List of Star Trek episodes

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List of episodes of the Star Trek television franchise.

Star Trek is an American media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry. The first television series, simply called Star Trek and now referred to as "The Original Series", debuted in 1966 and aired for three seasons on NBC. It followed the interstellar adventures of Captain James T. Kirk and his crew aboard the starship USS Enterprise, a space exploration vessel built by the United Federation of Planets in the 23rd century. The Star Trek canon includes The Original Series, an animated series, five spin-off television series, the film franchise, and further adaptations in several media.

Overview

SeriesFirst airedLast airedSeasonsEpisodesRuntimeNetwork HD DVD Blu-ray
Star Trek September 8, 1966June 3, 1969379 [lower-greek 1] 50 minutes NBC YesYesYes
The Animated Series September 8, 1973October 12, 197422223 minutesYesYesYes
The Next Generation April 9, 1987May 23, 1994717844 minutes Syndication YesYesYes
Deep Space Nine January 3, 1993June 2, 1999717643 minutesNoYesNo
Voyager January 16, 1995May 23, 2001717242 minutes UPN NoYesNo
Enterprise September 26, 2001May 13, 200549842 minutesYesYesYes
Discovery September 24, 20172 [lower-greek 2] 2944 minutes CBS All Access [lower-greek 3] YesYesYes
Short Treks October 4, 201825 [lower-greek 4] 15 minutesYesYes [lower-greek 5] Yes [lower-greek 6]
Picard January 23, 2020 [1] 110 [lower-greek 7] 44 minutesYesNoNo
All series34758
  1. Not including the pilot episodes.
  2. A third season has been announced.
  3. The first episode of Star Trek: Discovery aired on CBS.
  4. Additional episodes have been announced.
  5. Two episodes included on the Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 DVD.
  6. Two episodes included on the Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Blu-ray.
  7. Total episodes expected to air.

Series

Star Trek (1966)

Star Trek, more commonly known as The Original Series or TOS, [lower-alpha 1] debuted in the United States on NBC on September 8, 1966.

NBC American television and radio network

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial terrestrial television network that is a flagship property of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. The network is headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, with additional major offices near Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia. The network is one of the Big Three television networks. NBC is sometimes referred to as the "Peacock Network", in reference to its stylized peacock logo, introduced in 1956 to promote the company's innovations in early color broadcasting. It became the network's official emblem in 1979.

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 29September 8, 1966 (1966-09-08)April 13, 1967 (1967-04-13)
2 26September 15, 1967 (1967-09-15)March 29, 1968 (1968-03-29)
3 24September 20, 1968 (1968-09-20)June 3, 1969 (1969-06-03)

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Multi-part episodes

The Animated Series (1973–74)

Star Trek, later marketed as The Animated Series to differentiate it from the live-action series, was produced by Filmation.

Filmation Former American production company

Filmation Associates was an American production company that produced animation and live-action programming for television from 1963 to 1989. Located in Reseda, California, the animation studio was founded in 1962. Filmation's founders and principal producers were Lou Scheimer, Hal Sutherland, and Norm Prescott.

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 16September 8, 1973 (1973-09-08)January 12, 1974 (1974-01-12)
2 6September 7, 1974 (1974-09-07)October 12, 1974 (1974-10-12)

The Next Generation (1987–1994)

Star Trek: The Next Generation, frequently abbreviated as TNG, takes place about a century after The Original Series (2364–2370).

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 26September 28, 1987 (1987-09-28)May 16, 1988 (1988-05-16)
2 22November 21, 1988 (1988-11-21)July 17, 1989 (1989-07-17)
3 26September 25, 1989 (1989-09-25)June 18, 1990 (1990-06-18)
4 26September 24, 1990 (1990-09-24)June 17, 1991 (1991-06-17)
5 26September 23, 1991 (1991-09-23)June 15, 1992 (1992-06-15)
6 26September 21, 1992 (1992-09-21)June 21, 1993 (1993-06-21)
7 26September 20, 1993 (1993-09-20)May 23, 1994 (1994-05-23)

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Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, frequently abbreviated as DS9, takes place during the last years and the immediate post-years of The Next Generation (2369–2375) and aired for seven seasons, debuting the week of January 3, 1993.

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 20January 3, 1993 (1993-01-03)June 20, 1993 (1993-06-20)
2 26September 26, 1993 (1993-09-26)June 12, 1994 (1994-06-12)
3 26September 26, 1994 (1994-09-26)June 19, 1995 (1995-06-19)
4 26October 2, 1995 (1995-10-02)June 17, 1996 (1996-06-17)
5 26September 30, 1996 (1996-09-30)June 16, 1997 (1997-06-16)
6 26September 29, 1997 (1997-09-29)June 17, 1998 (1998-06-17)
7 26September 30, 1998 (1998-09-30)June 2, 1999 (1999-06-02)

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Multi-part episodes

Voyager (1995–2001)

Star Trek: Voyager ran for seven seasons, airing from January 16, 1995, to May 23, 2001, launching a new Paramount-owned television network, UPN.

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 16January 16, 1995 (1995-01-16)May 22, 1995 (1995-05-22)
2 26August 28, 1995 (1995-08-28)May 20, 1996 (1996-05-20)
3 26September 4, 1996 (1996-09-04)May 21, 1997 (1997-05-21)
4 26September 3, 1997 (1997-09-03)May 20, 1998 (1998-05-20)
5 26October 14, 1998 (1998-10-14)May 26, 1999 (1999-05-26)
6 26September 22, 1999 (1999-09-22)May 24, 2000 (2000-05-24)
7 26October 4, 2000 (2000-10-04)May 23, 2001 (2001-05-23)

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Multi-part episodes

Enterprise (2001–2005)

Star Trek: Enterprise, originally titled Enterprise, is a prequel to The Original Series. It aired from September 26, 2001 to May 13, 2005. [4]

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired Nielsen ratings
First airedLast airedViewers (millions)Rank
1 26September 26, 2001 (2001-09-26)May 22, 2002 (2002-05-22)5.9 [5] 115 [5]
2 26September 18, 2002 (2002-09-18)May 21, 2003 (2003-05-21)4.03 [6] 135 [7]
3 24September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10)May 26, 2004 (2004-05-26)N/AN/A
4 22October 8, 2004 (2004-10-08)May 13, 2005 (2005-05-13)2.9 [8] 150 [9]

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Multi-part episodes

Discovery (2017–present)

Star Trek: Discovery is a direct prequel to The Original Series, set roughly ten years before. [10]

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 15September 24, 2017 (2017-09-24)February 11, 2018 (2018-02-11)
2 14January 17, 2019 (2019-01-17)April 18, 2019 (2019-04-18)

Multi-part episodes

Short Treks (2018–present)

Star Trek: Short Treks is a series of stand-alone short films which focus on characters and situations from Discovery.

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 4October 4, 2018 (2018-10-04)January 3, 2019 (2019-01-03)
2 6 [11] October 5, 2019 (2019-10-05)January 9, 2020 (2020-01-09) [11]

Timeline

Star Trek: PicardStar Trek: VoyagerStar Trek: Deep Space NineStar Trek NemesisStar Trek: InsurrectionStar Trek: First ContactStar Trek GenerationsStar Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek BeyondStar Trek Into DarknessStar Trek (film)Star Trek GenerationsStar Trek VI: The Undiscovered CountryStar Trek V: The Final FrontierStar Trek IV: The Voyage HomeStar Trek III: The Search for SpockStar Trek II: The Wrath of KhanStar Trek: The Motion PictureStar Trek: The Animated SeriesStar Trek: The Original SeriesThe Cage (Star Trek: The Original Series)Star Trek: DiscoveryStar Trek: EnterpriseList of Star Trek episodes

See also

Notes

  1. Originally titled Star Trek. Marketed as Star Trek: The Original Series to distinguish it from its sequels and the franchise as a whole.

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