Star Trek Next Generation (or TNG) aired between September 28th 1987 to May23rd 1994. 21 years after the original Star Trek, the Next Generation, this Star Trek series attracted millions of regular viewers. The first two-hour pilot (Encounter at Farpoint) itself had 27 million viewers. TNG has 178 episodes which spread over seven seasons, making it the longest series of all Star Trek series.

Over the years, the show gained a considerable number of viewers. Its popularity was such that it won 18 Emmy Awards, three Hugo Awards as well as the Peabody Award for excellence in television programming.

List of all the episodes and awards:

EPISODES

Season 1

Episode 1: Encounter at Farpoint
Episode 2: The Naked Now
Episode 3: Code of Honor
Episode 4: The Last Outpost
Episode 5: Where No One Has Gone Before
Episode 6: Lonely Among Us
Episode 7: Justice
Episode 8: The Battle
Episode 9: Hide and Q
Episode 10: Haven
Episode 11: The Big Goodbye
Episode 12: Datalore
Episode 13: Angel One
Episode 14: 11001001
Episode 15: Too Short a Season
Episode 16: When the Bough Breaks
Episode 17: Home Soil
Episode 18: Coming of Age
Episode 19: Heart of Glory
Episode 20: The Arsenal of Freedom
Episode 21: Symbiosis
Episode 22: Skin of Evil
Episode 23: We’ll Always Have Paris
Episode 24: Conspiracy
Episode 25: The Neutral Zone

Season 2

Episode 1: The Child
Episode 2: Where Silence Has Lease
Episode 3: Elementary, Dear Data
Episode 4: The Outrageous Okona
Episode 5: Loud as a Whisper
Episode 6: The Schizoid Man
Episode 7: Unnatural Selection
Episode 8: A Matter of Honor
Episode 9: The Measure of a Man
Episode 10: The Dauphin
Episode 11: Contagion
Episode 12: The Royale
Episode 13: Time Squared
Episode 14: The Icarus Factor
Episode 15: Pen Pals
Episode 16: Q Who?
Episode 17: Samaritan Snare
Episode 18: Up the Long Ladder
Episode 19: Manhunt
Episode 20: The Emissary
Episode 21: Peak Performance
Episode 22: Shades of Gray

Season 3

Episode 1: Evolution
Episode 2: The Ensigns of Command
Episode 3: The Survivors
Episode 4: Who Watches the Watchers
Episode 5: The Bonding
Episode 6: Booby Trap
Episode 7: The Enemy
Episode 8: The Price
Episode 9: The Vengeance Factor
Episode 10: The Defector
Episode 11: The Hunted
Episode 12: The High Ground
Episode 13: Déjà Q
Episode 14: A Matter of Perspective
Episode 15: Yesterday’s Enterprise
Episode 16: The Offspring
Episode 17: Sins of the Father
Episode 18: Allegiance
Episode 19: Captain’s Holiday
Episode 20: Tin Man
Episode 21: Hollow Pursuits
Episode 22: The Most Toys
Episode 23: Sarek
Episode 24: Ménage à Troi
Episode 25: Transfigurations

Season 4

Episode 1: The Best of Both Worlds: Part 2
Episode 2: Family
Episode 3: Brothers
Episode 4: Suddenly Human
Episode 5: Remember Me
Episode 6: Legacy
Episode 7: Reunion
Episode 8: Future Imperfect
Episode 9: Final Mission
Episode 10: The Loss
Episode 11: Data’s Day
Episode 12: The Wounded
Episode 13: Devil’s Due
Episode 14: Clues
Episode 15: First Contact
Episode 16: Galaxy’s Child
Episode 17: Night Terrors
Episode 18: Identity Crisis
Episode 19: The Nth Degree
Episode 20: Qpid
Episode 21: The Drumhead
Episode 22: Half a Life
Episode 23: The Host
Episode 24: The Mind’s Eye
Episode 25: In Theory
Episode 26: Redemption

Season 5

Episode 1: Redemption II
Episode 2: Darmok
Episode 3: Ensign Ro
Episode 4: Silicon Avatar
Episode 5: Disaster
Episode 6: The Game
Episode 7: Unification I
Episode 8: Unification II
Episode 9: A Matter of Time
Episode 10: New Ground
Episode 11: Hero Worship
Episode 12: Violations
Episode 13: The Masterpiece Society
Episode 14: Conundrum
Episode 15: Power Play
Episode 16: Ethics
Episode 17: The Outcast
Episode 18: Cause and Effect
Episode 19: The First Duty
Episode 20: Cost of Living
Episode 21: The Perfect Mate
Episode 22: Imaginary Friend
Episode 23: I, Borg
Episode 24: The Next Phase
Episode 25: The Inner Light
Episode 26: Time’s Arrow: Part 1

Season 6

Episode 1: Time’s Arrow: Part 2
Episode 2: Realm of Fear
Episode 3: Man of the People
Episode 4: Relics
Episode 5: Schisms
Episode 6: True Q
Episode 7: Rascals
Episode 8: A Fistful of Datas
Episode 9: The Quality of Life
Episode 10: Chain of Command: Part 1
Episode 11: Chain of Command: Part 2
Episode 12: Ship in a Bottle
Episode 13: Aquiel
Episode 14: Face of the Enemy
Episode 15: Tapestry
Episode 16: Birthright: Part 1
Episode 17: Birthright: Part 2
Episode 18: Starship Mine
Episode 19: Lessons
Episode 20: The Chase
Episode 21: Frame of Mind
Episode 22: Suspicions
Episode 23: Rightful Heir
Episode 24: Second Chances
Episode 25: Timescape
Episode 26: Descent: Part 1

Season 7

Episode 1: Descent: Part 2
Episode 2: Liaisons
Episode 3: Interface
Episode 4: Gambit: Part 1
Episode 5: Gambit: Part 2
Episode 6: Phantasms
Episode 7: Dark Page
Episode 8: Attached
Episode 9: Force of Nature
Episode 10: Inheritance
Episode 11: Parallels
Episode 12: The Pegasus
Episode 13: HomewardEpisode 14: Sub Rosa
Episode 15: Lower Decks
Episode 16: Thine Own Self
Episode 17: Masks
Episode 18: Eye of the Beholder
Episode 19: Genesis
Episode 20: Journey’s End
Episode 21: Firstborn
Episode 22: Bloodlines
Episode 23: Emergence
Episode 24: Preemptive Strike
Episode 25: All Good Things…

Awards

ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1995 : Won ASCAP

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
1990 : Won Saturn Award for Best Genre Television Series
1991 : Won Saturn Award for Best Genre Television Series
2003 : Won Saturn Award for Best DVD TV Programming Release for seasons 1-7.
2005 : Won Special Recognition Award to the Star Trek TV series (1987-2005)

Cinema Audio Society, USA
1994 : Won C.A.S. Award – Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Television Series
1995 : Nominated for C.A.S. Award – Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Television Series

Emmy Awards
1988 : Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series
1988 : Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Costume Design for a Series
1988 : Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series
1989 : Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series
1989 : Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series
1990 : Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Series
1990 : Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series
1991 : Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series
1991 : Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series
1992 : Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Series
1992 : Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series
1992 : Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Special Visual Effects
1992 : Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Special Visual Effects
1993 : Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Series
1993 : Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series
1993 : Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Drama Series
1994 : Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Drama Series
1994 : Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Special Visual Effects Production

Hugo Awards
1993 : Won Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation

Peabody Awards
1988 : Won Peabody Award for episode “The Big Good-Bye”.

Young Artist Awards
1989 : Won Young Artist Award for Best Syndicated Family Drama or Comedy Series
1989 : Won Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a Family Syndicated Show Wil Wheaton

For more information, consult Star Trek Next Generation DVD.

Originally aired in 1987, Star Trek The Next Generation TV series certainly became one of the favorite Star Trek series of all time. TNG as many fans call it, kept the fundamentals of Star Trek, which is the main reason of Enterprise to exist, to allow the exploration of the galaxy. In Star Trek The Next Generation TV series, the crew is much more diplomatic than in the previous series. This series is set about 80 years after the original series and centers on the crew from the new Enterprise.

The crew consists of Captain Jean-Luc Picard (played by Patrick Stewart), Commander William T. Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton), Counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner), Lieutenant Worf (Michael Dorn), Doctor Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden), Enterprise Computer (Majel Barrett).

Star Trek The Next Generation TV series was created after the box-office success of previous ST movies. Roddenberry, the creator of the main Star Trek first declined to be part of the new series. Unhappy with pre-production work, he became deeply involved in the production of this new series.

The series is comprised of seven season.

The Plot
The Next Generation TV series follow the adventures of the crew on the Enterprise (Galaxy-class USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D), a United Federation of Planets flagship. The Enterprise main goal is to allow the exploration of the galaxy, but also to create new diplomatic relation. Because of the possible dangers, the ship is also design to protect the crew in combat situation, as necessary.

Through their adventures, the crew from the Enterprise will discover many other races and species, interact with them. They will survive through natural disasters, holodeck malfunctions, go through time travel or temporal loops, and become the center of external as well as internal conflicts (between the crew itself or with encountered aliens).