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Scripted series · ABC

Boston Legal

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the courtroom.

7.9IMDb386 votesStrongly recommended
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2004 – 20085 seasons · 101 episodes~42 min per episodeTV-14Ended
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TV DNA

How Boston Legal actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Boston Legal reads strongest on Character Depth, Humour and Emotional Weight.

Character DepthDefining8.5

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

HumourStrong6.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

Emotional WeightStrong5.9

How much the series is designed to affect you.

BingeabilityStrong5.7

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

SerializedStrong5.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

Cliffhanger IntensityPresent4.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

TensionPresent4.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

SpectacleLight3.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

The story

What it's about

Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and personal lives of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. A spin-off of long-running series The Practice.

The run

Seasons

5 seasons · 101 episodes.

  • Official poster for Specials

    Season 0 · Unannounced

    Specials

    12 episodes

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    200417 episodes

    8.0IMDb

    Best episode · S01E05 An Eye for an Eye

  • Official poster for Season 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    200527 episodes

    7.8IMDb

    Best episode · S02E23 Race Ipsa

  • Official poster for Season 3

    Season 3 · Complete

    Season 3

    200624 episodes

    8.0IMDb

    Best episode · S03E01 Can't We All Get a Lung?

  • Official poster for Season 4

    Season 4 · Complete

    Season 4

    200720 episodes

    8.0IMDb

    Best episode · S04E17 The Court Supreme

  • Official poster for Season 5

    Season 5 · Complete

    Season 5

    200813 episodes

    8.0IMDb

    Best episode · S05E13 Last Call (2)

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from Schadenfreude

S02E02

Schadenfreude

8.8IMDb5 votes

The Kelly Nolan trial continues, but Alan, Denny and Brad run fear the worst when Kelly's cold demeanor begins to turn off the jury. Meanwhile, Garrett and Sara are enlisted to help Denise in her divorce settlement and Malcolm convinces Tara to represent Johnny Damon, Edwin Starr's nephew, whose performance of War strikes a nerve at a nightclub.

4 Oct 200543 min
Still from Can't We All Get a Lung?

S03E01

Can't We All Get a Lung?

8.8IMDb6 votes

Terminally ill Daniel Post needs Denise and Shirley's help after running afoul of the law. Meanwhile, Alan defends Jerry after his driving habits lead to trouble.

19 Sept 200643 min
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S02E14

Breast in Show

8.7IMDb6 votes

After meeting Irma for a date, Alan finds himself defending her when she is charged with a sex crime by protesting topless. Meanwhile, Denise finds it difficult to remain close to Daniel when he invites her to his own funeral, and Garrett faces his toughest challenge yet when Catherine invades his office.

7 Feb 200643 min
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S03E07

Trick or Treat

8.7IMDb6 votes

Halloween brings Denise startling news about Daniel Post; Denny meets Bethany's mother; Jerry needs Alan's help with a federal jury matter; and the fallout from the Scott Little case continues for Coho when he's sued by the Hooper's nosy neighbor.

31 Oct 200643 min
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S02E10

Legal Deficits

8.6IMDb5 votes

After kidnapping a witness and physically assaulting a priest, Brad is put on trial and enlists the help of Denny and Shirley to bail him out. Meanwhile, Alan's hands are full with his secretary's financial troubles when her credit card company charges ridiculous interest rates putting her $50,000 in debt.

13 Dec 200542 min
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S02E24

Deep End of the Poole

8.6IMDb5 votes

Name partner Edwin Poole returns from a mental institution to Crane, Poole and Schmidt, ready to jump back in, but Shirley has reservations when he decides to sue a candy company. An A.D.A. with a grudge against Alan brings charges, accusing him of advising his client to flee when a guilty verdict was inevitable. Meanwhile, Brad and Denise decide where to take their relationship.

2 May 200642 min

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

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S05E13

Last Call (2)

8.3IMDb6 votes
8 Dec 200842 min
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S05E12

Made in China (1)

8.0IMDb2 votes
8 Dec 200843 min
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S05E08

Roe

7.5IMDb2 votes
10 Nov 200843 min

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Executive production

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