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List of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is the third live-action television series in the Star Trek franchise and aired in syndication from January 1993 through June 1999. There were a total of 173 (original broadcast & DVD) or 176 (syndicated) 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 DVD set.

The first episode, "Emissary"; the fourth season premiere, "The Way of the Warrior"; and the series finale, "What You Leave Behind", originally aired as two-hour presentations, but were subsequently aired as sets of two one-hour episodes in reruns.

Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
120January 3, 1993 (1993-01-03)June 19, 1993 (1993-06-19)
226September 25, 1993 (1993-09-25)June 11, 1994 (1994-06-11)
326September 24, 1994 (1994-09-24)June 17, 1995 (1995-06-17)
426September 30, 1995 (1995-09-30)June 15, 1996 (1996-06-15)
526September 28, 1996 (1996-09-28)June 16, 1997 (1997-06-16)
626September 27, 1997 (1997-09-27)June 13, 1998 (1998-06-13)
726September 30, 1998 (1998-09-30)June 2, 1999 (1999-06-02)

Episodes

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Season 1 (1993)

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11"Emissary"David CarsonStory by : Rick Berman & Michael Piller
Teleplay by : Michael Piller
January 3, 1993 (1993-01-03)40510-721 (401-402)18.8[1]
22

A new joint Federation/Bajoran crew is assigned to a former Cardassian space station: Deep Space Nine. Benjamin Sisko, the new station commander, is declared the Emissary of the Prophets by a Bajoran priest, and discovers a stable wormhole connecting Bajor to the Gamma Quadrant on the other side of the galaxy.

  • Originally shown as a two-hour pilot movie, but converted to two separate episodes in syndication.
33"Past Prologue"Winrich KolbeKatharyn PowersJanuary 10, 1993 (1993-01-10)40510-40413.4[1]
A Bajoran terrorist with ties to Kira arrives on Deep Space Nine and is pursued by the Cardassians. Garak, a mysterious Cardassian tailor who lives on the station, assists in uncovering what he is up to.
44"A Man Alone"Paul LynchStory by : Gerald Sanford and Michael Piller
Teleplay by : Michael Piller
January 17, 1993 (1993-01-17)40510-40313.0[1]
Odo is accused of the murder of a Bajoran smuggler.
55"Babel"Paul LynchStory by : Sally Caves and Ira Steven Behr
Teleplay by : Michael McGreevey and Naren Shankar
January 24, 1993 (1993-01-24)40510-40511.6[1]
A mysterious virus plagues the station, causing first aphasia and eventually death.
66"Captive Pursuit"Corey AllenStory by : Jill Sherman Donner
Teleplay by : Jill Sherman Donner and Michael Piller
January 31, 1993 (1993-01-31)40510-40612.9[1]
O'Brien befriends an alien from the Gamma Quadrant who is being hunted.
77"Q-Less"Paul LynchStory by : Hannah Louise Shearer
Teleplay by : Robert Hewitt Wolfe
February 7, 1993 (1993-02-07)40510-40712.8[1]
Q and Vash arrive on Deep Space Nine. However, Vash has grown annoyed by Q's attention and wants him to leave her alone.
88"Dax"David CarsonStory by : Peter Allan Fields
Teleplay by : D. C. Fontana and Peter Allan Fields
February 14, 1993 (1993-02-14)40510-40812.1[1]
Jadzia Dax is arrested for a murder allegedly committed by Curzon Dax, a previous host of her symbiont. An extradition hearing is held to determine whether Jadzia can be held liable for Curzon's actions.
99"The Passenger"Paul LynchStory by : Morgan Gendel
Teleplay by : Morgan Gendel and Robert Hewitt Wolfe & Michael Piller
February 21, 1993 (1993-02-21)40510-40911.6[1]
A sinister criminal cheats death to hide his consciousness in the mind of someone on Deep Space Nine.
1010"Move Along Home"David CarsonStory by : Michael Piller
Teleplay by : Frederick Rappaport and Lisa Rich & Jeanne Carrigan-Fauci
March 14, 1993 (1993-03-14)40510-41011.4[1]
Quark plays a board game with the Wadi, a newly encountered species from the Gamma Quadrant, and the lives of the crew seemingly depend on the outcome.
1111"The Nagus"David LivingstonStory by : David Livingston
Teleplay by : Ira Steven Behr
March 21, 1993 (1993-03-21)40510-41110.7[1]
Quark is named as the head of the Ferengi Alliance by Grand Nagus Zek, but he is now surrounded by enemies.
1212"Vortex"Winrich KolbeSam RolfeApril 18, 1993 (1993-04-18)40510-4129.7[1]
Odo discovers he might not be the only one of his kind when a visitor from the Gamma Quadrant claims he can contact Odo's people.
1313"Battle Lines"Paul LynchStory by : Hilary J. Bader
Teleplay by : Richard Danus and Evan Carlos Somers
April 25, 1993 (1993-04-25)40510-4139.9[1]
The spiritual leader of Bajor, Kai Opaka, travels with Sisko, Bashir and Kira on a trip to the Gamma Quadrant, but is stranded on a world where the dead are resurrected.
1414"The Storyteller"David LivingstonStory by : Kurt Michael Bensmiller
Teleplay by : Kurt Michael Bensmiller and Ira Steven Behr
May 2, 1993 (1993-05-02)40510-4149.3[1]
O'Brien is recruited to save a Bajoran village from destruction by a mysterious cloud creature.
1515"Progress"Les LandauPeter Allan FieldsMay 9, 1993 (1993-05-09)40510-4159.2[1]
Kira has to deal with a stubborn farmer (Brian Keith) who refuses to leave his home even though it is slated for demolition.
1616"If Wishes Were Horses"Robert LegatoStory by : Nell McCue Crawford & William L. Crawford
Teleplay by : Nell McCue Crawford & William L. Crawford and Michael Piller
May 16, 1993 (1993-05-16)40510-4169.0[1]
Deep Space Nine is put in jeopardy when the crew's thoughts manifest themselves, and such figures as Rumpelstiltskin appear.
1717"The Forsaken"Les LandauStory by : Jim Trombetta
Teleplay by : Don Carlos Dunaway and Michael Piller
May 23, 1993 (1993-05-23)40510-4179.7[1]
The Federation ambassador from Betazed, Lwaxana Troi, visits the station, and develops an affection for Odo. Meanwhile, data from a mysterious Gamma Quadrant probe causes system failures on DS9.
1818"Dramatis Personae"Cliff BoleJoe MenoskyMay 30, 1993 (1993-05-30)40510-4189.0[1]
Tensions rise between the DS9 crew members after they are telepathically imprinted with the memories of participants in an alien power struggle.
1919"Duet"James L. ConwayStory by : Lisa Rich & Jeanne Carrigan-Fauci
Teleplay by : Peter Allan Fields
June 13, 1993 (1993-06-13)40510-4198.9[1]
A visiting Cardassian, Marritza, may in fact be the notorious war criminal Gul Darhe'el, butcher of Gallitep labor camp, and Kira is determined to bring him down.
2020"In the Hands of the Prophets"David LivingstonRobert Hewitt WolfeJune 20, 1993 (1993-06-20)40510-4208.8[1]
A conniving Bajoran cleric, Vedek Winn, protests Keiko O'Brien's school on Deep Space Nine when she discovers Keiko is teaching her students that the inhabitants of the wormhole are aliens, not gods.

Season 2 (1993–94)

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211"The Homecoming"Winrich KolbeStory by : Jeri Taylor and Ira Steven Behr
Teleplay by : Ira Steven Behr
September 26, 1993 (1993-09-26)40510-4219.7[2]
Quark gives Kira a Bajoran earring he claims was sent as a message from a Cardassian mining planet. (Part 1 of 3)
222"The Circle"Corey AllenPeter Allan FieldsOctober 3, 1993 (1993-10-03)40510-4229.0[2]
The Circle attempts to topple the Bajoran government, but there is more to the situation than meets the eye. (Part 2 of 3)
233"The Siege"Winrich KolbeMichael PillerOctober 10, 1993 (1993-10-10)40510-4239.0[2]
Sisko and Li Nalas help stop Deep Space Nine from being commandeered by the Bajorans, while Kira and Dax try to put an end to the Circle by presenting evidence that Minister Jaro is being backed by the Cardassians. (Part 3 of 3)
244"Invasive Procedures"Les LandauStory by : John Whelpley
Teleplay by : John Whelpley and Robert Hewitt Wolfe
October 17, 1993 (1993-10-17)40510-4249.3[2]
A plasma storm leads to the evacuation of most of the station, but a Trill refugee has his own plans.
255"Cardassians"Cliff BoleStory by : Gene Wolande & John Wright
Teleplay by : James Crocker
October 24, 1993 (1993-10-24)40510-4259.1[2]
Garak investigates the identity of a Cardassian boy, Rugal, abandoned on Bajor, who has been raised by a Bajoran.
266"Melora"Winrich KolbeStory by : Evan Carlos Somers
Teleplay by : Evan Carlos Somers, Steven Baum, Michael Piller and James Crocker
October 31, 1993 (1993-10-31)40510-4269.7[2]
Bashir tries to help Ensign Melora Pazlar, the first Elaysian to join Starfleet, adjust to "normal" gravity.
277"Rules of Acquisition"David LivingstonStory by : Hilary J. Bader
Teleplay by : Ira Steven Behr
November 7, 1993 (1993-11-07)40510-4278.8[2]
Quark represents Grand Nagus Zek in a plot to establish a Ferengi business presence in the Gamma Quadrant. Pel, a young Ferengi, teams up with Quark and they learn that to do business in the Gamma Quadrant they must contact the Keremma, a member race of the Dominion.
288"Necessary Evil"James L. ConwayPeter Allan FieldsNovember 14, 1993 (1993-11-14)40510-4289.2[2]
When Quark is shot, Odo re-opens a five-year-old murder case of a Bajoran, Mr. Vaatrik, who was a Cardassian collaborator.
299"Second Sight"Alexander SingerStory by : Mark Gehred-O'Connell
Teleplay by : Mark Gehred-O'Connell, Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe
November 21, 1993 (1993-11-21)40510-4299.4[2]
A mysterious woman, Fenna, catches Sisko's eye during their fleeting meetings. Meanwhile, an extremely egotistical scientist is working on a project to re-ignite a dead star.
3010"Sanctuary"Les LandauStory by : Gabe Essoe & Kelley Miles
Teleplay by : Frederick Rappaport
November 28, 1993 (1993-11-28)40510-4308.9[2]
The Skrreea, displaced humanoid farmers from the Gamma Quadrant, claim Bajor as Kentanna, their legendary homeland.
3111"Rivals"David LivingstonStory by : Jim Trombetta & Michael Piller
Teleplay by : Joe Menosky
January 2, 1994 (1994-01-02)40510-4319.3[2]
Quark feels threatened when a charming swindler, Martus Mazur, opens a competing bar, known as Club Martus.
3212"The Alternate"David CarsonStory by : Jim Trombetta and Bill Dial
Teleplay by : Bill Dial
January 9, 1994 (1994-01-09)40510-4328.9[2]
A scientist, Dr. Mora Pol of the Bajoran Science Institute, finds a life-form in the Gamma Quadrant that may be related to Odo.
3313"Armageddon Game"Winrich KolbeMorgan GendelJanuary 30, 1994 (1994-01-30)40510-4338.6[2]
O'Brien and Bashir help two warring races, the Kellerun and T'lani, erase all knowledge of a deadly biological weapon, but are not trusted to keep what they have learned a secret.
3414"Whispers"Les LandauPaul Robert CoyleFebruary 6, 1994 (1994-02-06)40510-4349.3[2]
While preparing the station for upcoming peace talks, O'Brien discovers that the crew have been hiding information from him and giving orders behind his back. O'Brien begins to suspect everyone on the station is gradually being altered or replaced by an unknown force.
3515"Paradise"Corey AllenStory by : Jim Trombetta and James Crocker
Teleplay by : Jeff King, Richard Manning and Hans Beimler
February 13, 1994 (1994-02-13)40510-4358.2[2]
Commander Sisko and Chief O'Brien are stranded on a planet, Aurelius, where their leader, Alixus, rejects technology, even when it means the death of others.
3616"Shadowplay"Robert ScheererRobert Hewitt WolfeFebruary 20, 1994 (1994-02-20)40510-4369.5[2]
Odo and Dax investigate why a village's residents are disappearing.
3717"Playing God"David LivingstonStory by : Jim Trombetta
Teleplay by : Jim Trombetta and Michael Piller
February 27, 1994 (1994-02-27)40510-4378.8[2]
Dax is supervising Arjin, a Trill candidate for joining, and she helps him find his voice and discover what he wants from life and from joining. Meanwhile, a proto-universe threatens to destroy the station and Bajor.
3818"Profit and Loss"Robert WiemerFlip Kobler and Cindy MarcusMarch 20, 1994 (1994-03-20)40510-4388.8[2]
Quark is reunited with his former Cardassian lover, Natima Lang, but she is engaged in dangerous political intrigue with her students Rekela and Hogue: they want to reduce the political power of the Cardassian military.
3919"Blood Oath"Winrich KolbePeter Allan FieldsMarch 27, 1994 (1994-03-27)40510-4398.4[2]
Jadzia Dax honors an oath made by Curzon Dax to three Klingons (Kor, Koloth, and Kang), and goes with them on a crusade against their sworn enemy "the Albino" who murdered their firstborn children as revenge for stopping his raid on a Klingon colony.
4020"The Maquis, Part I"David LivingstonStory by : Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor and James Crocker
Teleplay by : James Crocker
April 24, 1994 (1994-04-24)40510-4408.6[2]
Federation colonists reject a treaty with Cardassia and take matters into their own hands, forming a terrorist group called 'The Maquis'.
4121"The Maquis, Part II"Corey AllenStory by : Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor and Ira Steven Behr
Teleplay by : Ira Steven Behr
May 1, 1994 (1994-05-01)40510-4418.3[2]
Federation colonists reject a treaty with Cardassia and take matters into their own hands by planning to destroy a weapons depot at the Cardassian Bryma colony.
4222"The Wire"Kim FriedmanRobert Hewitt WolfeMay 8, 1994 (1994-05-08)40510-4428.0[2]
In order to save Garak's life, Bashir must unravel some of the secrets in the Cardassian's past.
4323"Crossover"David LivingstonStory by : Peter Allan Fields
Teleplay by : Peter Allan Fields and Michael Piller
May 15, 1994 (1994-05-15)40510-4438.9[2]
Kira and Bashir accidentally cross into the Mirror Universe, where a Klingon-Cardassian alliance rules and Terrans are slaves on the station. A century before, James T. Kirk had made a similar crossover, affecting human and galactic history.
4424"The Collaborator"Cliff BoleStory by : Gary Holland
Teleplay by : Gary Holland, Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe
May 22, 1994 (1994-05-22)40510-4446.6[2]
A Bajoran secretary named Kubus, who aided the Cardassian occupation forces, wants to return home from exile. Vedek Winn engages in a power play against Vedek Bareil to become Kai.
4525"Tribunal"Avery BrooksBill DialJune 5, 1994 (1994-06-05)40510-4457.7[2]
O'Brien is declared guilty of an unspecified crime and later "tried" at a tribunal held on Cardassia Prime.
4626"The Jem'Hadar"Kim FriedmanIra Steven BehrJune 12, 1994 (1994-06-12)40510-4467.7[2]
Sisko, Jake, Nog, and Quark go camping on a Gamma Quadrant world. Sisko and Quark are captured by mysterious soldiers called the Jem'Hadar and meet a force, the Dominion, to rival the Federation.

Season 3 (1994–95)

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471"The Search, Part I"Kim FriedmanStory by : Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Teleplay by : Ronald D. Moore
September 24, 1994 (1994-09-24)40510-4479.3[3]
Sisko takes the new USS Defiant into the Gamma Quadrant to find the mysterious leaders of the Dominion and avert a war, while Odo is drawn by instinct towards his home planet in the Omarion Nebula.
482"The Search, Part II"Jonathan FrakesStory by : Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Teleplay by : Ira Steven Behr
October 1, 1994 (1994-10-01)40510-4488.2[3]
Odo begins to connect with his fellow Changelings as Sisko attempts to negotiate peace with the Dominion.
493"The House of Quark"Les LandauStory by : Tom Benko
Teleplay by : Ronald D. Moore
October 8, 1994 (1994-10-08)40510-4497.6[3]
Quark brags falsely about killing a Klingon, Kozak, and is then forced to marry the widow, Grilka, founding his own 'House of Quark'.
504"Equilibrium"Cliff BoleStory by : Christopher Teague
Teleplay by : René Echevarria
October 15, 1994 (1994-10-15)40510-4507.4[3]
A secret from Dax's past could mean the end of the current host's life.
515"Second Skin"Les LandauRobert Hewitt WolfeOctober 22, 1994 (1994-10-22)40510-4517.8[3]
Kira is kidnapped by Cardassians, surgically altered to look Cardassian and told she is actually an undercover Cardassian agent.
526"The Abandoned"Avery BrooksD. Thomas Maio and Steve WarnekOctober 29, 1994 (1994-10-29)40510-4528.0[3]
Quark purchases a salvaged ship from the Gamma Quadrant and discovers an infant on board. Sisko invites Mardah, the dabo woman Jake is interested in, to dinner. Odo officially gets quarters aboard DS9.
537"Civil Defense"Reza BadiyiMike KrohnNovember 5, 1994 (1994-11-05)40510-4538.1[3]
Deep Space Nine is progressively locked down after O'Brien, Jake and Sisko accidentally activate an automated Cardassian security program. The program's counter-insurgency measures keep escalating until it initiates an auto-destruct. Gul Dukat beams on board, but is unable to stop the self-destruct sequence.
548"Meridian"Jonathan FrakesStory by : Hilary J. Bader and Evan Carlos Somers
Teleplay by : Mark Gehred-O'Connell
November 12, 1994 (1994-11-12)40510-4548.5[3]
Dax falls in love with Deral, who will soon disappear because he is a member of Meridian, a planet that phases between dimensions every 60 years.
559"Defiant"Cliff BoleRonald D. MooreNovember 19, 1994 (1994-11-19)40510-4559.3[3]
Commander William Riker shows up unannounced and Kira shows him the Defiant, where his real identity and his true motives for coming to Deep Space Nine are revealed.
5610"Fascination"Avery BrooksStory by : Ira Steven Behr and James Crocker
Teleplay by : Philip LaZebnik
November 26, 1994 (1994-11-26)40510-4568.2[3]
Lwaxana Troi pursues Odo during the Bajoran Gratitude Festival as members of the crew suddenly become infatuated with one another.
5711"Past Tense: Part I"Reza BadiyiStory by : Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Teleplay by : Robert Hewitt Wolfe
December 31, 1994 (1994-12-31)40510-4577.4[3]
A transporter accident sends Sisko, Bashir, and Dax three centuries into Earth's dark past to a time just before the 2024 Bell riots, a violent civil disturbance in opposition to Sanctuaries which are controlled ghettos for the dispossessed.
5812"Past Tense: Part II"Jonathan FrakesStory by : Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Teleplay by : Ira Steven Behr & René Echevarria
January 7, 1995 (1995-01-07)40510-4588.0[3]
Sisko assumes the role of a pivotal historical figure, Gabriel Bell, in order to restore the timeline.
5913"Life Support"Reza BadiyiStory by : Christian Ford & Roger Soffer
Teleplay by : Ronald D. Moore
January 28, 1995 (1995-01-28)40510-4598.2[3]
Bashir's ethics are put to the test as he keeps Vedek Bareil alive long enough to help Kai Winn complete negotiations for a peace treaty with Cardassia.
6014"Heart of Stone"Alexander SingerIra Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt WolfeFebruary 4, 1995 (1995-02-04)40510-4608.3[3]
When Kira's life is put in jeopardy, Odo expresses the depth of his feelings for her. Meanwhile, back on the station, Nog requests a letter of recommendation to Starfleet.
6115"Destiny"Les LandauDavid S. Cohen & Martin A. WinerFebruary 11, 1995 (1995-02-11)40510-4618.1[3]
Despite Trakor's Bajoran prophecy of destruction, Sisko assists in a joint scientific venture with the Cardassians to open communications through the Bajoran wormhole. Sisko is forced to face his status as Emissary seriously in the face of the prophecy.
6216"Prophet Motive"René AuberjonoisIra Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt WolfeFebruary 18, 1995 (1995-02-18)40510-4627.5[3]
Quark discovers that Grand Nagus Zek has written a new virtuous and benevolent set of the Rules of Acquisition, which would put an end to traditional Ferengi ways. Bashir is oddly disturbed when he is nominated for a highly prestigious medical award.
6317"Visionary"Reza BadiyiStory by : Ethan H. Calk
Teleplay by : John Shirley
February 25, 1995 (1995-02-25)40510-4637.9[3]
Exposure to radiation causes O'Brien to jump five hours into the future for brief periods, including one that shows Deep Space Nine's destruction, while the station hosts Romulan and Klingon delegations.
6418"Distant Voices"Alexander SingerStory by : Joe Menosky
Teleplay by : Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe
April 8, 1995 (1995-04-08)40510-4647.1[3]
Approaching his 30th birthday, Julian Bashir is subjected to a telepathic attack by an alien seeking a restricted substance. He wakes up to find the station almost deserted and that he is aging rapidly.
6519"Through the Looking Glass"Winrich KolbeIra Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt WolfeApril 15, 1995 (1995-04-15)40510-4666.9[3]
Sisko is convinced by "Smiley" O'Brien from the Mirror Universe to assume the role of the dead Captain Sisko.
6620"Improbable Cause"Avery BrooksStory by : Robert Lederman & David R. Long
Teleplay by : René Echevarria
April 22, 1995 (1995-04-22)40510-4656.9[3]
Garak's tailor shop is bombed, forcing Odo to investigate who is trying to kill the Cardassian exile – and why. (Part 1 of 2)
6721"The Die Is Cast"David LivingstonRonald D. MooreApril 29, 1995 (1995-04-29)40510-4677.0[3]
Garak reluctantly tortures Odo for information to prove his loyalty to his former mentor, Enabran Tain, as a joint Tal Shiar/Obsidian Order attack on the Founders in the Omarian Nebula is underway. (Part 2 of 2)
6822"Explorers"Cliff BoleStory by : Hilary J. Bader
Teleplay by : René Echevarria
May 6, 1995 (1995-05-06)40510-4686.7[3]
Sisko builds a replica of an ancient Bajoran space vessel and with Jake attempts to prove that the Bajorans developed interstellar travel before Cardassians. Bashir frets over the impending visit of the classmate who graduated first in his class at Starfleet Medical Academy.
6923"Family Business"René AuberjonoisIra Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt WolfeMay 13, 1995 (1995-05-13)40510-4696.9[3]
Quark returns to his home planet to confront his mother (Moogie) after hearing from the Ferengi Commerce Authority that she broke the law by earning profit. Sisko meets Captain Kasidy Yates as a romantic interest, which Sisko has discovered his son has told most of the station about.
7024"Shakaar"Jonathan WestGordon DawsonMay 20, 1995 (1995-05-20)40510-4707.1[3]
Kai Winn needs Kira to convince the former resistance leader Shakaar, now a farmer on Bajor, to return soil reclamators needed elsewhere in Rakantha, which used to be Bajor's most productive agricultural region.
7125"Facets"Cliff BoleRené EchevarriaJune 10, 1995 (1995-06-10)40510-4715.9[3]
Jadzia Dax deals with feelings of inferiority as she encounters past hosts in a Trill Zhian'tara ceremony, which is able to transfer the memories of former hosts into another recipient, and Odo takes on the role of Curzon Dax during the experience.
7226"The Adversary"Alexander SingerIra Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt WolfeJune 17, 1995 (1995-06-17)40510-4727.1[3]
Ambassador Krajensky informs newly promoted Captain Sisko that there has been a coup on Tzenketh. He orders Sisko to take the Defiant to the nearby Federation colonies to ”show the flag” and keep the Tzenkethi quiet. A Changeling hides on board the Defiant and sabotages the ship.

Season 4 (1995–96)

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731"The Way of the Warrior"49011.4James L. ConwayIra Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt WolfeSeptember 30, 1995 (1995-09-30)40510-718 (40510-473, 40510-474)8.5[4]
742
A Klingon fleet arrives on its way to expand the Klingon Empire at the expense of the Cardassians in the face of the Dominion threat, and Worf is brought to DS9 to negotiate.
753"The Visitor"49037.7David LivingstonMichael TaylorOctober 7, 1995 (1995-10-07)40510-4766.9[4]
An elderly Jake Sisko relates the story of how he lost his father to a temporal displacement accident.
764"Hippocratic Oath"49066.5René AuberjonoisStory by : Nicholas Corea & Lisa Klink
Teleplay by : Lisa Klink
October 14, 1995 (1995-10-14)40510-4757.7[4]
Bashir is captured, with Chief O'Brien, by a rogue group of Jem'Hadar who are attempting to overcome their genetic addiction to Ketracel White. Their leader, Goran'Agar, is able to survive without it and forces Bashir to find out why. Worf is finding it difficult to leave security matters to Security Chief Odo.
775"Indiscretion"49122.4LeVar BurtonStory by : Toni Marberry & Jack Treviño
Teleplay by : Nicholas Corea
October 21, 1995 (1995-10-21)40510-4777.2[4]
Forced to bring along Dukat on a personal mission to investigate the fate of the Cardassian prison ship Ravinok, which disappeared six years ago, Kira discovers the real reason her old enemy wants to accompany her. Sisko appears to have reservations about Kasidy Yates' coming to live on the station.
786"Rejoined"49195.5Avery BrooksStory by : René Echevarria
Teleplay by : Ronald D. Moore & René Echevarria
October 28, 1995 (1995-10-28)40510-4787.0[4]
Dax is reunited with Lenara Kahn, whose previous host was the wife of one of Dax's former hosts, Torias Dax, and the two struggle with their feelings for one another.
797"Starship Down"49263.5Alexander SingerDavid Alan Mack & John J. OrdoverNovember 4, 1995 (1995-11-04)40510-4797.7[4]
The USS Defiant becomes trapped in the atmosphere of a gas giant while battling with the Jem'Hadar.
808"Little Green Men"49201.3James L. ConwayStory by : Toni Marberry & Jack Treviño
Teleplay by : Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe
November 11, 1995 (1995-11-11)40510-4807.1[4]
Quark, Rom, Nog and Odo are accidentally thrust back in time to Roswell, New Mexico, Earth, in 1947.
819"The Sword of Kahless"49289LeVar BurtonStory by : Richard Danus
Teleplay by : Hans Beimler
November 18, 1995 (1995-11-18)40510-4816.9[4]
Worf, Dax and a revered Klingon Dahar master, Kor, search for the Sword of Kahless to unite the Klingon Empire.
8210"Our Man Bashir"49300.7Winrich KolbeStory by : Robert Gillan
Teleplay by : Ronald D. Moore
November 25, 1995 (1995-11-25)40510-4826.8[4]
Bashir plays a 1960s secret agent in a holosuite, when Garak unexpectedly intrudes, but his help is needed when the DS9 computer uses the holosuite to store the patterns of other crew members during a transporter accident.
8311"Homefront"49370.0David LivingstonIra Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt WolfeDecember 30, 1995 (1995-12-30)40510-4836.8[4]
Sisko and Odo are brought to Earth when it's suspected Changelings are infiltrating Starfleet. (Part 1 of 2)
8412"Paradise Lost"49482.3Reza BadiyiStory by : Ronald D. Moore
Teleplay by : Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe
January 6, 1996 (1996-01-06)40510-4846.8[4]
As Sisko and Odo prepare for a Dominion invasion, they discover a plot to place the Federation under military control. (Part 2 of 2)
8513"Crossfire"49517.3Les LandauRené EchevarriaJanuary 27, 1996 (1996-01-27)40510-4857.0[4]
Odo's hidden feelings for Kira surface when the visiting Bajoran First Minister, Shakaar Edon, begins to court her.
8614"Return to Grace"49534.2Jonathan WestStory by : Tom Benko
Teleplay by : Hans Beimler
February 3, 1996 (1996-02-03)40510-4866.5[4]
Dukat seeks Kira's help in regaining his rank in the Cardassian Union.
8715"Sons of Mogh"49556.2David LivingstonRonald D. MooreFebruary 10, 1996 (1996-02-10)40510-4877.3[4]
Cast out of Klingon society because of Worf's dishonor, his brother, Kurn, asks Worf to kill him. Kira and O'Brien investigate a mysterious high-energy discharge just outside Bajoran space.
8816"Bar Association"49565.1LeVar BurtonStory by : Barbara J. Lee & Jenifer A. Lee
Teleplay by : Robert Hewitt Wolfe & Ira Steven Behr
February 17, 1996 (1996-02-17)40510-4886.7[4]
After he nearly dies because his contract kept him from seeking medical help, Rom organizes the Guild of Restaurant and Casino employees, a union for Quark's downtrodden staff, and they go on strike when their demands for fairer treatment are rejected.
8917"Accession"49600.7Les LandauJane EspensonFebruary 24, 1996 (1996-02-24)40510-4896.5[4]
A famous Bajoran poet, Akorem Laan, who disappeared over 200 years ago, appears from the wormhole and convinces Sisko that he is the true Emissary, but when he announces a return to the pre-occupation caste system, Sisko points out it would disqualify Bajor for membership in The Federation. O'Brien is less than enthusiastic when Keiko announces she's expecting.
9018"Rules of Engagement"49665.3LeVar BurtonStory by : David Weddle & Bradley Thompson
Teleplay by : Ronald D. Moore
April 6, 1996 (1996-04-06)40510-4905.8[4]
Worf accidentally destroys a civilian ship during battle and faces a hearing to determine whether he should be extradited to the Klingon Empire.
9119"Hard Time"49680.5Alexander SingerStory by : Daniel Keys Moran & Lynn Barker
Teleplay by : Robert Hewitt Wolfe
April 13, 1996 (1996-04-13)40510-4915.7[4]
O'Brien's mind has been altered to create memories of being incarcerated for twenty years on an alien world on charges of espionage and sedition.
9220"Shattered Mirror"49699.1James L. ConwayIra Steven Behr & Hans BeimlerApril 20, 1996 (1996-04-20)40510-4926.5[4]
Sisko attempts to rescue Jake after he is lured into the war-torn Mirror Universe by his mother's living counterpart.
9321"The Muse"49702.2David LivingstonStory by : René Echevarria & Majel Barrett-Roddenberry
Teleplay by : René Echevarria
April 27, 1996 (1996-04-27)40510-4935.3[4]
While Odo assists a pregnant Lwaxana Troi, Jake falls under the spell of a mysterious woman, Onaya.
9422"For the Cause"49729.8James L. ConwayStory by : Mark Gehred-O'Connell
Teleplay by : Ronald D. Moore
May 4, 1996 (1996-05-04)40510-4945.6[4]
Sisko learns that his girlfriend Kasidy might be a Maquis smuggler. Garak has taken interest in Gul Dukat's half Bajoran daughter, Tora Ziyal.
9523"To the Death"49904.2LeVar BurtonIra Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt WolfeMay 11, 1996 (1996-05-11)40510-4956.0[4]
Sisko and the Defiant crew join forces with the Jem'Hadar to stop a group of Jem'Hadar renegades from gaining power using an Iconian Gateway discovered in the Gamma Quadrant.
9624"The Quickening"49909.7René AuberjonoisNaren ShankarMay 18, 1996 (1996-05-18)40510-4965.7[4]
Bashir tries to free the population of a Gamma Quadrant world in the Teplan system of an engineered disease left by the Dominion 200 years previously.
9725"Body Parts"49930.3Avery BrooksStory by : Louis P. DeSantis & Robert J. Bolivar
Teleplay by : Hans Beimler
June 8, 1996 (1996-06-08)40510-4975.1[4]
Quark is diagnosed with a terminal disease, Dorek's Syndrome, and given a week to live. Due to an unavoidable accident on the runabout Volga, Miles and Keiko's unborn baby is transferred to Major Kira by Dr. Bashir.
9826"Broken Link"49962.4Les LandauStory by : George A. Brozak
Teleplay by : Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe
June 15, 1996 (1996-06-15)40510-4986.2[4]
Odo collapses and is taken to the infirmary. Bashir discovers Odo is losing his ability to maintain solid form.

Season 5 (1996–97)

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991"Apocalypse Rising"50015.9James L. ConwayIra Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt WolfeSeptember 30, 1996 (1996-09-30)40510-4995.6[5]
Starfleet assigns Sisko to expose the Changeling infiltrator in the Klingon Empire.
1002"The Ship"50049.3Kim FriedmanStory by : Pam Wigginton & Rick Cason
Teleplay by : Hans Beimler
October 7, 1996 (1996-10-07)40510-5006.0[5]
While exploring in the Gamma Quadrant, Sisko, Dax, Worf and O'Brien see a Jem'Hadar warship crash on a planet's surface. Odo arrests Dr. Bashir and Quark.
1013"Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places"50061.2Andrew J. RobinsonRonald D. MooreOctober 14, 1996 (1996-10-14)40510-5015.7[5]
Worf finds himself attracted to Grilka, Quark's ex wife (episode 3.3), when she visits the station.
1024"...Nor the Battle to the Strong"50098.7Kim FriedmanStory by : Brice R. Parker
Teleplay by : René Echevarria
October 21, 1996 (1996-10-21)40510-5025.0[5]
Dr. Bashir has been away at a conference and Jake Sisko has accompanied him to research a profile he is writing about the doctor. Returning in a runabout, they get a distress call from a Federation colony under Klingon attack.
1035"The Assignment"50124.3Allan KroekerStory by : David R. Long & Robert Lederman
Teleplay by : David Weddle & Bradley Thompson
October 28, 1996 (1996-10-28)40510-504N/A
Keiko returns from a journey and informs O'Brien that she is really an entity that has taken possession of his wife's body.
1046"Trials and Tribble-ations"4523.7Jonathan WestStory by : Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler & Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Teleplay by : Ronald D. Moore & René Echevarria
November 4, 1996 (1996-11-04)40510-5037.7[5]
Darvin, a disgraced Klingon spy, travels back in time. The DS9 crew must prevent him from altering the timeline. Based on the original Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles" by David Gerrold.
1057"Let He Who Is Without Sin..."50136.7René AuberjonoisRobert Hewitt Wolfe and Ira Steven BehrNovember 11, 1996 (1996-11-11)40510-5057.0[5]
Worf and Dax vacation on the pleasure planet, Risa, and encounter unexpected dangers.
1068"Things Past"50144.6LeVar BurtonMichael TaylorNovember 18, 1996 (1996-11-18)40510-5066.0[5]
Sisko, Odo, Dax and Garak are found unconscious. While Bashir attempts to revive their bodies, the four wake up during the Cardassian occupation of Bajor several years earlier.
1079"The Ascent"50245.2Allan KroekerIra Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt WolfeNovember 25, 1996 (1996-11-25)40510-5076.0[5]
Forced to crash-land on a desolate planet, Odo and Quark must climb a mountain to transmit a distress signal. Jake and Nog (temporarily back at DS9) find sharing quarters isn't as enjoyable as they thought it would be.
10810"Rapture"50387.9Jonathan WestStory by : L.J. Strom
Teleplay by : Hans Beimler
December 30, 1996 (1996-12-30)40510-5086.0[5]
An accident causes Sisko to have prophetic visions. When he finds an ancient Bajoran city, lost for 20,000 years, Kai Winn reconsiders her attitude towards him.
10911"The Darkness and the Light"50416.2Mike VejarStory by : Bryan Fuller
Teleplay by : Ronald D. Moore
January 6, 1997 (1997-01-06)40510-5096.0[5]
Someone is killing former members of Kira's resistance cell and she might be next.
11012"The Begotten"50430.1Jesús Salvador TreviñoRené EchevarriaJanuary 27, 1997 (1997-01-27)40510-5106.2[5]
When Quark discovers an infant Changeling, it has a profound effect on Odo. Meanwhile, Kira goes into labor.
11113"For the Uniform"50485.2Victor LoblPeter Allan FieldsFebruary 3, 1997 (1997-02-03)40510-5116.0[5]
Michael Eddington returns and Sisko becomes obsessed with catching him.
11214"In Purgatory's Shadow"50560.1Gabrielle BeaumontRobert Hewitt Wolfe and Ira Steven BehrFebruary 10, 1997 (1997-02-10)40510-5126.7[5]
Worf and Garak journey to the Gamma Quadrant to investigate a coded Cardassian message. (Part 1 of 2)
11315"By Inferno's Light"50564.2Les LandauIra Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt WolfeFebruary 17, 1997 (1997-02-17)40510-5136.2[5]
Gul Dukat aligns the Cardassians with the Dominion. The station must deal with a Changeling infiltrator. (Part 2 of 2)
11416"Doctor Bashir, I Presume?"50590.1David LivingstonStory by : Jimmy Diggs
Teleplay by : Ronald D. Moore
February 24, 1997 (1997-02-24)40510-5145.6[5]
Julian Bashir is selected to become the model for a Long-term Medical Hologram, until a family secret is revealed. Rom has great difficulty in telling Leeta something.
11517"A Simple Investigation"50606.6John T. KretchmerRené EchevarriaMarch 31, 1997 (1997-03-31)40510-5155.2[5]
Odo falls in love with a woman, Arissa, involved in the Orion Syndicate.
11618"Business as Usual"50675.5Siddig El FadilBradley Thompson and David WeddleApril 7, 1997 (1997-04-07)40510-5165.3[5]
Quark's cousin Gaila, knowing Quark is desperate for funds, takes him on as a junior partner in his highly lucrative arms dealing business. With his mother Keiko away dealing with a plague on Bajor, Yoshi O'Brien will only stop crying when Miles holds him, making things difficult.
11719"Ties of Blood and Water"50712.5Avery BrooksStory by : Edmund Newton & Robbin L. Slocum
Teleplay by : Robert Hewitt Wolfe
April 14, 1997 (1997-04-14)40510-517N/A
Tekeny Ghemor ("Second Skin") arrives on Deep Space Nine and reveals that he is dying.
11820"Ferengi Love Songs"50701.2René AuberjonoisIra Steven Behr and Hans BeimlerApril 21, 1997 (1997-04-21)40510-5184.8[5]
At the end of his rope, Quark returns home and discovers Moogie has a secret lover.
11921"Soldiers of the Empire"50839.2LeVar BurtonRonald D. MooreApril 28, 1997 (1997-04-28)40510-5195.2[5]
Martok, Worf and Dax go on a mission aboard a Klingon ship to search for a missing Klingon vessel. However, Martok's uneasiness about battle, a result of his captivity, affects his crew's morale.
12022"Children of Time"50814.2Allan KroekerStory by : Gary Holland and Ethan H. Calk
Teleplay by : René Echevarria
May 5, 1997 (1997-05-05)40510-5205.5[5]
An accident causes the crew to meet their own descendants — and presents them with an ethical dilemma.
12123"Blaze of Glory"50862.4Kim FriedmanRobert Hewitt Wolfe and Ira Steven BehrMay 12, 1997 (1997-05-12)40510-521N/A
An act of desperation by the Maquis could plunge the Federation into war: The Maquis have thirty cloaked missiles heading to Cardassia.
12224"Empok Nor"50901.7Mike VejarStory by : Bryan Fuller
Teleplay by : Hans Beimler
May 19, 1997 (1997-05-19)40510-5224.9[5]
O'Brien, Garak, Nog and an engineering team go to Deep Space Nine's abandoned sister space station, Empok Nor, to salvage components. The away team soon discover that all is not as it seems.
12325"In the Cards"50929.4Michael DornStory by : Truly Barr Clark & Scott J. Neal
Teleplay by : Ronald D. Moore
June 9, 1997 (1997-06-09)40510-5234.5[5]
Jake wants to give his father a present to cheer him up, a 1951 Willie Mays baseball card. He enlists Nog to help him obtain it, but they run into complications with a mysterious geneticist, Dr. Giger. Kai Winn, worried over the prospect of a Federation/Dominion war and its effects on Bajor, meets with Dominion representative Weyoun.
12426"Call to Arms"50975.2Allan KroekerIra Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt WolfeJune 16, 1997 (1997-06-16)40510-5245.2[5]
Faced with the realization that the Dominion are taking over the Alpha Quadrant, Sisko decides to mine the entrance to the wormhole with self-replicating cloaked mines, thus beginning the Dominion War.

Season 6 (1997–98)

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1251"A Time to Stand"UnknownAllan KroekerIra Steven Behr & Hans BeimlerSeptember 27, 1997 (1997-09-27)40510-5255.4[6]
Three months into the war, DS9 is still under Dominion control. Sisko and his crew are given a mission to destroy a vital Ketracel White facility deep in Dominion space using a captured Jem'Hadar ship. Jake is working for the Federation News Service. Odo is head of Terok Nor's security supported by the Vorta Weyoun.
1262"Rocks and Shoals"51107.2Mike VejarRonald D. MooreOctober 4, 1997 (1997-10-04)40510-5275.2[6]
Sisko and his tired crew crash on a planet where they encounter a band of Jem'Hadar.
1273"Sons and Daughters"UnknownJesús Salvador TreviñoBradley Thompson & David WeddleOctober 11, 1997 (1997-10-11)40510-5264.8[6]
While on General Martok's ship Worf is reunited with his estranged son, Alexander.
1284"Behind the Lines"51149.5LeVar BurtonRené EchevarriaOctober 18, 1997 (1997-10-18)40510-5285.1[6]
Sisko creates a risky plan to disable a critical Dominion sensor array able to see five sectors out, while on Terok Nor, Kira, Jake, Rom and Odo seek to undermine the Cardassian/Dominion Alliance.
1295"Favor the Bold"UnknownWinrich KolbeIra Steven Behr & Hans BeimlerOctober 25, 1997 (1997-10-25)40510-5296.0[6]
Learning of thousands of Dominion reinforcements gathering in the Gamma Quadrant, Sisko initiates a plan to retake Deep Space Nine and secure the wormhole before the minefield is detonated. (Part 1 of 2)
1306"Sacrifice of Angels"UnknownAllan KroekerIra Steven Behr & Hans BeimlerNovember 1, 1997 (1997-11-01)40510-5306.4[6]
Sisko commands the Defiant and 600 Federation ships against a Dominion/Cardassian armada to retake Deep Space Nine. Damar has Kira, Jake and Leeta arrested. (Part 2 of 2)
1317"You Are Cordially Invited"51247.5David LivingstonRonald D. MooreNovember 8, 1997 (1997-11-08)40510-5316.5[6]
Worf's plans for a traditional Klingon wedding hinge on Martok's demanding wife, Sirella, accepting Dax into their family.
1328"Resurrection"UnknownLeVar BurtonMichael TaylorNovember 15, 1997 (1997-11-15)40510-5325.2[6]
The Mirror Universe counterpart of Kira's dead love, Vedek Bareil, takes her hostage on Deep Space Nine as he is running from the evil Alliance of his universe.
1339"Statistical Probabilities"UnknownAnson WilliamsStory by : Pam Pietroforte
Teleplay by : René Echevarria
November 22, 1997 (1997-11-22)40510-5335.1[6]
Bashir attempts to reintegrate genetically engineered misfits into society, but they are asked by Starfleet to become a think tank when they provide insightful analysis of upcoming Dominion peace talks.
13410"The Magnificent Ferengi"UnknownChip ChalmersIra Steven Behr & Hans BeimlerDecember 27, 1997 (1997-12-27)40510-5345.0[6]
Quark mounts a rescue mission when his mother, Ishka, is captured by the Dominion and Grand Nagus Zek offers a reward for her return.
13511"Waltz"51413.6René AuberjonoisRonald D. MooreJanuary 3, 1998 (1998-01-03)40510-5354.9[6]
An attack on the Starfleet ship carrying Gul Dukat to a hearing for war crimes, as well as Captain Sisko who is to testify at the hearing, leaves the two of them stranded on a deserted planet together.
13612"Who Mourns for Morn?"UnknownVictor LoblMark Gehred-O'ConnellJanuary 31, 1998 (1998-01-31)40510-5365.3[6]
Morn is killed in an ion storm and Sisko informs Quark that Morn left his entire estate to him. But Quark has a little competition.
13713"Far Beyond the Stars"UnknownAvery BrooksStory by : Marc Scott Zicree
Teleplay by : Ira Steven Behr & Hans Beimler
February 7, 1998 (1998-02-07)40510-5384.8[6]
As Sisko considers leaving Starfleet due to the destruction of Captain Swofford's ship, the Cortez, he has a vision of himself as a science fiction writer in the 1950s.
13814"One Little Ship"51474.2Allan KroekerDavid Weddle & Bradley ThompsonFebruary 14, 1998 (1998-02-14)40510-5375.1[6]
Dax, O'Brien and Bashir board a runabout, which is shrunken to four inches long as they investigate a rare subspace compression phenomenon.
13915"Honor Among Thieves"UnknownAllan EastmanStory by : Philip Kim
Teleplay by : René Echevarria
February 21, 1998 (1998-02-21)40510-5394.6[6]
Starfleet Intelligence recruits Chief O'Brien to infiltrate the Orion Syndicate to find a Starfleet informant.
14016"Change of Heart"51597.2David LivingstonRonald D. MooreFebruary 28, 1998 (1998-02-28)40510-5405.5[6]
When Jadzia Dax is critically injured on an away mission, Worf must choose between saving his wife or completing their assignment. O'Brien becomes obsessed with beating Quark at Tongo.
14117"Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night"UnknownJonathan WestIra Steven Behr & Hans BeimlerMarch 28, 1998 (1998-03-28)40510-5414.6[6]
When Dukat tells Kira that her mother, Kira Meru, did not die when Nerys was three, but was actually Dukat's lover, Kira goes into the past using the Bajoran Orb of Time to find the truth.
14218"Inquisition"UnknownMichael DornBradley Thompson & David WeddleApril 4, 1998 (1998-04-04)40510-5424.7[6]
Bashir is accused of unknowingly spying for the Dominion.
14319"In the Pale Moonlight"51721.3Victor LoblStory by : Peter Allan Fields
Teleplay by : Michael Taylor
April 11, 1998 (1998-04-11)40510-5434.8[6]
Sisko asks Garak to help him get the Romulans to join the war against the Dominion. However, Sisko finds that he might not be able to keep his ethics intact to do it.
14420"His Way"UnknownAllan KroekerIra Steven Behr & Hans BeimlerApril 18, 1998 (1998-04-18)40510-5444.3[6]
Bashir shows off a new Holosuite program of a martini lounge with a 1960s Vegas singer named Vic Fontaine who is very perceptive; and gives advice to Odo when Kira visits her ex-lover Shakaar.
14521"The Reckoning"UnknownJesús Salvador TreviñoStory by : Harry M. Werksman & Gabrielle Stanton
Teleplay by : David Weddle & Bradley Thompson
April 25, 1998 (1998-04-25)40510-5454.2[6]
Sisko is called to Bajor when an ancient tablet addressing the Emissary is discovered at B'hala.
14622"Valiant"51825.4Mike VejarRonald D. MooreMay 2, 1998 (1998-05-02)40510-5464.6[6]
Jake and Nog come under attack by the Jem'Hadar and are rescued by a rogue Defiant class starship, the Valiant, under the command of Starfleet Red Squadron cadets.
14723"Profit and Lace"UnknownSiddig El FaddilIra Steven Behr & Hans BeimlerMay 9, 1998 (1998-05-09)40510-5474.2[6]
Quark helps out when Zek's status as the Ferengi Grand Nagus is put in jeopardy by proposing equal rights for Ferengi females.
14824"Time's Orphan"UnknownAllan KroekerStory by : Joe Menosky
Teleplay by : David Weddle & Bradley Thompson
May 16, 1998 (1998-05-16)40510-5484.6[6]
Molly O'Brien disappears in a vortex and reappears as an 18-year-old woman, but she is now feral, bringing great difficulty for her parents.
14925"The Sound of Her Voice"51948.3Winrich KolbeStory by : Pam Pietroforte
Teleplay by : Ronald D. Moore
June 6, 1998 (1998-06-06)40510-5494.1[6]
The Defiant picks up a distress call from Captain Lisa Cusak, whose escape pod has crashed on a remote planet following the destruction of her ship, the Olympia.
15026"Tears of the Prophets"UnknownAllan KroekerIra Steven Behr & Hans BeimlerJune 13, 1998 (1998-06-13)40510-5504.1[6]
Starfleet Command begins an offensive against the Dominion, and Sisko is chosen to lead the invasion of Cardassia, but the Cardassian/Dominion Alliance has secretly reinforced their borders with unmanned orbital weapons platforms.

Season 7 (1998–99)

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1511"Image in the Sand"UnknownLes LandauIra Steven Behr & Hans BeimlerSeptember 30, 1998 (1998-09-30)40510-5514.4[7]
With the Bajoran wormhole collapsed, Sisko struggles for a way to contact the Bajoran Prophets. The Romulans receive permission from the Bajorans to open a military hospital on the moon Derna. General Martok offers Worf an opportunity to gain admission to Sto'Vo'Kor for Jadzia.
1522"Shadows and Symbols"52152.6Allan KroekerIra Steven Behr & Hans BeimlerOctober 7, 1998 (1998-10-07)40510-5524.2[7]
A new Dax appears on the scene. Sisko's quest leads him to the truth about his existence. The discovery that the Romulan hospital is heavily armed leads Colonel Kira to set up a blockade of Derna. Bashir, O'Brien and, surprisingly, Quark join Worf and Martok on a dangerous mission to destroy the Dominion shipyard.
1533"Afterimage"UnknownLes LandauRené EchevarriaOctober 14, 1998 (1998-10-14)40510-5534.3[7]
Everyone who knew Jadzia Dax reacts strongly to Ezri Dax's presence, particularly Worf. Garak suffers from bad attacks of claustrophobia.
1544"Take Me Out to the Holosuite"UnknownChip ChalmersRonald D. MooreOctober 21, 1998 (1998-10-21)40510-5544.7[7]
Sisko must train his staff to play baseball when the Vulcan Captain Solok, an old rival of his, challenges Sisko to a game while his ship is being repaired.
1555"Chrysalis"UnknownJonathan WestRené EchevarriaOctober 28, 1998 (1998-10-28)40510-5554.3[7]
Bashir falls for a genetically enhanced patient, Sarina Douglas, that he brought out of a catatonic state using an experimental medical procedure.
1566"Treachery, Faith and the Great River"UnknownSteve PoseyStory by : Philip Kim
Teleplay by : David Weddle & Bradley Thompson
November 4, 1998 (1998-11-04)40510-5564.8[7]
A Vorta defector, Weyoun-6, gives Odo valuable information in exchange for asylum. Weyoun-7, the next clone in the series, pursues them. Nog engages in a series of barters to get a Graviton Stabilizer for Miles.
1577"Once More unto the Breach"UnknownAllan KroekerRonald D. MooreNovember 11, 1998 (1998-11-11)40510-5574.5[7]
Kor (Ep 2.19, "Blood Oath" & 4.9, "The Sword of Kahless"), an aging Klingon hero, asks Worf to find him a battle assignment. Martok plans a "cavalry raid" of five birds of prey, hitting several key targets behind enemy lines to throw them off balance.
1588"The Siege of AR-558"UnknownWinrich KolbeIra Steven Behr & Hans BeimlerNovember 18, 1998 (1998-11-18)40510-5584.5[7]
Sisko and crew relieve Starfleet troops under siege by Jem'Hadar at a key communications outpost, AR-558, the largest Dominion communications array in the sector.
1599"Covenant"UnknownJohn KretchmerRené EchevarriaNovember 25, 1998 (1998-11-25)40510-5594.4[7]
Dukat, now a religious leader of a Bajoran Pah-Wraith cult, holds Kira hostage. Mika, one of Dukat's followers, gives birth to a half-Cardassian child.
16010"It's Only a Paper Moon"52235.7Anson WilliamsStory by : David Alan Mack & John J. Ordover
Teleplay by : Ronald D. Moore
December 30, 1998 (1998-12-30)40510-5604.3[7]
Nog struggles with PTSD from the traumatic battle of AR-558 where he lost his leg. So, he begins living with Vic Fontaine.
16111"Prodigal Daughter"UnknownVictor LoblDavid Weddle & Bradley ThompsonJanuary 6, 1999 (1999-01-06)40510-5614.3[7]
Ezri goes to New Sydney to find O'Brien and uncovers some disturbing family secrets. Miles goes in search of the widow of Liam Bilby, Morica Bilby, whom he befriended in an undercover operation.
16212"The Emperor's New Cloak"UnknownLeVar BurtonIra Steven Behr & Hans BeimlerFebruary 3, 1999 (1999-02-03)40510-5624.6[7]
Quark and Rom cross into the alternate universe to rescue Grand Nagus Zek.
16313"Field of Fire"UnknownTony DowRobert Hewitt WolfeFebruary 10, 1999 (1999-02-10)40510-5634.1[7]
Ezri summons Joran, a homicidal Dax incarnation from her past, for help in understanding the mind of a serial killer loose on the station.
16414"Chimera"UnknownSteve PoseyRené EchevarriaFebruary 17, 1999 (1999-02-17)40510-5644.3[7]
A Changeling, Laas, asks Odo to leave the station and join his search for other shapeshifters.
16515"Badda-Bing Badda-Bang"UnknownMike VejarIra Steven Behr & Hans BeimlerFebruary 24, 1999 (1999-02-24)40510-5664.1[7]
The crew attempt to help Vic Fontaine when Vic's hotel is bought by mobsters Frankie Eyes and Carl Zeemo.
16616"Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges"UnknownDavid LivingstonRonald D. MooreMarch 3, 1999 (1999-03-03)40510-5654.1[7]
While attending a diplomatic conference on Romulus, Bashir becomes an unwilling pawn of Section 31.
16717"Penumbra"52576.2Steve PoseyRené EchevarriaApril 7, 1999 (1999-04-07)40510-5674.4[7]
Ezri searches for a missing Worf; Sisko makes plans to marry Kasidy Yates.
16818"'Til Death Do Us Part"UnknownWinrich KolbeBradley Thompson & David WeddleApril 14, 1999 (1999-04-14)40510-5684.1[7]
Captured by the Breen, Ezri and Worf undergo mental torture. Sisko agonizes over his broken engagement. Kai Winn receives her first vision; she learns a messenger will be sent to her. It is a simple Bajoran farmer, who is actually Gul Dukat in disguise.
16919"Strange Bedfellows"UnknownRené AuberjonoisRonald D. MooreApril 21, 1999 (1999-04-21)40510-5694.2[7]
An alliance is born between the Dominion and the Breen which will prove devastating for the Federation. Ezri and Worf are sentenced to death on Cardassia. Initially horrified, Kai Winn eventually accepts her visions are from the Pah Wraiths.
17020"The Changing Face of Evil"UnknownMike VejarIra Steven Behr & Hans BeimlerApril 28, 1999 (1999-04-28)40510-5704.5[7]
The war reaches a crucial turning point when the Dominion retakes the Chin'Toka system, the only Allied foothold in enemy space. Winn learns that Dukat plans to release the Pah-Wraiths. Damar begins a revolt against the Dominion.
17121"When It Rains..."UnknownMichael DornStory by : René Echevarria and Spike Steingasser
Teleplay by : René Echevarria
May 5, 1999 (1999-05-05)40510-5714.3[7]
Sisko orders Kira, Garak and Odo to Cardassia to assist Cardassians in resistance tactics as Damar's rebellion gains ground. Bashir makes a shocking discovery about the disease that is ravaging the Founders. Dukat's cover has been blown by Sobor. Gowron arrives on DS9.
17222"Tacking into the Wind"UnknownMike VejarRonald D. MooreMay 12, 1999 (1999-05-12)40510-5724.4[7]
Kira masterminds a plot to steal a Breen energy-dampening weapon. Gowron's political vendetta against Martok is endangering the war effort and prompts Worf to instigate a power shift in the Klingon Empire.
17323"Extreme Measures"52645.7Steve PoseyDavid Weddle & Bradley ThompsonMay 19, 1999 (1999-05-19)40510-5734.4[7]
As Odo falls gravely ill to the shape-shifter disease, Bashir and O'Brien must get inside the mind of Luther Sloan, who holds Odo's cure.
17424"The Dogs of War"52861.3Avery BrooksStory by : Peter Allan Fields
Teleplay by : René Echevarria & Ronald D. Moore
May 26, 1999 (1999-05-26)40510-5743.7[7]
Sisko takes command of a new ship. Kira, Damar, and Garak stumble into a Dominion ambush on Cardassia; they also discover the entire resistance organization has been destroyed. Ezri and Julian finally clear the air with each other. Grand Nagus Zek has an announcement to make, as does Kasidy Sisko.
17525"What You Leave Behind"UnknownAllan KroekerIra Steven Behr & Hans BeimlerJune 2, 1999 (1999-06-02)40510-749 (575–576)5.4[7]
17626

Sisko leads the Federation/Klingon/Romulan alliance in the offensive on the Cardassian homeworld, aided by Damar's grassroots resistance campaign -- and a surprise, last-minute ally. Dukat and Winn journey to the fire caves to release the Pah'Wraiths.

  • Originally shown as a two-hour series finale, but in syndication is shown as two episodes.

Reception

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In 1999, Trek Nation'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 Babylon 5) 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."[8]

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.[9] 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, The Washington Post called the Dominion war story arc in the later seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine possibly the "richest narrative" of the Star Trek universe.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Nielsen Ratings – Season 1". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 3, 2000. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Nielsen Ratings – Season 2". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 4, 2000. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Nielsen Ratings – Season 3". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 3, 2000. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Nielsen Ratings – Season 4". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 4, 2000. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Nielsen Ratings – Season 5". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 4, 2000. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Nielsen Ratings – Season 6". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 4, 2000. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Nielsen Ratings – Season 7". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 4, 2000. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  8. ^ Fuller, Greg (July 7, 1999). "Star Trek Ratings History". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  9. ^ Roberson, Chris (January 4, 2019). "Every Star Trek Season of TV Ever, Ranked from Worst to Best". CBR. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  10. ^ Drezner, Daniel (September 13, 2016). "The top 10 'Star Trek' episodes ever". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
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