Star Trek: The Next Generation Original Series" in 1969, the "Star Trek" franchise had continued with "" (1973–74) and a series of films, all featuring the original cast. In the 1980s, franchise creator Roddenberry decided to create a new series, featuring a new crew embarking on their mission a century after that of "The Original Series". "TNG" featured a new crew that starred (for the majority of its seven-year broadcast run) Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Jonathan Frakes as Commander William Riker, Brent Spiner as Lt Commander Data, Michael Dorn as Lieutenant Worf, LeVar Burton as Lt Commander Geordi La Forge, Marina Sirtis as
Star Trek: The Next Generation (season 7) to save all of mankind. This season was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, making "Star Trek: The Next Generation" the first (and currently, only) syndicated series to be nominated for the award. In the following table, episodes are listed by the order in which they aired. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Star Trek: The Next Generation (season 7) The seventh and final season of the American science fiction television series "" commenced airing in broadcast syndication in the United States on September 20, 1993, and concluded on May 23, 1994, after airing 26 episodes. Set in the 24th century,