The WORST seasons of Star Trek: Discovery

Every season of Star Trek: Discovery ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst seasons of Star Trek: Discovery!

Ten years before Kirk, Spock, and the Enterprise, the USS Discovery discovers new worlds and lifeforms as one Starfleet officer learns to understand all things alien.

Last Updated: 9/12/2024Network: Paramount+Status: Ended
Season 5
star
5.99
218 votes

#1 - Season 5

First Aired 4/4/2024

The fifth and final season finds Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery uncovering a mystery that will send them on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power whose very existence has been deliberately hidden for centuries. But there are others on the hunt as well ... dangerous foes who are desperate to claim the prize for themselves and will stop at nothing to get it.

Season 4
star
6.25
469 votes

#2 - Season 4

First Aired 11/18/2021

After season three finds the U.S.S. Discovery crew in an unknown future far from the home they once knew, the space explorers encounter an unpredictable gravitational anomaly that could bring their journey to an end. Now living in a time filled with uncertainty, the Discovery crew, along with the help of some new friends, must work together to restore hope to the Federation.

Season 3
star
6.70
633 votes

#3 - Season 3

First Aired 10/15/2020

After making the jump in the second season finale, season three finds the U.S.S. Discovery crew dropping out of the wormhole and into an unknown future far from the home they once knew. Now living in a time filled with uncertainty, the U.S.S. Discovery crew, along with the help of some new friends, must together fight to regain a hopeful future.

Season 2
star
7.29
824 votes

#4 - Season 2

First Aired 1/17/2019

After answering a distress signal from the U.S.S. Enterprise, season two finds the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery joining forces with Captain Christopher Pike on a new mission to investigate seven mysterious red signals and the appearance of an unknown being called the Red Angel. While the crew must work together to unravel their meaning and origin, Michael Burnham is forced to face her past with the return of her estranged brother, Spock.

Season 1
star
7.43
1122 votes

#5 - Season 1

First Aired 9/24/2017

After a century of silence, war erupts between the Federation and Klingon Empire, with a disgraced Starfleet officer at the center of the conflict.