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JAG
Season 8
Starring
  • David James Elliott
  • Catherine Bell
  • Patrick Labyorteaux
  • John M. Jackson
  • Scott Lawrence
  • Zoe McLellan
  • Karri Turner
  • Nanci Chambers
  • Randy Vasquez
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 24, 2002 (2002-09-24) –
May 20, 2003 (2003-05-20)
Season chronology
← Previous
JAG (season 7)
List of episodes

The eighth season of JAG premiered on CBS on September 24, 2002, and concluded on May 20, 2003. The season, starring David James Elliott and Catherine Bell, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with Paramount Television.

The two episodes, "Ice Queen" and "Meltdown" also introduced the team who later appeared in the spin-off series NCIS which became a franchise in its own right.

Plot

Tenacious lawyer Lieutenant Colonel Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie (Catherine Bell), a by-the-book Marine, is tasked with prosecuting, defending, and enforcing the laws of the sea as a member of the Navy's elite Judge Advocate General Corps. Along with her partner Commander Harmon "Harm" Rabb, Jr. (David James Elliott) - a former Tomcat pilot - Mac investigates a plethora of cases including desertion ("The Promised Land"), oxygen deprivation ("In Thin Air"), sexual harassment ("Offensive Action"), a mishap aboard the USS Seahawk ("When the Bough Breaks"), and a death during surgery ("Complications"). Also this season, Bud Roberts (Patrick Labyorteaux) is injured in Afghanistan ("Critical Condition"), Petty Officer Jennifer Coates (Zoe McLellan) joins JAG ("All Ye Faithful"), Commander Theodore Lindsey (W.K. Stratton) returns ("Fortunate Son"), Clayton Webb (Steven Culp) goes missing in Paraguay ("A Tangled Webb"), and Rear Admiral A.J. Chegwidden (John M. Jackson) accidentally ejects from an F-14 Tomcat ("Heart and Soul"). Meanwhile, Lieutenant Loren Singer (Nanci Chambers) is murdered ("Ice Queen"), placing Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and his NCIS team directly in Harm's way ("Meltdown").

Production

In January 2003, CBS president Leslie Moonves announced that JAG executive producer and showrunner Donald P. Bellisario was developing a JAG spin-off, based on the work of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.[1] Tentatively titled Navy CIS, the series premiered during the JAG episodes "Ice Queen" and "Meltdown". Also this season, Dean Stockwell joins the cast as his First Monday character Senator Edward Sheffield.

Cast and characters

Main

Also starring

Recurring

Guest appearances

Episodes

See also: List of JAG episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		US viewers
(millions)
1591"Critical Condition (Part III)"Jeannot SzwarcStory by : Donald P. Bellisario and Charles Holland
Teleplay by : Charles Holland		September 24, 2002 (2002-09-24)15916.10[2]
1602"The Promised Land"Scott BrazilDana CoenOctober 1, 2002 (2002-10-01)16014.80[2]
1613"Family Business"Bradford MaySteven SmithOctober 8, 2002 (2002-10-08)16114.80[2]
1624"Dangerous Game"Terrence O'HaraJohn ChambersOctober 15, 2002 (2002-10-15)16215.00[2]
1635"In Thin Air"Harvey S. LaidmanDon McGillOctober 22, 2002 (2002-10-22)16314.60[2]
1646"Offensive Action"Dennis SmithLynnie Greene & Richard LevineOctober 29, 2002 (2002-10-29)16415.70[2]
1657"Need to Know"Bradford MayPhilip DeGuere, Jr.November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05)16514.70[2]
1668"Ready or Not"Philip SgricciaDon McGillNovember 12, 2002 (2002-11-12)16614.90[2]
1679"When the Bough Breaks"Richard ComptonDarcy MeyersNovember 19, 2002 (2002-11-19)16715.80[2]
16810"The Killer"Michael SchultzCharles HollandNovember 26, 2002 (2002-11-26)16815.10[2]
16911"All Ye Faithful"Kenneth JohnsonDana CoenDecember 17, 2002 (2002-12-17)16913.60[2]
17012"Complications"Bradford MayPaul LevineJanuary 7, 2003 (2003-01-07)17016.00[2]
17113"Standards of Conduct"Rod HardyPhilip DeGuere, Jr.January 21, 2003 (2003-01-21)17114.30[2]
17214"Each of Us Angels"Bradford MayDarcy MeyersFebruary 4, 2003 (2003-02-04)17214.10[2]
17315"Friendly Fire"Kenneth JohnsonPaul LevineFebruary 11, 2003 (2003-02-11)17313.50[2]
17416"Heart and Soul"Bradford MayDana CoenFebruary 18, 2003 (2003-02-18)17415.40[2]
17517"Empty Quiver"Kenneth JohnsonPhilip DeGuere, Jr.February 25, 2003 (2003-02-25)17510.30
17618"Fortunate Son"Terrence O'HaraDarcy MeyersMarch 18, 2003 (2003-03-18)17614.00[2]
17719"Second Acts"Kenneth JohnsonStory by : Don McGill
Teleplay by : Philip DeGuere, Jr.		April 1, 2003 (2003-04-01)17711.80[2]
17820"Ice Queen (Part I)"Donald P. BellisarioDonald P. Bellisario & Don McGillApril 22, 2003 (2003-04-22)17813.84[2]
17921"Meltdown (Part II)"Scott BrazilDonald P. Bellisario & Don McGillApril 29, 2003 (2003-04-29)17913.63[2]
18022"Lawyers, Guns, and Money (Part I)"Bradford MayDana Coen & Stephen ZitoMay 6, 2003 (2003-05-06)18012.70[2]
18123"Pas de Deux (Part II)"Bradford MayDana Coen & Stephen ZitoMay 13, 2003 (2003-05-13)18112.60[2]
18224"A Tangled Webb, Part I"Bradford MayStephen ZitoMay 20, 2003 (2003-05-20)18213.30[2]

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "CBS 'Angel' to fly home - Net also eyes 'JAG' spinoff". Variety. January 13, 2003. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Episode List: JAG [season 8]". TV Tango. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
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