STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION

Number of episodes available	179*
Number of seasons originally aired	7
Years produced	1987-1994
Network carried on	First Run Syndication

The information in this package is subject to change and was last updated 12/10/08.

This series is closed-captioned for syndication and is in stereo.

This series has Latin American Spanish tracks for syndication.

This series has not been transferred into HD.

DISTRIBUTION OPTIONS

FORMAT	VERSION

Star Trek: The Next Generation has six, two-minute breaks and an average program runtime that varies from 45:15 to 45:45. Internal commercial load is 13 minutes (26 :30-second spots) plus local end break.

Syndication version timing sheets are available. A generic format is available.

Note: Episode numbers begin at "101" rather than the more usual "001."

Episodes that originally aired as 2-hour movies are available in both the two-part and the original feature configurations. Those episodes are:

101 and 102 ("Encounter At Farpoint") Feature episode 721 (Series Premiere.)

277 and 278 ("All Good Things") Feature episode 747 (Series Finale.)

Episodes that aired originally as two-parters are not available as features.

*178 episodes were produced. Episode 279, ("Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek,") is a one-hour retrospective originally aired as part of a Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewers' Choice marathon in May of 1994. It is not to be confused with episode 272 ("Journey's End.") "Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek," is available in most, but not all, Complete Star Trek deals, bringing the total number of episodes available to 179.

Regarding the above mentioned May 1994 Viewers' Choice marathon, five of the most popular episodes were picked in a viewer's poll. The episodes are: 230, 163, 225, 174, & 175.