Star Trek: The Next Generation
TVPG
Science fiction
Fantasy
Adventure
Drama
The crew of the starship USS Enterprise explores the galaxy and fosters peace in the 24th century.
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Cast & Crew
Patrick Stewart Capt. Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes Cmdr. William Riker
LeVar Burton Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn Lt. Worf
Gates McFadden Dr. Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis Counselor Deanna Troi
Brent Spiner Lt. Cmdr. Data
Wil Wheaton Wesley Crusher
Denise Crosby Lt. Tasha Yar
Diana Muldaur Dr. Katherine "Kate" Pulaski
Gene Roddenberry Creator
Gene Roddenberry Executive Producer
Rick Berman Executive Producer
Michael Piller Executive Producer
Jeri Taylor Executive Producer
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Sunday, October 12
Where Silence Has Lease
Season 2 • Episode 2
A being conducting an experiment traps the Enterprise in a region void of energy and matter.
Monday, October 13
Elementary, Dear Data
Season 2 • Episode 3
Data poses as Sherlock Holmes to decipher a puzzle that threatens Dr. Pulaski's life.
Tuesday, October 14
The Outrageous Okona
Season 2 • Episode 4
A roguish space captain charms all; Data consults a comic about humor.
Wednesday, October 15
Loud as a Whisper
Season 2 • Episode 5
A war-torn world faces chaos when a deaf mediator loses his means of communication.
Thursday, October 16
The Schizoid Man
Season 2 • Episode 6
A brilliant, dying scientist who seeks immortality transfers his mind and knowledge into Data.
Friday, October 17
Unnatural Selection
Season 2 • Episode 7
Dr. Pulaski ages rapidly after being exposed to a mysterious virus.
Sunday, October 19
A Matter of Honor
Season 2 • Episode 8
An exchange program makes Riker an officer on a Klingon ship, which later threatens the Enterprise.
Monday, October 20
The Measure of a Man
Season 2 • Episode 9
Data tries to resign his commission when Starfleet orders his disassembly for research purposes.
Tuesday, October 21
The Dauphin
Season 2 • Episode 10
Wesley falls for a young planetary ruler whose humanoid form conceals a secret.
Wednesday, October 22
Contagion
Season 2 • Episode 11
Probes from an ancient world destroy one Starfleet vessel, then turn on the Enterprise.
Thursday, October 23
The Royale
Season 2 • Episode 12
On an uncharted world, the Enterprise crew encounters a lavish hotel and casino.
Friday, October 24
Time Squared
Season 2 • Episode 13
Picard encounters his double in a shuttlecraft found hurtling through space.
Sunday, October 26
The Icarus Factor
Season 2 • Episode 14
Riker is offered his own command, but his estranged father is the man sent to brief him.
Monday, October 27
Pen Pals
Season 2 • Episode 15
Data learns the world of his pen pal, who is an alien girl, may be destroyed in a geologic upheaval.
Tuesday, October 28
Q Who
Season 2 • Episode 16
Q introduces the Enterprise crew to the Borg, a powerful cybernetic race.
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