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Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode release dates & where to watch

Premiered

Monday, November 21, 1988

Ended: Monday, July 17, 1989

When does Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 come out?

Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 premiered Monday, November 21, 1988 on Syndication and ended Monday, July 17, 1989. The season has 22 episodes.

In season two, the Enterprise continues on its journey across the galaxy with the birth of a new member. Picard once again leads the team as unknown civilizations take notice of the ship and wishes to know more about the crew and their operations. Riker struggles with his loyalty to the Enterprise as his life is threatened and Data tries to become more human to understand his role upon the Enterprise. This season looks closer into the relationship of man vs. machine as Q once again tries to test Picard against a new enemy. The Ferengi threatens the Enterprise and the mystery of the holodeck pits the crew against the clock as lives hang in the balance.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 release schedule

Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 episode release dates
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1. The Child

Stardate: 42073.1. Troi undergoes a mysterious pregnancy when the Enterprise tries to escape from a system that has recently fallen victim to a deadly plague.

Monday · 37 years ago

2. Where Silence Has Lease

Stardate: 42193.6. A mysterious life form known as the 'Nagilum' threatens the life of the crew in his attempt to understand humanity.

Monday · 37 years ago

3. Elementary, Dear Data

Stardate: 42286.3. Data and Geordi become involved with a holodeck program about Sherlock Holmes and his investigations, when they create Sherlock's arch nemesis, Moriarty; however, modifications to the Moriarty character include the capability of out-smarting Data, which leads to some unexpected consequences.

Monday · 37 years ago

4. The Outrageous Okona

Stardate: 42402.7. The Enterprise is placed in a compromising situation when the captain of a disabled starship places the crew in the middle of a love triangle.

Monday · 37 years ago

5. Loud as a Whisper

Stardate: 42477.2. A deaf-mute mediator meets with disaster while being escorted by the Enterprise.

Monday · 37 years ago

6. The Schizoid Man

Stardate: 42437.5. Data is possessed by the consciousness of a brilliant scientist. However, it has a disturbing impact on Data's personality.

Monday · 37 years ago

7. Unnatural Selection

Stardate: 42494.8. A mysterious hyper-ageing sickness kills the crew of a Federation cargo ship, and Dr. Pulaski must race against time to find a cure.

Monday · 37 years ago

8. A Matter of Honor

Commander Riker participates in an officer's exchange program which lands him an assignment on a Klingon Bird-of-Prey. Meanwhile, a Bezite ensign has trouble assimilating to the routines of the Enterprise.

Monday · 37 years ago

9. The Measure of a Man

Stardate: 42523.7. When Data's rights as a sentient individual are placed under trial, Starfleet forces Riker into a position where he must prove that Data is only an Android.

Monday · 37 years ago

10. The Dauphin

Stardate: 42568.8. Wesley falls in love with a passenger the Enterprise is escorting, who has the secret ability to shape-shift.

Monday · 37 years ago

11. Contagion

Stardate: 42609.1. A strange power source disables the Enterprise's computer systems, damages Data's programming and leaves the ship and crew vulnerable to a Romulan attack.

Monday · 37 years ago

12. The Royale

Stardate: 42625.4. An away team is trapped in an alien environment based around a novel entitled 'The Hotel Royale.'

Monday · 37 years ago

13. Time Squared

Stardate: 42679.2. Picard encounters his double from six hours in the future, whose Enterprise had been destroyed.

Monday · 37 years ago

14. The Icarus Factor

Stardate: 42686.4. Riker is promoted to Captain of another Federation ship. Worf must confront his past and his Klingon heritage.

Monday · 37 years ago

15. Pen Pals

Stardate: 42695.3. Wesley must investigate the causes of strange tectonic activity on the planet where Data's pen pal lives.

Monday · 37 years ago

16. Q Who

Stardate: 42761.3. Q hurls the Enterprise into the Delta Quadrant and introduces the Federation to a powerful new enemy that may destroy the Alpha Quadrant: The Borg.

Monday · 37 years ago

17. Samaritan Snare

Stardate: 42779.1. A race known as the Pakleds kidnap Geordi La Forge. Picard must face surgery when he is left in a near-dead state.

Monday · 37 years ago

18. Up the Long Ladder

Stardate: 42823.2. Picard must convince two dying civilizations that they must co-exist on the same planet to survive, however, they have other plans to ensure their survival: in the form of clones of the Enterprise crew.

Monday · 37 years ago

19. Manhunt

Stardate: 42859.2. While being escorted to a Federation conference by the Enterprise, Lwaxana hunts for a man to satisfy her needs when her sex-drive is quadrupled during a natural mid-life cycle.

Monday · 37 years ago

20. The Emissary

Stardate: 42901.3. Worf is re-united with his former lover, K'Ehleyr, while the Enterprise is ordered to intercept a Klingon ship whose crew has been in stasis for a century.

Thursday · 37 years ago

21. Peak Performance

Stardate: 42923.4. Trouble begins when a Ferengi warship stumbles over a war simulation between Riker and Picard, each on different ships, and begins attacking them.

Monday · 37 years ago

22. Shades of Gray Finale

Stardate: 42976.1. Riker is infected with an alien organism that takes over his mind. Dr. Pulaski must force Riker's mind back to a state where it can access primitive survival skills.

Monday · 37 years ago

Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 guest stars

  • Whoopi Goldberg

    Whoopi Goldberg

    Guinan

  • John de Lancie

    John de Lancie

    Q

  • Howie Seago

    Howie Seago

    Riva

  • Carolyn Seymour

    Carolyn Seymour

    Subcommander Taris

  • Daniel Benzali

    Daniel Benzali

    Surgeon

  • Teri Hatcher

    Teri Hatcher

    Chief B. G. Robinson, Transporter Operator

  • Barbara Alyn Woods

    Barbara Alyn Woods

    Kareen Brianon

  • Paddi Edwards

    Paddi Edwards

    Anya

  • Noble Willingham

    Noble Willingham

    Texas

  • Christopher Collins

    Christopher Collins

    Captain Kargan

  • Clyde Kusatsu

    Clyde Kusatsu

    Adm. Nakamura

  • Daniel Davis

    Daniel Davis

    Professor James Moriarty

  • Colm Meaney

    Colm Meaney

    Miles O'Brien

  • William Morgan Sheppard

    William Morgan Sheppard

    Dr. Ira Graves

  • Rosalyn Landor

    Rosalyn Landor

    Brenna Odell

  • Earl Boen

    Earl Boen

    Nagilum (voice)

Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 FAQ

When does Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 come out?

Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 premiered Monday, November 21, 1988 on Syndication.

How many episodes are in Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2?

Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 has 22 episodes.

Are new episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 finale?

The Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 finale (Episode 22) aired Monday, July 17, 1989.

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