The Top 100 episodes in Star Trek franchise history according to metrics
By Chad Porto
Star Trek Episode Rankings – #50-41
50. Equinox Part II (VOY) – 147 points
Season 6, Episode 1
Captain Janeway wages a personal war with the only other Federation ship in the Delta Quadrant, in the conclusion to the Equinox storyline.
49. The Siege of AR-558 (DS9) – 149 points
Season 7, Episode 8
Sisko, Bashir, Dax, Nog, and Quark take part in a battle against the Jem’Hadar that will leave lasting effects.
48. Where No Man Has Gone Before (TNG) – 150 points
Season 1, Episode 6
The Enterprise ends up on the edge of the known universe and has to rely on the kindness of an alien stranger to get home.
47. Cause and Effect (TNG) – 152 points
Season 5, Episode 18
The U.S.S. Enterprise gets caught in a temporal loop just before the ship explodes, killing everyone, and forcing the crew to live out their deaths over and over.
46. Parallels (TNG) – 156 points
Season 7, Episode 11
Worf is the only person who notices that things aren’t quite right onboard the U.S.S Enterprise after returning from a competition.
45. Living Witness (VOY) – 160 points
Season 4, Episode 23
The Doctor is the only surviving witness to alleged crimes the crew of the Voyager committed hundreds of years before.
44. Paradise Lost (DS9) – 162.87 points
Season 4, Episode 12
Ben Sisko and Odo discover that Admiral Leyton is attempting to take over the Earth following more strict security measures.
43. Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy (VOY) – 162.88 points
Season 6, Episode 4
Aliens discover The Doctor’s holodeck program that features him as a captain and believes it to be real, forcing The Doctor to take the chair.
42. Journey to Babel (TOS) – 164 points
Season 2, Episode 15
Spock’s ill father is the prime suspect in the murder of an alien dignitary, all while the Enterprise travels to a diplomatic conference.
41. Homefront (DS9) – 165 points
Season 4, Episode 11
A terrorist bombing reveals that the Changelings have invaded Earth, forcing Benjamin Sisko back to Starfleet headquarters.