Star Trek: The Next Generation
Series Overview
Star Trek: The Next Generation, often abbreviated to TNG, is the second live-action Star Trek television series, and the first set in the 24th century. Like its predecessors, it was created by Gene Roddenberry. Produced at Paramount Pictures, it aired in first-run syndication, by Paramount Television in the US, from September 1987 to May 1994. The series was set in the 24th century and featured the voyages of the starship USS Enterprise-D under Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
The series led to four spin-offs set in the same time period: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, which it ran alongside during its final two seasons, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Trek: Picard. It is also the beginning of a contiguous period of time during which there was always at least one Star Trek series in production, ending with Star Trek: Enterprise in 2005.
Timeline Placement
Starfleet Temporal Database
Star Trek: The Next Generation is set during the 24th century aboard the Federation flagship Enterprise-D.
Main Cast
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Patrick Stewart
Jonathan Frakes
Brent Spiner
Marina Sirtis
Michael Dorn
Gates McFadden
LeVar Burton
Wil Wheaton
Denise Crosby
Whoopi Goldberg
John de Lancie
Majel Barrett
Episodes
Season 1
1 Encounter at Farpoint 28/09/1987 41153.7
3 The Naked Now 05/10/1987 41209.2
4 Code of Honor 12/10/1987 41235.25
5 The Last Outpost 19/10/1987 41386.4
6 Where No One Has Gone Before 26/10/1987 41263.1
7 Lonely Among Us 02/11/1987 41249.3
8 Justice 09/11/1987 41255.6
9 The Battle 16/11/1987 41723.9
10 Hide And Q 23/11/1987 41590.5
11 Haven 30/11/1987 41294.5
12 The Big Goodbye 11/01/1988 41997.7
13 Datalore 18/01/1988 41242.4
14 Angel One 25/01/1988 41636.9
15 11001001 01/02/1988 41365.9
16 Too Short A Season 08/02/1988 41309.5
17 When The Bough Breaks 15/02/1988 41509.1
18 Home Soil 22/02/1988 41463.9
19 Coming of Age 14/03/1988 41416.2
20 Heart of Glory 21/03/1988 41503.7
21 The Arsenal of Freedom 11/04/1988 41798.2
22 Symbiosis 18/04/1988 —
23 Skin Of Evil 25/04/1988 41601.3
24 We'll Always Have Paris 02/05/1988 41697.9
25 Conspiracy 09/05/1988 41775.5
26 The Neutral Zone 16/05/1988 41986
Season 2
1 The Child 21/11/1988 42073.1
2 Where Silence Has Lease 28/11/1988 42193.6
3 Elementary, Dear Data 05/12/1988 42286.3
4 The Outrageous Okona 12/12/1988 42402.7
5 Loud As A Whisper 09/01/1989 42477.2
6 The Schizoid Man 23/01/1989 42437.5
7 Unnatural Selection 30/01/1989 42494.8
8 A Matter Of Honor 06/02/1989 42506.5
9 The Measure Of A Man 13/02/1989 42523.7
10 The Dauphin 20/02/1989 42568.8
11 Contagion 20/03/1989 42609.1
12 The Royale 27/03/1989 42625.4
13 Time Squared 03/04/1989 42679.2
14 The Icarus Factor 24/04/1989 42686.4
15 Pen Pals 01/05/1989 42695.3
16 Q Who 08/05/1989 42761.3
17 Samaritan Snare 15/05/1989 42779.1
18 Up The Long Ladder 22/05/1989 42823.2
19 Manhunt 19/06/1989 42859.2
20 The Emissary 26/06/1989 42901.3
21 Peak Performance 10/07/1989 42923.4
22 Shades of Gray 17/07/1989 42976.1
Season 3
1 Evolution 25/09/1989 43125.8
2 The Ensigns of Command 02/10/1989 —
3 The Survivors 09/10/1989 43152.4
4 Who Watches The Watchers 16/10/1989 43173.5
5 The Bonding 23/10/1989 43198.7
6 Booby Trap 30/10/1989 43205.6
7 The Enemy 06/11/1989 43349.2
8 The Price 13/11/1989 43385.6
9 The Vengeance Factor 20/11/1989 43421.9
10 The Defector 01/01/1990 43462.5
11 The Hunted 08/01/1990 43489.2
12 The High Ground 29/01/1990 43510.7
13 Deja Q 05/02/1990 43539.1
14 A Matter of Perspective 12/02/1990 43610.4
15 Yesterday's Enterprise 19/02/1990 43625.2
16 The Offspring 12/03/1990 43657
17 Sins of The Father 19/03/1990 43685.2
18 Allegiance 26/03/1990 43714.1
19 Captain's Holiday 02/04/1990 43745.2
20 Tin Man 23/04/1990 43779.3
21 Hollow Pursuits 30/04/1990 43807.4
22 The Most Toys 07/05/1990 43872.2
23 Sarek 14/05/1990 43917.4
24 Ménage à Troi 28/05/1990 43930.7
25 Transfigurations 04/06/1990 43957.2
26 The Best of Both Worlds 18/06/1990 43989.1
Season 4
1 The Best of Both Worlds, Part II 24/09/1990 44001.4
2 Family 01/10/1990 44012.3
3 Brothers 08/10/1990 44085.7
4 Suddenly Human 15/10/1990 44143.7
5 Remember Me 22/10/1990 44161.2
6 Legacy 29/10/1990 44215.2
7 Reunion 05/11/1990 44246.3
8 Future Imperfect 12/11/1990 44286.5
9 Final Mission 19/11/1990 44307.3
10 The Loss 31/12/1990 44356.9
11 Data's Day 07/01/1991 44390.1
12 The Wounded 28/01/1991 44429.6
13 Devil's Due 04/02/1991 44474.5
14 Clues 11/02/1991 44502.7
15 First Contact 18/02/1991 —
16 Galaxy's Child 11/03/1991 44614.6
17 Night Terrors 18/03/1991 44631.2
18 Identity Crisis 25/03/1991 44664.5
19 The Nth Degree 01/04/1991 44704.2
20 Qpid 22/04/1991 44741.9
21 The Drumhead 29/04/1991 44769.2
22 Half a Life 06/05/1991 44805.3
23 The Host 13/05/1991 44821.3
24 The Mind's Eye 27/05/1991 44885.5
25 In Theory 03/06/1991 44932.3
26 Redemption 17/06/1991 44995.3
Season 5
1 Redemption II 23/09/1991 45020.4
2 Darmok 30/09/1991 45047.2
3 Ensign Ro 07/10/1991 45076.3
4 Silicon Avatar 14/10/1991 45122.3
5 Disaster 21/10/1991 45156.1
6 The Game 28/10/1991 45208.2
7 Unification I 04/11/1991 45233.1
8 Unification II 11/11/1991 45245.8
9 A Matter Of Time 18/11/1991 45349.1
10 New Ground 06/01/1992 45376.3
11 Hero Worship 27/01/1992 45397.3
12 Violations 03/02/1992 45429.3
13 The Masterpiece Society 10/02/1992 45470.1
14 Conundrum 17/02/1992 45494.2
15 Power Play 24/02/1992 45571.2
16 Ethics 02/03/1992 45587.3
17 The Outcast 16/03/1992 45614.6
18 Cause And Effect 23/03/1992 45652.1
19 The First Duty 30/03/1992 45703.9
20 Cost Of Living 20/04/1992 45733.6
21 The Perfect Mate 27/04/1992 45761.3
22 Imaginary Friend 04/05/1992 45852.1
23 I Borg 11/05/1992 45854.2
24 The Next Phase 18/05/1992 45892.4
25 The Inner Light 01/06/1992 45944.1
26 Time's Arrow 15/06/1992 45959.1
Season 6
1 Time's Arrow, Part II 21/09/1992 46001.3
2 Realm Of Fear 28/09/1992 46041.1
3 Man Of The People 05/10/1992 46071.6
4 Relics 12/10/1992 46125.3
5 Schisms 19/10/1992 46154.2
6 True Q 26/10/1992 46192.3
7 Rascals 02/11/1992 46235.7
8 A Fistful of Datas 07/11/1992 46271.5
9 The Quality of Life 14/11/1992 46307.2
10 Chain Of Command, Part I 14/12/1992 46357.4
11 Chain Of Command, Part II 21/12/1992 46360.8
12 Ship In A Bottle 25/01/1993 46424.1
13 Aquiel 01/02/1993 46461.3
14 Face Of The Enemy 08/02/1993 46519.1
15 Tapestry 15/02/1993 —
16 Birthright, Part I 22/02/1993 46578.4
17 Birthright, Part II 01/03/1993 46579.2
18 Starship Mine 29/03/1993 46682.4
19 Lessons 05/04/1993 46693.1
20 The Chase 26/04/1993 46731.5
21 Frame of Mind 03/05/1993 46778.1
22 Suspicions 10/05/1993 46830.1
23 Rightful Heir 17/05/1993 46852.2
24 Second Chances 24/05/1993 46915.2
25 Timescape 14/06/1993 46944.2
26 Descent 21/06/1993 46982.1
Season 7
1 Descent, Part II 20/09/1993 47025.4
2 Liaisons 27/09/1993 —
3 Interface 04/10/1993 47215.5
4 Gambit, Part I 11/10/1993 47135.2
5 Gambit, Part II 18/10/1993 47160.1
6 Phantasms 25/10/1993 47225.7
7 Dark Page 01/11/1993 47254.1
8 Attached 08/11/1993 47304.2
9 Force of Nature 15/11/1993 47310.2
10 Inheritance 22/11/1993 47410.2
11 Parallels 29/11/1993 47391.2
12 The Pegasus 10/01/1994 47457.1
13 Homeward 17/01/1994 47423.9
14 Sub Rosa 31/01/1994 —
15 Lower Decks 07/02/1994 47566.7
16 Thine Own Self 14/02/1994 47611.2
17 Masks 21/02/1994 47615.2
18 Eye of the Beholder 28/02/1994 47622.1
19 Genesis 21/03/1994 47653.2
20 Journey's End 28/03/1994 47751.2
21 Firstborn 25/04/1994 47779.4
22 Bloodlines 02/05/1994 47829.1
23 Emergence 09/05/1994 47869.2
24 Preemptive Strike 16/05/1994 47941.7
25 All Good Things... 23/05/1994 47988