Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3 Episode 4 Who Watches the Watchers ( Air Date 1989-10-16 ) Genre Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery category. Overview "Stardate: 43173.5. An away team inadvertently breaks the Prime Directive and reveal themselves to a primitive culture on Mintaka III, causing the inhabitants believe that Captain Picard is a God.".