In the days drawing up to "Star Trek Nemesis," Patrick Stewart ("Jean-Luc Picard") will give Star Trek: The Next Generation fans a brief retrospective into previous "nemeses" by hosting a "Villains" marathon on TNN.

The four-day primetime "Villains" Marathon will be broadcast from Tuesday, December 10 through Friday, Dec. 13, opening day for Star Trek's highly-anticipated tenth film.

As host of the marathon, Stewart will introduce 16 episodes featuring some of the most infamous villains the U.S.S. Enterprise-D crew encountered during the series seven-year run, including Q, the Borg, Klingons, Cardassians, Romulans and Sherlock Holmes' own nemesis, Professor Moriarty. As a plus, Stewart will also discuss and provide insights into "Nemesis" as it beams into theaters.

In conjunction with the marathon, TNN will offer an exclusive online sweepstakes where viewers will have the opportunity to win a three-day trip to Kennedy Space Center in Cocoa Beach, FL. The highlight of the trip is a special tour of the Space Center and viewing of a space shuttle launch with an active NASA astronaut. More information about the sweepstakes can be found by visiting the official TNN Web site via the link below.

Episodes comprising the New TNN's TNG "Villains" Marathon hosted by Patrick Stewart are:

Tuesday, December 10
"Hide and Q" (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT)
"Heart of Glory" (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT)
"The Neutral Zone" (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT)
"Elementary, Dear Data" (11:00 PM-Midnight, ET/PT)

Wednesday, December 11
"A Matter of Honor" (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT)
"Q Who?" (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT)
"The Defector" (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT)
"Deja Q" (11:00 PM-Midnight, ET/PT)

Thursday, December 12
"The Best of Both Worlds - Part I" (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT)
"The Best of Both Worlds - Part II" (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT)
"QPid" (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT)
"I, Borg" (11:00 PM-Midnight, ET/PT)

Friday, December 13
"Chain of Command - Part I" (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT)
"Chain of Command - Part II" (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT)
"Descent - Part I" (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT)
"Descent - Part II" (11:00 PM-Midnight, ET/PT)

In addition to TNG, TNN will begin telecasting Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in the fall 2004 and Star Trek: Voyager in late 2006, making TNN the television home of Star Trek. TNN regularly telecasts TNG episodes Monday through Friday at 6:00 and 8:00 PM, ET/PT and Tuesday through Thursday at 11:00 PM, ET/PT. On Friday evenings, the network devotes its entire primetime schedule to TNG with four episodes from 8:00 PM to Midnight ET/PT.