# List of Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes

Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series which aired in syndication from September 1987 through to May 1994. It is the second live-action series of the Star Trek franchise and comprises a total of 176 (DVD and original broadcast) or 178 (syndicated) episodes over 7 seasons. The series picks up about 95 years after the original series is said to have taken place. The television episodes are listed here in chronological order by original air date, which match the episode order in each season's DVD set.
The main cast consisted of Patrick Stewart as captain Jean-Luc Picard, Jonathan Frakes as his first officer William Riker, Brent Spiner as chief of operations Data, LeVar Burton as chief engineer Geordi La Forge, 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 her character was killed in the episode "Skin of Evil", returning for a guest appearance in season 3 and the two-hour series finale "All Good Things...".
The Next Generation cast also appears in four feature films: Generations, First Contact, Insurrection, and Nemesis.

## Series overview

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

## 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 (1987–1988)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | Nielsen rating |
| 12 | 12 | "Encounter at Farpoint" | Corey Allen | D. C. Fontana & Gene Roddenberry | September 28, 1987 (1987-09-28) | 101 102 | 15.7 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Naked Now" | Paul Lynch | Story by : John D. F. Black and D. C. Fontana Teleplay by : D. C. Fontana | October 5, 1987 (1987-10-05) | 103 | 11.5 |
| 4 | 4 | "Code of Honor" | Russ Mayberry | Katharyn Powers & Michael Baron | October 12, 1987 (1987-10-12) | 104 | 9.5 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Last Outpost" | Richard Colla | Story by : Richard Krzmeien Teleplay by : Herbert Wright | October 19, 1987 (1987-10-19) | 107 | 8.9 |
| 6 | 6 | "Where No One Has Gone Before" | Rob Bowman | Diane Duane & Michael Reaves | October 26, 1987 (1987-10-26) | 106 | 10.5 |
| 7 | 7 | "Lonely Among Us" | Cliff Bole | Story by : Michael Halperin Teleplay by : D. C. Fontana | November 2, 1987 (1987-11-02) | 108 | 12.1 |
| 8 | 8 | "Justice" | James L. Conway | Story by : John D. F. Black & Worley Thorne Teleplay by : Worley Thorne | November 9, 1987 (1987-11-09) | 109 | 12.7 |
| 9 | 9 | "The Battle" | Rob Bowman | Story by : Larry Forrester Teleplay by : Herbert Wright | November 16, 1987 (1987-11-16) | 110 | 10.5 |
| 10 | 10 | "Hide and Q" | Cliff Bole | Story by : Maurice Hurley Teleplay by : Maurice Hurley & Gene Roddenberry | November 23, 1987 (1987-11-23) | 111 | 11.0 |
| 11 | 11 | "Haven" | Richard Compton | Story by : Tracy Tormé & Lan O'Kun Teleplay by : Tracy Tormé | November 30, 1987 (1987-11-30) | 105 | 10.3 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Big Goodbye" | Joseph L. Scanlan | Tracy Tormé | January 11, 1988 (1988-01-11) | 113 | 11.5 |
| 13 | 13 | "Datalore" | Rob Bowman | Story by : Robert Lewin & Maurice Hurley Teleplay by : Robert Lewin & Gene Roddenberry | January 18, 1988 (1988-01-18) | 114 | 10.3 |
| 14 | 14 | "Angel One" | Michael Rhodes | Patrick Barry | January 25, 1988 (1988-01-25) | 115 | 11.4 |
| 15 | 15 | "11001001" | Paul Lynch | Maurice Hurley & Robert Lewin | February 1, 1988 (1988-02-01) | 116 | 10.7 |
| 16 | 16 | "Too Short a Season" | Rob Bowman | Story by : Michael Michaelian Teleplay by : Michael Michaelian & D. C. Fontana | February 8, 1988 (1988-02-08) | 112 | 10.9 |
| 17 | 17 | "When the Bough Breaks" | Kim Manners | Hannah Louise Shearer | February 15, 1988 (1988-02-15) | 118 | 10.2 |
| 18 | 18 | "Home Soil" | Corey Allen | Story by : Karl Geurs & Ralph Sanchez and Robert Sabaroff Teleplay by : Robert Sabaroff | February 22, 1988 (1988-02-22) | 117 | 9.0 |
| 19 | 19 | "Coming of Age" | Mike Vejar | Sandy Fries | March 14, 1988 (1988-03-14) | 119 | 10.1 |
| 20 | 20 | "Heart of Glory" | Rob Bowman | Story by : Maurice Hurley and Herbert Wright & D. C. Fontana Teleplay by : Maurice Hurley | March 21, 1988 (1988-03-21) | 120 | 10.7 |
| 21 | 21 | "The Arsenal of Freedom" | Les Landau | Story by : Maurice Hurley & Robert Lewin Teleplay by : Richard Manning & Hans Beimler | April 11, 1988 (1988-04-11) | 121 | 10.4 |
| 22 | 22 | "Symbiosis" | Win Phelps | Story by : Robert Lewin Teleplay by : Robert Lewin and Richard Manning & Hans Beimler | April 18, 1988 (1988-04-18) | 123 | 10.8 |
| 23 | 23 | "Skin of Evil" | Joseph L. Scanlan | Story by : Joseph Stefano Teleplay by : Joseph Stefano & Hannah Louise Shearer | April 25, 1988 (1988-04-25) | 122 | 9.7 |
| 24 | 24 | "We'll Always Have Paris" | Robert Becker | Deborah Dean Davis & Hannah Louise Shearer | May 2, 1988 (1988-05-02) | 124 | 9.7 |
| 25 | 25 | "Conspiracy" | Cliff Bole | Story by : Robert Sabaroff Teleplay by : Tracy Tormé | May 9, 1988 (1988-05-09) | 125 | 9.4 |
| 26 | 26 | "The Neutral Zone" | James L. Conway | Story by : Deborah McIntyre & Mona Clee Teleplay by : Maurice Hurley | May 16, 1988 (1988-05-16) | 126 | 10.2 |
* ↑ Credited as J. Michael Bingham
* ↑ Credited as Ralph Wills
* ↑ Credited as C.J. Holland

### Season 2 (1988–1989)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | Nielsen rating |
| 27 | 1 | "The Child" | Rob Bowman | Jaron Summers & Jon Povill and Maurice Hurley | November 21, 1988 (1988-11-21) | 127 | 10.9 |
| 28 | 2 | "Where Silence Has Lease" | Winrich Kolbe | Jack B. Sowards | November 28, 1988 (1988-11-28) | 128 | 10.3 |
| 29 | 3 | "Elementary, Dear Data" | Rob Bowman | Brian Alan Lane | December 5, 1988 (1988-12-05) | 129 | Unknown |
| 30 | 4 | "The Outrageous Okona" | Robert Becker | Story by : Les Menchen & Lance Dickson and David Landsberg Teleplay by : Burton Armus | December 12, 1988 (1988-12-12) | 130 | Unknown |
| 31 | 5 | "Loud as a Whisper" | Larry Shaw | Jacqueline Zambrano | January 9, 1989 (1989-01-09) | 132 | 10.7 |
| 32 | 6 | "The Schizoid Man" | Les Landau | Story by : Richard Manning & Hans Beimler Teleplay by : Tracy Tormé | January 25, 1989 (1989-01-25) | 131 | 10.8 |
| 33 | 7 | "Unnatural Selection" | Paul Lynch | John Mason & Mike Gray | January 30, 1989 (1989-01-30) | 133 | 11.0 |
| 34 | 8 | "A Matter of Honor" | Rob Bowman | Story by : Wanda M. Haight & Gregory Amos and Burton Armus Teleplay by : Burton Armus | February 6, 1989 (1989-02-06) | 134 | 11.3 |
| 35 | 9 | "The Measure of a Man" | Robert Scheerer | Melinda M. Snodgrass | February 13, 1989 (1989-02-13) | 135 | 11.3 |
| 36 | 10 | "The Dauphin" | Rob Bowman | Scott Rubenstein & Leonard Mlodinow | February 20, 1989 (1989-02-20) | 136 | 10.7 |
| 37 | 11 | "Contagion" | Joseph L. Scanlan | Steve Gerber & Beth Woods | March 20, 1989 (1989-03-20) | 137 | 10.2 |
| 38 | 12 | "The Royale" | Cliff Bole | Tracy Tormé | March 27, 1989 (1989-03-27) | 138 | 10.6 |
| 39 | 13 | "Time Squared" | Joseph L. Scanlan | Story by : Kurt Michael Bensmiller Teleplay by : Maurice Hurley | April 3, 1989 (1989-04-03) | 139 | 9.9 |
| 40 | 14 | "The Icarus Factor" | Robert Iscove | Story by : David Assael Teleplay by : David Assael and Robert McCullough | April 24, 1989 (1989-04-24) | 140 | 9.1 |
| 41 | 15 | "Pen Pals" | Winrich Kolbe | Story by : Hannah Louise Shearer Teleplay by : Melinda M. Snodgrass | May 1, 1989 (1989-05-01) | 141 | 9.7 |
| 42 | 16 | "Q Who" | Rob Bowman | Maurice Hurley | May 8, 1989 (1989-05-08) | 142 | 10.3 |
| 43 | 17 | "Samaritan Snare" | Les Landau | Robert McCullough | May 15, 1989 (1989-05-15) | 143 | 10.0 |
| 44 | 18 | "Up the Long Ladder" | Winrich Kolbe | Melinda M. Snodgrass | May 22, 1989 (1989-05-22) | 144 | 9.2 |
| 45 | 19 | "Manhunt" | Rob Bowman | Tracy Tormé | June 19, 1989 (1989-06-19) | 145 | 8.9 |
| 46 | 20 | "The Emissary" | Cliff Bole | Story by : Richard Manning & Hans Beimler Teleplay by : Richard Manning & Hans Beimler Based on an unpublished story by: Thomas H. Calder | June 26, 1989 (1989-06-26) | 146 | 9.0 |
| 47 | 21 | "Peak Performance" | Robert Scheerer | David Kemper | July 10, 1989 (1989-07-10) | 147 | 9.4 |
| 48 | 22 | "Shades of Gray" | Rob Bowman | Story by : Maurice Hurley Teleplay by : Maurice Hurley and Richard Manning & Hans Beimler | July 17, 1989 (1989-07-17) | 148 | 9.8 |
* ↑ Credited as Keith Mills
* ↑ Credited as Terry Devereaux

### Season 3 (1989–1990)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | Nielsen rating |
| 49 | 1 | "Evolution" | Winrich Kolbe | Story by : Michael Piller & Michael Wagner Teleplay by : Michael Piller | September 25, 1989 (1989-09-25) | 150 | 10.8 |
| 50 | 2 | "The Ensigns of Command" | Cliff Bole | Melinda M. Snodgrass | October 2, 1989 (1989-10-02) | 149 | Unknown |
| 51 | 3 | "The Survivors" | Les Landau | Michael Wagner | October 9, 1989 (1989-10-09) | 151 | 9.6 |
| 52 | 4 | "Who Watches the Watchers" | Robert Wiemer | Richard Manning & Hans Beimler | October 16, 1989 (1989-10-16) | 152 | 9.6 |
| 53 | 5 | "The Bonding" | Winrich Kolbe | Ronald D. Moore | October 23, 1989 (1989-10-23) | 153 | 9.9 |
| 54 | 6 | "Booby Trap" | Gabrielle Beaumont | Story by : Michael Wagner & Ron Roman Teleplay by : Ron Roman and Michael Piller & Richard Danus | October 30, 1989 (1989-10-30) | 154 | 11.0 |
| 55 | 7 | "The Enemy" | David Carson | David Kemper and Michael Piller | November 6, 1989 (1989-11-06) | 155 | 10.3 |
| 56 | 8 | "The Price" | Robert Scheerer | Hannah Louise Shearer | November 13, 1989 (1989-11-13) | 156 | 10.6 |
| 57 | 9 | "The Vengeance Factor" | Timothy Bond | Sam Rolfe | November 20, 1989 (1989-11-20) | 157 | 9.7 |
| 58 | 10 | "The Defector" | Robert Scheerer | Ronald D. Moore | January 1, 1990 (1990-01-01) | 158 | 10.5 |
| 59 | 11 | "The Hunted" | Cliff Bole | Robin Bernheim | January 10, 1990 (1990-01-10) | 159 | 10.6 |
| 60 | 12 | "The High Ground" | Gabrielle Beaumont | Melinda M. Snodgrass | January 31, 1990 (1990-01-31) | 160 | 10.5 |
| 61 | 13 | "Deja Q" | Les Landau | Richard Danus | February 5, 1990 (1990-02-05) | 161 | 11.3 |
| 62 | 14 | "A Matter of Perspective" | Cliff Bole | Ed Zuckerman | February 12, 1990 (1990-02-12) | 162 | 10.8 |
| 63 | 15 | "Yesterday's Enterprise" | David Carson | Teleplay by : Ira Steven Behr & Richard Manning & Hans Beimler & Ronald D. Moore Story by : Trent Christopher Ganino & Eric A. Stillwell | February 19, 1990 (1990-02-19) | 163 | 11.9 |
| 64 | 16 | "The Offspring" | Jonathan Frakes | René Echevarria | March 12, 1990 (1990-03-12) | 164 | 10.2 |
| 65 | 17 | "Sins of the Father" | Les Landau | Story by : Drew Deighan Teleplay by : Ronald D. Moore & W. Reed Moran | March 19, 1990 (1990-03-19) | 165 | 11.1 |
| 66 | 18 | "Allegiance" | Winrich Kolbe | Richard Manning & Hans Beimler | March 26, 1990 (1990-03-26) | 166 | 10.2 |
| 67 | 19 | "Captain's Holiday" | Chip Chalmers | Ira Steven Behr | April 2, 1990 (1990-04-02) | 167 | 11.7 |
| 68 | 20 | "Tin Man" | Robert Scheerer | Dennis Bailey & David Bischoff | April 23, 1990 (1990-04-23) | 168 | 10.2 |
| 69 | 21 | "Hollow Pursuits" | Cliff Bole | Sally Caves | April 30, 1990 (1990-04-30) | 169 | 9.8 |
| 70 | 22 | "The Most Toys" | Timothy Bond | Shari Goodhartz | May 7, 1990 (1990-05-07) | 170 | 10.3 |
| 71 | 23 | "Sarek" | Les Landau | Story by : Peter S. Beagle Teleplay by : Peter S. Beagle | May 14, 1990 (1990-05-14) | 171 | 10.6 |
| 72 | 24 | "Ménage à Troi" | Robert Legato | Fred Bronson & Susan Sackett | May 28, 1990 (1990-05-28) | 172 | 9.1 |
| 73 | 25 | "Transfigurations" | Tom Benko | René Echevarria | June 4, 1990 (1990-06-04) | 173 | 10.2 |
| 74 | 26 | "The Best of Both Worlds, Part I" | Cliff Bole | Michael Piller | June 18, 1990 (1990-06-18) | 174 | 10.1 |
* ↑ Credited as Dennis Putman Bailey

### Season 4 (1990–1991)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | Nielsen rating |
| 75 | 1 | "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II" | Cliff Bole | Michael Piller | September 24, 1990 (1990-09-24) | 175 | 12.3 |
| 76 | 2 | "Family" | Les Landau | Ronald D. Moore | October 1, 1990 (1990-10-01) | 178 | 9.6 |
| 77 | 3 | "Brothers" | Rob Bowman | Rick Berman | October 8, 1990 (1990-10-08) | 177 | 10.9 |
| 78 | 4 | "Suddenly Human" | Gabrielle Beaumont | Story by : Ralph Phillips Teleplay by : John Whelpley and Jeri Taylor | October 15, 1990 (1990-10-15) | 176 | 10.3 |
| 79 | 5 | "Remember Me" | Cliff Bole | Lee Sheldon | October 22, 1990 (1990-10-22) | 179 | 11.4 |
| 80 | 6 | "Legacy" | Robert Scheerer | Joe Menosky | October 29, 1990 (1990-10-29) | 180 | 12.0 |
| 81 | 7 | "Reunion" | Jonathan Frakes | Story by : Drew Deighan and Thomas Perry & Jo Perry Teleplay by : Thomas Perry & Jo Perry and Ronald D. Moore & Brannon Braga | November 5, 1990 (1990-11-05) | 181 | 12.2 |
| 82 | 8 | "Future Imperfect" | Les Landau | J. Larry Carroll & David Bennett Carren | November 12, 1990 (1990-11-12) | 182 | 12.0 |
| 83 | 9 | "Final Mission" | Corey Allen | Story by : Kacey Arnold-Ince Teleplay by : Kacey Arnold-Ince & Jeri Taylor | November 19, 1990 (1990-11-19) | 183 | 11.5 |
| 84 | 10 | "The Loss" | Chip Chalmers | Teleplay by : Hilary J. Bader and Allan J. Adler & Vanessa Greene Story by : Hilary J. Bader | December 31, 1990 (1990-12-31) | 184 | 12.2 |
| 85 | 11 | "Data's Day" | Robert Wiemer | Story by : Harold Apter Teleplay by : Harold Apter and Ronald D. Moore | January 7, 1991 (1991-01-07) | 185 | 11.7 |
| 86 | 12 | "The Wounded" | Chip Chalmers | Story by : Stuart Charno & Sara Charno and Cy Chermak Teleplay by : Jeri Taylor | January 28, 1991 (1991-01-28) | 186 | 12.1 |
| 87 | 13 | "Devil's Due" | Tom Benko | Story by : Philip LaZebnik & William Douglas Lansford Teleplay by : Philip LaZebnik | February 4, 1991 (1991-02-04) | 187 | 13.0 |
| 88 | 14 | "Clues" | Les Landau | Story by : Bruce D. Arthurs Teleplay by : Bruce D. Arthurs and Joe Menosky | February 11, 1991 (1991-02-11) | 188 | 12.3 |
| 89 | 15 | "First Contact" | Cliff Bole | Teleplay by : Dennis Bailey & David Bischoff and Joe Menosky & Ronald D. Moore and Michael Piller Story by : Marc Scott Zicree | February 18, 1991 (1991-02-18) | 189 | 11.4 |
| 90 | 16 | "Galaxy's Child" | Winrich Kolbe | Story by : Thomas Kartozian Teleplay by : Maurice Hurley | March 11, 1991 (1991-03-11) | 190 | 11.7 |
| 91 | 17 | "Night Terrors" | Les Landau | Story by : Shari Goodhartz Teleplay by : Pamela Douglas & Jeri Taylor | March 18, 1991 (1991-03-18) | 191 | 11.2 |
| 92 | 18 | "Identity Crisis" | Winrich Kolbe | Story by : Timothy DeHaas Teleplay by : Brannon Braga | March 25, 1991 (1991-03-25) | 192 | 10.9 |
| 93 | 19 | "The Nth Degree" | Robert Legato | Joe Menosky | April 1, 1991 (1991-04-01) | 193 | 11.0 |
| 94 | 20 | "Qpid" | Cliff Bole | Story by : Randee Russell and Ira Steven Behr Teleplay by : Ira Steven Behr | April 22, 1991 (1991-04-22) | 194 | 10.8 |
| 95 | 21 | "The Drumhead" | Jonathan Frakes | Jeri Taylor | April 29, 1991 (1991-04-29) | 195 | 10.5 |
| 96 | 22 | "Half a Life" | Les Landau | Story by : Ted Roberts and Peter Allan Fields Teleplay by : Peter Allan Fields | May 6, 1991 (1991-05-06) | 196 | Unknown |
| 97 | 23 | "The Host" | Marvin V. Rush | Michel Horvat | May 13, 1991 (1991-05-13) | 197 | 11.3 |
| 98 | 24 | "The Mind's Eye" | David Livingston | Story by : Ken Schafer and René Echevarria Teleplay by : René Echevarria | May 27, 1991 (1991-05-27) | 198 | 10.1 |
| 99 | 25 | "In Theory" | Patrick Stewart | Joe Menosky & Ronald D. Moore | June 3, 1991 (1991-06-03) | 199 | 9.8 |
| 100 | 26 | "Redemption, Part I" | Cliff Bole | Ronald D. Moore | June 17, 1991 (1991-06-17) | 200 | 10.9 |
* ↑ Credited as Dennis Russell Bailey

### Season 5 (1991–1992)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | Nielsen rating |
| 101 | 1 | "Redemption, Part II" | David Carson | Ronald D. Moore | September 23, 1991 (1991-09-23) | 201 | Unknown |
| 102 | 2 | "Darmok" | Winrich Kolbe | Story by : Philip LaZebnik and Joe Menosky Teleplay by : Joe Menosky | September 30, 1991 (1991-09-30) | 202 | Unknown |
| 103 | 3 | "Ensign Ro" | Les Landau | Story by : Rick Berman & Michael Piller Teleplay by : Michael Piller | October 7, 1991 (1991-10-07) | 203 | 11.6 |
| 104 | 4 | "Silicon Avatar" | Cliff Bole | Story by : Lawrence V. Conley Teleplay by : Jeri Taylor | October 14, 1991 (1991-10-14) | 204 | 12.0 |
| 105 | 5 | "Disaster" | Gabrielle Beaumont | Story by : Ron Jarvis & Philip A. Scorza Teleplay by : Ronald D. Moore | October 21, 1991 (1991-10-21) | 205 | 12.3 |
| 106 | 6 | "The Game" | Corey Allen | Story by : Susan Sackett & Fred Bronson and Brannon Braga Teleplay by : Brannon Braga | October 28, 1991 (1991-10-28) | 206 | 13.4 |
| 107 | 7 | "Unification, Part I" | Les Landau | Story by : Rick Berman & Michael Piller Teleplay by : Jeri Taylor | November 4, 1991 (1991-11-04) | 208 | 15.4 |
| 108 | 8 | "Unification, Part II" | Cliff Bole | Story by : Rick Berman & Michael Piller Teleplay by : Michael Piller | November 11, 1991 (1991-11-11) | 207 | 15.4 |
| 109 | 9 | "A Matter of Time" | Paul Lynch | Rick Berman | November 18, 1991 (1991-11-18) | 209 | 13.9 |
| 110 | 10 | "New Ground" | Robert Scheerer | Story by : Sara Charno & Stuart Charno Teleplay by : Grant Rosenberg | December 30, 1991 (1991-12-30) | 210 | 11.9 |
| 111 | 11 | "Hero Worship" | Patrick Stewart | Story by : Hilary J. Bader Teleplay by : Joe Menosky | January 6, 1992 (1992-01-06) | 211 | 12.7 |
| 112 | 12 | "Violations" | Robert Wiemer | Story by : Shari Goodhartz & T. Michael and Pamela Gray Teleplay by : Pamela Gray & Jeri Taylor | January 27, 1992 (1992-01-27) | 212 | 12.1 |
| 113 | 13 | "The Masterpiece Society" | Winrich Kolbe | Story by : James Kahn and Adam Belanoff Teleplay by : Adam Belanoff and Michael Piller | February 3, 1992 (1992-02-03) | 213 | 12.0 |
| 114 | 14 | "Conundrum" | Les Landau | Story by : Paul Schiffer Teleplay by : Barry Schkolnick | February 10, 1992 (1992-02-10) | 214 | 12.2 |
| 115 | 15 | "Power Play" | David Livingston | Story by : Paul Ruben and Maurice Hurley Teleplay by : René Balcer and Herbert Wright & Brannon Braga | February 17, 1992 (1992-02-17) | 215 | 13.2 |
| 116 | 16 | "Ethics" | Chip Chalmers | Story by : Sara Charno & Stuart Charno Teleplay by : Ronald D. Moore | February 24, 1992 (1992-02-24) | 216 | 12.6 |
| 117 | 17 | "The Outcast" | Robert Scheerer | Jeri Taylor | March 16, 1992 (1992-03-16) | 217 | 12.3 |
| 118 | 18 | "Cause and Effect" | Jonathan Frakes | Brannon Braga | March 23, 1992 (1992-03-23) | 218 | 13.0 |
| 119 | 19 | "The First Duty" | Paul Lynch | Ronald D. Moore & Naren Shankar | March 30, 1992 (1992-03-30) | 219 | 12.1 |
| 120 | 20 | "Cost of Living" | Winrich Kolbe | Peter Allan Fields | April 20, 1992 (1992-04-20) | 220 | 11.7 |
| 121 | 21 | "The Perfect Mate" | Cliff Bole | Story by : René Echevarria and Gary Perconte Teleplay by : Gary Perconte and Michael Piller | April 27, 1992 (1992-04-27) | 221 | 10.8 |
| 122 | 22 | "Imaginary Friend" | Gabrielle Beaumont | Story by : Jean Louise Matthias & Ronald Wilkerson and Richard Fliegel Teleplay by : Edithe Swensen and Brannon Braga | May 4, 1992 (1992-05-04) | 222 | 12.1 |
| 123 | 23 | "I, Borg" | Robert Lederman | René Echevarria | May 11, 1992 (1992-05-11) | 223 | 12.8 |
| 124 | 24 | "The Next Phase" | David Carson | Ronald D. Moore | May 18, 1992 (1992-05-18) | 224 | 11.7 |
| 125 | 25 | "The Inner Light" | Peter Lauritson | Story by : Morgan Gendel Teleplay by : Morgan Gendel and Peter Allan Fields | June 1, 1992 (1992-06-01) | 225 | 11.1 |
| 126 | 26 | "Time's Arrow, Part I" | Les Landau | Story by : Joe Menosky Teleplay by : Joe Menosky & Michael Piller | June 15, 1992 (1992-06-15) | 226 | 11.8 |

### Season 6 (1992–1993)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | Nielsen rating |
| 127 | 1 | "Time's Arrow, Part II" | Les Landau | Story by : Joe Menosky Teleplay by : Jeri Taylor | September 21, 1992 (1992-09-21) | 227 | 13.8 |
| 128 | 2 | "Realm of Fear" | Cliff Bole | Brannon Braga | September 28, 1992 (1992-09-28) | 228 | 13.2 |
| 129 | 3 | "Man of the People" | Winrich Kolbe | Frank Abatemarco | October 5, 1992 (1992-10-05) | 229 | 13.2 |
| 130 | 4 | "Relics" | Alexander Singer | Ronald D. Moore | October 12, 1992 (1992-10-12) | 230 | 13.9 |
| 131 | 5 | "Schisms" | Robert Wiemer | Story by : Jean Louise Matthias & Ronald Wilkerson Teleplay by : Brannon Braga | October 19, 1992 (1992-10-19) | 231 | 13.2 |
| 132 | 6 | "True Q" | Robert Scheerer | René Echevarria | October 26, 1992 (1992-10-26) | 232 | 13.7 |
| 133 | 7 | "Rascals" | Adam Nimoy | Story by : Ward Botsford & Diana Dru Botsford and Michael Piller Teleplay by : Allison Hock | November 2, 1992 (1992-11-02) | 233 | 13.5 |
| 134 | 8 | "A Fistful of Datas" | Patrick Stewart | Story by : Robert Hewitt Wolfe Teleplay by : Robert Hewitt Wolfe and Brannon Braga | November 9, 1992 (1992-11-09) | 234 | 13.4 |
| 135 | 9 | "The Quality of Life" | Jonathan Frakes | Naren Shankar | November 16, 1992 (1992-11-16) | 235 | 13.2 |
| 136 | 10 | "Chain of Command, Part I" | Robert Scheerer | Story by : Frank Abatemarco Teleplay by : Ronald D. Moore | December 14, 1992 (1992-12-14) | 236 | 10.2 |
| 137 | 11 | "Chain of Command, Part II" | Les Landau | Frank Abatemarco | December 21, 1992 (1992-12-21) | 237 | 12.9 |
| 138 | 12 | "Ship in a Bottle" | Alexander Singer | René Echevarria | January 25, 1993 (1993-01-25) | 238 | 11.3 |
| 139 | 13 | "Aquiel" | Cliff Bole | Story by : Jeri Taylor Teleplay by : Brannon Braga & Ronald D. Moore | February 1, 1993 (1993-02-01) | 239 | 14.1 |
| 140 | 14 | "Face of the Enemy" | Gabrielle Beaumont | Story by : René Echevarria Teleplay by : Naren Shankar | February 8, 1993 (1993-02-08) | 240 | 13.1 |
| 141 | 15 | "Tapestry" | Les Landau | Ronald D. Moore | February 15, 1993 (1993-02-15) | 241 | 13.8 |
| 142 | 16 | "Birthright, Part I" | Winrich Kolbe | Brannon Braga | February 22, 1993 (1993-02-22) | 242 | 13.2 |
| 143 | 17 | "Birthright, Part II" | Dan Curry | René Echevarria | March 1, 1993 (1993-03-01) | 243 | 13.4 |
| 144 | 18 | "Starship Mine" | Cliff Bole | Morgan Gendel | March 29, 1993 (1993-03-29) | 244 | 13.0 |
| 145 | 19 | "Lessons" | Robert Wiemer | Ronald Wilkerson & Jean Louise Matthias | April 5, 1993 (1993-04-05) | 245 | 12.2 |
| 146 | 20 | "The Chase" | Jonathan Frakes | Story by : Ronald D. Moore & Joe Menosky Teleplay by : Joe Menosky | April 26, 1993 (1993-04-26) | 246 | 11.2 |
| 147 | 21 | "Frame of Mind" | James L. Conway | Brannon Braga | May 3, 1993 (1993-05-03) | 247 | 11.4 |
| 148 | 22 | "Suspicions" | Cliff Bole | Joe Menosky & Naren Shankar | May 10, 1993 (1993-05-10) | 248 | 11.3 |
| 149 | 23 | "Rightful Heir" | Winrich Kolbe | Story by : James E. Brooks Teleplay by : Ronald D. Moore | May 17, 1993 (1993-05-17) | 249 | 10.6 |
| 150 | 24 | "Second Chances" | LeVar Burton | Story by : Michael A. Medlock Teleplay by : René Echevarria | May 24, 1993 (1993-05-24) | 250 | 9.7 |
| 151 | 25 | "Timescape" | Adam Nimoy | Brannon Braga | June 14, 1993 (1993-06-14) | 251 | 11.6 |
| 152 | 26 | "Descent, Part I" | Alexander Singer | Story by : Jeri Taylor Teleplay by : Ronald D. Moore | June 21, 1993 (1993-06-21) | 252 | 11.7 |

### Season 7 (1993–1994)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | Nielsen rating |
| 153 | 1 | "Descent, Part II" | Alexander Singer | René Echevarria | September 20, 1993 (1993-09-20) | 253 | 13.0 |
| 154 | 2 | "Liaisons" | Cliff Bole | Story by : Roger Eschbacher & Jaq Greenspon Teleplay by : Jeanne Carrigan-Fauci & Lisa Rich | September 27, 1993 (1993-09-27) | 254 | 12.2 |
| 155 | 3 | "Interface" | Robert Wiemer | Joe Menosky | October 4, 1993 (1993-10-04) | 255 | 11.7 |
| 156 | 4 | "Gambit, Part I" | Peter Lauritson | Story by : Naren Shankar and Christopher Hatton Teleplay by : Naren Shankar | October 11, 1993 (1993-10-11) | 256 | 11.9 |
| 157 | 5 | "Gambit, Part II" | Alexander Singer | Story by : Naren Shankar Teleplay by : Ronald D. Moore | October 18, 1993 (1993-10-18) | 257 | 12.0 |
| 158 | 6 | "Phantasms" | Patrick Stewart | Brannon Braga | October 25, 1993 (1993-10-25) | 258 | 12.2 |
| 159 | 7 | "Dark Page" | Les Landau | Hilary J. Bader | November 1, 1993 (1993-11-01) | 259 | 11.6 |
| 160 | 8 | "Attached" | Jonathan Frakes | Nick Sagan | November 8, 1993 (1993-11-08) | 260 | 12.1 |
| 161 | 9 | "Force of Nature" | Robert Lederman | Naren Shankar | November 15, 1993 (1993-11-15) | 261 | 11.9 |
| 162 | 10 | "Inheritance" | Robert Scheerer | Story by : Dan Koeppel Teleplay by : Dan Koeppel and René Echevarria | November 22, 1993 (1993-11-22) | 262 | 11.6 |
| 163 | 11 | "Parallels" | Robert Wiemer | Brannon Braga | November 29, 1993 (1993-11-29) | 263 | 12.8 |
| 164 | 12 | "The Pegasus" | LeVar Burton | Ronald D. Moore | January 10, 1994 (1994-01-10) | 264 | 11.9 |
| 165 | 13 | "Homeward" | Alexander Singer | Story by : Spike Steingasser Teleplay by : Naren Shankar | January 17, 1994 (1994-01-17) | 265 | 11.8 |
| 166 | 14 | "Sub Rosa" | Jonathan Frakes | Story by : Jeri Taylor Teleplay by : Brannon Braga | January 31, 1994 (1994-01-31) | 266 | 11.5 |
| 167 | 15 | "Lower Decks" | Gabrielle Beaumont | Story by : Ronald Wilkerson & Jean Louise Matthias Teleplay by : René Echevarria | February 7, 1994 (1994-02-07) | 267 | 11.9 |
| 168 | 16 | "Thine Own Self" | Winrich Kolbe | Story by : Christopher Hatton Teleplay by : Ronald D. Moore | February 14, 1994 (1994-02-14) | 268 | 11.4 |
| 169 | 17 | "Masks" | Robert Wiemer | Joe Menosky | February 21, 1994 (1994-02-21) | 269 | 11.8 |
| 170 | 18 | "Eye of the Beholder" | Cliff Bole | Story by : Brannon Braga Teleplay by : René Echevarria | February 28, 1994 (1994-02-28) | 270 | 13.3 |
| 171 | 19 | "Genesis" | Gates McFadden | Brannon Braga | March 21, 1994 (1994-03-21) | 271 | 11.3 |
| 172 | 20 | "Journey's End" | Corey Allen | Ronald D. Moore | March 28, 1994 (1994-03-28) | 272 | 11.9 |
| 173 | 21 | "Firstborn" | Jonathan West | Story by : Mark Kalbfeld Teleplay by : René Echevarria | April 25, 1994 (1994-04-25) | 273 | 11.4 |
| 174 | 22 | "Bloodlines" | Les Landau | Nick Sagan | May 2, 1994 (1994-05-02) | 274 | 11.3 |
| 175 | 23 | "Emergence" | Cliff Bole | Story by : Brannon Braga Teleplay by : Joe Menosky | May 9, 1994 (1994-05-09) | 275 | 11.3 |
| 176 | 24 | "Preemptive Strike" | Patrick Stewart | Story by : Naren Shankar Teleplay by : René Echevarria | May 16, 1994 (1994-05-16) | 276 | 11.8 |
| 177178 | 2526 | "All Good Things..." | Winrich Kolbe | Ronald D. Moore & Brannon Braga | May 23, 1994 (1994-05-23) | 277 | 17.4 |
* 1 2 Credited as Nicholas Sagan

## Home media

The series was released on VHS cassette tapes, usually with two episodes or a two-part episode on one tape. For some releases the credits of both shows on the tape were combined at the end rather than shown separately.

### DVD and Blu-ray

| Season | Episodes | DVD releases | DVD releases | DVD releases | Blu-ray releases | Blu-ray releases |
| Season | Episodes | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | Region A | Region B |
| 1 | 26 | March 26, 2002 | April 1, 2002 | May 10, 2002 | July 24, 2012 | July 23, 2012 |
| 2 | 22 | May 7, 2002 | June 10, 2002 | July 5, 2002 | December 4, 2012 | December 10, 2012 |
| 3 | 26 | July 2, 2002 | July 22, 2002 | September 4, 2002 | April 30, 2013 | April 29, 2013 |
| 4 | 26 | September 3, 2002 | October 7, 2002 | November 12, 2002 | July 30, 2013 | July 29, 2013 |
| 5 | 26 | November 5, 2002 | November 18, 2002 | December 6, 2002 | November 19, 2013 | November 18, 2013 |
| 6 | 26 | December 3, 2002 | December 2, 2002 | February 7, 2003 | June 24, 2014 | July 21, 2014 |
| 7 | 26 | December 31, 2002 | December 23, 2002 | April 11, 2003 | December 2, 2014 | December 15, 2014 |
| Complete series | 178 | October 2, 2007 | June 6, 2011 | August 6, 2009 | June 14, 2016 | December 15, 2014 |
Certain episodes of the series have also been released on eight "best of" collections.
The four Next Generation movies were released together on a Blu-ray set in 2009. They have subsequently been re-released individually.
Three episodes were released on region-free Blu-ray Disc in January 2012. The complete series was rescanned and rebuilt in 1080p high definition and 24 progressive frames per second to be available for Blu-ray releases, syndication on television, and distribution digitally. This was not a remaster, wherein a new master copy is struck from the same original cut negative as previous master copies, nor is a remaster possible because the show was edited on tape and no such original cut negatives exist. Instead, it was a completely new edit of the show remade from raw film clips, with many shots needing to be replaced due to being natively interlaced, the wrong frame rate (unlike DVD, Blu-ray cannot handle mixed frame rates), or otherwise not convertible to the new format.
Five "Fan Collective" DVD collections were released, each including episodes with a particular theme – Borg, Klingon, Q, Time Travel, and Captain's Log – from the first five live-action Star Trek series, including The Next Generation.

### Streaming

The digital distribution of the remastered series has been through services such as iTunes and Amazon 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 Video and iTunes in early May 2014, and later in the UK, Canadian and Australian iTunes stores. In December 2014, Season 6 was added in both high and standard definition to the US iTunes Store.
The complete series was added to the Netflix streaming service in the US in 2011. In 2015, the series was updated to the high-definition re-edited version of the show. Although the series was available to subscribers on Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime for a number of years, after Paramount launched its own streaming service, it stopped renewing streaming rights to the Star Trek series, and by early 2022, The Next Generation was available for streaming only from Paramount+.