JAG season 4
| JAG | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
 | |
| Starring | David James Elliott Catherine Bell Patrick Labyorteaux John M. Jackson Karri Turner Trevor Goddard |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 22, 1998 – May 25, 1999 |
| Season chronology | |
The fourth season of JAG premiered on CBS on September 22, 1998, and concluded on May 25, 1999. The season, starring David James Elliott and Catherine Bell, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with Paramount Television.
Plot
Marine Major Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie (Catherine Bell), a Duke graduate, 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 which investigates, prosecutes and defends cases under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).
This season, Harm and Mac are assumed dead following an altercation with a Russian fighter pilot ("Gypsy Eyes"), however after punching out of their plane before impact, they begin a journey to uncover the truth about Harm's father. Later, Harm and Mac head several investigations including an undercover operation at an embassy ("Embassy"), the suspected rape of a Japanese national ("Innocence"), an escape from a VA hospital ("The Martin Baker Fan Club"), an execution on national television ("Act of Terror"), and a pilot who defied direct orders after hearing the voice of God ("Angels 30"). Meanwhile, Bud (Patrick Labyorteaux) is promoted to Lieutenant ("The Adversaries"), Harriet Sims (Karri Turner) is promoted to Lieutenant J.G. ("Rivers' Run"), Mac's "little sister" Chloe (Mae Whitman) arrives at JAG shortly before Christmas ("Jaggle Bells"), Rear Admiral A.J. Chegwidden (John M. Jackson) rescues his daughter from the Italian Mafia ("Going After Francesca"), and Royal Australian Navy Commander Mic Brumby (Trevor Goddard) arrives in the United States as an exchange officer ("Mr. Rabb Goes to Washington"). Also this season, Harm receives combat orders and departs JAG ("Goodbyes"), Mac and Harm make a pact to have children together ("Yeah, Baby"), and both Clayton Webb (Steven Culp) and Admiral Chegwidden heads to Italy to rescue a common mentor from captivity ("Soul Searching").
Production
During this season the production team filmed partially on location in Washington, D.C. for scenes for a few episodes with the main characters.[1] By this point, the United States Navy was now enthusiastic about its support to the series, "We treated JAG the way we would any other production," according to Captain Ron Morse at Navy Office of Information West, the Los Angeles-based liaison office with the entertainment industry, "We look at the scripts, the principal characters and how they respond to the situations they're presented." And both Harm and Mac was clearly to their liking, "[t]hey're attractive, smart, dedicated individuals who behave the way naval officers should and know what they're doing." In summation, "[w]e found JAG to reflect well on the Navy."[1]
This season also advertised the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, while the telephone number 1-800-The-Lost was featured in the closing credits of the season finale, "Goodbyes".
Reception
During its fourth season, JAG's ratings were "up 11 percent in households, 8 percent in adults 18-49 and 10 percent in adults 25-54" when compared to the third season, positioning the series as the fourteenth most watched show in household ratings in the United States.[2]
Michael Kilian in Chicago Tribune opined that at this point in the series, in contrast to JAG's first more action oriented season, "the scripts have become much more intelligent and the stories more realistic, sophisticated and personal" and that the series had "carved itself a niche in the viewing audience" as the "numerous fan Internet sites attest."[1]
Cast and characters
Main
- David James Elliott as Harmon Rabb Jr., Lieutenant Commander
- Catherine Bell as Sarah MacKenzie, Major in the Marine Corps.
- Patrick Labyorteaux as Bud Roberts, Lieutenant J.G. (later, Lieutenant)
- John M. Jackson as A. J. Chegwidden, Rear Admiral
Also starring
- Karri Turner as Harriet Sims, Ensign (later, Lieutenant J.G.)
- Trevor Goddard as Mic Brumby, Lieutenant Commander, RAN
Recurring
- Paul Collins as Alexander Nelson, Secretary of the Navy
- W.K. Stratton as Theodore Lindsey, Commander
- Sibel Galindez as Elizabeth Hawkes, "Skates", Lieutenant
- Steven Culp as Clayton Webb, CIA Agent
- Chuck Carrington as Jason Tiner, Petty Officer
- Harrison Page as Stiles Morris, Rear Admiral
- Claudette Nevins as Porter Webb, NSA Agent
- Michael Bellisario as Michael Roberts
- Anne-Marie Johnson as Roberta Latham, Congresswoman
- Dana Sparks as Carolyn Imes, Commander
- Rex Linn as Mark Falcon, KBG Agent
- Mae Whitman as Chloe Maddison
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 1 | "Gypsy Eyes" | Tony Wharmby | Donald P. Bellisario | September 22, 1998 | 064 | 15.60 |
| 63 | 2 | "Embassy" | Alan J. Levi | R. Scott Gemmill | September 29, 1998 | 063 | 14.40[3] |
| 64 | 3 | "Innocence" | Tony Wharmby | Dana Coen | October 6, 1998 | 062 | 10.30 |
| 65 | 4 | "Going After Francesca" | Alan J. Levi | Stephen Zito | October 13, 1998 | 065 | 10.80 |
| 66 | 5 | "The Martin Baker Fan Club" | Tony Wharmby | Dana Coen | October 20, 1998 | 066 | 9.90 |
| 67 | 6 | "Act of Terror" | Alan J. Levi | Larry Moskowitz | October 27, 1998 | 067 | 15.52[4] |
| 68 | 7 | "Angels 30" | Tony Wharmby | R. Scott Gemmill | November 3, 1998 | 068 | 10.30 |
| 69 | 8 | "Mr. Rabb Goes to Washington" | Jeannot Szwarc | Stephen Zito | November 10, 1998 | 069 | 11.40 |
| 70 | 9 | "People v. Mac" | Tony Wharmby | Larry Moskowitz | November 17, 1998 | 070 | 11.30 |
| 71 | 10 | "The Black Jet" | Jeannot Szwarc | David Zabel | November 24, 1998 | 071 | 16.06[5] |
| 72 | 11 | "Jaggle Bells" | Greg Beeman | R. Scott Gemmill | December 15, 1998 | 072 | 11.10 |
| 73 | 12 | "Dungaree Justice" | Hugo Cortina | David Zabel | January 12, 1999 | 073 | 11.20 |
| 74 | 13 | "War Stories" | Greg Beeman | Dana Coen | January 13, 1999 | 074 | 10.10 |
| 75 | 14 | "Webb of Lies" | Mark Horowitz | R. Scott Gemmill | February 9, 1999 | 075 | 10.70 |
| 76 | 15 | "Rivers' Run" | Greg Beeman | Larry Moskowitz | February 16, 1999 | 076 | 11.60 |
| 77 | 16 | "Silent Service" | Alan J. Levi | Dana Coen | February 23, 1999 | 077 | 11.10 |
| 78 | 17 | "Nobody's Child" | Tony Wharmby | Stephen Zito | March 2, 1999 | 078 | 11.00 |
| 79 | 18 | "Shakedown" | Alan J. Levi | R. Scott Gemmill | March 30, 1999 | 079 | 10.30 |
| 80 | 19 | "The Adversaries" | Tony Wharmby | Story by : Dana Coen and Larry Moskowitz Teleplay by : Larry Moskowitz | April 13, 1999 | 080 | 9.30 |
| 81 | 20 | "Second Sight" | Terrence O'Hara | Dana Coen | April 27, 1999 | 081 | 9.90 |
| 82 | 21 | "Wilderness of Mirrors" | Alan J. Levi | Paul Levine | May 4, 1999 | 082 | 10.90 |
| 83 | 22 | "Soul Searching" | Jeannot Szwarc | Donald P. Bellisario | May 11, 1999 | 083 | 9.40 |
| 84 | 23 | "Yeah, Baby" | Alan J. Levi | R. Scott Gemmill | May 18, 1999 | 084 | 10.10 |
| 85 | 24 | "Goodbyes" | Jeannot Szwarc | Stephen Zito | May 25, 1999 | 085 | 12.90 |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ a b c Kilian, Michael (November 28, 1998). "ON TARGET". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
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