Space. The Final Frontier. The U.S.S. Enterprise embarks on a five year mission to explore the galaxy. The Enterprise is under the command of Captain James T. Kirk, who is assisted by First Officer Mr. Spock, from the planet Vulcan, and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy. With a determined crew, the Enterprise encounters Klingons, Romulans, time paradoxes, tribbles and genetic supermen led by Khan Noonien Singh. Their mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | October 1988 | September 2020 | 5 |
| Season 1 | September 1966 | April 1967 | 29 |
| Season 2 | September 1967 | March 1968 | 26 |
| Season 3 | September 1968 | June 1969 | 24 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Season 1 | September 1966 | April 1967 | 29 |
| Season 2 | September 1967 | March 1968 | 26 |
| Season 3 | September 1968 | June 1969 | 24 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 5 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | September 1966 | October 1988 | 80 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 4 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | November 1991 | September 2020 | 4 |
| Season 1 | September 1966 | October 1988 | 30 |
| Season 2 | September 1967 | March 1968 | 26 |
| Season 3 | September 1968 | June 1969 | 24 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Daniels | 16 | 09/08/1966 - 09/20/1968 | |
| Gene L. Coon | 15 | 01/19/1967 - 01/10/1969 | |
| Joseph Pevney | 14 | 01/19/1967 - 01/19/1968 | |
| Gene Roddenberry | 13 | 10/13/1966 - 10/15/1988 | |
| D.C. Fontana | 11 | 09/15/1966 - 02/21/1969 | |
| John Meredyth Lucas | 7 | 09/29/1967 - 01/24/1969 | |
| Ralph Senensky | 7 | 03/02/1967 - 11/15/1968 | |
| Vincent McEveety | 6 | 10/27/1966 - 10/25/1968 | |
| Jud Taylor | 5 | 10/04/1968 - 02/28/1969 | |
| Jerome Bixby | 5 | 10/06/1967 - 02/14/1969 | |
| Arthur Heinemann | 4 | 11/29/1968 - 03/07/1969 | |
| Herb Wallerstein | 4 | 11/15/1968 - 06/03/1969 | |
| Oliver Crawford | 4 | 01/05/1967 - 02/28/1969 | |
| David Gerrold | 3 | 11/03/1967 - 02/28/1969 | |
| Jerry Sohl | 3 | 11/10/1966 - 01/03/1969 | |
| Robert Butler | 3 | 11/17/1966 - 10/15/1988 | |
| David P. Harmon | 3 | 12/08/1967 - 01/12/1968 | |
| Art Wallace | 3 | 12/15/1967 - 03/29/1968 | |
| James Goldstone | 2 | 09/22/1966 - 10/20/1966 | |
| Herschel Daugherty | 2 | 04/13/1967 - 03/07/1969 | |
| David Alexander | 2 | 11/22/1968 - 02/21/1969 | |
| Lee Erwin | 2 | 01/03/1969 | |
| Robert Hamner | 2 | 02/23/1967 | |
| Don Ingalls | 2 | 03/30/1967 - 02/02/1968 | |
| Marvin J. Chomsky | 2 | 10/11/1968 - 11/01/1968 | |
| Don M. Mankiewicz | 2 | 02/02/1967 | |
| Gilbert A. Ralston | 2 | 09/22/1967 | |
| Gerd Oswald | 2 | 12/08/1966 - 03/30/1967 | |
| Max Ehrlich | 2 | 10/13/1967 | |
| Carey Wilbur | 2 | 02/16/1967 | |
| John Newland | 1 | 03/23/1967 | |
| Lawrence Dobkin | 1 | 09/15/1966 | |
| Louis J. Horvitz | 1 | 01/01/1996 | |
| Murray Golden | 1 | 02/14/1969 | |
| Herb Kenwith | 1 | 01/31/1969 | |
| Joseph Sargent | 1 | 11/10/1966 | |
| Fredric Brown | 1 | 01/19/1967 | |
| John T. Dugan | 1 | 02/09/1968 | |
| James Komack | 1 | 01/12/1968 | |
| Tony Leader | 1 | 11/08/1968 | |
| Michael O'Herlihy | 1 | 01/26/1967 | |
| Marvin Chomsky | 1 | 03/14/1969 | |
| Robert Gist | 1 | 01/05/1967 | |
| Harvey Hart | 1 | 10/13/1966 | |
| Don McDougall | 1 | 01/12/1967 | |
| Robert Sparr | 1 | 12/29/1966 | |
| John Erman | 1 | 12/06/1968 | |
| Gene Nelson | 1 | 01/05/1968 | |
| Donald R. Beck | 1 | 11/28/1991 | |
| John Kneubuhl | 1 | 03/15/1968 | |
| Laurence N. Wolfe | 1 | 03/08/1968 | |
| Leo Penn | 1 | 10/06/1966 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Armen | 3 | 01/05/1968 - 02/28/1969 | |
| Robert Bloch | 3 | 10/20/1966 - 12/22/1967 | |
| Stanley Adams | 2 | 01/17/1969 | |
| Jean Lisette Aroeste | 2 | 10/18/1968 - 03/14/1969 | |
| Theodore Sturgeon | 2 | 12/29/1966 - 09/15/1967 | |
| Stephen Kandel | 2 | 10/13/1966 - 11/03/1967 | |
| Stephen W. Carabatsos | 2 | 02/02/1967 - 04/13/1967 | |
| Paul Schneider | 2 | 12/15/1966 - 01/12/1967 | |
| Shimon Wincelberg | 2 | 11/03/1966 - 01/05/1967 | |
| Joyce Muskat | 1 | 12/06/1968 | |
| Adrian Spies | 1 | 10/27/1966 | |
| Meyer Dolinsky | 1 | 11/22/1968 | |
| Stephen R. Wolcott | 1 | 11/28/1991 | |
| John D.F. Black | 1 | 09/29/1966 | |
| Chet Richards | 1 | 11/15/1968 | |
| George F. Slavin | 1 | 01/17/1969 | |
| Barry Trivers | 1 | 12/08/1966 | |
| Edward J. Lakso | 1 | 10/11/1968 | |
| Shari Lewis | 1 | 01/31/1969 | |
| Harlan Ellison | 1 | 04/06/1967 | |
| Arthur H. Singer | 1 | 06/03/1969 | |
| George Clayton Johnson | 1 | 09/08/1966 | |
| Hendrik Vollaerts | 1 | 11/08/1968 | |
| Judy Burns | 1 | 11/15/1968 | |
| Jeremy Tarcher | 1 | 01/31/1969 | |
| Richard Matheson | 1 | 10/06/1966 | |
| Boris Sobelman | 1 | 02/09/1967 | |
| Samuel A. Peeples | 1 | 09/22/1966 | |
| Robert Sabaroff | 1 | 01/19/1968 | |
| Norman Spinrad | 1 | 10/20/1967 |
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