 Enterprise is the first "Star Trek" series to be shot in widescreen  format, to allow for HDTV format airing. Enterprise is only the  third Star Trek series in the franchises history to have a  September premiere date, and the first Star Trek series in fifteen  years to premiere in September. The original  _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) and  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv) both premiered in  September. _"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)_ (qv) and  _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)_ (qv) both premiered in January.