JAG (season 1)


The first season of JAG premiered on NBC on September 23, 1995, and concluded on July 15, 1996. The season, initially starring David James Elliott and Tracey Needham, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with NBC Productions and Paramount Television.

Plot

Lieutenant Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr., a former naval aviator turned lawyer, is employed by the Navy's Judge Advocate General's Corps, the internal law firm of the Department of the Navy. In Washington, D.C., Harm is partnered with Lieutenant Meg Austin, a junior officer with drive and determination. Together, Harm and Meg work alongside Commander Alison Krennick, Rear Admiral A.J. Chegwidden, and Lieutenant Caitlin Pike, as they prosecute and defend the under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. This season, the team investigate the murder of a female naval flight officer, the death of a civilian contractor, a training mishap, a murder at Arlington National Cemetery with connections to Thai diplomats, and a murder at the U.S. Embassy in Peru. Also this season, Harm suffers personal losses when his best friend and girlfriend are both killed, Meg faces death when she is critically wounded by an professional assassin, and Harm is promoted to the grade of Lieutenant Commander.

Production

Production of the first season of JAG was based at Sunset Gower Studios, right in the heart of Hollywood.
In Spring 1996, NBC announced that they were not commissioning Paramount Television to make a second season of JAG. Creator and Executive producer Donald P. Bellisario states that he had already received offers from CBS and ABC to pick up the series. Bellisario also credits the cancellation with allowing him to create "the show he'd always wanted to make", as NBC had "wanted action, and wanted a mix of legal and action".

Cast and characters

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