1987 · Syndication · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
How long does it take to watch Star Trek: The Next Generation?
Star Trek: The Next Generation takes about 136 hours to watch: 176 episodes across 7 seasons, 8,145 minutes in all.
Updated October 2, 2026
- Episodes
- 176
- Seasons
- 7
- Per episode
- 46 min
- Status
- Ended in 1994
Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.
Season by season
| Season | Length | Hours | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 19.9h | 25 eps | |
| Season 2 | 16.9h | 22 eps | |
| Season 3 | 19.9h | 26 eps | |
| Season 4 | 19.9h | 26 eps | |
| Season 5 | 19.9h | 26 eps | |
| Season 6 | 19.7h | 26 eps | |
| Season 7 | 19.5h | 25 eps |
Longest: season 3, 19.9 hours. Shortest: season 2, 16.9 hours.
At your pace
- 1 episode a night
- 176 nights, about 6 months
- 3 episodes a night
- 59 nights, about 8 weeks
- Weekend binges, 8 hours a day
- 9 weekends
- Straight through, no sleep
- 5 days, 15 hours
Counts aired regular-season episodes only; specials are excluded. Runtimes come from TMDB, so totals can differ from other sources.
How it holds up
- Best-rated season
- Season 6 7.3
- Lowest-rated season
- Season 1 6.6
- The finale
- Rated 8.5 against a 7.0 series average
Season scores are vote-weighted averages of TMDB episode ratings.
The details
- Status
- Ended in 1994
- Network
- Syndication
- Genres
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery
- First aired
- 1987
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