Series 1987–1994 ·7 seasons ·178 episodes ·Set 2364–2370

Star Trek: The Next Generation

A century later, Captain Picard commands the Galaxy-class Enterprise-D in an era of diplomacy, exploration and the first encounters with the Borg.

Episode guide

Season 1 26 logged

01 Encounter at FarpointQ puts humanity on trial while the new Enterprise-D investigates a mysterious station. Sep 28, 1987 02 Encounter at Farpoint, Part IIPicard's crew solves the mystery of Farpoint Station while Q watches to decide whether humanity has earned it… Sep 28, 1987 03 The Naked NowA contagion strips away the crew's inhibitions, and Data and Tasha Yar grow close. Oct 5, 1987 04 Code of HonorThe crew negotiates for a vaccine on a world with a rigid honour code. Oct 12, 1987 05 The Last OutpostThe Enterprise pursues a Ferengi ship and meets a powerful guardian. Oct 19, 1987 06 Where No One Has Gone BeforeA visiting engineer's propulsion experiment throws the ship far across the galaxy. Oct 26, 1987 07 Lonely Among UsAn energy being boards the ship during a delicate diplomatic mission. Nov 2, 1987 08 JusticeThe crew is drawn into the harsh laws of a seemingly idyllic planet. Nov 9, 1987 09 The BattleThe Ferengi return Picard's old ship with a hidden agenda. Nov 16, 1987 10 Hide and QQ gives Riker godlike powers as a test of character. Nov 23, 1987 11 HavenTroi's arranged marriage and a plague-ridden ship complicate a visit to Haven. Nov 30, 1987 12 The Big GoodbyeA holodeck detective story turns dangerous when the safeties fail. Jan 11, 1988 13 DataloreThe crew finds and reassembles Lore, an earlier android built by Data's creator, who plots to hand the Enterp… Jan 18, 1988 14 Angel OneThe crew visits a matriarchal society while a plague spreads aboard. Jan 25, 1988 15 11001001The Bynars take over the Enterprise during a starbase refit. Feb 1, 1988 16 Too Short a SeasonAn elderly admiral takes a youth drug to settle an old hostage situation. Feb 8, 1988 17 When the Bough BreaksAliens abduct the ship's children to repopulate their dying world. Feb 15, 1988 18 Home SoilTerraformers on Velara III uncover a form of intelligent life. Feb 22, 1988 19 Coming of AgeWesley Crusher sits the Starfleet Academy entrance exam while Starfleet investigates the ship. Mar 14, 1988 20 Heart of GloryThe crew meets Klingon survivors who want to resume a warrior's life. Mar 21, 1988 21 The Arsenal of FreedomA sentient weapons system traps the landing party on a dead world. Apr 11, 1988 22 SymbiosisThe crew confronts a drug dependency between two neighbouring worlds. Apr 18, 1988 23 Skin of EvilA shuttle crash leaves Troi stranded with a vengeful oily entity. Apr 25, 1988 24 We'll Always Have ParisA temporal distortion brings back an old love of Picard. May 2, 1988 25 ConspiracyPicard uncovers a plot inside Starfleet Command. May 9, 1988 26 The Neutral ZoneThe Romulans reappear after fifty years of silence. May 16, 1988

Season 2 22 logged

01 The ChildTroi becomes mysteriously pregnant and Dr. Pulaski joins the crew. Nov 21, 1988 02 Where Silence Has LeaseA void in space seems to drift into the path of the ship. Nov 28, 1988 03 Elementary, Dear DataGeordi asks the holodeck for a Sherlock Holmes foe who can outwit Data. Dec 5, 1988 04 The Outrageous OkonaA charming rogue and his ship become the centre of a feud. Dec 12, 1988 05 Loud as a WhisperA mediator who communicates through a chorus faces a crisis. Jan 9, 1989 06 The Schizoid ManA dying scientist transfers his consciousness into Data. Jan 23, 1989 07 Unnatural SelectionAn accelerated-aging disease is traced to a genetic experiment. Jan 30, 1989 08 A Matter of HonorRiker serves as an exchange officer on a Klingon warship. Feb 6, 1989 09 The Measure of a ManA hearing determines whether Data is Starfleet property or a person. Feb 13, 1989 10 The DauphinA young ruler's guardian hides a secret about the future of her people. Feb 20, 1989 11 ContagionA computer virus that began on an ancient ship spreads through two fleets. Mar 20, 1989 12 The RoyaleThe crew finds a bizarre casino hotel on a barren world. Mar 27, 1989 13 Time SquaredThe ship finds a shuttle containing a future Picard. Apr 3, 1989 14 The Icarus FactorRiker is offered a command as his estranged father arrives. Apr 24, 1989 15 Pen PalsData breaks the Prime Directive to answer a young alien's distress call. May 1, 1989 16 Q WhoQ hurls the Enterprise into the path of the Borg. May 8, 1989 17 Samaritan SnarePicard undergoes heart surgery as Geordi is held by the Pakleds. May 15, 1989 18 Up the Long LadderThe crew rescues a farming colony threatened by solar flares and finds a sister colony of clones facing genet… May 22, 1989 19 ManhuntTroi's mother Lwaxana arrives for a conference, with a suspect delegation. Jun 19, 1989 20 The EmissaryWorf meets a half-Klingon envoy who loves him. Jun 29, 1989 21 Peak PerformanceA war game against an old ship tests Riker and Data. Jul 10, 1989 22 Shades of GrayRiker is infected by an alien organism and relives memories. Jul 17, 1989

Season 3 26 logged

01 EvolutionWesley's experiment gets loose in the ship's computer. Sep 25, 1989 02 The Ensigns of CommandData must persuade a colony to leave before the Sheliak arrive. Oct 2, 1989 03 The SurvivorsThe crew finds a couple who are the lone survivors of an attack. Oct 9, 1989 04 Who Watches the WatchersA primitive society mistakes Picard for a god. Oct 16, 1989 05 The BondingAfter a crew member dies, an alien tries to comfort her son. Oct 23, 1989 06 Booby TrapGeordi works with a holographic engineer to escape an ancient trap. Oct 30, 1989 07 The EnemyGeordi and a Romulan are stranded on a hostile planet. Nov 6, 1989 08 The PriceA negotiator for a wormhole competes with the Ferengi. Nov 13, 1989 09 The Vengeance FactorA blood feud complicates a diplomatic mission. Nov 20, 1989 10 The DefectorA Romulan defector brings warnings of an attack. Jan 1, 1990 11 The HuntedThe ship takes a violent prisoner for a government that created him. Jan 8, 1990 12 The High GroundTerrorists take Dr. Crusher hostage on Rutia IV. Jan 29, 1990 13 Déjà QQ is stripped of his powers and takes refuge on the Enterprise. Feb 5, 1990 14 A Matter of PerspectiveRiker is accused of murder, and a holodeck reconstruction tests the evidence. Feb 12, 1990 15 Yesterday's EnterpriseAn earlier Enterprise-C emerges from a rift and changes history. Feb 19, 1990 16 The OffspringData builds a daughter, Lal, and Starfleet wants to take her away. Mar 12, 1990 17 Sins of the FatherWorf seeks to clear his father's name before the Klingon High Council. Mar 19, 1990 18 AllegiancePicard is replaced by a duplicate as part of an alien experiment. Mar 26, 1990 19 Captain's HolidayPicard's vacation on Risa becomes a hunt for a Ferengi treasure. Apr 2, 1990 20 Tin ManA telepath joins the ship to meet a living spaceship. Apr 23, 1990 21 Hollow PursuitsLt. Barclay hides in holodeck fantasies about the crew. Apr 30, 1990 22 The Most ToysA collector takes Data captive and treats him as a prize. May 7, 1990 23 SarekThe aging Vulcan ambassador suffers a disease that affects everyone near him. May 14, 1990 24 Ménage à TroiA Ferengi DaiMon becomes infatuated with Lwaxana Troi and kidnaps her, Deanna and Riker. May 28, 1990 25 TransfigurationsA mysterious injured man undergoes an astonishing transformation. Jun 4, 1990 26 The Best of Both WorldsThe Borg take Picard and the Enterprise must defend Earth. Jun 18, 1990

Season 4 26 logged

01 The Best of Both Worlds, Part IIRiker must command in the shadow of his captain's assimilation. Sep 24, 1990 02 FamilyPicard returns to his family's vineyard in France to recover. Oct 1, 1990 03 BrothersData is mysteriously compelled to hijack the ship to see his creator. Oct 8, 1990 04 Suddenly HumanThe crew finds a human boy raised by aliens, and a custody dispute follows. Oct 15, 1990 05 Remember MeDr. Crusher finds the crew disappearing from a shrinking universe. Oct 22, 1990 06 LegacyTasha Yar's sister appears on the world where Tasha was raised. Oct 29, 1990 07 ReunionWorf's old friend K'Ehleyr returns, and a Klingon succession crisis begins. Nov 5, 1990 08 Future ImperfectRiker wakes sixteen years later with no memory of the intervening time. Nov 12, 1990 09 Final MissionWesley and Picard are stranded on a desert moon. Nov 19, 1990 10 The LossTroi loses her empathic powers as the ship is caught in a two-dimensional creature's path. Dec 31, 1990 11 Data's DayA day in the life of Data, including a wedding and a spy mission. Jan 7, 1991 12 The WoundedA Federation captain is attacking Cardassian ships, and O'Brien meets his old commander. Jan 28, 1991 13 Devil's DueA con artist claims to be the devil to claim a planet. Feb 4, 1991 14 CluesThe crew loses a day, and Data won't say why. Feb 11, 1991 15 First ContactRiker is hospitalised on a planet on the brink of space travel. Feb 18, 1991 16 Galaxy's ChildThe crew faces a space-dwelling creature and its newborn. Mar 11, 1991 17 Night TerrorsThe ship is stranded as crew members fall to waking nightmares. Mar 18, 1991 18 Identity CrisisGeordi's old friend begins to change into something else. Mar 25, 1991 19 The Nth DegreeA mysterious probe turns Barclay into a genius. Apr 1, 1991 20 QpidQ brings Picard's Robin Hood fantasy to life. Apr 22, 1991 21 The DrumheadAn investigation into possible sabotage becomes a witch hunt. Apr 29, 1991 22 Half a LifeLwaxana's guest falls in love and faces a society's ritual. May 6, 1991 23 The HostDr. Crusher falls in love with a Trill ambassador, with a twist. May 13, 1991 24 The Mind's EyeGeordi is brainwashed by Romulans and used as an assassin. May 27, 1991 25 In TheoryData tries to understand a romance with a crewmate. Jun 3, 1991 26 RedemptionWorf is caught in the middle of a Klingon civil war. Jun 17, 1991

Season 5 26 logged

01 Redemption, Part IIPicard blockades the Klingon civil war as Romulans lend support. Sep 23, 1991 02 DarmokPicard is stranded with a Tamarian captain who speaks only in metaphor. Sep 30, 1991 03 Ensign RoA rebellious Bajoran officer joins the crew to track down a terrorist. Oct 7, 1991 04 Silicon AvatarThe Crystalline Entity returns, and a grieving scientist seeks revenge. Oct 14, 1991 05 DisasterA quantum filament cripples the Enterprise, leaving Troi in command of the bridge and other crew trapped acro… Oct 21, 1991 06 The GameA video game takes over the crew, and Wesley returns to save them. Oct 28, 1991 07 UnificationPicard goes undercover on Romulus in search of Spock. Nov 4, 1991 08 Unification, Part IISpock's mission on Romulus raises the prospect of Vulcan-Romulan reunification. Nov 11, 1991 09 A Matter of TimeA man claiming to be a historian from the future visits the Enterprise as it races to save Penthara IV from a… Nov 18, 1991 10 New GroundA new propulsion test puts the ship in harm's way as Worf deals with his son. Jan 6, 1992 11 Hero WorshipAn orphan boy copies Data after a rescue. Jan 27, 1992 12 ViolationsTelepathic aliens leave crew members comatose and haunted by memories. Feb 3, 1992 13 The Masterpiece SocietyA closed genetic colony faces a stellar threat. Feb 10, 1992 14 ConundrumThe crew loses its memory and is tricked into a war. Feb 17, 1992 15 Power PlayPossession of key crew members leads to a hostage crisis. Feb 24, 1992 16 EthicsWorf's injury sparks a medical debate. Mar 2, 1992 17 The OutcastRiker falls in love with an androgynous alien in a society that forbids it. Mar 16, 1992 18 Cause and EffectThe Enterprise is trapped in a time loop that always ends in destruction. Mar 23, 1992 19 The First DutyWesley is involved in a cover-up after a fatal accident at the Academy. Mar 30, 1992 20 Cost of LivingA rebellious boy and Lwaxana teach the ship about fun. Apr 20, 1992 21 The Perfect MateAn ambassador's gift to a rival is a woman bred to be the perfect partner. Apr 27, 1992 22 Imaginary FriendA girl's imaginary friend is more than it seems. May 4, 1992 23 I, BorgThe crew rescues a lone Borg drone and must decide his fate. May 11, 1992 24 The Next PhaseGeordi and Ro are invisible and intangible after a transporter accident. May 18, 1992 25 The Inner LightA probe gives Picard decades of memories as a man on a dying world. Jun 1, 1992 26 Time's ArrowData's head is found in a cavern beneath San Francisco. Jun 15, 1992

Season 6 26 logged

01 Time's Arrow Part IIThe crew confronts aliens who feed on humans in nineteenth-century San Francisco. Sep 21, 1992 02 Realm of FearBarclay's fear of transporters leads to an alarming discovery. Sep 28, 1992 03 Man of the PeopleAn ambassador's mental projection harms Troi. Oct 5, 1992 04 RelicsThe crew rescues Scotty from a transporter buffer after seventy-five years. Oct 12, 1992 05 SchismsCrew members are abducted from their beds by unknown aliens. Oct 19, 1992 06 True QQ appears to help a young intern with her powers. Oct 26, 1992 07 RascalsA transporter accident turns the senior officers into children. Nov 2, 1992 08 A Fistful of DatasA holodeck malfunction sets Worf in a Western with Data in every role. Nov 9, 1992 09 The Quality of LifeData defends a robot's right to survive. Nov 16, 1992 10 Chain of CommandPicard is sent on a secret mission as a new captain takes the ship. Dec 14, 1992 11 Chain of Command, Part IIPicard is tortured by a Cardassian interrogator, Gul Madred. Dec 21, 1992 12 Ship in a BottleMoriarty comes back and demands real life. Jan 25, 1993 13 AquielGeordi falls for a woman he knows only from her logs. Feb 1, 1993 14 Face of the EnemyTroi is surgically disguised as a Romulan agent. Feb 8, 1993 15 TapestryQ offers Picard a chance to relive his youth. Feb 15, 1993 16 BirthrightWorf learns his father may be alive and finds a hidden Romulan prison camp, while Data experiences his first … Feb 22, 1993 17 Birthright, Part IIWorf attempts to teach the camp's young Klingons about honour. Mar 1, 1993 18 Starship MinePicard fights thieves on the Enterprise during a baryon sweep. Mar 29, 1993 19 LessonsPicard's romance with a crew member tests his judgment. Apr 5, 1993 20 The ChasePicard's old mentor sparks a race to find an ancient code. Apr 26, 1993 21 Frame of MindRiker suffers a series of disturbing delusions. May 3, 1993 22 SuspicionsDr. Crusher investigates a colleague's death. May 10, 1993 23 Rightful HeirWorf questions his faith as a Klingon legend returns. May 17, 1993 24 Second ChancesRiker meets a duplicate of himself left behind eight years ago. May 24, 1993 25 TimescapeThe crew discovers a fight frozen in a moment of time. Jun 14, 1993 26 DescentThe Borg are changed and Data is tempted by emotion. Jun 21, 1993

Season 7 26 logged

01 Descent, Part IIThe crew learns what is happening to Data and the Borg. Sep 20, 1993 02 LiaisonsDiplomats visiting the ship put the crew in awkward positions. Sep 27, 1993 03 InterfaceGeordi uses a probe to reach a stranded ship, and his mother may be on board. Oct 4, 1993 04 GambitPicard goes undercover with mercenaries seeking an ancient Vulcan artifact. Oct 11, 1993 05 Gambit, Part IIPicard and Riker work undercover among mercenaries collecting pieces of an ancient Vulcan psionic weapon. Oct 18, 1993 06 PhantasmsData's new dream program begins to show disturbing images. Oct 25, 1993 07 Dark PageLwaxana's repressed memories threaten her mind. Nov 1, 1993 08 AttachedPicard and Dr. Crusher share each other's thoughts when imprisoned. Nov 8, 1993 09 Force of NatureA pair of scientists warn that warp travel is damaging space. Nov 15, 1993 10 InheritanceData meets a woman who claims to be his creator's wife. Nov 22, 1993 11 ParallelsWorf slips between alternate realities, including one where the Borg won. Nov 29, 1993 12 The PegasusRiker's secret about a past mission puts him at odds with Picard. Jan 10, 1994 13 HomewardWorf's brother violates the Prime Directive to save a doomed people. Jan 17, 1994 14 Sub RosaDr. Crusher falls under the spell of a mysterious entity on her grandmother's world. Jan 31, 1994 15 Lower DecksFour junior officers are involved in a secret Cardassian mission. Feb 7, 1994 16 Thine Own SelfData loses his memory on a pre-industrial world. Feb 14, 1994 17 MasksAn ancient archive transforms the ship into an alien culture's mythology. Feb 21, 1994 18 Eye of the BeholderInvestigating a crew member's suicide, Troi is drawn into visions of an old murder from the ship's constructi… Feb 28, 1994 19 GenesisA virus turns the crew into earlier life forms. Mar 21, 1994 20 Journey's EndWesley comes home as the Federation orders a colony to be moved. Mar 28, 1994 21 FirstbornA Klingon who offers to train Alexander proves to be Alexander's own future self, trying to change history. Apr 25, 1994 22 BloodlinesDaiMon Bok seeks revenge on Picard by targeting Jason Vigo, a young man who appears to be Picard's son. May 2, 1994 23 EmergenceThe ship develops an intelligence of its own. May 9, 1994 24 Preemptive StrikeRo is sent to infiltrate the Maquis and faces a choice. May 16, 1994 25 All Good Things...Q's final trial of Picard stretches across three time periods. May 23, 1994 26 All Good Things..., Part IIPicard's journey across three time periods reaches its climax as he learns the anomaly he must stop began wit… May 23, 1994