Next Gen on TNN: The Five Day Mission
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Next Gen on TNN: The Five Day Mission was a five-day marathon event broadcast on TNN from 1 October 2001 to 5 October 2001. Intended to tie in to the network's recent purchase of Star Trek: The Next Generation for broadcast, the marathon featured 77 episodes of The Next Generation, three of the Star Trek films, and a special documentary.
Each day's broadcasting lasted from 9:00am to 3:00am. The opening day saw the broadcast of season one episodes (including "Encounter at Farpoint"), Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, and the documentary America Loves... Star Trek. Day two saw seasons two and three, day three, seasons four and five, day four broadcast season six episodes; and the final day saw season seven, including "All Good Things...".
The marathon was hosted by Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis and Wil Wheaton.
