Star Trek: Starfleet Academy premiered on Paramount+ on January 15, 2026, and has released three episodes so far. The show is set in the 32nd century, and follows the first cadet class in more than a century as Starfleet rebuilds after a galactic disaster. Training aboard the USS Athena, docked in San Francisco, yet ready for mission, we will see these recruits get trained while preparing to shape the Federation’s future and hope.The show hasn't been renewed for a second season yet, and chances of it happening are reducing. This is because the show's Rotten Tomatoes score and position on streaming charts are declining.Star Trek: Starfleet Academy streaming numbers declineStar Trek: Starfleet Academy premiered on January 15, 2026, on Paramount+ with the first two episodes, and after the premiere, the show got review bombed on Rotten Tomatoes, which has brought the show's Popcornmeter score to 43%. The show hasn't faced the same ill-fate from the critics as their reviews have earned show 88% on the Tomatometer. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostSuch a huge difference between the Tomatometer and Popcornmeter score indicates that fans of the franchise aren't happy with the show, and have expressed that clearly. Moreover, despite being a new show and not having many shows to compete with, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy hasn't been able to stay on Paramount's Streaming Charts in USA, as reported by FlixPatrol.At the time of writing this article, South Park, Landman, and NCIS have the top three spots on the charts, and Frasier has the tenth spot, while Star Trek: Starfleet Academy isn't on the chart at all. This is concerning news for the show given that it has just started airing. Besides, if the show doesn't manage to get a higher Popcornmeter score, or rise up the streaming charts, its chances of getting renewed for Season 2 are going to get really slim.However, there are seven more episodes of the show that are yet to air, and the show will hopefully recover from this setback. Their position as a Paramount+ show will depend on how much fans like the show, and unfortunately, just critics reviews cannot save the show. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostStar Trek: Starfleet Academy stars Holly Hunter as Nahla Ake, Sandro Rosta as Caleb Mir, Karim Diané as Jay-Den Kraag, Kerrice Brooks as Sam, George Hawkins as Darem Reymi, Bella Shepard as Genesis Lythe, Oded Fehr as Charles Vance, Gina Yashere as Lura Thok, Robert Picardo as the Doctor, among others.The show is created and executive-produced by Gaia Violo. Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau serve as showrunners and executive producers. Other executive producers of the show are Aaron Baiers, Eugene Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Olatunde Osunsanmi, Jenny Lumet, and Michelle Paradise. Norman Denver is the series producer. The production companies behind the show are Secret Hideout, Roddenberry Entertainment, and CBS Studios.Episode 4 of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy will be released on Paramount+ on January 29, 2026. The first three episodes of the show are streaming on Paramount+.For more articles like this, follow Soapcentral.