List of JAG episodes
JAG is an American legal drama television show with a distinct U.S. Navy and Marine Corps theme, created by Donald P. Bellisario, and produced by Belisarius Productions in association with Paramount Network Television. The first season was co-produced with NBC Productions.
Originally pitched towards the studio, network, and later also marketed for audiences as a Top Gun meets A Few Good Men hybrid series, the pilot episode of JAG first aired on NBC on September 23, 1995, but the series was later canceled on May 22, 1996, after finishing 79th in the ratings, leaving one episode unaired. Rival network CBS picked up the series for a Mid-season replacement, beginning on January 3, 1997. For several seasons, JAG climbed in the ratings and was on the air for nine additional seasons. JAG furthermore spawned the hit series NCIS, which in turn spun off ' and '.
In total, 227 episodes were produced over 10 seasons. At the time of the original airing of its fifth season in the United States, JAG was seen in over 90 countries worldwide. JAG entered syndication in early 1999.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (1995–96)
This season stars David James Elliott as Harmon Rabb, and Tracey Needham as Meg Austin. Patrick Labyorteaux and John M. Jackson both have continuous arcs throughout the season. Catherine Bell guest stars, Andrea Parker recurs.All episodes of Season 1 are available for streaming on all services.
Season 2 (1997)
This season stars David James Elliott as Harmon Rabb. Catherine Bell joins the main cast as Sarah MacKenzie, alongside Patrick Labyorteaux as Bud Roberts, and John M. Jackson as A.J. Chegwidden. Steven Culp and Karri Turner have continuous arcs throughout the season. Chuck Carrington recurs.The following Season 2 episodes are not available for streaming on CBS All Access, Comcast, or Netflix. According to CBS All Access customer support, they are not licensed for streaming, and the representative was unable to state why.
Episodes 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 13
Season 3 (1997–98)
This season stars David James Elliott as Harmon Rabb, Catherine Bell as Sarah MacKenzie, Patrick Labyorteaux as Bud Roberts, and John M. Jackson as Admiral AJ Chegwidden. Steven Culp and Karri Turner have continuous arcs throughout the season. Tracey Needham guest stars, Chuck Carrington recurs.The following Season 3 episodes are not available for streaming on CBS All Access, Comcast, or Netflix. According to CBS All Access customer support, they are not licensed for streaming, and the representative was unable to state why.
Episodes 3, 4, 8, 12, 15 - 17, 19, 22, 23
Season 4 (1998–99)
This season stars David James Elliott as Harmon Rabb, Catherine Bell as Sarah MacKenzie, Patrick Labyorteaux as Bud Roberts, and John M. Jackson as Admiral AJ Chegwidden. Steven Culp, Trevor Goddard and Karri Turner have continuous arcs throughout the season. Mae Whitman guest stars, Chuck Carrington recurs.The following Season 4 episodes are not available for streaming on CBS All Access, Comcast, or Netflix. According to CBS All Access customer support, they are not licensed for streaming, and the representative was unable to state why.
Episodes: 2 - 5, 7 - 9, 11 - 15, 17 - 24
Season 5 (1999–2000)
This season stars David James Elliott as Harmon Rabb, Catherine Bell as Sarah MacKenzie, Patrick Labyorteaux as Bud Roberts, and John M. Jackson as Admiral AJ Chegwidden. Steven Culp, Trevor Goddard, Randy Vasquez and Karri Turner have continuous arcs throughout the season. Mae Whitman guest stars, Chuck Carrington recurs.The following Season 5 episodes are not available for streaming on CBS All Access, Comcast, or Netflix. According to CBS All Access customer support, they are not licensed for streaming, and the representative was unable to state why.
Episodes: 4, 5, 9, 11, 13 - 15, 19, 21, 24, 25
Season 6 (2000–01)
This season stars David James Elliott as Harmon Rabb, Catherine Bell as Sarah MacKenzie, Patrick Labyorteaux as Bud Roberts, and John M. Jackson as Admiral AJ Chegwidden. Steven Culp, Trevor Goddard, Randy Vasquez and Karri Turner have continuous arcs throughout the season. Mae Whitman and Andrea Parker guest star, Chuck Carrington recurs.The following Season 6 episodes are not available for streaming on CBS All Access, Comcast, or Netflix. According to CBS All Access customer support, they are not licensed for streaming, and the representative was unable to state why.
Episodes: 1 - 6, 8 - 13, 15 - 19, 22 - 24
Season 7 (2001–02)
This season stars David James Elliott as Harmon Rabb, Catherine Bell as Sarah MacKenzie, Patrick Labyorteaux as Bud Roberts, and John M. Jackson as Admiral AJ Chegwidden. Steven Culp, Trevor Goddard, Zoe McLellan, Scott Lawrence, Nanci Chambers, Randy Vasquez and Karri Turner have continuous arcs throughout the season. Chuck Carrington recurs.The following Season 7 episodes are not available for streaming on CBS All Access, Comcast, or Netflix. According to CBS All Access customer support, they are not licensed for streaming, and the representative was unable to state why.
Episodes: 1 - 4, 8, 10 - 15, 17 - 21, 23
Season 8 (2002–03)
This season stars David James Elliott as Harmon Rabb, Catherine Bell as Sarah MacKenzie, Patrick Labyorteaux as Bud Roberts, and John M. Jackson as Admiral AJ Chegwidden. Steven Culp, Zoe McLellan, Scott Lawrence, Nanci Chambers, Randy Vasquez and Karri Turner have continuous arcs throughout the season. Tamlyn Tomita guest stars, Chuck Carrington recurs.The following Season 8 episodes are not available for streaming on CBS All Access, Comcast, or Netflix. According to CBS All Access customer support, they are not licensed for streaming, and the representative was unable to state why.
Episodes: 2, 3, 6, 8 - 14, 16 - 24
Season 9 (2003–04)
This season stars David James Elliott as Harmon Rabb, Catherine Bell as Sarah MacKenzie, Patrick Labyorteaux as Bud Roberts, and John M. Jackson as Admiral AJ Chegwidden. Steven Culp, Zoe McLellan, Scott Lawrence, Randy Vasquez and Karri Turner have continuous arcs throughout the season. Chuck Carrington recurs.The following Season 9 episodes are not available for streaming on CBS All Access, Comcast, or Netflix. According to CBS All Access customer support, they are not licensed for streaming, and the representative was unable to state why.
Episodes: 1 - 3, 5 - 7, 10 - 12, 14 - 19, 21 - 23
Season 10 (2004–05)
This season stars David James Elliott as Harmon Rabb, Catherine Bell as Sarah MacKenzie, and Patrick Labyorteaux as Bud Roberts. Scott Lawrence joins the main cast as Sturgis Turner, alongside Zoe McLellan as Jennifer Coates. Steven Culp, David Andrews and Karri Turner have continuous arcs throughout the season. Jordana Spiro, Meta Golding and Chris Beetem also star.The following Season 10 episodes are not available for streaming on CBS All Access, Comcast, or Netflix. According to CBS All Access customer support, they are not licensed for streaming, and the representative was unable to state why.
Episodes: 1 - 4, 6 - 13, 15 - 20, 22
US television ratings
Seasonal rankings of JAG from Nielsen ratings on NBC and CBS.| Season | Time slot | Season premiere | Season finale | TV season | Rank | Viewers |
| 1 | Saturday at 8:00 pm Wednesday at 8:00 pm | September 23, 1995 | May 22, 1996 | 1995–1996 | 79 | 11.56 |
| 2 | Friday at 9:00 pm Friday at 8:00 pm | January 3, 1997 | April 18, 1997 | 1996–1997 | 68 | 11.80 |
| 3 | Tuesday at 8:00 pm | September 23, 1997 | May 19, 1998 | 1997–1998 | 36 | 12.90 |
| 4 | Tuesday at 8:00 pm | September 22, 1998 | May 25, 1999 | 1998–1999 | 17 | 14.20 |
| 5 | Tuesday at 8:00 pm | September 21, 1999 | May 23, 2000 | 1999–2000 | 25 | 14.07 |
| 6 | Tuesday at 8:00 pm | October 3, 2000 | May 22, 2001 | 2000–2001 | 26 | 14.60 |
| 7 | Tuesday at 8:00 pm | September 25, 2001 | May 21, 2002 | 2001–2002 | 15 | 14.80 |
| 8 | Tuesday at 8:00 pm | September 24, 2002 | May 20, 2003 | 2002–2003 | 26 | 12.97 |
| 9 | Friday at 9:00 pm | September 26, 2003 | May 21, 2004 | 2003–2004 | 37 | 10.80 |
| 10 | Friday at 9:00 pm | September 24, 2004 | April 29, 2005 | 2004–2005 | 50 | 9.66 |
JAG had generally an older skewing audience: for the 2002-2003 season, the median age viewer was 58. As a comparison, for the same season, Law & Order and on NBC had a median of 50, while The Practice and NYPD Blue on ABC had a median of 48. However, as the article in Broadcasting & Cable states: "fewer broadcast network primetime series than had median age audiences over 50"