1987 productions

For information dealing with this year in the timeline of the fictional Star Trek universe, see 1987.

1987

September

15 September 

"Strangers from the Sky", a Pocket TOS novel written by Margaret Wander Bonanno with cover art by Boris Vallejo, is released.

Week of 28 September 

Star Trek: The Next Generation is launched in first-run syndication, piloting with the episode "Encounter at Farpoint".

October

Week of 5 October 

The first regular episode of TNG Season 1, "The Naked Now," premieres.

Week of 12 October 

TNG: "Code of Honor" airs.

Week of 19 October 

TNG: "The Last Outpost" airs.

Week of 26 October 

TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before" airs.

November

Week of 2 November 

TNG: "Lonely Among Us" airs.

Week of 9 November 

TNG: "Justice" airs.

Week of 16 November 

TNG: "The Battle" airs.

Week of 23 November 

TNG: "Hide and Q" airs.

Week of 30 November 

TNG: "Haven" airs.

December

December 

TNG begins a winter hiatus and will continue into 1988.

Other events

28 February 

Michelle Horn born.

25 July 

Michael Welch born.

21 August 

Karl Bruck dies.

28 December 

Thomas Alexander Dekker born.