 5, 2000. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
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^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Star Trek: The Next Generation Nielsen Ratings – Seasons 1–2". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 5, 2000. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
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^ Nemecek (1995): p. 97
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^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Star Trek: The Next Generation Nielsen Ratings – Seasons 3–4".
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^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Star Trek: The Next Generation Nielsen Ratings – Seasons 3–4".
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^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Star Trek: The Next Generation Nielsen Ratings – Seasons 5–6". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 5, 2000. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
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^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Star Trek: The Next Generation Nielsen Ratings – Seasons 5–6". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 5, 2000. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
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^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Star Trek: The Next Generation Nielsen Ratings – Season 7". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 5, 2000. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
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^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Star Trek: The Next GenerationRelease information for , tvshowsondvd.com. Retrieved November 09, 2014.
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^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p - Season 1Star Trek: The Next Generation 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 Motion Picture Collection listing - region A, Amazon.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
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^ Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection listing - region B, Amazon.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
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^ Staff, StarTrek.com (September 28, 2011). "Star Trek The Next Generation Blu-rays Launch in 2012". Startrek.com. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
Bibliography
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Nemecek, Larry (2003). Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (3rd ed.). New York: Pocket Books.
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