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JAG
Season 2
StarringDavid James Elliott
Catherine Bell
Patrick Labyorteaux
John M. Jackson
Karri Turner
No. of episodes15
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseJanuary 3 (1997-01-03) –
April 18, 1997 (1997-04-18)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 1
(on NBC)
Next →
Season 3
List of episodes

The second season of JAG premiered on CBS on January 3, 1997, and concluded on April 18, 1997. The season, starring David James Elliott and Catherine Bell, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with Paramount Television.

The first season of JAG aired on NBC and JAG began its second season on CBS as a mid-season replacement for Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

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

By-the-book Marine Major Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie (Catherine Bell) and Lieutenant Commander Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. (David James Elliott), a former naval aviator, work at the Headquarters of the Judge Advocate General, the internal law firm of the Department of the Navy. Now stationed out of Falls Church, Virginia, they prosecute, defend, and investigate a plethora of cases including the theft of the Declaration of Independence by a right-wing militia ("We the People"), a brig-break ("Secrets"), superstition in a flying squadron as planes crash supposedly due to the bombing of a mosque during the 1991 Gulf War ("Jinx"), and a sexual harassment allegation by a female fighter pilot ("Crossing the Line"). Meanwhile, Harm finds himself in hot-water when he fires a machine gun during a tense courtroom battle ("Heroes"), Mac hones her Russian language skills ("Cowboys & Cossacks"), and Rear Admiral A.J. Chegwidden (John M. Jackson) becomes the target of a serial killer from his past ("Ghosts"). Also this season, Lieutenant junior grade Bud Roberts (Patrick Labyorteaux) joins JAG at the behest of outgoing Lieutenant Meg Austin (Tracey Needham) ("We the People"), Mac confronts her past ("Rendezvous"), and Harm goes undercover as a Gunnery Sergeant ("Force Recon").

Production

For its second season, JAG moved from NBC to CBS. Donald P. Bellisario had previously received offers from CBS and ABC to pick up the series,[1] which was reworked to be one of both "legal [drama] and action".[1] Following the departure of series co-star Tracey Needham, Catherine Bell was cast in the lead role of Major Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie. Bellisario and CBS President Leslie Moonves "cast Catherine Bell, and [Bellisario] never heard another word from [Moonves] - who took great delight in the fact that it was part of the building block that started the CBS turnaround".[1] On her casting, Catherine Bell stated that she "guest starred on the season finale in the first season and there was another girl playing the female lead opposite Harm [...] One of the days when I was working, he announced that the show had been canceled, but CBS picked up the show and they decided to recast the female lead. I went after the role and wrote Don a letter after I had read the breakdown for Mac and they brought me in. Six callbacks later, I got the role."[2]

Cast and characters

Main

Also starring

Recurring cast (more than once this season)

Guest appearances

Episodes

See also: List of JAG episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateProd.
code		US viewers
(millions)
231"We the People"Les LandauDonald P. BellisarioJanuary 3, 1997 (1997-01-03)02512.32[3]
242"Secrets"Ray AustinTom TowlerJanuary 10, 1997 (1997-01-10)02812.64[4]
253"Jinx"Jerry JamesonJack OrmanJanuary 17, 1997 (1997-01-17)02711.56[5]
264"Heroes"Tony WharmbyR. Scott GemmillJanuary 24, 1997 (1997-01-24)02613.13[6]
275"Crossing the Line"Tony WharmbyStephen ZitoJanuary 31, 1997 (1997-01-31)02911.91[7]
286"Trinity"Alan J. LeviJack OrmanFebruary 7, 1997 (1997-02-07)02411.71[8]
297"Ghosts"Ray AustinStory by : Brian Nelson and R. Scott Gemmill
Teleplay by : R. Scott Gemmill		February 14, 1997 (1997-02-14)03011.14[9]
308"Full Engagement"Alan J. LeviJack OrmanFebruary 21, 1997 (1997-02-21)03112.25[10]
319"Washington Holiday"Joe NapolitanoStephen ZitoFebruary 28, 1997 (1997-02-28)03212.62[11]
3210"The Game of Go"Ray AustinTom TowlerFebruary 28, 1997 (1997-02-28)02311.70[11]
3311"Force Recon"Alan J. LeviStory by : Tom Towler and R. Scott Gemmill
Teleplay by : Tom Towler and Stephen Zito		March 7, 1997 (1997-03-07)03311.05[12]
3412"The Guardian"Michael SchultzJack OrmanMarch 28, 1997 (1997-03-28)03510.89[13]
3513"Code Blue"Tony WharmbyR. Scott GemmillApril 4, 1997 (1997-04-04)03612.07[14]
3614"Cowboys & Cossacks"Tony WharmbyR. Scott GemmillApril 11, 1997 (1997-04-11)03412.13[15]
3715"Rendezvous"Duwayne DunhamCraig TepperApril 18, 1997 (1997-04-18)03710.63[16]

See also

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

  1. ^ a b c "Why 'JAG' came to an abrupt end - the Watcher". Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Catherine Bell Interview - an Interview with Army Wives Star Catherine Bell". Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Dec. 30–Jan. 5)". Los Angeles Times. January 8, 1997. Retrieved June 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  4. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 6–12)". The Los Angeles Times. January 15, 1997. Retrieved June 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  5. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 13-19)". The Los Angeles Times. January 22, 1997. Retrieved June 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  6. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 20–26)". Los Angeles Times. January 22, 1997. Retrieved June 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  7. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 27–Feb. 2)". Los Angeles Times. February 3, 1997. Retrieved June 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  8. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 3-9)". The Los Angeles Times. February 12, 1997. Retrieved June 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  9. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 10-16)". The Los Angeles Times. February 20, 1997. Retrieved June 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  10. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 17–23)". The Los Angeles Times. February 26, 1997. Retrieved June 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  11. ^ a b "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 24–March 2)". Los Angeles Times. March 5, 1997. Retrieved June 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  12. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (March 3–9)". The Los Angeles Times. March 12, 1997. Retrieved June 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  13. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (March 24–31)". The Los Angeles Times. April 2, 1997. Retrieved June 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  14. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (March 31-April 6)". The Los Angeles Times. April 9, 1997. Retrieved June 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  15. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (April 7–13)". The Los Angeles Times. April 16, 1997. Retrieved June 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  16. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (April 14–20)". The Los Angeles Times. April 23, 1997. Retrieved June 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
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