The first season of the comedy-drama science fiction television series The Orville was broadcast on Fox from September 10 to December 7, 2017.

The series was created and written by Seth MacFarlane, who stars as Captain Ed Mercer of the exploratory ship Orville.

The Orville is set about 400 years in the future and follows the crew of the titular spaceship who face the dangers and wonders of outer space, while dealing with the familiar problems of everyday life.

Storylines include Ed and Kelly repairing their relationship, Alara facing challenges as a Union officer, Bortus questioning his people's culture following the birth of his child and the crew's conflict with a hostile alien species, the Krill.

The website's critics consensus reads, "An odd jumble of campiness and sincerity, homage, and satire, The Orville never quite achieves liftoff.