JAG season 1

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JAG
Season 1
StarringDavid James Elliott
Tracey Needham
Andrea Parker
Patrick Labyorteaux
John M. Jackson
Andrea Thompson
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 23, 1995 (1995-09-23) –
May 22, 1996 (1996-05-22)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of JAG premiered on NBC on September 23, 1995, and concluded on May 22, 1996. The season, initially starring David James Elliott and Andrea Parker, and later starring Tracey Needham, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with NBC Productions.

Plot

"Dramatic, action adventure programming has all but disappeared from the airwaves. I don't do sitcoms; I don't do urban neurotic dramas. I created JAG because it's the kind of television I like to watch. Besides that, I served four years in the Marine Corps and remain fascinated by the military's code of ethics—God, duty, honor, country—and how, in these rapidly changing times, it still survives. That's what Harm and Mac, and JAG as a whole, represent."

Donald P. Bellisario on creating JAG[1]

Lieutenant Harmon Rabb, Jr. (David James Elliott), a former aviator, is employed by the Navy's Judge Advocate General Corps, the elite legal division of the United States Navy. In Washington, D.C., Harm is partnered with Lieutenant Meg Austin (Tracey Needham), a junior officer with drive and determination. Together, Harm and Meg work alongside Commander Alison Krennick (Andrea Thompson), Admiral A.J. Chegwidden (John M. Jackson), Ensign Bud Roberts (Patrick Labyorteaux), and Lieutenant Caitlin Pike (Andrea Parker), as they prosecute and defend the laws of the sea. This season, the team investigate the murder of a female fighter pilot ("A New Life"), the death of a civilian contractor ("Shadow"), a training mishap ("Desert Son"), serial killings at a cemetery ("Déjà Vu"), and a murder at a Peruvian embassy ("War Cries"). Also this season, Harm suffers personal losses when his best friend ("Pilot Error") and girlfriend ("Skeleton Crew") are both killed, Meg faces death when she is critically wounded by an assassin ("Hemlock"), and Harm is promoted to Lieutenant Commander ("Defensive Action").

Production

In Spring 1996, NBC announced that they were not commissioning JAG for a second season. Donald P. Bellisario states that he had already received offers from CBS and ABC to pick up the series.[2] Bellisario also credits the cancellation with allowing him to create "the show he'd always wanted to make", as NBC had "wanted action, and [he had] wanted a mix of legal [drama] and action".[3]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest appearances

Episodes

No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code 		U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"A New Life (Part I)"Donald P. BellisarioDonald P. BellisarioSeptember 23, 1995 (1995-09-23)00116.00
22"A New Life (Part II)"Donald P. BellisarioDonald P. BellisarioSeptember 23, 1995 (1995-09-23)00216.00
33"Shadow"Donald P. BellisarioDonald P. BellisarioSeptember 30, 1995 (1995-09-30)00311.00
44"Desert Son"Joe NapolitanoTeleplay: Donald P. Bellisario, Robert Crais and Evan Katz
Story: Robert Crais		October 7, 1995 (1995-10-07)00511.10
55"Déjà Vu"Doug LeflerEvan KatzOctober 21, 1995 (1995-10-21)0049.90
66"Pilot Error"Les LandauTeleplay: Jack Orman, Robert Cochran & Donald P. Bellisario
Story: Jack Orman		November 4, 1995 (1995-11-04)00710.30
77"War Cries"Duwayne DunhamR. Scott GemmillNovember 11, 1995 (1995-11-11)00810.80
88"Brig Break"Jim JohnstonTeleplay: Reuben Leder and Robert Cochran
Story: Robert Cochran		December 2, 1995 (1995-12-02)00610.40
99"Scimitar"John McPhersonRobert CochranDecember 9, 1995 (1995-12-09)0109.10
1010"Boot"Jim JohnstonLucian K. Truscott IVJanuary 6, 1996 (1996-01-06)01211.90
1111"Sightings"Tom Del RuthEvan KatzJanuary 13, 1996 (1996-01-13)00910.10
1212"The Brotherhood"Michael ZinbergR. Scott Gemmill & Donald P. BellisarioFebruary 3, 1996 (1996-02-03)01310.40
1313"Defensive Action"Ray AustinTerry Curtis FoxMarch 13, 1996 (1996-03-13)01112.10
1414"Smoked"Jim JohnstonDonald P. BellisarioMarch 20, 1996 (1996-03-20)01412.60
1515"Hemlock"Jim JohnstonTeleplay: Jack Orman & Donald P. Bellisario
Story: Robert Cochran, Jack Orman and Donald P. Bellisario		March 27, 1996 (1996-03-27)01514.00
1616"High Ground"Ray AustinRobert L. McCullough & Greg StrangisApril 3, 1996 (1996-04-03)01612.30
1717"Black Ops"Ray AustinTeleplay: Greg Strangis & Robert L. McCullough
Story: Peter Lance, Greg Strangis & Robert McCullough		April 10, 1996 (1996-04-10)01712.90
1818"Survivors"Greg BeemanTeleplay: R. Scott Gemmill, Donald P. Bellisario and Jack Orman
Story: R. Scott Gemmill		April 17, 1996 (1996-04-17)01810.90
1919"Recovery"Joe NapolitanoJack OrmanMay 1, 1996 (1996-05-01)01911.30
2020"The Prisoner"Michael ZinbergEvan KatzMay 8, 1996 (1996-05-08)0209.40
2121"Ares"Ray AustinEric Hall and Jack OrmanMay 22, 1996 (1996-05-22)0219.20
2222"Skeleton Crew"Donald P. BellisarioDonald P. BellisarioTBA022TBA

References

  1. ^ "JAG - Production notes, season 5". Archived from the original on December 10, 2000. Retrieved 2000-12-10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help). From the Paramount website, through archive.org. Retrieved on 2013-10-09.
  2. ^ http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2005/04/why_jag_came_to.html
  3. ^ http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2005/04/why_jag_came_to.html
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