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| alt_name           = ''Enterprise''
| image              = Star Trek ENT logo.svg
| genre              = {{Plainlist|
* [[Science fiction]]
* [[Adventure fiction|Action adventure]]
}}
| company            = {{Plainlist|
* [[Paramount Network Television]]
* Braga Productions
* Rick Berman Productions
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| budget             = {{Plainlist|
* $1.7 million per episode (seasons 1–3)
* $800,000 per episode (season 4)
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| runtime            = 41–44 minutes
| creator            = {{Plainlist|
* [[Rick Berman]]
* [[Brannon Braga]]
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| showrunner           = {{Plainlist|
* Brannon Braga
* [[Manny Coto]]
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| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
* Rick Berman
* Brannon Braga
* Manny Coto
}}
| based_on           = {{Based on|''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]''|[[Gene Roddenberry]]}}
| starring           = {{Plainlist|
* [[Scott Bakula]]
* [[John Billingsley]]
* [[Jolene Blalock]]
* [[Dominic Keating]]
* [[Anthony Montgomery]]
* [[Linda Park]]
* [[Connor Trinneer]]
}}
| opentheme          = "[[Faith of the Heart]]", performed by [[Russell Watson]]
| composer           = {{Plainlist|
* [[Dennis McCarthy (composer)|Dennis McCarthy]]
* [[Jay Chattaway]]
* [[Brian Tyler]]
* [[John Frizzell (composer)|John Frizzell]]
* [[Mark McKenzie (composer)|Mark McKenzie]]
* [[David Bell (composer)|David Bell]]
* [[Velton Ray Bunch]]
* [[Kevin Kiner]]
* [[Paul Baillargeon]]
}}
| country            = United States
| language           = English
| network            = [[UPN]]
| first_aired        = {{Start date|2001|9|26}}
| last_aired         = {{End date|2005|5|13}}
| num_seasons        = 4
| num_episodes       = 98
| list_episodes      = List of Star Trek: Enterprise episodes
| related            = {{Plainlist|
* ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]]''
* [[Star Trek#Television series|''Star Trek'' TV series]]
}}
| endtheme           = "Archer's Theme" by [[Dennis McCarthy (composer)|Dennis McCarthy]]
}}
'''''Star Trek: Enterprise''''', originally titled simply '''''Enterprise''''' for its first two seasons, is an American [[science fiction on television|science fiction television series]] created by [[Rick Berman]] and [[Brannon Braga]]. It originally aired from September 26, 2001 to May 13, 2005 on [[UPN]]. The sixth series<!-- N.B. [[Star Trek: The Animated Series]] counts --> in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise, it is a [[prequel]] to ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''. Set in the 22nd century, a hundred years before the events of ''The Original Series'', it follows the adventures of the ''[[Enterprise (NX-01)|Enterprise]]'', Earth's first [[starship]] capable of traveling at [[Warp drive|warp]] five, as it explores the galaxy and encounters various alien species.

Following the culmination of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' and with ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' scheduled to end, Paramount asked Braga and Berman to create a new series to continue the franchise. Rather than setting it in the 24th century alongside ''Deep Space Nine'' and ''Voyager'', they decided to set it in an earlier period, allowing them to explore new parts of the ''Star Trek'' [[fictional universe]]. Wanting a more basic, relatable, character-driven series, Berman and Braga concentrated on a core trio: Captain [[Jonathan Archer]] (played by [[Scott Bakula]]), Commander [[Trip Tucker]] ([[Connor Trinneer]]), and Sub-commander [[T'Pol]] ([[Jolene Blalock]]).

The show broke with ''Star Trek'' convention in several ways. In addition to dropping the ''Star Trek'' prefix, ''Enterprise'' used the pop-influenced song "[[Faith of the Heart]]" (performed by [[Russell Watson]]) as its theme.<ref name="trekkiehate">{{cite web|title=Why Trekkies hate "Enterprise's" theme song|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2001/10/18/why-trekkies-hate-enterprises-theme-song|date=October 18, 2001|access-date=October 2, 2016|website=EW.com|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|archive-date=January 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170115052947/http://ew.com/article/2001/10/18/why-trekkies-hate-enterprises-theme-song/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was filmed on the Paramount lot in Los Angeles, California, on the same stages that housed the ''Star Trek'' series and films since the abandoned ''[[Star Trek: Phase II]]'' in the late 1970s.

The first two seasons were characterized by stand-alone episodes that explored topics like humanity's early relations with the [[Vulcan (Star Trek)|Vulcans]], and first encounters with the [[Klingon]]s and [[Andorian]]s, aliens already familiar to franchise viewers. Seeking to attract a wider audience, UPN called for changes for ''Enterprise''<nowiki/>'s [[Star Trek: Enterprise season 3|third season]]. It was renamed ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', and was changed to focus on action-driven plots and a single, serialized storyline: the crew's mission to prevent the Earth being destroyed by a newly introduced alien species, the [[Xindi (Star Trek)|Xindi]]. In 2005, UPN cancelled the series after its fourth season, despite a fan-led campaign to continue it. It was the first time in 18 years that no new ''Star Trek'' television series episodes would be produced, the beginning of a hiatus that lasted until the launch of ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]]'' in 2017, another prequel to ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' and chronological sequel to ''Enterprise''.

==Series overview==

===General===
''Star Trek: Enterprise'' follows the adventures of the crew of the first starship ''[[Enterprise (NX-01)|Enterprise]]'', designation NX-01. They are the first deep space explorers in [[Starfleet]],<ref name=newenterprise /> using the first warp five capable vessel.<ref name=longtrek /> The [[Vulcan (Star Trek)|Vulcans]] have withheld advanced technology from humanity since their first contact, concerned that humans were not ready for it. This has delayed human space exploration<ref name=newenterprise /> and caused resentment in Starfleet test pilot [[Jonathan Archer]], whose father developed the Warp 5 engine but did not live to see it used.<ref name=longtrek />

The ''Enterprise'' was equipped with less-advanced technologies than those seen in previous series (which occurred later on the ''Star Trek'' timeline). It had no [[tractor beam]], but utilized grappler cables; and used missiles instead of particle weapons (see [[weapons in Star Trek|Weapons in ''Star Trek'']]); in Season 1, phase cannons were added, similar to those on the ''Enterprise'' in ''The Original Series''. It had only limited means of synthesizing foods and other consumable items.<ref name=newenterprise /> Communications Officer Linguist [[Hoshi Sato]]'s expertise in linguistics helps compensate for the lack of the advanced [[universal translator]].<ref name=interpreting />

The series also showed the crew making first contacts with a number of races previously seen in the franchise. The [[Klingon]]s, who appear in the pilot "[[Broken Bow (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Broken Bow]]," have the ridged makeup seen in the movie franchise and from ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' onwards (excluding ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]]''), rather than the smooth-headed versions seen in ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Jankiewicz|first=Pat|title=Trek Twins|journal=Starlog|date=December 2003|volume=1|issue=317|pages=84–85 |url = https://archive.org/stream/starlog_magazine-317JPG/317#page/n83/mode/1up|access-date=June 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name=afflictionprod>{{cite web |title=Production Report: Klingon Discrepancy Addressed in Affliction |url = http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/8695.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20041231043133/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/8695.html |archive-date=December 31, 2004|date=December 16, 2004|access-date=June 1, 2015|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref>{{NoteTag|The difference was later explained in the two part episode "[[Affliction (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Affliction]]" and "[[Divergence (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Divergence]]".<ref name=afflictionprod/><ref>{{cite web |title=Production Report: "Divergence" Concludes Klingon Conundrum |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050206174825/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/9258.html |url = http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/9258.html |archive-date=February 6, 2005|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|date=January 12, 2005|access-date=June 1, 2015 }}</ref>}} Berman and Braga attributed this change to advancements in makeup, and felt that such contradictions in continuity were unavoidable. The change in the Klingons' appearance was eventually justified by attributing it to a plague caused by genetic experimentation in the two part arc of "[[Affliction (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Affliction]]" and "[[Divergence (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Divergence]]." Electronics in ''Enterprise'' were also more compact than those of previous (future) series, as advances in real-world technology made devices seen in ''The Original Series'' and ''Voyager'' seem anachronistically oversized.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Continuity Conundrums|journal=Star Trek Monthly|date=October 2001|volume=1|issue=83|page=7}}</ref>

The series's first season emphasized a core trio of characters: Jonathan Archer, [[T'Pol]], and [[Trip Tucker]]. Other main characters had primary roles in particular episodes, such as "[[Dear Doctor]]" and "[[Fight or Flight (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Fight or Flight]]."<ref name=interpreting /> The second season saw deepening relationships between characters—for example, the friendship between Tucker and [[Malcolm Reed (Star Trek)|Reed]], seen in episodes such as "[[Two Days and Two Nights]]"; and the relationship between Tucker and T'Pol, which begins contentiously but leads to romance in later seasons.<ref name=wednesdaystrip /><ref name=vulcanimpulses>{{cite journal|last1=Spelling|first1=Ian|title=Vulcan Impulses|journal=Starlog|date=March 2004|volume=1|issue=320|pages=26–29|url=https://archive.org/stream/starlog_magazine-320JPG/320#page/n24/mode/1up|access-date=June 1, 2015}}</ref>

===Temporal Cold War<span class="anchor" id="Temporal cold war"></span>===
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The addition of a futuristic Temporal Cold War element was seen as a "nod to mystery" by [[Rick Berman]], who sought to add an element of ''[[The X-Files]]'' to the series. Berman decided that the full story of the war would be revealed over the course of several years.<ref name=longtrek/> At the start of the second season, Braga said that the Temporal Cold War storyline would continue to be included if viewers were still interested,<ref>{{cite journal|title=Being Human|journal=Star Trek Monthly|date=October 2002|volume=1|issue=97|page=10}}</ref> but later described it as "strangulating."<ref name=boybands/> Initially featured in the pilot episode, "Broken Bow," it featured the Cabal, an organization composed of members of the alien race known as the [[Suliban]], being manipulated by an unknown humanoid figure from the future, nicknamed "Future Guy" by viewers—a moniker later adopted by the series's writers.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wilkins|first1=Alasdair|title=Enterprise was forever torn between our future and Star Trek's past|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/enterprise-was-forever-torn-between-our-future-and-207632|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|publisher=[[Univision Communications]]|access-date=September 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502153005/http://www.avclub.com/article/enterprise-was-forever-torn-between-our-future-and-207632|archive-date=May 2, 2015|date=August 6, 2014}}</ref> At the start of the series, Braga said that they did not have a plan for who the character would turn out to be.<ref>[[#carey2001|Carey & Ruditis (2001)]]: p. 258</ref> Ten years after the end of the series, Braga stated that Future Guy was Archer manipulating his own timeline;<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=BrannonBraga|number=597587988743213056|date = May 10, 2015 |title=Archer was Future Guy. He was manipulating his own destiny from the future. But why&nbsp;... ?}}</ref> he and Berman had previously stated that the character was intended to be a Romulan.<ref name=vegascon09>{{cite web|last1=Pascale|first1=Anthony|title=VegasCon09: Braga & Coto Talk Enterprise Season 5 + Star Trek 2009 & more|url=http://trekmovie.com/2009/08/10/vegascon09-braga-coto-talk-enterprise-season-5-star-trek-2009-more/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425180848/http://trekmovie.com/2009/08/10/vegascon09-braga-coto-talk-enterprise-season-5-star-trek-2009-more/|archive-date=April 25, 2015|publisher=TrekMovie.com|access-date=September 6, 2015|date=August 10, 2009}}</ref>

Crewman Daniels ([[Matt Winston]]), introduced in the episode "[[Cold Front (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Cold Front]]," was revealed as an operative from 900 years in the future who was fighting against the forces which included the Suliban.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cold Front|url=http://www.startrek.com/database_article/cold-front|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=September 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213081811/http://www.startrek.com/database_article/cold-front|archive-date=December 13, 2013}}</ref> Archer found that he was being manipulated by those forces, as ''Enterprise'' was blamed for the destruction of a mining colony in "[[Shockwave (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Shockwave]]."<ref>{{cite web|title=Shockwave, Part I|url=http://www.startrek.com/database_article/shockwave-part-i|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715195055/http://www.startrek.com/database_article/shockwave-part-i|archive-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref>

In the third season, an escalation of the Temporal Cold War introduced the [[Xindi (Star Trek)|Xindi]] and dealt with the repercussions of their attack on Earth. Daniels explained Archer's importance in history during a trip to the future in "[[Azati Prime]]" to witness the final battle against the Sphere Builders—aliens who were also manipulating the Xindi into attacking Earth during Archer's time period.<ref>{{cite web|title=Azati Prime|url=http://www.startrek.com/database_article/azati-prime|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=September 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211124620/http://www.startrek.com/database_article/azati-prime|archive-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref> In the closing phase of the Temporal Cold War, Daniels sent the ''Enterprise'' back to the 1940s, following a temporal incursion by aliens who had altered the outcome of [[World War II]], permitting [[Nazi Germany]] to invade the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Storm Front|url=http://www.startrek.com/database_article/storm-front|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=September 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201035428/http://www.startrek.com/database_article/storm-front|archive-date=February 1, 2014}}</ref> Once Vosk, the leader of the aliens, was killed, the timeline corrected itself. Vosk's actions had turned the Cold War into an actual war raging through time, but the ''Enterprise'' killed Vosk before he could initiate the wars and all of the damage done throughout history was undone. Afterwards, Daniels believed that the Temporal Cold War was finally coming to an end as a result.<ref>{{cite web|title=Storm Front, Part II|url=http://www.startrek.com/database_article/storm-front-part-ii|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=September 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715145839/http://www.startrek.com/database_article/storm-front-part-ii|archive-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref>

In ''Star Trek: Discovery'' [[Star Trek: Discovery season 3|Season 3]], it is mentioned that after the Temporal Wars all time travel was outlawed and all existing time travel devices were destroyed. The [[Guardian of Forever]] states in "[[Terra Firma (Star Trek: Discovery)|Terra Firma]]" that the various factions used him to alter his own history and to kill people, so he moved to another planet and went into hiding.

===The Xindi===
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Braga and Berman created the season-long Xindi story arc, which began with the second-season finale,<ref name=boybands /> "[[The Expanse (Star Trek: Enterprise episode)|The Expanse]]," and ran throughout the third season until it was resolved in the episode "[[Zero Hour (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Zero Hour]]." It opens with an attack on Earth by a mysterious space probe that kills seven million people in a destructive swath stretching through Florida to Venezuela. As a result, the ''Enterprise'' is redirected to unexplored [[list of Star Trek regions of space|regions of space]] to find the Xindi and stop a further attack that will destroy Earth.<ref name=garcia275>[[#garciaphillips2009|Garcia & Phillips (2009)]]: p. 275</ref> Although certain elements were preplanned, including the success of the mission against the Xindi,<ref>{{cite journal|title=History Rewritten|journal=Star Trek Magazine|date=October–November 2004|issue=117|url=http://www.brannonbraga.com/2004_october.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041208183459/http://www.brannonbraga.com/2004_october.htm|archive-date=December 8, 2004}}</ref> others, such as the details of the actual enemy race, were not.<ref name=tucker/> At the time of the initial development, Berman and Braga were uncertain if the storyline would last for a whole season or for just half a season.<ref name=archersview/>

The Xindi themselves were developed from on-set discussions with the writers and the actors who portrayed them. Six species that make up the Xindi were created in this manner. One was originally called "humanoid Xindi," but after further discussions they were renamed "primate Xindi."<ref name=tucker>{{cite web|title=EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: VOY & ENT Guest Star Tucker Smallwood|url=http://www.startrek.com/article/exclusive-interview-voy-ent-guest-star-tucker-smallwood|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623143329/http://www.startrek.com/article/exclusive-interview-voy-ent-guest-star-tucker-smallwood|archive-date=June 23, 2015|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=May 31, 2015|date=May 20, 2015}}</ref> The first part of the third season saw the crew searching the Delphic Expanse, attempting to find clues that would lead them to the Xindi.<ref name=wednesdaystrip /> In order to complete this mission, they took on additional crew members in the form of Military Assault Command Operations (abbreviated as MACO) soldiers, due to the increased military nature of the task.<ref name=flyinglessons>{{cite journal|last1=Nazzaro|first1=Joe|title=Flying Lessons|journal=Starlog|url=https://archive.org/stream/starlog_magazine-321JPG/321#page/n91/mode/2up|date=April 2004|volume=1|issue=321|pages=34–37|access-date=June 1, 2015}}</ref>

===Founding of the Federation===
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The birth of the Federation was first hinted at during part two of "Shockwave," which opened the second season.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Running Cold|journal=Star Trek Monthly|date=October 2002|volume=11|issue=97|page=9}}</ref> When [[Manny Coto]] was made [[showrunner]] for the fourth season, he decided that the focus of the series should be to link to that event. With this in mind, his intention was for this season to move towards that goal.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Beginning The Vulcan Reformation|journal=Star Trek: The Official Starship Collection|date=September 16, 2015|issue=55|pages=14–17}}</ref> [[Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens]] were hired as writers on ''Enterprise'' because they wrote the non-canon novel ''[[Federation (novel)|Federation]]'' and after it was suggested by producer [[Mike Sussman (TV series writer/producer)|Mike Sussman]].<ref>{{cite AV media |date=April 1, 2014 |title=Star Trek: Enterprise season 4: "Before Her Time: Decommissioning Enterprise, Part One: New Voices", Special feature |medium=Blu-ray |location=United States |publisher=Paramount Home Entertainment }}</ref> The episodes for the fourth season were intended to lay the framework for the later creation of the Federation.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=April 1, 2014 |title=Star Trek: Enterprise season 4: "Observer Effect", Audio commentary |medium=Blu-ray |location=United States |publisher=Paramount Home Entertainment }}</ref> This was something that the cast said that they would have liked to see more of, with Scott Bakula later saying "I would have loved to have been able to explore that journey to the Federation and their creation of it&nbsp;... to a greater extent. And I think that would have been, um, just more fun for the audience&nbsp;... just better, longer storytelling."<ref>{{cite AV media |date=April 1, 2014 |title=Star Trek: Enterprise season 4: "Before Her Time: Decommissioning Enterprise, Part Four: End of an Era", Special feature |medium=Blu-ray |location=United States |publisher=Paramount Home Entertainment }}</ref>

In "[[United (Star Trek: Enterprise)|United]]," the founding races of the Federation - the humans, the Vulcans, the Andorians and the Tellarites - worked together for the first time to defeat a [[Romulan]] plot.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wilkins|first1=Alasdair|title=''Enterprise'' was forever torn between our future and Star Trek's past|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/enterprise-was-forever-torn-between-our-future-and-207632|website=The A.V. Club|publisher=Univision Communications|access-date=August 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001143/http://www.avclub.com/article/enterprise-was-forever-torn-between-our-future-and-207632|archive-date=March 4, 2016|date=August 6, 2014}}</ref> In "[[Demons (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Demons]]," the xenophobic Terra Prime movement is introduced, which Coto felt was the final element of human nature that must be defeated before the Federation could be formed.<ref name=cotoreflects>{{cite web|title=Manny Coto Reflects on Season 4|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/9549.html?page=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050305172111/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/9549.html?page=1 |publisher=Star Trek.com|archive-date=March 5, 2005|date=February 9, 2005|access-date=March 28, 2013}}</ref> The foundation of the Federation was shown on screen in the final episode of the series, "[[These Are the Voyages...]]," which was set several years after the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sporman|first1=Sean|title=This Day in TV History – May 13th, 2005 – Star Trek: Enterprise's "These Are the Voyages..." Airs|url=http://www.wtvy.com/entertainment/4thdimension/headlines/End-of-an-Era-379295721.html|access-date=June 22, 2016|newspaper=[[WTVY (TV)]]|publisher=[[Gray Television]]|date=May 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622212111/http://www.wtvy.com/entertainment/4thdimension/headlines/End-of-an-Era-379295721.html|archive-date=June 22, 2016}}</ref>

==Cast and characters==
{{Main|List of Star Trek: Enterprise cast members}}
{{see also|List of minor recurring characters in Star Trek: Enterprise}}
* [[Jonathan Archer]], played by [[Scott Bakula]], is Captain of Earth's first Warp 5 starship, ''Enterprise''. His father, Henry, designed its engine, giving Archer a personal connection to his ship. He was envisaged as being a cross between [[Chuck Yeager]] and [[Han Solo]] by executive producer [[Rick Berman]],<ref name=longtrek /> while [[Brannon Braga]] said that he was more "laidback and relatable".<ref name=newenterprise/> The character was initially openly prejudiced against the Vulcans, but this softens over time.<ref name=maiden>{{cite journal|title=Maiden Voyage|journal=Star Trek Monthly|date=November 2001|volume=1|issue=85|pages=14–17}}</ref>
* [[T'Pol]], played by [[Jolene Blalock]], is Science Officer of ''Enterprise'', originally attached to ''Enterprise'' by the [[Vulcan High Command]] to keep the humans out of trouble. She becomes loyal to Archer, leaving her position in the High Command to accompany him to find the Xindi,<ref>{{cite web|title=T'Pol|url=http://www.startrek.com/database_article/tpol|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=September 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319175932/http://www.startrek.com/database_article/tpol|archive-date=March 19, 2015}}</ref> and later joins Starfleet.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Home|episode-link=Home (Star Trek: Enterprise) |series=Star Trek: Enterprise |last=Sussman|first=Michael |season=4|number=3 |date=October 22, 2004}}</ref>  In later seasons, she forms a romantic relationship with Tucker.
[[File:Star-Trek-Enterprisecrew.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Five people in blue jumpsuits stand in a row.|Connor Trinneer ''(far left)'' and Scott Bakula ''(far right)'' in costume alongside the Sailors of the Year for 2001 of the US Navy aircraft carrier [[USS Enterprise (CVN-65)|USS ''Enterprise'']]]]
* [[Trip Tucker|Charles "Trip" Tucker III]], played by [[Connor Trinneer]], is Chief Engineer of ''Enterprise'' and a longtime friend of Captain Archer. He starts the series as a relatively modest personality, but becomes more seasoned and outspoken as the series runs. In later seasons, he forms a romantic relationship with T'Pol.
* [[Malcolm Reed (Star Trek)|Malcolm Reed]], played by [[Dominic Keating]], is Tactical Officer of ''Enterprise'',<ref name=newenterprise /> also in charge of ship security. Reed comes from a long line of [[Royal Navy]] men, but joined Starfleet because of his fear of drowning.<ref>{{cite web|title=Reed, Malcolm|url=http://www.startrek.com/database_article/reed-malcolm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428115636/http://www.startrek.com/database_article/reed-malcolm|archive-date=April 28, 2015|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=June 19, 2015}}</ref> An extremely taciturn man,<ref name=newenterprise /> his own family, when asked, could not name his favorite food (pineapple).<ref>{{cite episode |title=Silent Enemy|episode-link=Silent Enemy (Star Trek: Enterprise) |series=Star Trek: Enterprise |last=Bormanis |first=André |season=1|number=12 |date=January 16, 2002}}</ref>
* [[Hoshi Sato]], played by [[Linda Park]], is Communications Officer of ''Enterprise'' and linguistic genius. Capable of learning alien languages extremely quickly, Hoshi serves as the interpreter between the crew of  ''Enterprise'' and new alien species,<ref name=longtrek /> even after the universal translator is on-line. She suffered anxiety about her place on board originally, but exposure to frequent danger helped her realize her value to the ship.<ref name=interpreting>{{cite journal|last1=Spelling|first1=Ian|title=Interpreting Enterprise|journal=Starlog|date=June 2002|volume=1|pages=34–37|url=https://archive.org/stream/starlog_magazine-299JPG/299#page/n33/mode/1up|access-date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> Her confidence increases to the point Archer leaves her in command of ''Enterprise'' and she faces down the President of United Earth in "These Are The Voyages ..."
* [[Travis Mayweather]], played by [[Anthony Montgomery]], is the Helmsman of ''Enterprise''. A "space boomer," Travis is unique on ''Enterprise'', having been born in space. Son of a freighter captain,<ref name=longtrek /> Travis knows many of the alien species as well as locations that Earth traders frequent. As ''Enterprise'' moves farther and farther from Earth, his value in this area lessens, but his skill at the helm is constantly appreciated, making him the pilot of choice for many missions.
* [[Phlox (Star Trek)|Phlox]], played by [[John Billingsley]], is Ship's Physician (not Chief Medical Officer, as he is not in Starfleet) of ''Enterprise''. A Denobulan member of the Inter-Species Medical Exchange,<ref name=boarding /> he is brought aboard ''Enterprise'' to care for the [[Klingon]] passenger during the ship's first mission. He then volunteers to stay on, delighting in the experience of humanity taking its first steps onto the galactic stage. An exceedingly cheerful alien, Dr. Phlox uses many animals and naturalistic cures in his practice, in addition to the usual technological methods.<ref>{{cite web|title=Phlox, Dr.|url=http://www.startrek.com/database_article/phlox|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428121200/http://www.startrek.com/database_article/phlox|archive-date=April 28, 2015|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=June 27, 2015}}</ref>

==Production==

===Conception===
{{See also|Star Trek: Enterprise season 1|Broken Bow (Star Trek: Enterprise)}}

[[file:Brannon Braga WonderCon 2015.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A headshot of a Caucasian man wearing glasses.|Brannon Braga was one of the co-creators and executive producers of ''Enterprise''.]]

Prior to the end of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' and following the end of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' in June 1999, Paramount approached Rick Berman and [[Brannon Braga]] about the production of a fifth ''Star Trek'' series, either to overlap with the final season of ''Voyager'' or to immediately follow.<ref>[[#carey2001|Carey & Ruditis (2001)]]: p. 246</ref> Berman had previously created ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' along with [[Michael Piller]], ''Voyager'' with Piller and [[Jeri Taylor]],<ref name=newenterprise>{{cite journal|last1=Spelling|first1=Ian|title=New Enterprise|journal=Starlog|date=October 2001|volume=1|issue=291|pages=74–78|url=https://archive.org/stream/starlog_magazine-291/291#page/n74/mode/1up|access-date=May 30, 2015}}</ref> and had been wanting to work with Braga on a series concept. While the fans online were suggesting that it could either be based on [[Starfleet Academy]] or the adventures of [[Hikaru Sulu]], the producers took care that no information was leaked to reveal what the concept was going to be.<ref name=longtrek>{{cite journal |last=Spelling|first=Ian|title=The Long Trek|journal=Starlog|date=November 2001|volume=1|issue=292|pages=67–69 |url = https://archive.org/stream/starlog_magazine-292/292#page/n66/mode/1up |access-date=May 30, 2015 }}</ref> They later revealed that the Academy idea was never properly considered.<ref name=introducing />

Instead, they opted to create a prequel to ''The Original Series'' set after the events in the film ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]'',<ref name=longtrek/> as Braga and Berman felt it was a period in the ''Star Trek'' universe which was unexplored.<ref>[[#carey2001|Carey & Ruditis (2001)]]: p. 247</ref> The idea was for the series to portray the first deep space explorers in the ''Star Trek'' universe, with Braga explaining that everything would be new to the crew and that since the setting was closer in the timeframe to the modern day, their reactions to situations would be more contemporary.<ref name=newenterprise/> As part of this, they sought feedback from members of the submarine service of the [[United States Navy]], which was reflected in certain design work on the series such as the [[Star Trek uniforms|''Star Trek'' uniforms]].<ref name=maiden /> The network executives needed to be convinced of the viability of a prequel series, as they had assumed that the series would take the franchise further into the future.<ref>[[#carey2001|Carey & Ruditis (2001)]]: p. 249</ref> The initial idea was for the first season to be almost entirely set on Earth as the ''Enterprise'' was rushed to completion to respond to first contact with the [[Klingon]], and the crew being put together. This idea was rejected by the studio executives, and these story elements were instead restricted to the pilot, "Broken Bow."<ref name=boybands>{{cite web| title=A UPN Exec Wanted Boy Bands To Sing On The Enterprise Every Week!! The NX-01 Wasn't Going To Leave Earth Until Season Two!! And 100 Other Things Hercules Learned From The New Season-Two STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE Blu-ray!! |url = http://www.aintitcool.com/node/63777|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130821113225/http://www.aintitcool.com/node/63777 |archive-date=August 21, 2013 |publisher=Ain't It Cool News |access-date=June 19, 2015|date=August 21, 2013}}</ref>

They sought to make ''Enterprise'' more character-driven than the previous series in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, and hoped that this would gain viewers who had watched ''The Next Generation'' but had lost interest with ''Deep Space Nine'' and ''Voyager''.<ref name=longtrek/> It was intended to link the series directly into ''The Original Series'' by having [[List of Star Trek characters (T–Z)|T'Pau]], who had previously appeared in the episode "[[Amok Time]]," as a main character. Instead, this character was developed into an original Vulcan character, T'Pol.<ref name=hotvulcan>{{cite journal |last=Spelling|first=Ian|title=The Hot Vulcan |journal=Starlog|date=February 2002|volume=1|issue=295|pages=17–21|url = https://archive.org/stream/starlog_magazine-295/295#page/n16/mode/1up|access-date=May 30, 2015}}</ref>{{NoteTag|T'Pau later appeared in the episodes "[[Awakening (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Awakening]]" and "[[Kir'Shara]]" where the character was played by [[Kara Zediker]].<ref name=awake>{{cite web|title=Production Report: "Awakening" Deepens Vulcan Mythos |url = http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/7558.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20041009212918/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/7558.html |website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|date=October 8, 2004 |archive-date=October 9, 2004 |access-date=May 31, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Production Report: Combs Returns for Climactic "Kir'Shara"| url = http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/7645.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20041207054842/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/7645.html |website=StarTrek.com |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|date=October 18, 2004|archive-date=December 7, 2004 |access-date=May 31, 2015 }}</ref>}} Berman explained his vision for the series at launch, saying, "We'll be seeing humanity when they truly are going where no man has gone before. We are seeing people who don't take meeting aliens as just another part of the job. It's not routine. Nothing is routine. Also, by bringing it back 200 years from ''Voyager'', we're making the characters closer to the present, and by doing that they can be a little bit more accessible and a little bit more flawed and a little bit more familiar to you and me."<ref name=thegoods/>

He said that this setting would combine elements of ''The Original Series'' while having "a lot of fresh and new elements in it."<ref name=thegoods>{{cite journal |title=Producing the Goods|journal=Star Trek Monthly|date=October 2001|volume=1|issue=83|pages=16–19 }}</ref> It was initially considered whether or not to have ''Enterprise'' overlap with the final season of ''Voyager'', but it was decided that there would be a gap in broadcasting between the two series, as Berman was concerned with the "oversaturation" of the franchise. But he hoped that the "dramatic change" in ''Enterprise'' would mean that new viewers were drawn in to watch it.<ref name=thegoods /> As part of this change, the decision was made to drop "Star Trek" from the title, but Berman explained that "if there's any one word that says ''Star Trek'' without actually saying ''Star Trek'', that word is ''Enterprise''."<ref name=introducing>{{cite journal|title=Introducing&nbsp;... Enterprise! |journal=Star Trek Monthly|date=October 2001|volume=1|issue=84|pages=20–26}}</ref> This title lasted until the third episode of season three, "[[Extinction (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Extinction]]," when the series was renamed ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' as demanded by Paramount Television executives in an effort to reconnect the series with the fans of the franchise.<ref>{{cite web |title=Production Report: Burton Faces "Extinction" |url = http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/1768.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20031204164908/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/1768.html |archive-date=December 4, 2003 |date=July 31, 2003 |website=StarTrek.com |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=June 27, 2015}}</ref><ref name=scrapbook>{{cite journal |last=Phillips|first=Mark |title=Star Trek Scrapbook; A Change in the Wind |journal=Star Trek Magazine |date=Spring 2014|issue=49|pages=60–65 }}</ref>

===Crew===
[[File:Roxann Dawson 2009 1.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A woman expresses herself with her left hand|[[Roxann Dawson]], an actress on ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', directed ten of the 98 episodes of ''Enterprise''.]]
In addition to the executive producers, a number of former ''Star Trek'' crew members joined the new series. [[Herman F. Zimmerman]] was recruited as Production Designer/Illustrator, having worked on Trek projects throughout ''The Next Generation'', ''Deep Space Nine'' and the feature films.<ref>{{cite web|title=Designers Start Work on New Series|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/ENT/news/article/376.html|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=June 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050211152422/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/ENT/news/article/376.html|archive-date=February 11, 2005|date=February 23, 2001}}</ref> [[Marvin V. Rush]] resumed his role as Director of Photography, having been involved with ''Trek'' since the [[Star Trek: The Next Generation season 3|third season]] of ''The Next Generation''. Working with him were Douglas Knapp and William Peets as Camera Operator and Chief Lighting Technician respectively. Both had previously worked on ''Voyager''. Another alumna from the previous series was Louise Dorton, who started in the [[Star Trek: Voyager season 1|first season]] of that show as Set Designer, but joined ''Enterprise'' as Art Director.<ref name="oldhands">{{cite magazine |title=Old Hands on Deck! |magazine =Star Trek Monthly |date=September 2001 |volume=1 |issue=83 |page=5 }}</ref><ref name="production-05-15">{{cite web |date=May 15, 2001 |title=Production News: Star Trek Veterans Back on the Job |url=http://startrek.com/production/seriesv/articles/051501a.html |website=StarTrek.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010520172231/http://startrek.com/production/seriesv/articles/051501a.html |archive-date=2001-05-20 }}</ref> [[André Bormanis|Andre Bormanis]], a science consultant and writer on ''The Next Generation'', ''Deep Space Nine'' and ''Voyager'', was brought on as a staff writer.<ref name="bormanis-interview">{{cite interview |date=September 20, 2010 |title=Science of Star Trek - Interview with Andre Bormanis |url=https://www.startrek.com/article/science-of-star-trek-interview-with-andre-bormanis |website=StarTrek.com }}</ref>

[[John Eaves]], who worked on ''Star Trek: First Contact'', became Senior Illustrator for the show, and [[Doug Drexler]] worked under him as Junior Illustrator. [[Michael Westmore]] was once again the Head of Make-up for the series, and was joined by his daughter-in-law [[Michael Westmore|Suzanne Westmore]], who was previously credited on ''Voyager'' as Suzanne Diaz.<ref name="production-05-15" /> [[Ronald B. Moore]], who worked on ''Trek'' productions since ''The Next Generation'' as well as the feature film ''[[Star Trek Generations]],'' returned as Visual Effectors Supervisor. Carol Kuntz was the Costume Supervisor, a position she had held since the production of ''The Next Generation.'' Charlotte A. Parker was ''Enterprise'''s Hair Stylist, previously credited as Charlotte A. Gravenor on ''Voyager''.<ref name="oldhands" /> [[Michael Okuda]] continued as Scenic Arts Supervisor, and as technical consultant to the writing staff.<ref name="production-03-12">{{cite web |title=Production News: Okuda to Make His Mark on New Series |url=http://www.startrek.com/production/seriesv/articles/031201.html |website=StarTrek.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010412205915/http://www.startrek.com/production/seriesv/articles/031201.html |archive-date=2001-04-12 |date=March 12, 2001 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 
[[File:Manny Coto.jpg|thumb|right|alt=A head and shoulders shot of a gray-haired man wearing a white turtleneck shirt.|[[Manny Coto]] joined the writing staff during season three, and became the [[showrunner]] during the final season.]]
A number of directors of episodes in other ''Star Trek'' series returned to work on ''Enterprise''. These included former ''Star Trek'' alumni, such as [[LeVar Burton]], who played [[Geordi La Forge]] from ''The Next Generation;'' and [[Robert Duncan McNeill]], who played [[Tom Paris]] on ''Voyager''. [[Roxann Dawson]] was also announced to direct at the start of the series, having previously played [[B'Elanna Torres]], also on ''Voyager''.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Direct Action |journal=Star Trek Monthly |date=October 2001 |volume=1 |issue=84 |page=7 }}</ref> She went on to direct ten episodes of the series.<ref name="awake" /> After the first season, most of the series's writers were fired by Braga, except [[Chris Black (screenwriter)|Chris Black]]<ref name="boybands" /> who was promoted to co-executive producer for the second season. Former ''The X-Files'' and ''[[The Lone Gunmen (TV series)|The Lone Gunmen]]'' writer [[John Shiban]] joined the writing team and was also named co-executive producer. Berman called the recruitment of Shiban a "coup" for the series.<ref name="Adalian">{{cite web |date=March 27, 2002 |first=Josef |last=Adalian |title=New 'Enterprise' for scribe |url=https://variety.com/2002/tv/news/new-enterprise-for-scribe-1117864549/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]] |access-date=June 27, 2020 |archive-date=May 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525202623/https://variety.com/2002/tv/news/new-enterprise-for-scribe-1117864549/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Shiban stayed for the second season, while Black left after the third.<ref name="garcia272">[[#garciaphillips2009|Garcia & Phillips (2009)]]: p. 272</ref>

The fourth season of ''Enterprise'' saw a change to the crew's leadership, with Manny Coto taking over as executive producer and showrunner from Braga and Berman.<ref>{{cite web|title=Manny Coto (Executive Producer, Star Trek: Enterprise)|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/community/chat/archive/transcript/7589.html|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=June 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041017013614/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/community/chat/archive/transcript/7589.html|archive-date=October 17, 2004|date=October 8, 2004}}</ref> He had joined the writing staff in the third season, and wrote the well-received episode "[[Similitude (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Similitude]]."<ref>{{cite web |last=Caron |first=Nathalie |title=How Manny Coto tried to save Star Trek: Enterprise |work=Blastr |url=http://www.blastr.com/2014-4-29/how-manny-coto-tried-save-star-trek-enterprise |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410102027/http://www.blastr.com/2014-4-29/how-manny-coto-tried-save-star-trek-enterprise |archive-date=April 10, 2015 |access-date=June 27, 2015 |date=April 29, 2014 }}</ref> He was a fan of ''The Original Series'' and sought to link ''Enterprise'' more closely to it.<ref>{{cite web|title=Catching Up with Star Trek Writer Mike Sussman|url=http://www.startrek.com/article/catching-up-with-star-trek-writer-mike-sussman|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508230541/http://www.startrek.com/article/catching-up-with-star-trek-writer-mike-sussman|archive-date=May 8, 2013|publisher=Star Trek.com|date=September 30, 2010|access-date=June 27, 2015}}</ref> He brought writers [[Judith Reeves-Stevens|Judith]] and [[Garfield Reeves-Stevens]] onto ''Enterprise'',<ref>{{cite news|last1=Alter|first1=Ethan|title=A Decade Without 'Trek,' Part 2: Boldly Going Into the Future|url=https://www.yahoo.com/tv/a-decade-without-trek-part-2-boldly-going-into-118951416590.html|access-date=June 27, 2015|work=Yahoo! TV|date=May 14, 2015|archive-date=October 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017070018/https://www.yahoo.com/tv/a-decade-without-trek-part-2-boldly-going-into-118951416590.html|url-status=live}}</ref> who previously wrote books on the franchise's production, and worked with [[William Shatner]] on his [[Shatnerverse]] series of ''Star Trek'' novels.<ref>{{cite web|title=Reeves-Stevens, Garfield|url=http://www.startrek.com/database_article/reeves-stevens|publisher=Star Trek.com|access-date=June 27, 2015|archive-date=June 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602202534/http://www.startrek.com/database_article/reeves-stevens|url-status=live}}</ref> Braga and Berman remained on staff, with Coto describing the situation as having "three showrunners." Coto set the direction for the final season, while the other two gave notes and feedback.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Spelling |first=Ian|title=New Odysseys|magazine=Starlog|date=November 2004|volume=1|issue=328|pages=32–35|url=https://archive.org/stream/starlog_magazine-328JPG/328#page/n33/mode/1up|access-date=September 2, 2015}}</ref>

===Casting===
[[File:StarTrek Virts Bakula Fincke.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Three men in blue jumpsuits are arm in arm.|Scott Bakula flanked by American astronauts [[Terry W. Virts|Terry Virts]] (left) and [[Michael Fincke]] (right)]]
The crew issued a casting call for the main roles in the series, and Keating and Billingsley made immediate impressions on the casting director and staff. Braga said that they knew they were right for those roles "right off the bat."<ref name=newenterprise /> Keating had previously auditioned for a role on ''Voyager'' two years prior, but Berman wanted to keep him for a future main role, saying that when he auditioned for Reed the actor "nailed it,"<ref name=thegoods /> although there were discussions about the accent he should be using, with Keating suggesting one from the north of England which the producers mistook for Scottish. In the end, they chose to go with Keating's natural voice.<ref name=reedmylips>{{cite journal|title=Reed My Lips|journal=Star Trek Monthly|date=November 2001|volume=1|issue=85|pages=38–41}}</ref> He also praised the casting processes involving Trinneer, Park and Billingsley, calling the latter "perfect" in his role as Doctor Phlox.<ref name=thegoods /> Park was not required to audition, but instead was hired on the basis of her performance in a scene she appeared in [[The WB]] series ''[[Popular (TV series)|Popular]]'' alongside Anthony Montgomery – despite that the character was intended to be older until Park was cast.<ref name=boybands /> Montgomery had previously auditioned to play [[Tuvok]]'s son in ''Voyager'', and after being chosen for the part of Travis Mayweather, he elected to take the part instead of a role in a low-budget movie he had been offered.<ref name=scrapbook/>

The longest casting process was that of Bakula as Archer, due to the extended contract negotiations that took place, which added to a delay in production.<ref name="longtrek" /> He had been sought for the part by the executive producers, and although Bakula wanted to do the show, he "wanted to feel that [he] was making a good deal and that everyone was going to work together to make this a good experience." He had signed up for a pilot for CBS called ''Late Bloomers'' before agreeing to appear on ''Enterprise''.<ref name=leapoffaith>{{cite journal|last1=Spelling|first1=Ian|title=Leap of Faith|journal=Starlog|date=December 2001|volume=1|issue=293|pages=55–59|url=https://archive.org/stream/starlog_magazine-293/293#page/n55/mode/1up|access-date=May 30, 2015}}</ref> One of the reasons he agreed to join the cast of ''Enterprise'' was that he had previously worked with [[Kerry McCluggage]], one of the co-founders of UPN, on ''[[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]''.<ref name=ignremembering /> Berman later admitted that they did not have an alternative in mind if Bakula decided to turn down the role.<ref name=thegoods />
[[file:JoleneBlalockEgypt 3.jpg|thumb|right|alt=A brunette woman; her hair cascades over her left shoulder.|[[Jolene Blalock]] (T'Pol) was the final member of the main cast to join the series.]]
Braga explained that the most difficult casting was that for T'Pol, as they were seeking a [[Kim Cattrall]] type. Blalock and [[Marjorie Monaghan]] were among the final three to be considered for the part, with Blalock gaining the role,<ref name=outforv>{{cite web|last1=Höhne Sparborth|first1=Christian|title=Marjorie Monaghan out for Series V Role|url=http://www.trektoday.com/news/180401_01.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040428033744/http://www.trektoday.com/news/180401_01.shtml|archive-date=April 28, 2004|website=TrekNation|publisher=[[UGO Networks]]|access-date=May 17, 2015|date=April 18, 2001}}</ref> despite her agents rejecting requests for her to attend auditions early in the casting process.<ref name=didsurma>{{cite web|title=Did Ron Surma Cast Your Favorite Trek Star? – Part 2|url=http://www.startrek.com/article/did-ron-surma-cast-your-favorite-trek-star-part-2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204200815/http://www.startrek.com/article/did-ron-surma-cast-your-favorite-trek-star-part-2|archive-date=February 4, 2011|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=June 27, 2015|date=February 1, 2011}}</ref> By the time that Blalock auditioned in the final group, the crew had seen hundreds of actresses, according to Berman. His main issue at the time was to find a "beautiful woman who can act and doesn't want to go right into feature films."<ref name=thegoods /> Blalock was excited about the casting as she had been a lifelong ''Star Trek'' fan, with her favourite character being [[Spock]].<ref name=introducing />

Bakula's casting as Archer was announced via press release on May 10, 2001.<ref>{{cite news|title=Scott Bakula to Star as Captain Archer in Paramount Network Television's ENTERPRISE, the Newest 'Star Trek' Series|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Scott+Bakula+to+Star+as+Captain+Archer+in+Paramount+Network...-a074417707|access-date=June 23, 2016|work=PR Newswire|date=May 10, 2001|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305032302/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Scott+Bakula+to+Star+as+Captain+Archer+in+Paramount+Network...-a074417707|url-status=live}}</ref> However, some of the British media mistook the announcement for Bakula taking over from [[Patrick Stewart]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Boldly Going Where Only 2 Men Have Gone Before|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-74461380|access-date=June 23, 2016|work=The Daily Mirror|date=May 12, 2001|url-access=subscription|via=|archive-date=July 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728171048/https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-74461380/boldly-going-where-only-2-men-have-gone-before|url-status=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New Trek Star|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-74460506.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120140541/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-74460506.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 20, 2018|access-date=June 23, 2016|work=Daily Record|date=May 12, 2001|url-access=subscription |via=}}</ref> Details of the rest of the main cast were released on May 15,<ref>{{cite web|title=Enterprise Cast Named|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/ENT/news/article/364.html|publisher=StarTrek.com|access-date=23 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040820021814/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/ENT/news/article/364.html|archive-date=August 20, 2004 }}</ref> with the rest of the character details publicised the following day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Enterprise Characters Revealed|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/ENT/news/article/361.html|publisher=StarTrek.com|access-date=June 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316051147/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/ENT/news/article/361.html|archive-date=March 16, 2009|date=May 16, 2001}}</ref>

Some recurring characters were played by actors who had previously appeared in ''Star Trek'' productions, with [[Jeffrey Combs]] portraying the [[Andorian]] Shran, making his first appearance in the season one episode "[[The Andorian Incident]]." He had previously portrayed the Vorta Weyoun as well as the Ferengi Brunt on ''Deep Space Nine''.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Blue is the Colour|journal=Star Trek Monthly|date=November 2001|volume=1|issue=85|page=5}}</ref> [[Vaughn Armstrong]], who played Admiral Maxwell Forrest, had previously appeared in a number of roles in various ''Trek'' productions since his first part as a Klingon in ''The Next Generation'' episode "[[Heart of Glory]]"; by the end of the ''Enterprise'' run, he had appeared as 13 different characters in total.<ref>[[#garciaphillips2009|Garcia & Phillips (2009)]]: p. 279</ref> [[Randy Oglesby]], [[Rick Worthy]] and [[Scott MacDonald (actor)|Scott MacDonald]] had also appeared in a variety of roles within the franchise before taking on the recurring parts of Xindi council members throughout season three.<ref name=didsurma/>

Throughout the production on ''Enterprise'', there were rumours that William Shatner would make a guest appearance.<ref>{{cite web|title=Actors Speak of 4th Season, Personal News|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/ENT/news/article/6232.html |website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=June 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041029142047/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/ENT/news/article/6232.html |archive-date=October 29, 2004 |date=July 26, 2004}}</ref> During season four, this idea was raised once again when Reeves-Stevens suggested that the tantalus field (previously thought to be a [[raygun]]) seen in ''The Original Series'' episode "[[Mirror, Mirror (Star Trek: The Original Series)|Mirror, Mirror]]" actually sent its victims back in time to a penal colony in the regular universe. This in turn would allow Shatner to reprise his role as the [[Mirror Universe]] version of Captain [[James T. Kirk]]. Shatner pitched this to Braga and Berman, but instead they pitched another idea back to the actor in which he could play the chef of the ''Enterprise'', who was taken to the future by Daniels and required to impersonate Kirk. After they could not settle on an idea, the Mirror Universe concept was reworked into the two-part episode "[[In a Mirror, Darkly]]."<ref>{{cite web|title=Grand Slam XIII – Sunday Recap|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/10226.html|access-date=June 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050325071222/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/10226.html|archive-date=March 25, 2005|date=March 16, 2005}}</ref>

===Sets and filming===
{{see also|Enterprise (NX-01)}}
The majority of the filming took place on the [[Paramount Pictures]] lot in Los Angeles, California. The temporary sets for the show were housed on stages 8 and 9; while the permanent sets including the [[Bridge (nautical)|bridge]], [[engine room]] and the [[arsenal]] were located on stage 18. The engineering set itself was built across two levels with the large warp drive taking up the majority of the space.<ref name=boarding>{{cite journal|last1=Spelling|first1=Ian|title=Boarding Enterprise|journal=Starlog|date=December 2001|volume=1|issue=293|pages=82–84|url=https://archive.org/stream/starlog_magazine-293/293#page/n82/mode/1up|access-date=May 30, 2015}}</ref> Stages 8 and 9 had housed sets for the earlier ''Star Trek'' series since production was started on the abandoned ''[[Star Trek: Phase II]]'' during the late 1970s. They were subsequently used for the films ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'', ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'', ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]'' and ''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]'' before being used for ''The Next Generation'' and ''Voyager''.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Brief History of Paramount Stages 8 & 9|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/9513.html|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=August 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050216133229/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/9513.html|archive-date=February 16, 2005|date=February 4, 2005}}</ref> Stage 18 had not been previously used for the production of any ''Star Trek'' series or films.<ref name="introducing" />

During the course of filming the pilot, between 130 and 150 members of staff worked on constructing the sets; this reduced to 20 to 25 crew members when the show went to series. These teams were led by construction coordinator Tom Arp, who had previously worked on ''Deep Space Nine'' and a number of ''Star Trek'' films in the same capacity. Although a number of episodes required specific sets to be built from scratch, the team would save certain elements to enable them to be reused in later episodes. The production had a warehouse in Burbank to store those pieces while they were not being used.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tom Arp: Star Trek Set Construction|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/features/bst/article/128.html|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=September 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050803023236/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/features/bst/article/128.html|archive-date=August 3, 2005}}</ref> Midway through the third season, from "[[Exile (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Exile]]" onwards, the series started to be broadcast in [[1080i]] [[high-definition television]]. Alongside ''[[Jake 2.0]]'', it was one of the first two series on UPN to be broadcast in high-definition.<ref>{{cite web|title=Enterprise Gets the HDTV Treatment|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/3218.html|publisher=StarTrek.com|access-date=June 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905120522/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/3218.html|archive-date=September 5, 2009|date=October 15, 2003}}</ref> The show contains over 4,214 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consumerist.com/2015/04/20/here-are-the-most-ridiculously-long-binge-watches-available-for-anyone-with-200-hours-to-kill/|title=Here Are The Most Ridiculously Long Binge-Watches Available For Anyone With 200+ Hours To Kill|work=Consumerist |date=April 20, 2015|access-date=May 2, 2017|archive-date=February 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201124857/https://consumerist.com/2015/04/20/here-are-the-most-ridiculously-long-binge-watches-available-for-anyone-with-200-hours-to-kill/|url-status=live}}</ref> of special effects, dialogue, and other scenes. Although it was broadcast in high definition at 1080i, it was not released on 1080p blu-ray until later.  An example of high definition is the 2017 Blu-ray collection of the full series called ''Enterprise: The Full Journey''.<ref name="redvdit.net">{{cite web|url=http://www.redvdit.net/star-trek-enterprise-full-journey/|title=Star Trek Enterprise: The Full Journey - Blu-ray Review - Films At Home|date=September 29, 2016|access-date=May 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214110737/http://www.redvdit.net/star-trek-enterprise-full-journey/|archive-date=December 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Until the start of the fourth season, the series was shot on traditional [[film stock]]. The first three seasons were shot on wide screen 35mm film with an aspect ratio of 1.78:1, and it was 3-perf Super 35mm film.<ref name="redvdit.net"/> After Rush began testing a Sony digital camera on the standing sets for two days prior to production on "[[Storm Front (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Storm Front]]" and demonstrated the footage to Braga and Berman, the decision was made to switch to digital production. Rush felt that the audience would not see a great deal of difference as the footage could be shot in a way to look the same as the earlier seasons; but he felt that filming in [[high-definition video]] would be a benefit because of the additional detail that could be seen.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fourth Season Production Commences Sans Film|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/ENT/news/article/6165.html|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=June 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040813204938/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/ENT/news/article/6165.html|archive-date=August 13, 2004|date=July 15, 2004}}</ref> At the time, this was cutting-edge for a TV show, allowing the production team improved low-light performance and enabling more shooting compared to chemical films.<ref name="macobserver.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.macobserver.com/dvdailies/2004/10/06.1.shtml|title=DV Dailies - Star Trek: Enterprise Beams Up Sony HD Cameras For Season Four -- The Mac Observer|website=macobserver.com|access-date=April 30, 2017|archive-date=February 7, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050207205549/http://www.macobserver.com/dvdailies/2004/10/06.1.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> A Sony HDW-F900 CineAlta High-Definition camera was used, and the recording technology also used Sony' CineAlta 24P, a trademarked name of that company.<ref name="macobserver.com"/> The decision to move to Sony's technology was a unanimous agreement of the show's three executive producers, and was also supported by the director of photography.<ref name="macobserver.com"/> Season four's Blu-ray release in 1080p has been praised as sharp and with satisfying color, and the best-looking of the seasons.<ref name="blu-ray.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Star-Trek-Enterprise-Season-Four-Blu-ray/92719/|title=Star Trek: Enterprise - Season Four Blu-ray|access-date=April 30, 2017|archive-date=December 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231013437/http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Star-Trek-Enterprise-Season-Four-Blu-ray/92719/|url-status=live}}</ref> The fourth season has been released multiple times, and as a combined full-series set in January 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.treknews.net/2016/11/03/star-trek-enterprise-complete-series-blu-ray-set-coming-january/|title=STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE Complete Series Blu-ray Set Coming In January [UPDATED]|date=November 3, 2016|access-date=April 30, 2017|archive-date=July 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718025004/http://www.treknews.net/2016/11/03/star-trek-enterprise-complete-series-blu-ray-set-coming-january/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="blu-ray.com"/>

===Music===
{{see also|Enterprise (soundtrack)}}
[[Dennis McCarthy (composer)|Dennis McCarthy]] was recruited by the production team to score the pilot, "Broken Bow". He had scored other episodes of the franchise, including the pilot of ''The Next Generation'', "[[Encounter at Farpoint]]", and won an [[Emmy Award]] for his work on the ''Voyager'' episode "[[Heroes and Demons]]".<ref name=inoutmusic /> His work on "Broken Bow" was subsequently released in the United States on CD by [[Decca Records]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dennis McCarthy|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/dennis-mccarthy/discography/317269/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123114322/http://www.mtv.com/artists/dennis-mccarthy/discography/317269/|archive-date=November 23, 2014|website=[[MTV]]|publisher=[[Viacom Media Networks]]|access-date=June 27, 2015}}</ref> Other composers who worked on ''Enterprise'' included [[Paul Ballinger]], [[David Bell (composer)|David Bell]], [[Jay Chattaway]], [[John Frizzell (composer)|John Frizzell]], [[Kevin Kiner]], [[Mark McKenzie (composer)|Mark McKenzie]], [[Velton Ray Bunch]] and [[Brian Tyler]].<ref>{{cite web|title='Star Trek: Enterprise' Soundtrack Collection Announced|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2014/11/28/star-trek-enterprise-soundtrack-collection-announced/|publisher=Film Music Reporter|access-date=June 27, 2015|date=November 28, 2014|archive-date=March 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321173815/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2014/11/28/star-trek-enterprise-soundtrack-collection-announced/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Opening sequence and theme song===
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{{main|Faith of the Heart#Russell Watson cover version}}
The franchise was known for typically using orchestral themes,<ref>{{cite web|last=Brigden|first=Charlie|title=Top 10 Star Trek Scores|url=http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/star-trek/14298/top-10-star-trek-scores|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107101649/http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/star-trek/14298/top-10-star-trek-scores|archive-date=January 7, 2015 |website=Den of Geek|access-date=August 26, 2016|date=April 28, 2009}}</ref> but Berman said that the theme tune would be more "contemporary" than heard in previous series and a "little hipper".<ref name=inoutmusic>{{cite web|title=Goldsmith Out, McCarthy in for 'Broken Bow'|url=http://www.trektoday.com/news/260701_03.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040629023206/http://www.trektoday.com/news/260701_03.shtml|archive-date=June 29, 2004|website=TrekNation|publisher=[[UGO Networks]]|access-date=June 27, 2015|date=July 26, 2001}}</ref> The theme was revealed to be a cover of the [[Rod Stewart]] single "[[Faith of the Heart]]", by British [[tenor]] [[Russell Watson]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Best of British|journal=Star Trek Monthly|date=November 2001|issue=85|page=4}}</ref> Stewart's song had originally appeared on the soundtrack to the 1998 film ''[[Patch Adams (film)|Patch Adams]]''. For the use in ''Enterprise'', it was retitled to "Where My Heart Will Take Me", but prompted a negative reaction from existing ''Star Trek'' fans.<ref name="trekkiehate"/> These included an online petition to have the song removed,<ref name="trekkiehate"/> and there was a protest held outside of Paramount Studios.<ref name="bermandefends">{{cite web|title=Berman Defends 'Faith'|url=http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2001-12/12/11.00.tv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030220144135/http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2001-12%2F12%2F11.00.tv|archive-date=February 20, 2003|publisher=Sci-Fi Wire|date=12 December 2001|access-date=15 June 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Executive producers Braga and Berman both defended the choice, with Berman saying that the fan response was split over the song<ref name=bermandefends/> while Braga said that some people found the song "uplifting".<ref>{{cite web|title=Braga Pleased with 'Enterprise' Reception|url=http://www.trektoday.com/news/101001_01.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030302145032/http://www.trektoday.com/news/101001_01.shtml|archive-date=March 2, 2003|website=TrekNation|publisher=[[UGO Networks]]|date=October 10, 2001|access-date=June 19, 2015}}</ref> The U2 song '[[Beautiful Day]]' had been used as a [[temp track]] on the test reels before "Faith of the Heart" was chosen.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.scifinow.co.uk/reviews/star-trek-enterprise-season-1-blu-ray-review/ |title=Star Trek: Enterprise - Season 1 Blu-Ray Review |last=Simpson |first=Michael |date=March 28, 2013 |work=Sci-Fi Now |access-date=September 12, 2014 |archive-date=September 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912215114/http://www.scifinow.co.uk/reviews/star-trek-enterprise-season-1-blu-ray-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="montyco" />

Illustrator John Eaves created a drawing of a number of real-world and ''Star Trek'' vessels leaving Earth, which was subsequently turned into a poster by Dan Madsen at the ''Star Trek Communicator'' magazine. Eaves gave copies of this poster to Braga and Berman, with Berman suggesting the possibility that this could be a good concept for an opening sequence.<ref name="eavesopening">{{cite web |last1=Eaves |first1=John |title=The Opening Credits of Enterprise|url=https://johneaves.wordpress.com/2009/04/29/the-opening-credits-of-enterprise/|publisher=Eavesdropping|access-date=June 19, 2015|date=April 29, 2009|archive-date=December 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219104626/http://johneaves.wordpress.com/2009/04/29/the-opening-credits-of-enterprise/|url-status=live}}</ref> The aim of the sequence was to follow the evolution of exploration, flight and space flight. As suggested by Eaves' poster, it included real-world vessels such as the [[frigate]] [[HMS Enterprise (1705)|HMS ''Enterprise'']], [[hot air balloon]] ''[[Montgolfier brothers|Montgolfier]]'', [[Wright Flyer III|''Wright Flyer'' III]], ''[[Spirit of St. Louis]]'' and [[Bell X-1]], as well as the [[Lunar Module Eagle|Lunar Module ''Eagle'']], [[Space Shuttle Enterprise|Space Shuttle ''Enterprise'']], [[Mars rover]] ''[[Sojourner (rover)|Sojourner]]'' and [[International Space Station]]. ''Star Trek'' vessels featured included two new designs by Eaves as well as the first warp vessel, the ''Phoenix'', and the ''Enterprise'' (NX-01).<ref name="eavesopening" /><ref>[[#hasslerwilcox2008|Hassler & Wilcox (2008)]]: p. 162</ref> The ''Phoenix'' spacecraft was presented in the 1996 feature film ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]'' as Earth's first warp vessel, whose inaugural warp flight triggered first contact with the Vulcans. 
The eighty second title sequence was produced by Montgomery Co. Creative, Culver City, California.<ref>{{cite web |title=Opening credit sequence for Star Trek: Enterprise |url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/features/documentaries/article/3686.html |website=StarTrek.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031218170729/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/features/documentaries/article/3686.html |archive-date=December 18, 2003 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 15, 2021 }}</ref><ref name="montyco">{{cite AV media |title=Montgomery & Co. Creative |url=http://montyco.tv/sources/work/work_pages/MC_Enterprise.html |website=MontyCo.tv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823023813/http://montyco.tv/sources/work/work_pages/MC_Enterprise.html |archive-date=August 23, 2016 |access-date=July 15, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The two-part episode ''[[In a Mirror, Darkly]]'' uses a different opening sequence than the remainder of the series, reflecting themes of war and conquest in the [[Mirror Universe]].<ref>{{cite web |date=January 30, 2017 |last=Granshaw |first=Lisa |title=Ranking every mirror universe episode of Star Trek |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/every-mirror-universe-episode-star-trek-ranked |website=[[Syfy|SYFY WIRE]] |quote=Best scene: The opening credits |access-date=May 15, 2021 |archive-date=May 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515080252/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/every-mirror-universe-episode-star-trek-ranked |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Cancellation===
The series was considered for cancellation at the end of the second season, with Paramount executives instead requesting a number of changes to renew it following a letter-writing campaign from fans.<ref name=scrapbook/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Larson |first1=Dave |date=February 11, 2005 |title=Some 'Trek' Respect, Please |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-11939018.html |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/410858171/?match=1&terms=Some%20%27Trek%27%20Respect%2C%20 |archive-date=February 11, 2005 |access-date=June 27, 2015 |work=Dayton Daily News |via=}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> These included a change of name to ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' early in the third season; and a new action-oriented plot, which resulted in the development of the Xindi story line.<ref name=scrapbook/> There was a major turnover of staff at Paramount in June 2004, with Jonathan Dolgen, the head of entertainment at parent company [[Viacom (2005–2019)|Viacom]], quitting following the departure of Viacom President [[Mel Karmazin]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hofmeister|first1=Sallie|last2=Eller|first2=Claudia|title=Another Exec Quits Viacom in Shake-Up|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jun-03-fi-dolgen3-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=May 31, 2015|date=June 3, 2004|archive-date=October 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018141932/http://articles.latimes.com/2004/jun/03/business/fi-dolgen3|url-status=live}}</ref> Dolgen was described by Bakula as being the "huge ''Star Trek'' guy" at Paramount, and his departure was followed by several other staff members leaving.<ref name=ignremembering /> Fans were resigned to cancellation at the end of the third season, but were surprised when the series was renewed,<ref name=scrapbook/> due in part to a reduction in the fees Paramount was charging UPN per episode.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McCollum|first1=Charlie|title='Enterprise' tries hard, looks flat in fourth season|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-122794523.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321175415/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-122794523.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 21, 2016|access-date=June 27, 2015|work=Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service|date=October 5, 2004|url-access=subscription |via=}}</ref> However, ''Enterprise'' was moved to a slot on Friday evening, the same night on which ''The Original Series'' was broadcast during its own [[Star Trek: The Original Series season 3|third season]] before it was cancelled.<ref name=scrapbook/> In an interview, Bakula lamented that Enterprise was dependent on a single network; whereas, every other Star Trek series relied on [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]]. He contributed this to a major factor in their cancellation with the quote, "We were subject to the whims of the network and the advertisers".<ref name="/Film 2022-03-07">{{cite news |last=Scott |first=Lyvie |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/789949/scott-bakula-thinks-this-is-why-star-trek-enterprise-was-doomed/ |title=Scott Bakula Thinks This Is Why Star Trek: Enterprise Was Doomed |work=[[/Film]] |publisher=[[/Film]] |date=2022-03-07 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425050817/https://www.slashfilm.com/789949/scott-bakula-thinks-this-is-why-star-trek-enterprise-was-doomed/ |archivedate=2022-04-25 |accessdate=2022-12-21 |quote="We were subject to the whims of the network and the advertisers," }}</ref>

On February 3, 2005, it was announced that ''Enterprise'' had been canceled.<ref name=cancelled>{{cite web|title=Star Trek: Enterprise Cancelled!|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/9469.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050207002353/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/9469.html |website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|date=February 3, 2005|archive-date=February 7, 2005|access-date=June 19, 2015}}</ref> This news was passed to the cast and crew during the sixth day of production on "[[In a Mirror, Darkly]]".<ref name=prodreportmirror2>{{cite web|title=Production Report: Classic Déjà Vu in "Mirror" Part II|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/9522.html?page=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050303173304/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/9522.html?page=1 |website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|date=February 8, 2005|archive-date=March 3, 2005|access-date=June 19, 2015}}</ref> The end of the series marked the first time in 18 years that no new ''Star Trek'' episodes were scheduled for broadcast,<ref>{{cite news|last=Lasswell|first=Mark|title=Where to be and what to watch&nbsp;... |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-132468212.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035918/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-132468212.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2016|access-date=June 19, 2015|newspaper=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|date=May 9, 2005|url-access=subscription |via=}}</ref> and ''Enterprise'' was the first live-action series of the franchise since ''The Original Series'' to last fewer than seven years.<ref>{{cite news|last=MacLeod|first=Gavin|title=Insider|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-132407876.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116071707/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-132407876.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 16, 2018|access-date=June 19, 2015|newspaper=[[Rocky Mountain News]]|publisher=[[E.W. Scripps Company]]|date=May 13, 2005|url-access=subscription |via=}}</ref> Braga said at a talk to students in Los Angeles shortly after the news of the cancellation was released that "After 18 straight years on the air and 750-some episodes, the current run of ''Star Trek'' is over. Which is a good thing. It needs a rest".<ref name=bragareflects/> He added that he was not sure how long ''Star Trek'' would be off the air, but called it a "gestation" instead of a "cancellation".<ref name="bragareflects">{{cite web|title=Braga Reflects on Show's Cancellation|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/ENT/article/9772.html|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=September 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050320161623/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/ENT/article/9772.html|archive-date=March 20, 2005|date=March 2, 2005}}</ref>

Fan myth suggests that [[Russell T Davies]], showrunner of the then-upcoming [[Doctor Who (series 1)|revived series]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', was in talks about producing a [[crossover (fiction)|crossover]] episode in which the [[Ninth Doctor]] landed the [[TARDIS]] on board the NX-01, but these plans were abandoned with the cancellation of ''Enterprise''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/5199817/the-doctor-whostar-trek-crossover-that-never-was|title=The Doctor Who/Star Trek Crossover That Never Was|last=Anders|first=Charlie Jane|publisher=[[io9]]|date=6 April 2009|access-date=7 August 2018|archive-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807220604/https://io9.gizmodo.com/5199817/the-doctor-whostar-trek-crossover-that-never-was|url-status=live}}</ref> This was based on a misunderstanding of the quote: The "we" reported to have been discussing a crossover was a reference to Davies talking to the ''Doctor Who'' production team about his desire to write a crossover, not to any discussions between the BBC and Paramount.

The cancellation brought protests by fans—at [[Paramount Pictures]], around the world, and online.<ref>{{cite news |date=February 26, 2005 |first=Ben |last=Berkowitz |title=Trekkies Boldly Go to Bat for 'Enterprise' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54807-2005Feb25.html |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |publisher=Reuters |page=C03 |access-date=March 4, 2021 |archive-date=May 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525202718/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54807-2005Feb25.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Norris|first1=Michelle|last2=Block|first2=Melissa|title=Profile: Fans of "Star Trek: Enterprise" protest the show's cancellation|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-105786044.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140105010002/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-105786044.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 5, 2014|access-date=January 4, 2014|newspaper=All Things Considered|date=February 25, 2005|url-access=subscription |via=}}</ref> A TrekUnited.com website was set up to raise funds for a fifth season,<ref>{{cite news|last=Schwarz|first=Marc|title=The Scoop|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-106155794.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409174007/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-106155794.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 9, 2016|access-date=January 4, 2014|newspaper=The Record|date=March 7, 2005|url-access=subscription |via=}}</ref> but failed to do so and refunded the donations after the unsuccessful campaign.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hinman|first=Michael|title=TrekUnited Negotiations? Nothing More Than Lucky Phone Call|url=http://www.syfyportal.com/article.php?id=1823|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051207053349/http://www.syfyportal.com/article.php?id=1823|publisher=SyFy Portal|date=April 20, 2005|archive-date=December 7, 2005|access-date=June 19, 2015}}</ref> $32&nbsp;million was raised.<ref name=scrapbook /> In 2013, the possibility of a fifth season was still being discussed, with Braga suggesting that fans could prompt [[Netflix]] to produce it by watching the existing four seasons on the service.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Walker|first1=Adam|last2=Wales|first2=Chris|title=EXCLUSIVE: Brannon Braga Interview, Part II|url=http://trekcore.com/blog/2013/03/exclusive-brannon-braga-interview-part-ii/|publisher=TrekCore|access-date=June 19, 2015|date=March 24, 2013|archive-date=April 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417032529/http://trekcore.com/blog/2013/03/exclusive-brannon-braga-interview-part-ii/|url-status=live}}</ref> This resulted in a Facebook campaign to promote a fifth season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Nicholson |first=Max |title=Join the Star Trek: Enterprise Netflix Campaign|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/05/14/join-the-star-trek-enterprise-netflix-campaign|website=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|access-date=June 19, 2015|date=May 14, 2013|archive-date=July 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728171048/https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/14/join-the-star-trek-enterprise-netflix-campaign|url-status=live}}</ref>

Despite the cancellation, Paramount remained optimistic. Studio head David Stapf "looked forward to a new chapter of this enduring franchise in the future."<ref name="torontosun-space dock">{{cite news |date=February 3, 2005 |last=Brioux |first= Bill |title=Enterprise to go in TV's space dock |newspaper=[[Toronto Sun]] |page=55 }}</ref> Berman and screenwriter Erik Jendrensen developed a concept for a new film taking place after ''Enterprise'' but before the 1960s television show.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hughes |first=David |title=The Greatest Science Fiction Movies Never Made |publisher=[[Titan Books]] |year=2008 |pages=35, 37, 44–46 |isbn=978-1-84576-755-6 }}</ref> Meanwhile, Paramount asked [[Roberto Orci]] for ideas to revive the franchise, resulting in the production of a reboot film set in an alternate timeline from the 1966–2005 franchise, simply titled ''[[Star Trek (2009 film)|Star Trek]]'', released in May 2009 and directed by [[J. J. Abrams]].

====Season five====
[[File:Kzinti Dark Stalker 1.jpg|thumb|right|alt=A computer generated image of a dark red spaceship.|The Kzinti Dark Stalker vessel as designed by Josh Finney for use in the fifth season]]
At the time of the cancellation, Coto had hoped for renewal and already started to make plans for the fifth season. These included the expectation that the show would begin to cover the buildup to the Romulan War, as well as continue to link to ''The Original Series'' with references to things such as the cloud city of Stratos, as seen in "[[The Cloud Minders]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Manny Coto Talks Enterprise and 24|url=http://www.startrek.com/article/manny-coto-talks-enterprise-and-24|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=September 6, 2015|date=April 27, 2014|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104607/http://www.startrek.com/article/manny-coto-talks-enterprise-and-24|url-status=live}}</ref> Another feature Coto planned was to have a "miniseries within a series", with four or five episodes devoted to following up on events from the Mirror Universe episode "In a Mirror, Darkly". The producers also intended to bring [[Jeffrey Combs]] onto the series as a regular by placing his recurring Andorian character Shran on the bridge of the ''Enterprise'' in an advisory capacity.<ref name="vegascon09"/>

Work had already begun on an episode referred to by Coto as "Kilkenny Cats", which would have seen the return of [[Larry Niven]]'s [[Kzinti]], usually seen in his ''[[Known Space]]'' novels, and who had previously appeared in the ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]'' episode "[[The Slaver Weapon]]".<ref>{{cite web |last=Gibson |first=Allyn |title=The Kzin Question|url=http://www.larryniven.net/kzin/thekzinquestion.shtml |publisher=LarryNiven.net|access-date=March 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130206100835/http://larryniven.net/kzin/thekzinquestion.shtml|archive-date=February 6, 2013}}</ref> At the same time ''Enterprise'' was broadcast, writer Jimmy Diggs was pursuing the idea of a CGI animated film, ''Star Trek: Lions of the Night'', with Captain Hikaru Sulu leading the [[Starship Enterprise|Starship ''Enterprise'']] and attempting to prevent a Kzinti invasion of the Federation.<ref>{{cite web |last=Harvey |first=Sven |title=18 Star Trek Screen Projects That Never Happened|work=Den of Geek |url=http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/star-trek/249167/18-star-trek-screen-projects-that-never-happened|access-date=February 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126210928/http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/star-trek/249167/18-star-trek-screen-projects-that-never-happened|archive-date=January 26, 2016|date=September 18, 2015}}</ref> Coto's episode was based on a similar premise, with Diggs brought onto the ''Enterprise'' team to work on the episode.<ref>[[#robb2012|Robb (2012)]]: p. 222</ref> Production had begun on the new Kzinti ships for "Kilkenny Cats", with Josh Finney commissioned.<ref>{{cite web|title=Josh Finney|url=http://www.archaia.com/archaia-creators/josh-finney/|publisher=Archaia Entertainment|access-date=February 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607203806/http://www.archaia.com/archaia-creators/josh-finney/|archive-date=June 7, 2015}}</ref>

There have been numerous calls and a campaign for the series to be re-booted and a fifth season made, and some of the actors have indicated their willingness. A lot of this is based on the fact that as one of the more recent ''Trek'' shows, the actors are all still alive and active in the industry,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Star Trek Enterprise Season 5 Netflix Campaign |website=Trek Mate |first1=Marc |last1=Stamper |url=https://www.trekmate.org.uk/star-trek-enterprise-season-5-netflix-campaign/ |access-date=2023-08-14 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Porto |first=Chad |date=2022-01-14 |title=John Billingsley wants to bring Phlox back to Star Trek |url=https://redshirtsalwaysdie.com/2022/01/14/john-billingsley-wants-bring-phlox-back-star-trek/ |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=Redshirts Always Die |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814053950/https://redshirtsalwaysdie.com/2022/01/14/john-billingsley-wants-bring-phlox-back-star-trek/  |archive-date= 2023-08-14 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author1=Mick Joest |date=2023-01-08 |title=Star Trek: Enterprise's John Billingsley Shares Honest Thoughts On The Show Getting A Proper Finale And Reveals How He Could've Returned As Dr. Phlox |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/star-trek-enterprises-john-billingsley-shares-honest-thoughts-on-the-show-getting-a-proper-finale-and-reveals-how-he-couldve-returned-as-dr-phlox |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=CINEMABLEND |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-03 |title=TrekToday - Billingsley Would Return To Star Trek |url=https://www.trektoday.com/news/010805_03.shtml |access-date=2023-08-14 |language=en-US}}</ref> and that the show was never really properly finished.

==Broadcast and release==
===Episodes===
{{main|List of Star Trek: Enterprise episodes}}
{{:List of Star Trek: Enterprise episodes}}

===Time slots===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season !! Time slot (ET)
|-
| [[2001–02 United States network television schedule|2001–02]] || Wednesday at 8:00 pm (episodes 1, 3–23, 25–26) <br />Wednesday at 9:00 pm (episodes 2, 24)
|-
| [[2002–03 United States network television schedule|2002–03]] || Wednesday at 8:00 pm (episodes 1–24, 26) <br />Wednesday at 9:00 pm (episode 25)
|-
| [[2003–04 United States network television schedule|2003–04]] || Wednesday at 8:00 pm
|-
| [[2004–05 United States network television schedule|2004–05]] || Friday at 8:00 pm (episodes 1–21) <br />Friday at 9:00 pm (episode 22)
|}

The pilot, "Broken Bow", was watched by 12.5&nbsp;million viewers on the first broadcast on UPN.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schlosser |first=Joe|title=New and Improved|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-79304466.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414101404/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-79304466.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 14, 2016|access-date=2015-05-31|work=Broadcasting & Cable|publisher=Cahners Business Information|date=October 8, 2001|url-access=subscription |via=}}</ref> This was during the first full week of the new season on American television, and it was felt at the time that the combination of ''Enterprise'' alongside ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' and ''[[Roswell (TV series)|Roswell]]'' would help to cross-promote each other due to the science fiction and fantasy genre links.<ref>{{cite journal|title=It's A Date!|journal=Star Trek Monthly|date=September 2001|volume=1|issue=83|page=4}}</ref> This even included a cross-over episode of ''Roswell'' with a character from that series auditioning before [[Jonathan Frakes]] for a role on ''Enterprise''.<ref>{{cite journal|title=When Shows Collide|journal=Star Trek Monthly|date=November 2001|volume=1|issue=85|page=5}}</ref> After the first few weeks of episodes of ''Enterprise'', the ratings were considered to be solid enough and the expectation was that the series would run for seven seasons in the same manner as ''The Next Generation'', ''Deep Space Nine'' and ''Voyager''.<ref name=hotvulcan /> However, the viewing figures began to decrease towards the end of the season.<ref name=wednesdaystrip>{{cite journal|last1=Spelling|first1=Ian|title=Wednesday's Trip|journal=Starlog|date=November 2003|volume=1|pages=34–37|url=https://archive.org/stream/starlog_magazine-316JPG/316#page/n33/mode/1up|issue=316|access-date=2015-05-31}}</ref>

Changes were made for the third season, with the introduction of the season-long Xindi storyline. This improved the reviews that the series was receiving, and the viewers in the 18 to 35 demographics, but the overall ratings continued to decrease.<ref name=scrapbook/> UPN cut the 26 episode order for the third season to 24, meaning that if 24 episodes were created for the fourth season as well then they would have the 100 episodes needed for syndication.<ref name=vulcanimpulses /> As well as a move to Friday nights,<ref name=scrapbook/> the fourth season was shortened further to 22 episodes, meaning that at cancellation there were 98 episodes produced in total.<ref>{{cite web|title=Production Report: Classic Déjà Vu in "Mirror" Part II|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/9522.html?page=0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050907144516/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/9522.html?page=0 |website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|date=February 8, 2005|archive-date=September 7, 2005 |access-date=2015-06-27}}</ref> At the time of cancellation, ''Enterprise'' remained the highest rated drama series on UPN.<ref name=boybands /> The series went immediately into [[broadcast syndication]]; the arrangements having been made by UPN prior to the cancellation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Star, Farscape Score|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-128168120.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326233803/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-128168120.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 26, 2016|access-date=2015-06-27|work=Broadcasting & Cable|publisher=Reed Business Information|date=January 31, 2005|url-access=subscription |via=}}</ref> It is distributed by [[CBS Television Distribution]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Star Trek: Enterprise|date=September 26, 2001 |publisher=CBS.com|url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/enterprise/|access-date=2017-06-15|archive-date=June 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614202946/http://www.cbs.com/shows/enterprise/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Syndication and foreign broadcast===
In the UK, the series was first broadcast on [[satellite TV]] channel [[Sky One]],<ref name=bbc/> before airing on [[Channel 4]] during July 2002,<ref>{{cite journal|title=Hello Fellow|journal=Star Trek Monthly|date=October 2002|volume=1|issue=97|page=7}}</ref> becoming the first ''Star Trek'' series not to be broadcast terrestrially by the [[BBC]].<ref name=bbc>{{cite news|title=Star Trek moves to Channel 4|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1638957.stm|access-date=January 4, 2016|work=BBC News|date=November 5, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104184150/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1638957.stm|archive-date=January 4, 2016}}</ref> In Australia, the series was broadcast on the [[Nine Network]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Enterprise Episode Update|journal=Star Trek Monthly|date=October 2002|volume=1|issue=97|page=9}}</ref> All four seasons of ''Enterprise'' entered broadcast syndication in the United States during the week of September 17, 2005. The episodes were initially aired out of sequence, with episodes from the third and fourth season being broadcast directly after episodes from the first. Episodes from the second season were not planned to air until September 2006.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Green|first1=Michelle Erica|title='Enterprise' Enters Syndication September 17th|url=http://www.trektoday.com/news/270805_02.shtml|publisher=TrekNation|access-date=June 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051123122159/http://www.trektoday.com/news/270805_02.shtml|archive-date=November 23, 2005|date=August 27, 2005}}</ref>

===Home media===
[[Paramount Home Entertainment]] released the first season of ''Enterprise'' on [[VHS]] cassette in both the United Kingdom and Ireland, during 2002.<ref name=vhs/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Boyd|first1=Brian|title=Elementary, Captain|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-24622676.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115080040/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-24622676.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 15, 2018|access-date=September 23, 2015|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=May 4, 2002|url-access=subscription |via=}}</ref> In each of the thirteen volumes, there were two episodes on each tape.<ref name=vhs>{{cite journal|title=From the Replicator: Video Reviews|journal=Star Trek Monthly|date=October 2002|volume=1|issue=97|page=60}}</ref> The first home media release of ''Enterprise'' in the United States was of the full first season on [[DVD]], which was released by Paramount on May 3, 2005.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lived long, still prospers|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-133009534.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116072713/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-133009534.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 16, 2018|access-date=June 27, 2015|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]|publisher=Reed Business Information|date=May 10, 2005|url-access=subscription |via=}}</ref> The remaining seasons were released over the course of the next months, with season four brought out in November of that year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jerry Lewis Collection a Frantic Humor Windfall|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-138280361|access-date=|work=[[The Washington Times]]|publisher=[[News World Communications]]|date=November 3, 2005|url-access=subscription|via=|archive-date=July 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728171049/https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-138280361/jerry-lewis-collection-a-frantic-humor-windfall-15|url-status=}}</ref> In addition, 2005 saw the release of the complete series as a DVD box-set.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Young|first1=Susan|title='Sex and the City' headlines seven complete TV series sets|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7023983.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307170442/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7023983.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 7, 2016|access-date=September 23, 2015|work=Oakland Tribune|date=December 10, 2005|url-access=subscription |via=}}</ref>

''Enterprise'' was the third ''Star Trek'' series to be released in high definition on [[Blu-ray]] by [[Paramount Home Media Distribution]] (the show was produced by the original Paramount Television, and therefore was released under the label [[CBS Home Entertainment]]) following the earlier releases of ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' and ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', with season one delivered on March 26, 2013.<ref name=ignremembering>{{cite web|title=Remembering Star Trek: Enterprise with Scott Bakula|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/03/26/remembering-star-trek-enterprise-with-scott-bakula?abthid=5151aaa3105f95d319000005|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|access-date=May 31, 2015|date=March 26, 2013|archive-date=July 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728171045/https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/03/26/remembering-star-trek-enterprise-with-scott-bakula|url-status=live}}</ref> The fans of the franchise were asked for feedback on potential covers for the first season release,<ref>{{cite web|title=Help Choose The Enterprise Blu-ray Cover Art!|url=http://www.startrek.com/article/help-choose-the-enterprise-blu-ray-cover-art|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=June 27, 2015|date=November 11, 2012|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112444/http://www.startrek.com/article/help-choose-the-enterprise-blu-ray-cover-art|url-status=live}}</ref> but as there was no clear winner, a new design was created based on the feedback received.<ref>{{cite web|title=Enterprise Trekking To Blu-ray; Fans Helped Pick Covers|url=http://www.startrek.com/article/enterprise-trekking-to-blu-ray-fans-helped-pick-covers|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=August 15, 2021|date=January 7, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203100650/https://www.startrek.com/article/enterprise-trekking-to-blu-ray-fans-helped-pick-covers|archive-date=February 3, 2021}}</ref> The second season was released on August 20, 2013,<ref>{{cite web|title=Enterprise Season: Two Blu-ray Available August 20 |url=http://www.startrek.com/article/enterprise-season-two-blu-ray-available-august-20 |website=StarTrek.com |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=June 27, 2015 |date=May 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218141955/http://www.startrek.com/article/enterprise-season-two-blu-ray-available-august-20 |archive-date=February 18, 2014 }}</ref> the third season was on January 7, 2014,<ref name=blu3>{{cite web|title=Star Trek: Enterprise – The Third Season Blu-ray Release Date Announced|url=http://www.startrek.com/article/star-trek-enterprise-the-third-season-blu-ray-release-date-announced|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=June 27, 2015|date=October 14, 2013|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060645/http://www.startrek.com/article/star-trek-enterprise-the-third-season-blu-ray-release-date-announced|url-status=live}}</ref> and the final season on April 29, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Final Season Enterprise Blu-ray Set Available April 29|url=http://www.startrek.com/article/final-season-enterprise-blu-ray-set-available-april-1|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=June 27, 2015|date=December 18, 2013|archive-date=December 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228012435/http://www.startrek.com/article/final-season-enterprise-blu-ray-set-available-april-1|url-status=live}}</ref> The Blu-ray releases featured both the same additional features as the DVD release, in addition to new features exclusive to these releases.<ref name=blu3/> In January 2017 a new 24 disc Blu-ray set of the whole series was released.<ref name="blu-ray.com1">{{cite web|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Star-Trek-Enterprise-The-Complete-Series-Blu-ray/169583/|title=Star Trek Enterprise: The Complete Series Blu-ray|access-date=May 1, 2017|archive-date=April 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429162713/http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Star-Trek-Enterprise-The-Complete-Series-Blu-ray/169583/|url-status=live}}</ref> This set includes the whole series in 1080p with a screen size ratio of 1.78:1 (widescreen) and with the sound in DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (5 channels plus subwoofer).<ref name="blu-ray.com1"/> The set includes all 97 episodes from its original broadcast run and features like a cast reunion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trekmovie.com/2017/02/14/review-star-trek-enterprise-the-complete-series/|title=REVIEW: Star Trek Enterprise – The Complete Series Blu-ray|first=Brian|last=Drew|date=February 14, 2017|website=TrekMovie.com|access-date=August 28, 2017|archive-date=June 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620211204/http://trekmovie.com/2017/02/14/review-star-trek-enterprise-the-complete-series/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Other appearances==

===Novelizations===
{{see also|List of Star Trek: Enterprise novels}}
The first novel released based on the series was ''Broken Bow'', authored by [[Diane Carey]] for [[Pocket Books]] and released in October 2001 in the United States. It also contained an additional chapter of production material on the series at the back of the novel, written by Paul Ruditis.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Novel Approach|journal=Star Trek Monthly|date=October 2001|volume=1|issue=84|page=6}}</ref> The first original novel was ''By the Book'', published in January 2002 and written by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Katheryn Rusch. The duo had not seen any episodes of the series at the time of writing, instead basing the book on the first three scripts and the initial trailer.<ref>[[#ayers2006|Ayers (2006)]]: p. 307</ref> Other books expanded on the backgrounds of specific characters, with ''What Price Honor?'' concentrating on Reed and ''[[Daedalus (novel)|Daedalus]]'' describing Tucker's work on a previous warp vessel.<ref>[[#ayers2006|Ayers (2006)]]: pp. 308 – 309</ref>

A further novelization was written by Paul Ruditis of the two-part episode "Shockwave" which closed the first season and opened the second. The final novelization of ''Enterprise'' episodes was contained within ''The Expanse'' by [[Jeanne Kalogridis]] which covered the second-season finale, "The Expanse" and the first episode of the third season, "[[The Xindi]]".<ref>[[#ayers2006|Ayers (2006)]]: p. 329</ref> Margaret Clark, an editor at Pocket Books explained on [[TrekNation]] that the reason for the low numbers of ''Enterprise'' related books was not due to poor sales, but instead because the fourth season of the show addressed topics that had been previously intended for novelizations.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Green|first1=Michelle Erica|title=Star Trek Books News|url=http://www.trektoday.com/news/180505_01.shtml|website=[[TrekNation]]|publisher=[[UGO Networks]]|access-date=September 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051116042646/http://www.trektoday.com/news/180505_01.shtml|archive-date=November 16, 2005|date=May 18, 2005}}</ref> Books released subsequent to the end of the series as part of the ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' relaunch covered topics such as the Earth-Romulan War,<ref>{{cite news|title=Star Trek: Enterprise: The Romulan War: To Brave the Storm|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-274956210.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217120215/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-274956210.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 17, 2014|access-date=June 20, 2015|work=California Bookwatch|date=December 1, 2011|url-access=subscription |via=}}</ref> and the initial years of the [[Federation (Star Trek)|Federation]].<ref>{{cite web|title=FIRST LOOK: Rise of the Federation: Uncertain Logic|url=http://www.startrek.com/article/first-look-rise-of-the-federation-uncertain-logic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201061312/http://www.startrek.com/article/first-look-rise-of-the-federation-uncertain-logic|archive-date=February 1, 2015|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=June 27, 2015|date=January 7, 2015}}</ref>

===Other===
In the video games ''[[Star Trek: Encounters]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Legacy]]'', both released in 2006, the first vessel controlled by the player in each storyline is the ''Enterprise'' (NX-01). As both games progress chronologically, the gamer then moves onto the USS ''Enterprise'' seen in ''The Original Series'' and later depictions afterwards.<ref>{{cite news|last=Slagle|first=Matt|title='Star Trek' Game is Less Than Breathtaking|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-116E93D619A6CD90.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610193528/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-116E93D619A6CD90.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 10, 2014|access-date=December 28, 2013|newspaper=Post-Tribune|date=January 11, 2007}} {{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Castro|first=Juan|title=Star Trek: Encounters Review|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2006/10/24/star-trek-encounters-review|access-date=December 28, 2013|newspaper=IGN|date=October 24, 2006|archive-date=July 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728171046/https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/10/24/star-trek-encounters-review|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ocampo|first=Jason|title=Star Trek: Legacy Review|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/star-trek-legacy-review/1900-6163147/|access-date=August 15, 2021|newspaper=Gamespot}}</ref> The film ''[[Star Trek Into Darkness]]'' (2013) references ''Enterprise'' with a model of the NX-01 in a collection depicting the history of flight in Fleet Admiral Alexander Marcus' ([[Peter Weller]]) office. It was placed next to other historical vessels such as the ''[[Wright Flyer]]'', the Space Shuttle, and the ''[[First Flight (Star Trek: Enterprise)|First Flight]]''.<ref name=intodarkness>{{cite web|title=STID: History of Starflight Models|url=http://www.qmxonline.com/news/stid-history-of-starflight-models/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230232306/http://www.qmxonline.com/news/stid-history-of-starflight-models/|archive-date=December 30, 2013|publisher=QMx Online|date=May 20, 2013|access-date=December 28, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Harris|first=Will|title=Peter Weller on feminism, sequels, and more|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/peter-weller-on-feminism-sequels-and-more-102818|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220195331/http://www.avclub.com/article/peter-weller-on-feminism-sequels-and-more-102818|archive-date=February 20, 2014|access-date=December 28, 2013|newspaper=The A.V. Club|publisher=Univision Communications|date=September 13, 2013}}</ref> Events and elements of the series, including the MACOs and the Xindi war, are also referenced in the 2016 film ''[[Star Trek Beyond]]''.<ref name="BeyondRefs">{{cite web|last=Ulster|first=Laurie|title=All The Retro References In Star Trek Beyond|url=http://screenrant.com/retro-references-star-trek-beyond/|access-date=July 30, 2016|website=[[Screen Rant]]|date=July 26, 2016|archive-date=July 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729191204/http://screenrant.com/retro-references-star-trek-beyond/|url-status=live}}</ref> The long-lost vessel featured in the film, the USS ''Franklin'' (NX-326), is similar in design and said to be a precursor to the NX-01.<ref>{{cite news|title=Here's Where the Franklin Fits in the STAR TREK Timeline|url=http://trekcore.com/blog/2016/07/heres-where-the-franklin-fits-in-the-star-trek-timeline/|access-date=July 30, 2016|publisher=TrekCore|date=July 25, 2016|archive-date=July 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730171608/http://trekcore.com/blog/2016/07/heres-where-the-franklin-fits-in-the-star-trek-timeline/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Earth-Romulan War, which occurred after the events of the series in the official timeline but was seeded during the series, is also mentioned in ''Beyond''.<ref name="BeyondRefs" /> In 2023 [[Connor Trinneer]] reprised the role of [[Trip Tucker]] in ''Holograms, All the Way Down'' an episode of the animated web series ''[[Star Trek: Very Short Treks]]'' made to celebrate the 50th anniversary of  ''Star Trek: The Animated Series''. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2023/09/star-trek-very-short-treks-promotional-star-trek-day-1235536170/ |website=Deadline|title= 'Star Trek: Very Short Treks' To Be Unveiled By CBS Studios On Star Trek Day|date=September 5, 2023 |accessdate=2023-11-26}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Critical reception===
The first season was generally well received. The pilot episode of ''Enterprise'', "Broken Bow," was well received by critics, with Ed Bark for the ''Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service'' saying that it all came together in an "impressive fashion,"<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bark|first1=Ed|title='Enterprise,' premiering Sept. 26 on UPN.|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-78416530.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610193704/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-78416530.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 10, 2014|access-date=May 31, 2015|work=Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service|date=September 19, 2001|url-access=subscription |via=}}</ref> while Brandon Easton said in ''[[The Boston Herald]]'' that the cast was "impeccable" and the writing was "strong" despite the "limitations of a questionable premise."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Easton|first1=Brandon|title=Splendid 'Enterprise' braves new frontier|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-78635296.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118041509/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-78635296.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 18, 2018|access-date=May 31, 2015|work=[[The Boston Herald]]|date=September 26, 2001|url-access=subscription |via=}}</ref> In a differing opinion, Charlie McCollum for ''[[Knight Ridder]]'' said that the premise was "great", although at the time had yet to see the episode.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McCollum|first1=Charlie|title=This is one of the better new TV seasons in quite some time|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-78383583.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115201437/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-78383583.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 15, 2018|access-date=June 27, 2015|work=Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service|date=September 18, 2001|url-access=subscription |via=}}</ref> Dan Snierson, while writing for ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', praised the series, saying "It's hot, it's sexy, it's kinda funny" and called it the savior of UPN.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Snierson|first1=Dan|title=2001 A New Space Odyssey|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2001/10/19/2001-new-space-odyssey|access-date=June 27, 2015|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|date=October 19, 2001|archive-date=November 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121092015/http://www.ew.com/article/2001/10/19/2001-new-space-odyssey|url-status=live}}</ref>

Following the pilot, the critical reaction became mixed. David Segal said in ''[[The Washington Post]]'' that the series "has a bargain basement feel that lands this side of camp."<ref>[[#garciaphillips2009|Garcia & Phillips (2009)]]: p. 274</ref> During the course of the second season, mainstream media publications began publishing that the show was "broken."<ref name=archersview>{{cite journal|last1=Spelling|first1=Ian|title=Archer's View|journal=Starlog|date=December 2003|volume=1|issue=317|pages=81–83|url=https://archive.org/stream/starlog_magazine-317JPG/317#page/n81/mode/1up|access-date=June 1, 2015}}</ref> Tom Russo proclaimed in ''Entertainment Weekly'' that "It's dead Jim – almost," attributing the lack of appeal of ''[[Star Trek: Nemesis]]'' and the dwindling ratings received by ''Enterprise'' as demonstrating that the franchise was tired.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Russo|first1=Tom|title=Why the Starship Enterprise is running on empty|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2003/07/25/why-starship-enterprise-running-empty|access-date=June 27, 2015|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Time Inc.|date=July 25, 2003|archive-date=January 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170115062751/http://ew.com/article/2003/07/25/why-starship-enterprise-running-empty/|url-status=live}}</ref> The frequency of stand-alone episodes broadcast during the second season resulted in a negative fan reaction.<ref name=garcia275/>

The reception for the third and fourth seasons improved overall,<ref name=ignremembering /> but with some negative reviews being received. One such criticism was from Gareth Wigmore in ''[[TV Zone]]'' who said that "''Enterprise'' isn't so much reacting to current events as it is lazily picking items from the news to produce stories."<ref>[[#garciaphillips2009|Garcia & Phillips (2009)]]: p. 277</ref> Coto felt that the critics "dumped on the show,"<ref name=scrapbook/> and despite his feelings that the final season marked an improvement, he was disappointed that the critics did not change their minds. Critics received the news of the cancellation with mixed opinions, with Ted Cox in ''[[The Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)|The Daily Herald]]'' saying that it was "good riddance to space rubbish,"<ref name=scrapbook/> while an article in the ''[[Lethbridge Herald]]'' blamed the cancellation on the poor ratings despite the improved quality of the series.<ref name=scrapbook/>

The series finale, "These Are the Voyages...," was poorly received, with Cox adding that ''Enterprise'' ended "with a whimper,"<ref name=scrapbook/> while Kevin Williamson stated in the ''[[Calgary Sun]]'' that it was the worst series finale since "[[Turnabout Intruder]]" and criticised the concentration on characters from ''The Next Generation'' instead of ''Enterprise''.<ref name=scrapbook/> Mark Perigard held a similar opinion in ''The Boston Herald'', saying that [[William Riker]] "has no business walking the ship," and that the death of Tucker was "for no other reason than the show's creators realized at least one dramatic thing had to happen in the hour."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Perigard|first1=Mark|title=To Boldly Flop|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-132380553.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116071527/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-132380553.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 16, 2018|access-date=June 27, 2015|work=The Boston Herald|date=May 12, 2005|url-access=subscription |via=}}</ref> Braga later admitted that killing Tucker "wasn't a great idea,"<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=BrannonBraga|number=597560266352566273|date = May 10, 2015 |title=I'll admit killing Trip probably wasn't a great idea.}}</ref> and called making the finale ''TNG''-centric his biggest regret of the series.<ref name=boybands /> Others found the conclusion a comforting reminder of the ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode "[[The Pegasus (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Pegasus]]," which aired about 11 years prior in real-time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jammersreviews.com/st-ent/s4/voyages.php|title=[ENT] Jammer's Review: "These Are the Voyages..."|first=Jamahl|last=Epsicokhan|website=jammersreviews.com|access-date=May 1, 2017|archive-date=May 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523164256/http://www.jammersreviews.com/st-ent/s4/voyages.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2016, in a listing that included every ''Star Trek'' film and TV series, ''Enterprise'' was ranked 12th by the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', ahead of the 1994 film ''[[Star Trek Generations|Star Trek: Generations]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-hc-star-trek-movie-and-show-ranking-20160830-snap-story.html|title=Ranking every 'Star Trek' movie and TV series from first to worst|last=Bernardin|first=Marc|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 8, 2016|access-date=2019-07-12|archive-date=July 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712164534/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-hc-star-trek-movie-and-show-ranking-20160830-snap-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Star Trek: Enterprise}}
''Star Trek: Enterprise'' was nominated for seventeen awards over the course of the four seasons at the Creative Arts [[Emmy Award]]. It won on four occasions, for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series for "Broken Bow", Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series for "Two Days and Two Nights", Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) for "Similitude", and Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series for "[[Countdown (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Countdown]]". It also received sixteen nominations at the [[Saturn Awards]], with the only wins coming following the first season, both being for Jolene Blalock in the Best Supporting Actress on Television and Faces of the Future categories.<ref name=saturns2002>{{cite web|title=Saturn Awards Make Logical Choice: Blalock|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/124794.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040420084028/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/124794.html|archive-date=April 20, 2004|date=June 11, 2002|website=StarTrek.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=June 20, 2015}}</ref>

The series won an ASCAP Film and Television Music Award in 2002 for Top Television Series,<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Television Series|url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/filmtv/2002/tv.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717221157/http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/filmtv/2002/tv.aspx|archive-date=July 17, 2014|publisher=The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|access-date=June 6, 2015}}</ref> and won twice at the Visual Effects Society Awards: once for "Dead Stop" in the category Best Models and Miniatures in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial and once for the second part of "Storm Front" in the category Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series, with a further two nominations received.<ref name=2002ves>{{cite web|title=Previous VES Awards: 2002|date=March 24, 2015 |url=https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ayear/1st-annual-ves-awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722042331/https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ayear/1st-annual-ves-awards|archive-date=July 22, 2015|publisher=Visual Effects Society|access-date=June 20, 2015}}</ref><ref name=2004ves>{{cite web|title=Previous VES Awards: 2004|date=March 24, 2015 |url=https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ayear/3rd-annual-ves-awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722060105/https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ayear/3rd-annual-ves-awards|archive-date=July 22, 2015|publisher=Visual Effects Society|access-date=June 20, 2015}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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