
Scripted series · CBS
JAG
The defense never rests.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How JAG actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
JAG reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge Advocate General) division, the elite legal wing of officers that prosecutes and defends those accused of military-related crimes. He works closely with Lt. Col. Sarah Mackenzie, and together they do what needs to be done to find the truth.
The run
Seasons
10 seasons · 227 episodes.

Season 0 · Complete
Specials
200617 episodes

Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
199522 episodes
7.3IMDbBest episode · S01E02 A New Life (2)

Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
199715 episodes
6.6IMDbBest episode · S02E02 Secrets

Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
199724 episodes
6.0IMDbBest episode · S03E04 Blind Side

Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
199824 episodes
6.0IMDb
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
199925 episodes
5.9IMDbBest episode · S05E17 People v. Gunny

Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
200024 episodes
6.1IMDb
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
200124 episodes
6.1IMDb
Season 8 · Complete
Season 8
200224 episodes
6.0IMDb
Season 9 · Complete
Season 9
200323 episodes
6.1IMDb
Season 10 · Complete
Season 10
200422 episodes
6.3IMDbBest episode · S10E22 Fair Winds and Following Seas
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S01E02
A New Life (2)
Harm & Kate continue to investigate the death of Lt. Angela Arutti, all the while the carrier remaining on combat status.
- Directed by Donald P. Bellisario
- Written by Donald P. Bellisario

S01E07
War Cries
Cpl. Parr shoots at an intruder, who he believes shot at him first, at the United States Embassy in Lima, Peru. The intruder, an unarmed 15-year-old teen, is killed. But he wasn't just any boy. He was the brother of Cpl. Parr's girlfriend who (according to her) is pregnant. Harm and Meg are tasked to determine if the teenager was, in fact, unarmed, or if this was an attempt to kill the ambassador. Locations: Lima, Peru
- Directed by Duwayne Dunham
- Written by R. Scott Gemmill

S01E01
A New Life
When a female F-14 Tomcat RIO (Radar Intercept Officer) goes missing from the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Seahawk while stationed in the Adriatic Sea, the Judge Advocate General of the Navy, Rear Admiral Al Brovo (Kevin Dunn), sends young Lieutenant Harmon Rabb with Lieutenant Junior Grade Caitlin Pike on Bastille Day 1995 out to the carrier where they must find out whether her death was accidental or intentional.
- Directed by Donald P. Bellisario
- Written by Donald P. Bellisario

S01E06
Pilot Error
During a test flight Lt. Pendry has a deadly crash with his Tomcat. Harm and Meg are ordered to probe this case and the facts point to a pilot error, not at a system malfunction. Though Pendry was a risk-taking pilot, Harm doesn't think he has gone too far based on his knowledge from his flying days with Pendry. Locations: Miramar Naval Air Station; San Diego/area and off-coast
- Directed by Les Landau
- Written by Robert Cochran, Jack Orman

S01E10
Boot
Meg goes under cover as a Marine recruit in order to investigate the mysterious death of a female private in a boot camp. The facts point at the two drill instructors SSgt. Carrington and Sgt. Gonzales. But a newspaper clipping found by Lt. Austin changes the situation completely. Locations: Parris Island; Washington D.C.
- Directed by Jim Johnston
- Written by Lucian Truscott IV

S01E11
Sightings
While searching for a girl who disappeared near an abandoned Naval Air Station, Harm and Meg watch the same mysterious lights and hear the same painful sound which also took place during Kathy's disappearance. Though it looks like alien movement, neither Austin nor Rabb believe in UFOs. While looking for the young girl on the base, they nearly get caught but thanks to Kathy they manage to escape, but are trapped on the base. Locations: Del Rio, Texas
- Directed by Thomas Del Ruth
- Written by Evan Katz
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E14
The Jagged Edge - High Command
S00E13
The Jagged Edge - Overwhelming Force
S00E10
The Jagged Edge - Initial Deployment
S00E12
The Jagged Edge - Amphibious Assault
S00E11
The Jagged Edge - Fraternization
S00E15
The Jagged Edge - Semper Fi
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

Donald P. Bellisario
Showrunner
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Larry Moskowitz
Writer
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Thom Parham
Writer

Ed Zuckerman
Writer
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Douglas Stark
Writer

Lyn Greene
Writer
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Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Writer
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Greg Strangis
Writer
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Eric Morris
Writer
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Mark Saraceni
Writer
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Craig Tepper
Writer
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Charles Holland
Writer
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Kimberly Costello
Writer
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Tom Towler
Writer
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Nelson Costello
Writer
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Alex Davidson
Writer
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Stephen Zito
Writer
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Philip DeGuere Jr.
Writer

Patrick Labyorteaux
Writer
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Terry Curtis Fox
Writer
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Catherine Stribling
Writer

Robert Cochran
Writer
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Matt Witten
Writer
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Lucian Truscott IV
Writer

Don McGill
Writer

R. Scott Gemmill
Writer
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Paul J. Levine
Writer
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Thomas L. Moran
Writer
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David Ehrman
Writer
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John Chambers
Writer

David Zabel
Writer

John Schulian
Writer
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Dana Coen
Writer
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Robert McCullough
Writer
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Darcy Meyers
Writer
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Robert Crais
Writer

Evan Katz
Writer

Richard Levine
Writer
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Jack Orman
Writer
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Nan Hagan
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Michael ZinbergProducer
- Charles HollandProducer
- Mark HorowitzProducer
- R. Scott GemmillProducer
- Donald P. BellisarioExecutive Producer
- Donald P. BellisarioProducer
Writing
- Larry MoskowitzWriter
- Thom ParhamWriter
- Ed ZuckermanWriter
- Douglas StarkWriter
- Lyn GreeneWriter
- Jonathan Robert KaplanWriter
Direction
- Dennis SmithDirector
- David James ElliottDirector
- Michael ZinbergDirector
- Greg BeemanDirector
- Doug LeflerDirector
- James Whitmore Jr.Director
Cinematography
- Larry LindseyDirector of Photography
- John R. LeonettiDirector of Photography
- Bing SokolskyDirector of Photography
- Hugo CortinaDirector of Photography
- Thomas Del RuthDirector of Photography
- Donald M. MorganDirector of Photography
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