Release and Reception
"Yesterday's Enterprise" was first broadcast the week of February 19, 1990. Because The Next Generation aired in syndication, "Yesterday's Enterprise" did not air on a specific day or time slot. The episode received a 13.1 rating for the time period from February 19 to March 4 — the third highest rating for the series, and the highest for the entire season. While the season had averaged 9,817,000 households, "Yesterday's Enterprise" attracted 12,070,000 households. The episode ranked first in Entertainment Weekly's list of top 10 Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes.
Screenwriters John Logan and Roberto Orci, writers for the 2002 film Star Trek Nemesis and the 2009 reboot Star Trek, respectively, cite "Yesterday's Enterprise" as one of their favorite episodes and influences.
"Yesterday's Enterprise" was also included as one of four episodes (along with "The Best of Both Worlds, Parts I and II" and "The Measure of a Man") in a DVD collection entitled "The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation". Critic Marc Bernardin described the episode as Star Trek's "smartest time-travel experiment" and a fan favorite. The Toronto Star listed The Next Generation's time-shifting episodes, including "Yesterday's Enterprise" as one of the twenty best elements of the show.
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