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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 (2002-05-22)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of Star Trek: Enterprise (then titled simply 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)[1]James L. ConwayRick Berman & Brannon BragaSeptember 26, 2001 (2001-09-26)40358-72112.54[2]

Enterprise (NX-01) is launched, and Captain Archer finds himself in the middle of a Temporal Cold War involving Klingons and Suliban.

  • Originally shown as a Two-hour Pilot Movie, but in syndication is shown as two separate episodes.
33"Fight or Flight"May 6, 2151 (2151-05-06)Allan KroekerRick Berman & Brannon BragaOctober 3, 2001 (2001-10-03)40358-0039.18[3]
Ensign Sato faces her fears on an alien ship whose crew was murdered, while Lieutenant Reed tries to upgrade the ship's defense system.
44"Strange New World"UnknownDavid LivingstonS : Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
T : Mike Sussman & Phyllis Strong		October 10, 2001 (2001-10-10)40358-0047.81[4]
A storm traps an away team in a cave on an alien world, and pollen spores cause them to experience psychosis.
55"Unexpected"UnknownMike VejarRick Berman & Brannon BragaOctober 17, 2001 (2001-10-17)40358-0058.16[5]
Commander Tucker helps an alien crew fix their engines, has an "interspecies encounter" in a holodeck, and returns to find himself pregnant.
66"Terra Nova"UnknownLeVar BurtonS : Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
T : Antoinette Stella		October 24, 2001 (2001-10-24)40358-0068.35[6]
Enterprise is sent to learn what happened to an early Human colony called Terra Nova.
77"The Andorian Incident"June 19, 2151 (2151-06-19)Roxann DawsonS : Rick Berman, Brannon Braga
S/T : Fred Dekker		October 31, 2001 (2001-10-31)40358-0077.19[7]
Captain Archer, Commander Tucker, and Sub-Commander T'Pol are taken hostage by Andorians in a Vulcan monastery called P'Jem.
88"Breaking the Ice"UnknownTerry WindellAndre Jacquemetton & Maria JacquemettonNovember 7, 2001 (2001-11-07)40358-0087.36[8]
Lieutenant Reed and Ensign Mayweather extract a rare chemical on a comet while Sub-Commander T'Pol considers marriage to Koss.
99"Civilization"July 31, 2151 (2151-07-31)Mike VejarMike Sussman & Phyllis StrongNovember 14, 2001 (2001-11-14)40358-0097.14[9]
Captain Archer and an away team go undercover to a pre-industrial civilization in order to investigate an unexpected sensor reading.
1010"Fortunate Son"UnknownLeVar BurtonJames DuffNovember 21, 2001 (2001-11-21)40358-0106.11[10]
The cargo ship Fortunate is damaged by Nausicaan pirates and Enterprise offers a helping hand, only to find the acting-captain has secret plans.
1111"Cold Front"September 12, 2151 (2151-09-12)Robert Duncan McNeillStephen Beck & Tim FinchNovember 28, 2001 (2001-11-28)40358-0117.33[11]
Captain Archer learns that Crewman Daniels is covertly helping to fight the Temporal Cold War against Silik and members of the Suliban Cabal.
1212"Silent Enemy"September 1, 2151 (2151-09-01)Winrich KolbeAndré BormanisJanuary 16, 2002 (2002-01-16)40358-0126.11[12]
Ensign Sato tries to find out what Lieutenant Reed's favorite food is, while Captain Archer deals with a secretive and aggressive alien first contact.
1313"Dear Doctor"UnknownJames A. ContnerAndre Jacquemetton & Maria JacquemettonJanuary 23, 2002 (2002-01-23)40358-0135.65[13]
Doctor Phlox and Captain Archer must decide the fate of two species suffering from an evolutionary pandemic.
1414"Sleeping Dogs"UnknownLes LandauFred DekkerJanuary 30, 2002 (2002-01-30)40358-0146.50[14]
Ensign Sato, Lieutenant Reed and Sub-Commander T'Pol attempt to help an unresponsive Klingon ship escape the crushing pressures of a gas giant.
1515"Shadows of P'Jem"UnknownMike VejarS : Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
T : Mike Sussman & Phyllis Strong		February 6, 2002 (2002-02-06)40358-0156.05[15]
Sub-Commander T'Pol is recalled to Vulcan. During her final away mission, she and Captain Archer are kidnapped, leading to another confrontation between Vulcans and Andorians.
1616"Shuttlepod One"November 9, 2151 (2151-11-09)David LivingstonRick Berman & Brannon BragaFebruary 13, 2002 (2002-02-13)40358-0165.33[16]
After finding debris from Enterprise, Lieutenant Reed and Commander Tucker are stranded in a shuttlepod far from help.
1717"Fusion"UnknownRob HeddenS : Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
T : Phyllis Strong & Mike Sussman		February 27, 2002 (2002-02-27)40358-0174.49[17]
Enterprise encounters a crew of emotional Vulcans; Sub-Commander T'Pol experiences an illicit mind meld, with unsettling results.
1818"Rogue Planet"UnknownAllan KroekerS : Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
S/T : Chris Black		March 20, 2002 (2002-03-20)40358-0184.69[19]
While exploring an uncharted planet, Enterprise crew members encounter a group of aliens who are hunting down indigenous creatures (Wraiths) for sport. Stephanie Niznik guest stars as the wraith alien.[18]
1919"Acquisition"UnknownJames Whitmore Jr.S : Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
T : Maria Jacquemetton & Andre Jacquemetton		March 27, 2002 (2002-03-27)40358-0195.45[20]
A group of Ferengi hijack Enterprise, but Commander Tucker, Captain Archer and Sub-Commander T'Pol resist the pirates in order to win back their ship.
2020"Oasis"UnknownJim CharlestonS : Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
S/T : Stephen Beck		April 3, 2002 (2002-04-03)40358-0205.64[21]
Captain Archer and an away team find a mysterious crew apparently alive on a ship that crash-landed years ago. René Auberjonois, from Deep Space Nine, guest stars as their leader.
2121"Detained"UnknownDavid LivingstonS : Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
T : Phyllis Strong & Mike Sussman		April 24, 2002 (2002-04-24)40358-0214.88[22]
Captain Archer and Ensign Mayweather find themselves imprisoned in a Suliban internment camp run by the Tandarans.
2222"Vox Sola"UnknownRoxann DawsonS : Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
S/T : Fred Dekker		May 1, 2002 (2002-05-01)40358-0225.40[23]
A strange, symbiotic alien creature boards Enterprise and starts kidnapping members of the crew.
2323"Fallen Hero"February 9, 2152 (2152-02-09)Patrick NorrisS : Rick Berman, Brannon Braga & Chris Black
T : Alan Cross		May 8, 2002 (2002-05-08)40358-0235.34[24]
Enterprise finds itself under attack while transporting a controversial Vulcan ambassador.
2424"Desert Crossing"February 12, 2152 (2152-02-12)David StraitonS : Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
S/T : André Bormanis		May 8, 2002 (2002-05-08)40358-0244.68[24]
Commander Tucker and Captain Archer are invited to a desert planet by a man named Zobral, only to discover that he has ulterior motives.
2525"Two Days and Two Nights"February 18, 2152 (2152-02-18)Michael DornS : Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
T : Chris Black		May 15, 2002 (2002-05-15)40358-0255.26[25]
Enterprise finally arrives for shore leave on Risa. While there, the crew experience more than they are later willing to admit.
2626"Shockwave, Part I"UnknownAllan KroekerRick Berman & Brannon BragaMay 22, 2002 (2002-05-22)40358-0265.28[26]
Enterprise is recalled to Earth after the crew is blamed for the accidental destruction of a colony world. En route, it is hijacked by Suliban and Captain Archer is trapped in the future.

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[27] 5.9[27]

Reception

In reviewing the first season, DVDVerdict.com described the show as "seriously flawed" and noted "weak story telling".[28] 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".[29] AJ Carson of tvdvdreviewswas 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".[30] In his 2022 rewatch, Keith DeCandido of Tor.com gave the season 1 a rating of 4 out of 10. He says the premise is good in theory but in practice the most interesting thing they do with it is to put humanity into the middle of the Vulcan-Andorian conflict, and describes much of the season as "uninteresting and unexciting and mundane". DeCandido is critical of "Trek's Worst Opening Credits Theme Music" juxtaposed with "Trek's Most Visually Exciting Opening Credits".[31]

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.[32]

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".[33][34]

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[35]
Season 1 26 May 3, 2005

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