<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Star Trek: The Next Generation </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Science fiction </Li> <Li> Drama </Li> <Li> Mystery </Li> <Li> Action adventure </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> Gene Roddenberry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Based on </Th> <Td> Star Trek by Gene Roddenberry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Patrick Stewart </Li> <Li> Jonathan Frakes </Li> <Li> Brent Spiner </Li> <Li> LeVar Burton </Li> <Li> Denise Crosby </Li> <Li> Michael Dorn </Li> <Li> Gates McFadden </Li> <Li> Marina Sirtis </Li> <Li> Wil Wheaton </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Theme music composer </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Alexander Courage </Li> <Li> Jerry Goldsmith </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Composer (s) </Th> <Td> Dennis McCarthy Jay Chattaway Ron Jones </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language (s) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of seasons </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> 178 (list of episodes) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Executive producer (s) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Gene Roddenberry (1987--91) </Li> <Li> Rick Berman (1989--94) </Li> </Ul> Showrunners <Ul> <Li> Maurice Hurley (1988--89) </Li> <Li> Michael Piller (1989--94) </Li> <Li> Jeri Taylor (1993--94) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cinematography </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Edward R. Brown (1987--89) </Li> <Li> Marvin V. Rush (1989--92) </Li> <Li> Jonathan West (1992--94) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 44 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company (s) </Th> <Td> Paramount Domestic Television </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distributor </Th> <Td> CBS Television Distribution </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $1.3 million per episode </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> First - run syndication </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Picture format </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> NTSC 480i 4: 3 </Li> <Li> 1080p 4: 3 (Blu - ray) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Audio format </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Dolby SR </Li> <Li> Dolby Digital 5.1 (DVD) </Li> <Li> DTS - HD Master Audio 7.1 Blu - ray </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> September 28, 1987 (1987 - 09 - 28)--May 23, 1994 (1994 - 05 - 23) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Star Trek: The Animated Series </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Followed by </Th> <Td> Star Trek: Deep Space Nine </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related shows </Th> <Td> Star Trek TV series </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Star Trek: The Next Generation at StarTrek.com </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Star Trek: The Next Generation </Th> </Tr>

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