Inheritance (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Inheritance (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Inheritance" is the 162nd episode of the American science fiction television series "", the tenth episode of the . Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Federation starship "Enterprise"-D. In this episode, as the "Enterprise" helps a planet to survive, Lieutenant Commander Data (Brent Spiner) must work with two local scientists from the planet. One scientist seems particularly interested in Data Inheritance had the lowest Nielsen ratings of season seven at an 8.5. The "Enterprise" arrives at Altrea IV, a planet with a core that is
Tapestry (Star Trek: The Next Generation) in "The Q Continuum" boxed set ahead of the individual release of the episode was intended as an incentive to purchase the set. The episode was released as part of the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" season six DVD box set in the United States on December 3, 2002. It received a further releases on DVD as part of compilation collections of episodes. This included "The Jean-Luc Picard Collection", which was released in the United States on August 3, 2004, also the "Star Trek: Q Fan Collective", which was released in the United States on June 6, 2006, and later