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JAG
Season 3
StarringDavid James Elliott
Catherine Bell
Patrick Labyorteaux
John M. Jackson
Karri Turner
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 23, 1997 (1997-09-23) –
May 19, 1998 (1998-05-19)
Season chronology
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Season 4
List of episodes

The third season of JAG premiered on CBS on September 23, 1997, and concluded on May 19, 1998. The season, starring David James Elliott and Catherine Bell, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with Paramount Television.

Plot

Following in his father's footsteps as a Naval Aviator, Lieutenant Commander Harmon Rabb, Jr. suffered a crash while landing his Tomcat on a storm-tossed carrier at sea. Diagnosed with night-blindness, Harm transferred to the Navy's Judge Advocate General Corps, which investigates, defends, and prosecutes the law of the sea.[note 1] There, with fellow JAG lawyer Major Sarah MacKenzie, he now fights in and out of the courtroom, with the same daring and tenacity that made him a top gun in the air. - 2nd and 3rd season opening narration, read by Don LaFontaine

Lieutenant Commander Harmon "Harm" Rabb, Jr. (David James Elliott), a former aviator, and Marine Major Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie (Catherine Bell) work for the Headquarters of the Judge Advocate General, the internal law firm of the Department of the Navy. Mac, a beautiful, by-the-book Marine, is JAG's Chief of Staff and Harm's partner. She oversees a team including Lieutenant J.G. Bud Roberts (Patrick Labyorteaux), Ensign Harriet Sims (Karri Turner), and Commander Carolyn Imes (Dana Sparks), as they investigate cases including the discovery of a skeleton aboard a decommissioned ship ("Ghost Ship"), a fraternization charge ("The Court-Martial of Sandra Gilbert"), a training accident ("Blindside"), and a murder in Vietnam ("Vanished"). Meanwhile, Mac comes face-to-face with her past ("The Good of the Service"), and departs JAG for private-practice ("Impact"), Bud tries his hand at Karaoke ("Above and Beyond"), Harm is accused of murder ("People v. Rabb"), Harm and Mac travel to Russia ("To Russia With Love"), Rear Admiral A.J. Chegwidden (John M. Jackson) loses his mentor ("With Intent to Die"), and Mac learns of Lieutenant Diane Schonke ("Death Watch"), her doppelganger whose murder was investigated by Harm and Lieutenant Meg Austin (Tracey Needham) in 1996.

Production

Despite an initial reluctance to co-operate from the United States Department of the Navy (due to sensitivity in light of all the accumulative negative publicity that had been generated from the Tailhook scandal and its aftermath),[citation needed] during season three, the naval services had begun to change their minds, and began to render support to the production team on a script-by-script basis. Commander Bob Anderson of the Navy's entertainment media liaison office in Los Angeles stated that "we're fine with that as long as the bad guys are caught and punished, and the institution of the Navy is not the bad guy".[citation needed]

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)
381"Ghost Ship"Donald P. BellisarioStory by : Rear Admiral Paul T. Gillcrist and Donald P. Bellisario
Teleplay by : Donald P. Bellisario		September 23, 1997 (1997-09-23)03912.42[1]
392"The Court-Martial of Sandra Gilbert"Alan J. LeviStephen ZitoSeptember 30, 1997 (1997-09-30)04013.89[2]
403"The Good of the Service"Alan J. LeviLarry MoskowitzOctober 7, 1997 (1997-10-07)03812.66[3]
414"Blind Side"Tony WharmbyDana CoenOctober 14, 1997 (1997-10-14)04112.00[4]
425"King of the Fleas"Tony WharmbyDana CoenOctober 21, 1997 (1997-10-21)04312.48[5]
436"Vanished"Alan J. LeviR. Scott GemmillOctober 28, 1997 (1997-10-28)04214.70[6]
447"Against All Enemies"Joe NapolitanoAlex DavidsonNovember 4, 1997 (1997-11-04)04412.27[7]
458"Above and Beyond"Tony WharmbyPaul LevineNovember 11, 1997 (1997-11-11)04513.85[8]
469"Impact"Paul SchneiderR. Scott GemmillNovember 18, 1997 (1997-11-18)04615.73[9]
4710"People v. Rabb"Greg BeemanLarry MoskowitzNovember 25, 1997 (1997-11-25)04713.27[10]
4811"Defenseless"Tony WharmbyKimberly CostelloDecember 9, 1997 (1997-12-09)04813.37[11]
4912"Someone to Watch over Annie"Greg BeemanStephen ZitoJanuary 6, 1998 (1998-01-06)04914.17[12]
5013"With Intent to Die"Winrich KolbeLarry MoskowitzJanuary 13, 1998 (1998-01-13)05013.96[13]
5114"Father's Day"Tony WharmbyDana CoenFebruary 3, 1998 (1998-02-03)05112.78[14]
5215"Yesterday's Heroes"Greg BeemanR. Scott GemmillFebruary 24, 1998 (1998-02-24)05213.17[15]
5316"Chains of Command"Tony WharmbyStephen ZitoMarch 3, 1998 (1998-03-03)05313.67[16]
5417"The Stalker"Scott BrazilLarry MoskowitzMarch 17, 1998 (1998-03-17)05413.71[17]
5518"Tiger, Tiger"Tony WharmbyThom ParhamMarch 24, 1998 (1998-03-24)05514.29[18]
5619"Death Watch"Donald P. BellisarioDonald P. BellisarioMarch 31, 1998 (1998-03-31)05713.81[19]
5720"The Imposter"Alan J. LeviR. Scott GemmillApril 21, 1998 (1998-04-21)05812.00[20]
5821"The Return of Jimmy Blackhorse"Alan J. LeviDana CoenApril 28, 1998 (1998-04-28)05614.02[21]
5922"Clipped Wings"Tony WharmbyStephen ZitoMay 5, 1998 (1998-05-05)05912.59[22]
6023"Wedding Bell Blues"Alan J. LeviStory by : Larry Moskowitz
Teleplay by : R. Scott Gemmill & Stephen Zito		May 12, 1998 (1998-05-12)06013.37[23]
6124"To Russia with Love (Part I)"Tony WharmbyLarry Moskowitz & Donald P. BellisarioMay 19, 1998 (1998-05-19)06112.13[24]

Notes

  1. ^ Actually, the law that JAG does prosecute and defend criminal cases under is named the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and its various articles are frequently referenced to in the episodes. The law of the sea, on the other hand, is actually a United Nations convention, which the United States has decided not to ratify due to sovereignty issues.

References

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