As discussed on the latest episode of our podcast, Star Trek: Discovery is now the longest-running Star Trek series ever. Despite airing only 65 episodes across five seasons, the time from the first episode to the last is 2,440 days — edging out The Next Generation at 2,429 days.
The full statistics, seen below, are current as of May 30, 2024, and do not take into account that Prodigy, Lower Decks, and Strange New Worlds are still in production. More details can be found in this CBR post.
| Series | Episodes | First episode | Latest episode | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAS | 22 | Sep 8, 1973 | Oct 12, 1974 | 399 |
| PRO | 20 | Oct 28, 2021 | Dec 29, 2022 | 427 |
| SNW | 20 | May 5, 2022 | Aug 10, 2023 | 462 |
| TOS | 79 | Sep 8, 1966 | June 3, 1969 | 999 |
| LDS | 40 | Aug 6, 2020 | Nov 2, 2023 | 1183 |
| PIC | 30 | Jan 2,3 2020 | April 20, 2023 | 1183 |
| ENT | 98 | Sep 26, 2001 | May 13, 2005 | 1325 |
| VOY | 172 | Jan 16, 1995 | May 23, 2001 | 2319 |
| DS9 | 176 | Jan 3, 1993 | June 2, 1999 | 2341 |
| TNG | 178 | Sep 28, 1987 | May 23, 1994 | 2429 |
| DSC | 65 | Sep 24, 2017 | May 30, 2024 | 2440 |