The WORST seasons of Star Trek: Lower Decks

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

Focusing on the support crew serving on one of Starfleet's least important ships, the USS Cerritos, in 2380. Ensigns Mariner, Boimler, Rutherford and Tendi must keep up with their duties and their social lives, often while the ship is being rocked by a multitude of sci-fi anomalies. The ship's bridge crew includes Captain Carol Freeman, Commander Jack Ransom, Lieutenant Shaxs and Doctor T'Ana.

Last Updated: 11/30/2024Network: Paramount+Status: Continuing

7.69

335 votes

#1 - Season 1

First Aired 8/6/2020

7.83

6 votes

#2 - Season 5

First Aired 10/24/2024

In season five, the crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos is tasked with closing "space potholes" – subspace rifts that are causing chaos in the Alpha Quadrant. Pothole duty would be easy for Junior Officers Mariner, Boimler, Tendi and Rutherford ... If they didn't also have to deal with an Orion war, furious Klingons, diplomatic catastrophes, murder mysteries and scariest of all: their own career aspirations.

7.91

113 votes

#3 - Season 4

First Aired 9/7/2023

7.92

233 votes

#4 - Season 2

First Aired 8/12/2021

8.01

185 votes

#5 - Season 3

First Aired 8/25/2022

Season three challenges the U.S.S. Cerritos ensigns in (hilarious) ways they could never imagine, starting with a shocking resolution for season two’s epic cliffhanger finale.