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Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 1
DVD and Blu-ray cover
No. of episodes26
Release
Original networkUPN
Original releaseSeptember 26, 2001 (2001-09-26) –

May 22, 2002
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of Star Trek: Enterprise, an American television series, began airing on September 26, 2001, on UPN. The season concluded after 26 episodes on May 22, 2002. The series was developed by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga, who also served as executive producers. Season one regular cast members include Scott Bakula, Jolene Blalock, Connor Trinneer, Dominic Keating, Linda Park, Anthony Montgomery and John Billingsley.

Plot overview

The first two seasons of Star Trek: Enterprise depict the human exploration of interstellar space by the crew of an Earth ship able to go farther and faster than any humans had previously gone, due to the breaking of the warp barrier, analogous to the Bell X-1 breaking the sound barrier. In the ninety years since Star Trek: First Contact, the Vulcans have been mentoring and guiding humans, routinely holding back scientific knowledge in an effort to keep them contained close to home, believing them to be too impulsive and emotionally dominated to function properly in an interstellar community. When Enterprise finally sets out, the Vulcans, often represented by T'Pol, are conspicuously close by. This generates some conflict as, in several early episodes, Archer and others often complain of the Vulcans' unsubtle methods of keeping an eye on them.

The early encounters and historic culture of familiar Star Trek franchise races, such as the Vulcans, Klingons, Andorians, Ferengi, Nausicaans, and Risans are also explored further. The crew faces situations that are familiar to Star Trek fans, but are unencumbered and unjaded by the experience and rules which have built up over hundreds of years of Trek lore and canon established in previous Star Trek series. Star Trek: Enterprise takes pains to show the origins of some concepts which have become taken for granted in Star Trek canon, such as Lieutenant Reed's development of force fields and red alerts, and Captain Archer's and Sub-Commander T'Pol's questions about cultural interference eventually being resolved by later series' Prime Directive.

A recurring plot device is the Temporal Cold War, in which a mysterious entity from the 27th century uses the Cabal, a group of genetically upgraded aliens of the Suliban species, to manipulate the timeline and change past events. Sometimes sabotaging Enterprise's mission and sometimes saving the ship from destruction, the entity's motives are unknown. Agent Daniels, a Temporal Agent from the 31st century responsible for policing the timeline, occasionally visits Archer to assist him in fighting the Suliban and undoing damage caused by the Temporal Cold War.

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Episodes

See also: List of Star Trek: Enterprise episodes

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

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDateDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1
2		1
2		"Broken Bow"April 16, 2151 (2151-04-16)James L. ConwayRick Berman & Brannon BragaSeptember 26, 2001 (2001-09-26)40358-72112.54[1]
33"Fight or Flight"May 6, 2151 (2151-05-06)Allan KroekerRick Berman & Brannon BragaOctober 3, 2001 (2001-10-03)40358-0039.18[2]
44"Strange New World"UnknownDavid LivingstonStory by : Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
Teleplay by : Mike Sussman & Phyllis Strong		October 10, 2001 (2001-10-10)40358-0047.81[3]
55"Unexpected"UnknownMike VejarRick Berman & Brannon BragaOctober 17, 2001 (2001-10-17)40358-0058.16[4]
66"Terra Nova"UnknownLeVar BurtonStory by : Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
Teleplay by : Antoinette Stella		October 24, 2001 (2001-10-24)40358-0068.35[5]
77"The Andorian Incident"June 19, 2151 (2151-06-19)Roxann DawsonStory by : Rick Berman, Brannon Braga and Fred Dekker
Teleplay by : Fred Dekker		October 31, 2001 (2001-10-31)40358-0077.19[6]
88"Breaking the Ice"UnknownTerry WindellAndre Jaquemetton & Maria JaquemettonNovember 7, 2001 (2001-11-07)40358-0087.36[7]
99"Civilization"July 31, 2151 (2151-07-31)Mike VejarMike Sussman & Phyllis StrongNovember 14, 2001 (2001-11-14)40358-0097.14[8]
1010"Fortunate Son"UnknownLeVar BurtonJames DuffNovember 21, 2001 (2001-11-21)40358-0106.11[9]
1111"Cold Front"September 12, 2151 (2151-09-12)Robert Duncan McNeillStephen Beck & Tim FinchNovember 28, 2001 (2001-11-28)40358-0117.33[10]
1212"Silent Enemy"September 1, 2151 (2151-09-01)Winrich KolbeAndré BormanisJanuary 16, 2002 (2002-01-16)40358-0126.11[11]
1313"Dear Doctor"UnknownJames A. ContnerAndre Jaquemetton & Maria JaquemettonJanuary 23, 2002 (2002-01-23)40358-0135.65[12]
1414"Sleeping Dogs"UnknownLes LandauFred DekkerJanuary 30, 2002 (2002-01-30)40358-0146.50[13]
1515"Shadows of P'Jem"UnknownMike VejarStory by : Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
Teleplay by : Mike Sussman & Phyllis Strong		February 6, 2002 (2002-02-06)40358-0156.05[14]
1616"Shuttlepod One"November 9, 2151 (2151-11-09)David LivingstonRick Berman & Brannon BragaFebruary 13, 2002 (2002-02-13)40358-0165.33[15]
1717"Fusion"UnknownRob HeddonStory by : Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
Teleplay by : Phyllis Strong & Mike Sussman		February 27, 2002 (2002-02-27)40358-0174.49[16]
1818"Rogue Planet"UnknownAllan KroekerStory by : Rick Berman, Brannon Braga and Chris Black
Teleplay by : Chris Black		March 20, 2002 (2002-03-20)40358-0184.69[17]
1919"Acquisition"UnknownJames Whitmore, Jr.Story by : Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
Teleplay by : Maria Jaquemetton & Andre Jaquemetton		March 27, 2002 (2002-03-27)40358-0195.45[18]
2020"Oasis"UnknownJim CharlestonStory by : Rick Berman, Brannon Braga and Stephen Beck
Teleplay by : Stephen Beck		April 3, 2002 (2002-04-03)40358-0205.64[19]
2121"Detained"UnknownDavid LivingstonStory by : Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
Teleplay by : Mike Sussman & Phyllis Strong		April 24, 2002 (2002-04-24)40358-0214.88[20]
2222"Vox Sola"UnknownRoxann DawsonStory by : Rick Berman, Brannon Braga and Fred Dekker
Teleplay by : Fred Dekker		May 1, 2002 (2002-05-01)40358-0225.40[21]
2323"Fallen Hero"February 9, 2152 (2152-02-09)Patrick NorrisStory by : Rick Berman, Brannon Braga & Chris Black
Teleplay by : Alan Cross		May 8, 2002 (2002-05-08)40358-0235.34[22]
2424"Desert Crossing"February 12, 2152 (2152-02-12)David StraitonStory by : Rick Berman, Brannon Braga and André Bormanis
Teleplay by : André Bormanis		May 8, 2002 (2002-05-08)40358-0244.68[22]
2525"Two Days and Two Nights"February 18, 2152 (2152-02-18)Michael DornStory by : Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
Teleplay by : Chris Black		May 15, 2002 (2002-05-15)40358-0255.26[23]
2626"Shockwave, Part I"UnknownAllan KroekerRick Berman & Brannon BragaMay 22, 2002 (2002-05-22)40358-0265.28[24]

Broadcast

Season Timeslot Season Premiere Season Finale TV Season Rank Viewers
(in millions)
1st Wednesday 8:00 pm September 26, 2001 May 22, 2002 2001–2002 #115[25] 5.9[25]

Reception

In reviewing the first season, DVDVerdict.com described the show as "seriously flawed" and noted "weak story telling".[26] IGN awarded the first season of the series a score of 6 out of 10, stating that "for every solid episode like Dear Doctor ... there's a dreadful misfire like Silent Enemy" and attributed the show's declining audience figures to the "early rocky-going".[27] tvdvdreviews' AJ Carson was more positive, describing the first season as "flawed, but it is still among TV's best sci-fi series". While Carson noted problems such as "one dimensional" secondary characters and a visual aesthetic that was at odds with the series' place in the chronology of the franchise, it was also noted that the "series looks terrific, its cast is immensely likeable, and its scripts are intelligent".[28]

In 2019, CBR rated Season 1 of Enterprise as the 27th best season of all Star Trek seasons up to that time, ranking it lower than any of the other three seasons.[29]

Awards

Two episodes of the first season of Enterprise won and were nominated for various Emmy Awards. The series premiere "Broken Bow" was awarded an Emmy for "Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series" and was nominated for two other categories, "Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series" and "Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Prosthetic)". A later episode, "Two Days and Two Nights", won in the category "Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series".[30]

Media information

The first season DVD was released on May 3, 2005, ten days before the broadcast of the final episode of the series. This release marked a couple of firsts for Star Trek TV series DVD releases. It was the first to include extensive deleted scenes (although footage cut from the premiere of Voyager had been included in a featurette previously), and it was the first to include an outtakes or blooper reel.

DVD Name Ep # Release Date[31]
Season 1 26 May 3, 2005

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