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JAG

American legal drama television series (1995-2005)

TV series · TMDB

★ 7.3

Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge Advocate General) division, the elite legal wing of officers that prosecutes and defends those accused of military-related crimes. He works closely with Lt. Col. Sarah Mackenzie, and together they do what needs to be done to find the truth.

Aired: 1995–2005
Seasons: 10 · 227 episodes
Status: Ended
Created by: Donald P. Bellisario
Network: NBC, CBS
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime

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Key facts

Genre: Action Crime Military Legal drama
Created by: Donald P. Bellisario
Starring: David James Elliott Catherine Bell Patrick Labyorteaux John M. Jackson Scott Lawrence Zoe McLellan Tracey Needham
Opening theme: Theme from JAG
Composers: Bruce Broughton (pilot & theme) Steven Bramson Velton Ray Bunch (6 episodes)
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English
Number span no of episodes: 227 ( list of episodes )
Executive producers: Donald P. Bellisario Chas. Floyd Johnson (season 2–10) Stephen Zito (season 2–10) David James Elliott (season 6-10)
Producers: Howard Kazanjian (season 1) David Bellisario Mark Horowitz (seasons 2–8) Ed Zuckerman R. Scott Gemmill (seasons 3–4) Chip Vucelich (season 10) David James Elliott (season 1-5)
Production locations: Sunset Gower Studios (studio set: season 1) Paramount Studios , (studio set: season 2) Valencia Studios, Valencia , Santa Clarita, CA (studio set: seasons 3–10)

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JAG (U.S. military acronym for Judge Advocate General) is an American legal drama television series with a U.S. Navy theme, created by Donald P. Bellisario and produced by Belisarius Productions in association with Paramount Network Television (now CBS Studios). The series originally aired on NBC for one season from September 23, 1995, to May 22, 1996, and then on CBS for an additional nine seasons from January 3, 1997, to April 29, 2005. The first season was co-produced with NBC Productions (now Universal Television) and was originally perceived as a Top Gun meets A Few Good Men hybrid series.

In the spring of 1996, NBC cancelled the series after it finished 79th in the ratings, leaving one episode unaired. In December 1996, rival network CBS picked up the series as a midseason replacement and aired 15 new episodes as its second season. For several seasons, JAG climbed in the ratings and ultimately ran for nine additional seasons. JAG furthermore spawned the hit series NCIS, which in turn led to spin-offs NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans, NCIS: Hawaiʻi, NCIS: Sydney, NCIS: Origins, and NCIS: Tony & Ziva.