Star Trek: Deep Space Nine/Season One

Season One
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Season Premiere	January 3, 1993
Season Finale	June 20, 1993
Episode Count	20
Previous N/A	Next Season Two

Season One of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine premiered on January 3, 1993.

In Australia, the season was aired via 9 on Thursdays from September 10, 1994 til November 24, 1994 and from February 23, 1995 til April 6, 1995; and in New Zealand via TV3 on Fridays from January 24, 1995 til April 21, 1995 and via TV4 on Tuesdays from November 14, 1995 til December 12, 1995.

Episodes

#	#	Title	Written By	Directed By	Airdate			Prod.
1	1	Emissary (1)	Rick Berman & Michael Piller	David Carson	January 3, 1993			40510-401/721
Upon arriving at his new command, Benjamin Sisko is quickly involved in a Bajoran prophet's quest for eight mystical and powerful orbs. Teleplay by Michael Piller
2	2	Emissary (2)	Rick Berman & Michael Piller	David Carson	January 3, 1993			40510-402/721
The Cardassians declare war, damaging the space station during the battle. Hostilities cease when Sisko returns with the missing Cardassian ship. Teleplay by Michael Piller
3	3	Past Prologue	Katharyn Powers	Winrich Kolbe	January 10, 1993			40510-404
A member of the Bajoran underground seeks asylum on DS9, attracting the attention of Cardassians and Klingons, and testing Kira's loyalties.
4	4	A Man Alone	Gerald Sanford and Michael Piller	Paul Lynch	January 17, 1993			40510-403
Mounting evidence points to Constable Odo as the murderer of a Bajoran criminal who is under investigation. Keiko tries to establish a school. Teleplay by Michael Piller
5	5	Babel	Sally Caves and Ira Steven Behr	Paul Lynch	January 24, 1993			40510-405
A virus that causes its victims to speak in gibberish breaks out on DS9, and Sisko assigns Kira the job of finding an antidote. Teleplay by Michael McGreevey and Naren Shankar
6	6	Captive Pursuit	Jill Sherman Donner	Corey Allen	January 31, 1993			40510-406
Cultures clash when a group of hunters follows its prey through the wormhole to the space station where he is trying to repair his ship. Teleplay by Jill Sherman Donner and Michael Piller
7	7	Q-Less	Hannah Louise Shearer	Paul Lynch	February 7, 1993			40510-407
Bothersome Q and archaeologist Vash disrupt the routine of DS9. Quark smells profit in Vash's artifacts from the Gamma quadrant. Teleplay by Robert Hewitt Wolfe
8	8	Dax	Peter Allan Fields	David Carson	February 14, 1993			40510-408
Lt. Dax is kidnapped and forced to stand trial for treason and the murder of a Klaestron Four general 30 years ago. Teleplay by D.C. Fontana and Peter Allan Fields
9	9	The Passenger	Morgan Gendel	Paul Lynch	February 21, 1993			40510-409
A murderer who might be either dead or alive and a shipment of rare life-prolonging deuridium create a dangerous mystery aboard DS9. Teleplay by Morgan Gendel and Robert Hewitt Wolfe & Michael Piller
10	10	Move Along Home Sore Losers	Michael Piller	David Carson	March 14, 1993			40510-410
A strange game introduced to the space station by a race from the Gamma Quadrant tests Quark's ethics and the senior officers' resourcefulness. Teleplay by Frederick Rappaport and Lisa Rich & Jeanne Carrigan-Fauci
11	11	The Nagus Friends and Foes	David Livingston	David Livingston	March 21, 1993			40510-411
The revered head of the Ferengi business empire pays a visit to DS9, making a nervous Quark suspicious of his leader's sudden interest. Teleplay by Ira Steven Behr
12	12	Vortex	Sam Rolfe	Winrich Kolbe	April 18, 1993			40510-412
Odo is reluctantly intrigued when a criminal from the Gamma Quadrant drops hints about the location of a colony of shape-shifters.
13	13	Battle Lines	Hilary Bader	Paul Lynch	April 25, 1993			40510-413
Sisko regrets his decision to take Kai Opaka, the Bajoran spiritual leader, to the Gamma Quadrant when they end up on a war-torn moon. Teleplay by Richard Danus and Evan Carlos Somers
14	14	The Storyteller	Kurt Michael Bensmiller	David Livingston	May 2, 1993			40510-414
Nog advises a teenage leader on negotiation tactics; O'Brien becomes a Bajoran village's unwilling guru. Teleplay by Kurt Michael Bensmiller and Ira Steven Behr
15	15	Progress	Peter Allan Fields	Les Landau	May 9, 1993			40510-415
Kira's assignment to evacuate a stubborn Bajoran from a moon about to be drained of its energy forces her to evaluate her priorities.
16	16	If Wishes Were Horses	Nell McCue Crawford & William L. Crawford	Robert Legato	May 16, 1993			40510-416
An anomaly in a plasma field in DS9's area causes concern among the Ops crew, who are also trying to deal with some bizarre visitors. Teleplay by Nell McCue Crawford & William L. Crawford and Michael Piller
17	17	The Forsaken	Jim Trombetta	Les Landau	May 23, 1993			40510-417
Lwaxana Troi arrives on DS9 and sets her sights on a reluctant Odo. Data from an alien probe has an unusual effect on the station's computers. Teleplay by Don Carlos Dunaway and Michael Piller
18	18	Dramatis Personae	Joe Menosky	Cliff Bole	May 30, 1993			40510-418
Odo watches from the sidelines as a desperate struggle for control of DS9 develops between Sisko and Kira.
19	19	Duet	Lisa Rich & Jeanne Carrigan-Fauci	James L. Conway	June 13, 1993			40510-419
Kira's investigation of a visiting Cardassian leads her to believe the man is a notorious war criminal guilty of several atrocities. Teleplay by Peter Allan Fields
20	20	In the Hands of the Prophets	Robert Hewitt Wolfe	David Livingston	June 20, 1993			40510-420
The station's school comes under attack from a spiritual Bajoran woman who objects to Keiko's secular-only teaching style.