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Also known as Judge Advocate General, J*A*G

American legal drama television series (1995-2005)

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JAG is an English-language television series created by Donald P. Bellisario. The show is categorized under the genres of Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime, and Legal. It aired on the networks NBC and CBS.

The series ran for 10 seasons, comprising a total of 227 episodes. It premiered on September 23, 1995, and concluded on April 29, 2005. Each episode has a runtime of 60 minutes. The series has ended.

JAG holds a vote average of 7.291 and a rating of 7.4. The work is referenced by 1,338 other encyclopedia articles.

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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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TV series

Status
Ended
Network
CBS
Genres
Drama, Crime, Legal
Runtime
60 min
TVMaze rating
7.4/10

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)
Cinematography
Hugo Cortina (1995–2001) David J. Miller (2004) Larry Lindsey (1995–96)
Running time
42–47 minutes
Production companies
Belisarius Productions NBC Productions (season 1) Paramount Television
Budget
$2.6 million per episode, (2002)
Network
NBC
Release
September 23, 1995 ( 1995-09-23 ) –, May 22, 1996 ( 1996-05-22 )

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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