Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (abbreviated as ''DS9'') is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller. The fourth series in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise, it originally aired in syndication from ...

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from January 1993 through June 1999. There were a total of 176 episodes over the show's seven seasons, which are listed here in chronological order by original airdate, which match the episode order in each season's

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"; the fourth season premiere, " The Way of the Warrior"; and the

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Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (1993)

Season 2 (1993–94)

Season 3 (1994–95)

Season 4 (1995–96)

Season 5 (1996–97)

Season 6 (1997–98)

Season 7 (1998–99)

Reception

In 1999,

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's Greg Fuller said the series had been successful among its peers, writing, "Even when it became a near-serial show (usually, long-term serial shows are ratings disasters -- witness ''

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'') airing in prime-time in less than 60 percent of the nation, ''DS9'' managed well over a 4.0 average in its final two years. As a general rule, a syndicated show needs to maintain a 3.0 to be successful, ''DS9'' always maintained that despite the strikes against it." In 2019, CBR rated all 31 seasons (across seven series at that time, including the first season of '' Star Trek: Discovery'') of the ''Star Trek'' franchise, separately ranking each season of each series. They rated Season 6 of ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' as the very best season of any ''Star Trek'' season up to that time. ; CBR rankings: * 1 – Season 6 * 6 – Season 7 * 15 – Season 5 * 18 – Season 2 * 20 – Season 3 * 21 – Season 4 * 26 – Season 1 In 2016, ''

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story arc in the later season of ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' possibly the "richest narrative" of the ''Star Trek'' universe.

References

External links

* ''DS9'' episode list at Memory Alpha the ''Star Trek'' Wiki * {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Episodes

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