List of Star Trek: Enterprise episodes
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Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series. It follows the adventures of humanity's first warp 5 starship, the Enterprise, ten years before the United Federation of Planets shown in previous Star Trek series was formed.Enterprise premiered on September 26, 2001...
(originally credited as simply "Enterprise"), which aired on UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
from September 2001 through May 2005. A prequel to the original Star Trek
Star Trek: The Original Series
Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry, produced by Desilu Productions . Star Trek was telecast on NBC from September 8, 1966, through June 3, 1969...
series, this is the fifth television program in the Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
franchise, and comprises a total of 98 episodes over the show's four seasons. The series premiere, "Broken Bow" originally aired as a two-hour presentation, subsequently aired as a set of two one-hour episodes in rerun
Rerun
A rerun or repeat is a re-airing of an episode of a radio or television broadcast. The invention of the rerun is generally credited to Desi Arnaz. There are two types of reruns—those that occur during a hiatus, and those that occur when a program is syndicated. Reruns can also be, as the...
. The episodes are listed in chronological order by original air date, which match the episode order in each season's DVD set.
Unlike the previous series in the Star Trek franchise, Enterprise did not use the fictional stardate
Stardate
A stardate is a date in the fictional system of time measurement developed for Star Trek, commonly heard at the beginning of a voiceover log entry such as "Captain's log, stardate 41153.7...
dating system, so that information has been excluded from this list.
Seasons
| Season | |Originally Aired | |DVD Release | |||
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| 1 | 26 | 2001–2002 | May 3, 2005 | May 2, 2005 | |
| 2 | 26 | 2002–2003 | July 26, 2005 | July 11, 2005 | |
| 3 | 24 | 2003–2004 | September 27, 2005 | September 5, 2005 | |
| 4 | 22 | 2004–2005 | November 1, 2005 | October 31, 2005 | |
Season 1 (2001–2002)Star Trek: Enterprise (Season 1)Season one 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...
Abbreviations:
- "NR": Nielsen RatingNielsen RatingsNielsen ratings are the audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research, in an effort to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States...
- "V": Viewers in millions of people
# Title Written by NR Nielsen RatingsNielsen ratings are the audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research, in an effort to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States...V Original Airdate
"Broken Bow" aired as a two-hour episode on UPN. When the series enters syndication, it began airing as a two-part episode.
Season 2 (2002–2003)
Abbreviations:- "NR": Nielsen RatingNielsen RatingsNielsen ratings are the audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research, in an effort to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States...
- "V": Viewers in millions of people
# Title Written by NR Nielsen RatingsNielsen ratings are the audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research, in an effort to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States...V Original Airdate
Season 3 (2003–2004)
Abbreviations:- "NR": Nielsen RatingNielsen RatingsNielsen ratings are the audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research, in an effort to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States...
- "V": Viewers in millions of people
# Title Written by NR Nielsen RatingsNielsen ratings are the audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research, in an effort to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States...V Original Airdate
Season 4 (2004–2005)
Abbreviations:- "NR": Nielsen RatingNielsen RatingsNielsen ratings are the audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research, in an effort to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States...
- "V": Viewers in millions of people
# Title Written by NR Nielsen RatingsNielsen ratings are the audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research, in an effort to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States...V Original Airdate
Story arcs
Star Trek: Enterprise relied upon story arcStory arcA story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, boardgames, video games, and in some cases, films. On a television program, for example, the story would unfold over many episodes. In television, the use of the story...
s more often than previous Star TrekStar TrekStar Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
series, with the exception of Deep Space NineStar Trek: Deep Space NineStar Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
.
The first two seasons had only two story arcs which re-emerged sporadically, while the entire third season was a single arc that also included episodes from the second and fourth seasons. Beginning with the fourth season, the format of the series was altered so that the season featured a number of two- and three-episode arcs.
An unidentified force from the 29th century is attempting to disrupt history through a Temporal Cold WarTemporal Cold WarThe Temporal Cold War is a fictional conflict waged throughout history in the Star Trek universe, predominantly during the 22nd century AD...
. These episodes involve a time traveller from the 30th century, Daniels, who works with Archer and his crew to make sure history is not changed. The Xindi arc (see below), which also involves time travel, is sometimes seen as an offshoot of this.A mysterious space probe attacks Earth, killing 7 million people. After receiving information from individuals involved in the Temporal Cold War as to the origin of the weapon, the Enterprise NX-01 is assigned to enter a dangerous region of space to track down those responsible and prevent further attacks on Earth. This arc spanned an entire season and also overlapped into both the second and fourth seasons. The fourth season in particular sees Archer and his crew dealing with the fallout from the Xindi mission. These episodes chronicle the tensions existing between VulcanVulcan (Star Trek)Vulcans, or sometimes Vulcanians, are an extraterrestrial humanoid species in the Star Trek universe who evolved on the planet Vulcan, and are noted for their attempt to live by reason and logic with no interference from emotion. They were the first extraterrestrial species in the Star Trek...
and AndoriaAndorianAndorians are a fictional race of humanoid extraterrestrials created by D. C. Fontana for the Star Trek universe. They are native to the icy M-class moon Andoria , which orbits a blue, ringed gas giant. Definitive traits include their blue skin, a pair of cranial antennae, and white hair...
, two worlds that eventually put aside their differences and ally with Earth to form the United Federation of PlanetsUnited Federation of PlanetsThe United Federation of Planets, also known as "The Federation" is a fictional interplanetary federal republic depicted in the Star Trek television series and motion pictures...
. This arc intersects with the "Surak's Followers" arc, below. A loosely knit arc from the end of the first season sees Enterprise heading for the pleasure planet, Risa, but encountering detours along the way. This second season arc sees Captain Archer pursued by Klingon forces for alleged violations of Klingon law Genetically engineered humans created in the 20th century and nurtured by a brilliant scientist hijack a Klingon vessel and attempt to rescue their adopted "father." Attempts by Klingons to create their own genetically engineered race result in a virus that kills millions of Klingons and changes their appearance. Vulcan undergoes an upheaval as followers of Surak's principles try to overthrow the current government which is being secretly manipulated by the Romulans. The Romulans use the mental abilities of an Andorian race called The Aenar to control a series of prototype, remote-controlled vessels designed to spark a war between Humans, Vulcans, Andorians, and Tellarites. These episodes follow the early steps leading toward the creation of the United Federation of Planets. The arc incorporates elements of the Vulcan vs. Andorians arc, the Surak's follower's arc, and the Xindi arc. This arc contains episodes featuring "The Section" which later will become known as Section 31 in Star Trek: Deep Space NineStar Trek: Deep Space NineStar Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
. This arc overlaps the Augments arc. This arc details the evolving relationship between Trip TuckerCharles Tucker IIICharles "Trip" Tucker III , played by Connor Trinneer, is a fictional character in the television series Star Trek: Enterprise, which is the last generation of the Star Trek seriesTucker was the chief engineer on the Enterprise, and also briefly served as chief engineer aboard...
and T'PolT'PolCommander T'Pol is a fictional character played by Jolene Blalock in Star Trek: Enterprise. She is a Vulcan who serves as the science officer aboard the starship Enterprise.-Concept and creation:...
. Many Xindi arc episodes touched on the Trip/T'Pol arc, as did numerous fourth season storylines.
See also
- List of Star Trek characters
- List of Star Trek: The Original Series episodes
- List of Star Trek: The Animated Series episodes
- List of Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes
- List of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes
- List of Star Trek: Voyager episodes
External links
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