History RankUp / LiveActionTV

** Worf was promoted twice, starting as Lieutenant J.G., moving up to full Lieutenant off screen between seasons 2 and 3, then promoted on screen to Lieutenant Commander in the ''Film/StarTrekGenerations''.

** Riker got a field promotion to captain when Picard was captured by the Borg. When Picard was rescued Riker got demoted back to Commander.

** Troi went for a promotion to commander; the test's SecretTestOfCharacter was [[spoiler:whether or not she'd send a friend (Geordi) on a SuicideMission in order to save the ship]].
** Worf was promoted twice, starting as Lieutenant J.G., moving up to full Lieutenant off screen between seasons 2 and 3, then promoted on screen to Lieutenant Commander in the first Next Gen movie.

*** This has, however, been one of the most controversial elements of Chief O'Brien's character. While he was consistently referred to as Chief O'Brien on ''Next Generation'', there was at least one episode where he's referred to as a lieutenant, and throughout the show he wears the rank insignia of a full lieutenant. The novelization of Deep Space Nine's pilot refers to him as a subensign, and in the episode he wears one black pip. For the most part, ''Next Generation'' seems to assume enlisted personnel are a rarity and officers the norm on a starship, while ''Deep Space Nine'' is often more open to the idea of enlisted personnel serving on Starfleet ships and bases.

*** In the final season, he's been promised lordship Riverrun by Cersei if he kills Jaime and Tyrion. Knowing the way the wind is blowing, coupled with Tyrion's promise to double any amount paid to Bronn to kill Tyrion, Bronn manages to not only bag himself the lordship of Highgarden, but also a seat on the Small Council as Master Of Coin, despite not being remotely qualified (he doesn't even know what a loan entails).

** In the seventh season finale, Rom becomes the Grand Nagus of the Ferengi while Worf becomes an ambassador. Meanwhile, Martok rises from general to chancellor through KlingonPromotion. In villainous examples, Dukat rises from a gul to the head of Cardassia (subject to the Dominion and retaining his title of "Gul" as he prefers the hands-on nature of the role), while Damar rises from the ranks to succeed Dukat (before his HeelFaceTurn). Additionally, Winn rises from Vedek to Kai.

** ''Series/PowerRangersCosmicFury'': When Zayto goes missing and Ollie is BrainwashedAndCrazy, [[Series/PowerRangersDinoFury Dino Fury]] Pink Ranger Amelia finds herself giving orders to the remainder of the team. When they get a new power set, Izzy, Aiyon, and Javi maintain their old colors, but Amelia finds her suit color to be a strangely "dark pink". Yup, it's red, implied to be the will of the Morphin Grid itself deciding that she's the best choice for new team leader.

* ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'': Has its first Rank Up at the beginning, when Sky, Bridge and Syd are promoted from being police cadets-in-training to being the department's Power Rangers (though Sky is pissed to learn that he's only the Blue Ranger, while the role of team leader and Red Ranger went to [[RookieRedRanger new draftee Jack]] instead). It then has another one in the finale when Jack decides to leave the force; Sky (having matured since his last promotion) becomes the new Red Ranger and Bridge moves up from Green to Blue. And when Bridge makes a guest appearance on ''Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive'' a couple seasons later, he reveals that a third set of promotions happened offscreen: the team's commanding officer was promoted to head the entire organization, Sky replaced him as head of the Earth branch, and Bridge replaced Sky as Red Ranger.

*** In the final season, he's been promised lordship Riverrun by Cersei if he kills Jaime and Tyrion. Knowing the way the wind is blowing, coupled with Tyrion's promise to double any amount paid to Bronn to kill Tyrion, Bronn manages to not only bag himself the lordship of Highgarden, but also a seat on the Small Council as Master Of Coin.