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JAG (TV Series)

JAG
JAG title.svg
Genre Legal drama
Created by Donald P. Bellisario
Starring
Opening theme "Engage And Destroy"
Composer(s)
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 10
No. of episodes 227 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Donald P. Bellisario
  • Chas. Floyd Johnson
  • (co-exec.; seasons 2–10)
Producer(s)
  • Howard Kazanjian (season 1)
  • David Bellisario
  • Stephen Zito
  • Ed Zuckerman
  • Chip Vucelich (season 10)
Location(s)
Cinematography
  • Hugo Cortina (1995–2001)
  • David J. Miller (2004)
  • Larry Lindsey (1995–96)
Running time 42–47 minutes
Production company(s)
Distributor CBS Television Distribution
Release
Original network NBC (1995–96)
CBS (1997–2005)
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
HDTV 1080i
Original release September 23, 1995 (1995-09-23) – April 29, 2005 (2005-04-29)
Chronology
Related shows

JAG (U.S. military acronym for Judge Advocate General) is an American legal drama television show with a distinct U.S. Navy theme, created by Donald P. Bellisario, and produced by Belisarius Productions in association with Paramount Network Television (now CBS Television Studios). The first season was co-produced with NBC Productions.

Originally perceived 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 midseason 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 NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans.

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 early in 1999.

"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."


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