Star Trek
It's from 1966, before you were born.
- Network
- NBC
- Genre
- Sci-fi
- Creator
- Gene Roddenberry
- Premiered
- 1966
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About
As of 2026, it's 60 years old.
Star Trek launched in 1966, got cancelled after three seasons for low ratings, and then did the most Star Trek thing imaginable: it refused to die. Reruns built a fanbase so passionate it spawned conventions, films, and one of the largest franchises in entertainment from a 'failed' show.
Its optimistic vision of a diverse crew exploring space — and its famous first interracial kiss on US TV — made it quietly revolutionary, and it inspired a real generation of scientists and a few actual flip phones.
Visionary, beloved, and impossible to kill, Star Trek is the canceled show that boldly went on to outlive nearly everything that beat it in the ratings.
Star Trek season by season
Star Trek ran for 3 seasons (1966–1968) across 79 episodes. You're older than the seasons in green.
