Star Trek: The Next Generation
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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.
Monday, March 24
Contagion
Season 2 • Episode 11
Probes from an ancient world destroy one Starfleet vessel, then turn on the Enterprise.
Tuesday, March 25
The Royale
Season 2 • Episode 12
On an uncharted world, the Enterprise crew encounters a lavish hotel and casino.
Wednesday, March 26
Time Squared
Season 2 • Episode 13
Picard encounters his double in a shuttlecraft found hurtling through space.
Thursday, March 27
The Icarus Factor
Season 2 • Episode 14
Riker is offered his own command, but his estranged father is the man sent to brief him.
Friday, March 28
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.
Sunday, March 30
Q Who
Season 2 • Episode 16
Q introduces the Enterprise crew to the Borg, a powerful cybernetic race.
Monday, March 31
Samaritan Snare
Season 2 • Episode 17
While Picard undergoes cardiac surgery, Riker negotiates with aliens who have taken Geordi hostage.
Tuesday, April 1
Up the Long Ladder
Season 2 • Episode 18
A distress call from a small Earth colony leads to another colony, composed entirely of clones.
Wednesday, April 2
Manhunt
Season 2 • Episode 19
Troi's mother (Majel Barrett) searches the Enterprise for the ideal man.
Thursday, April 3
The Emissary
Season 2 • Episode 20
Worf's former love arrives to settle a disagreement between Klingons and the Federation.
Friday, April 4
Peak Performance
Season 2 • Episode 21
The Ferengi ambush the Enterprise and another vessel during a battle simulation.
Sunday, April 6
Shades of Gray
Season 2 • Episode 22
Pulaski probes Riker's memory to save him from an organism in his nervous system.
Monday, April 7
Evolution
Season 3 • Episode 1
Wesley's experiment may be at the root of a computer malfunction threatening a scientist's mission.
Tuesday, April 8
The Ensigns of Command
Season 3 • Episode 2
Data tries to organize an evacuation of human colonists marked for death by aliens.
Wednesday, April 9
The Survivors
Season 3 • Episode 3
The Enterprise finds an elderly couple the only survivors of an attack on a planet.
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