Star Trek: The Next Generation season 4

*Star Trek: The Next Generation*
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 4
	Region A/1 Blu-ray cover art
No. of episodes	26
Release
Original network	Broadcast syndication
Original release	September 24, 1990 –; June 17, 1991
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 3 Next →; Season 5
	List of episodes

The fourth season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation commenced airing in broadcast syndication in the United States on September 24, 1990 and concluded on June 17, 1991 after airing 26 episodes. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Starfleet starship Enterprise-D.

This season saw the show embracing the notion of serialized storylines. A recurring theme throughout the season is the notion of a brewing Duras-Romulan plot against the Federation, coupled with Worf's effort to reclaim his family honor. Both storylines were introduced in Season 3's Template:StEpLink. Worf's discommendation is a major theme in Template:StEpLink and Template:StEpLink, while his dishonor and the Duras-Romulan plot take center stage in the episodes Template:StEpLink, Template:StEpLink, and Template:StEpLink.

A second recurring storyline in the season is the growth of Miles O'Brien as a character. His first and middle name are revealed in "Family", he marries in Template:StEpLink, his past is revealed in Template:StEpLink, and his marriage is explored in Template:StEpLink.

Season 4 featured many family-themed episodes. The first episode following Template:StEpLink deals with Picard and Worf's family, and the second with Data's. Worf's son Alexander appears later in the season, as does Tasha Yar's sister, and the Enterprise encounters an infant alien space entity.

While a stand-alone syndicated series, the series was paired with other shows for the two night syndicated programming block Hollywood Premiere Network from Chris-Craft TV and MCA TV.^[1]

Cast

Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes as Commander William T. Riker
Brent Spiner as Lt. Cmdr. Data
Gates McFadden as Dr. (Cmdr.) Beverly Crusher
LeVar Burton as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
Marina Sirtis as Counselor (Lt. Cmdr.) Deanna Troi
Michael Dorn as Lt. Worf
Wil Wheaton as Ensign Wesley Crusher (episodes 1–9)

Recurring characters

Colm Meaney – Transporter Chief (Lt.) Miles O'Brien (14 episodes)
Whoopi Goldberg – Guinan (7 episodes)
Majel Barrett – Computer Voice (4 episodes)/Lwaxana Troi (1 episode)
Patti Yasutake – Ensign Alyssa Ogawa (3 episodes)
Rosalind Chao – Keiko O'Brien (4 episodes)
Denise Crosby – Commander Sela (2 episodes)
Pamela Winslow – Ensign McKnight (2 episodes)
Robert O'Reilly – Gowron (2 episodes)
John de Lancie – Q (1 episode)
Dwight Schultz – Lt. Reginald Barclay (1 episode)
Jon Paul Steuer – Alexander Rozhenko (1 episode)

Episodes

In the following table, episodes are listed by the order in which they aired.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
75	1	"The Best of Both Worlds, Part II"	Cliff Bole	Michael Piller	September 24, 1990 (1990-09-24)	12.3^[2]
76	2	"Family"	Les Landau	Ronald D. Moore	October 1, 1990 (1990-10-01)	9.6^[2]
77	3	"Brothers"	Rob Bowman	Rick Berman	October 8, 1990 (1990-10-08)	10.9^[2]
78	4	"Suddenly Human"	Gabrielle Beaumont	Story by : Ralph Phillips Teleplay by : John Whelpley & Jeri Taylor	October 15, 1990 (1990-10-15)	10.3^[2]
79	5	"Remember Me"	Cliff Bole	Lee Sheldon	October 22, 1990 (1990-10-22)	11.4^[2]
80	6	"Legacy"	Robert Scheerer	Joe Menosky	October 29, 1990 (1990-10-29)	12.0^[2]
81	7	"Reunion"	Jonathan Frakes	Story by : Drew Deighan & Thomas Perry & Jo Perry Teleplay by : Thomas Perry & Jo Perry & Ronald D. Moore & Brannon Braga	November 5, 1990 (1990-11-05)	12.2^[2]
82	8	"Future Imperfect"	Les Landau	J. Larry Carroll & David Bennett Carren	November 12, 1990 (1990-11-12)	12.0^[2]
83	9	"Final Mission"	Corey Allen	Story by : Kacey Arnold-Ince Teleplay by : Kacey Arnold-Ince & Jeri Taylor	November 19, 1990 (1990-11-19)	11.5^[2]
84	10	"The Loss"	Chip Chalmers	Story by : Hilary J. Bader Teleplay by : Hilary J. Bader & Allan J. Adler & Vanessa Greene	December 31, 1990 (1990-12-31)	12.2^[2]
85	11	"Data's Day"	Robert Wiemer	Story by : Harold Apter Teleplay by : Harold Apter & Ronald D. Moore	January 7, 1991 (1991-01-07)	11.7^[2]
86	12	"The Wounded"	Chip Chalmers	Story by : Stuart Charno & Sara Charno & Cy Chermak Teleplay by : Jeri Taylor	January 28, 1991 (1991-01-28)	12.1^[2]
87	13	"Devil's Due"	Tom Benko	Story by : Philip LaZebnik & William Douglas Lansford Teleplay by : Philip LaZebnik	February 4, 1991 (1991-02-04)	13.0^[2]
88	14	"Clues"	Les Landau	Story by : Bruce D. Arthurs Teleplay by : Bruce D. Arthurs & Joe Menosky	February 11, 1991 (1991-02-11)	12.3^[2]
89	15	"First Contact"	Cliff Bole	Story by : Marc Scott Zicree Teleplay by : Dennis Bailey^[a] & David Bischoff and Joe Menosky & Ronald D. Moore and Michael Piller	February 18, 1991 (1991-02-18)	11.4^[2]
90	16	"Galaxy's Child"	Winrich Kolbe	Story by : Thomas Kartozian Teleplay by : Maurice Hurley	March 11, 1991 (1991-03-11)	11.7^[2]
91	17	"Night Terrors"	Les Landau	Story by : Shari Goodhartz Teleplay by : Pamela Douglas & Jeri Taylor	March 18, 1991 (1991-03-18)	11.2^[2]
92	18	"Identity Crisis"	Winrich Kolbe	Story by : Timothy DeHaas Teleplay by : Brannon Braga	March 25, 1991 (1991-03-25)	10.9^[2]
93	19	"The Nth Degree"	Robert Legato	Joe Menosky	April 1, 1991 (1991-04-01)	11.0^[2]
94	20	"Qpid"	Cliff Bole	Story by : Randee Russell & Ira Steven Behr Teleplay by : Ira Steven Behr	April 22, 1991 (1991-04-22)	10.8^[2]
95	21	"The Drumhead"	Jonathan Frakes	Jeri Taylor	April 29, 1991 (1991-04-29)	10.5^[2]
96	22	"Half a Life"	Les Landau	Story by : Ted Roberts & Peter Allan Fields Teleplay by : Peter Allan Fields	May 6, 1991 (1991-05-06)	Unknown^[2]
97	23	"The Host"	Marvin V. Rush	Michel Horvat	May 13, 1991 (1991-05-13)	11.3^[2]
98	24	"The Mind's Eye"	David Livingston	Story by : Ken Schafer & René Echevarria Teleplay by : René Echevarria	May 27, 1991 (1991-05-27)	10.1^[2]
99	25	"In Theory"	Patrick Stewart	Joe Menosky & Ronald D. Moore	June 3, 1991 (1991-06-03)	9.8^[2]
100	26	"Redemption, Part I"	Cliff Bole	Ronald D. Moore	June 17, 1991 (1991-06-17)	10.9^[2]

^ Credited as Dennis Russell Bailey

Home media release

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 4
Set details		Special features
Episodes: 26 Discs: 7 (DVD) / 6 (Blu-Ray) Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish Dubbed: French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish		DVD and Blu-ray Mission Overview: Year Four Selected Crew Analysis: Year Four Departmental Briefing, Year Four: Production New Life and New Civilizations Chronicles from the Final Frontier
Release dates
DVD		Blu-ray
Region 1	Region 2	United States (Region free)	United Kingdom (Region free)
Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown

Reception

In 2019, CBR rated Season 4 of Star Trek: The Next Generation as the 12th best season of all Star Trek seasons up to that time.^[3]

Footnotes

^ CERONE, DANIEL (October 7, 1990). "Ready for Prime Time? : With Three New Nighttime Shows, Independent KCOP Tries To Take On The Networks". Los Angeles Times. p. 2. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z "Star Trek: The Next Generation Nielsen Ratings – Seasons 3–4". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 5, 2000. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
^ "Every Star Trek Season of TV Ever, Ranked from Worst to Best". 4 January 2019.

External links

Episode guide Archived 2012-03-09 at the Wayback Machine at Star Trek.com
Star Trek: The Next Generation at IMDb

[3] Credited as Dennis Russell Bailey

[1] CERONE, DANIEL (October 7, 1990). "Ready for Prime Time? : With Three New Nighttime Shows, Independent KCOP Tries To Take On The Networks". Los Angeles Times. p. 2. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[viewers4-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z "Star Trek: The Next Generation Nielsen Ratings – Seasons 3–4". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 5, 2000. Retrieved December 21, 2013.

[4] "Every Star Trek Season of TV Ever, Ranked from Worst to Best". 4 January 2019.

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v t e Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes
Seasons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Season 4	"The Best of Both Worlds, Part II" "Family" "Brothers" "Suddenly Human" "Remember Me" "Legacy" "Reunion" "Future Imperfect" "Final Mission" "The Loss" "Data's Day" "The Wounded" "Devil's Due" "Clues" "First Contact" "Galaxy's Child" "Night Terrors" "Identity Crisis" "The Nth Degree" "Qpid" "The Drumhead" "Half a Life" "The Host" "The Mind's Eye" "In Theory" "Redemption I"