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Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987-1994 · 7 seasons

★ 8.7 Top 9%

(147,652 votes)

176 episodes

This show averages 7.3, which is 0.1 points below the global average of 7.4 Top 59%

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S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

S7

E1

6.9

5.8

6.5

9.2

8.4

8.2

7.7

E2

6.5

7.0

7.4

8.3

8.7

7.3

6.6

E3

5.0

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.8

5.7

6.2

E4

6.3

6.2

8.0

6.4

7.2

8.5

7.7

E5

7.5

6.5

6.7

7.8

7.9

7.5

7.9

E6

6.3

6.9

7.4

6.7

7.4

7.4

7.5

E7

6.0

6.5

7.8

8.3

8.2

7.2

6.4

E8

6.8

8.0

6.3

7.7

8.3

7.4

7.5

E9

6.9

9.2

6.5

6.7

7.2

7.4

6.4

E10

6.2

6.2

8.4

6.0

6.5

8.3

7.5

E11

7.2

7.6

7.4

8.1

6.6

8.9

8.8

E12

7.6

6.6

6.8

8.2

6.2

8.5

8.5

E13

5.7

7.5

8.5

7.2

6.7

6.0

7.0

E14

7.4

6.2

6.7

8.2

8.2

7.9

4.8

E15

6.1

6.8

9.2

8.1

7.3

8.8

8.7

E16

6.4

8.9

8.5

7.0

7.2

7.5

7.8

E17

6.8

6.5

8.2

7.1

6.8

7.3

5.7

E18

7.1

6.2

7.4

6.7

8.9

7.9

6.6

E19

7.2

6.1

7.2

7.9

7.8

7.5

7.0

E20

7.1

7.5

7.2

7.2

6.1

8.0

6.2

E21

6.9

7.7

7.7

8.4

7.3

8.1

6.7

E22

6.8

3.3

7.6

7.3

6.0

7.0

6.5

E23

6.5

8.1

6.4

8.8

7.1

6.5

E24

8.1

6.5

7.7

8.3

7.5

7.9

E25

7.4

6.9

7.1

9.4

8.5

9.1

E26

9.3

8.4

8.3

8.0

Avg

6.7

6.9

7.5

7.5

7.6

7.7

7.2

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Episode Engagement

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53 Standouts

35 Infamous

25 Hidden Gems

63 Forgettable

Top Standout: S5E25 The Inner Light

Most Infamous: S2E22 Shades of Gray

Best Hidden Gem: S6E25 Timescape

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Season Trajectory

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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Episode Power Rankings

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🏆 Top 10 Episodes Season 5 dominates (3/10)

1 S5E25 The Inner Light 9.4
2 S3E26 The Best of Both Worlds 9.3
3 S2E9 The Measure of a Man 9.2
4 S3E15 Yesterday's Enterprise 9.2
5 S4E1 The Best of Both Worlds Part II 9.2
6 S7E25 All Good Things... 9.1
7 S2E16 Q Who 8.9
8 S5E18 Cause and Effect 8.9
9 S6E11 Chain of Command, Part II 8.9
10 S5E23 I Borg 8.8

📉 Bottom 5 Episodes Season 7 dominates (2/5)

176 S2E22 Shades of Gray 3.3
175 S7E14 Sub Rosa 4.8
174 S1E3 Code of Honor 5.0
173 S7E17 Masks 5.7
172 S6E3 Man of the People 5.7

176 Total Episodes

9.4 Highest Rating

3.3 Lowest Rating

6.1 Range