JAG (TV series)

JAG
Genre	Legal drama
Created by	Donald P. Bellisario
Starring	David James Elliott Tracey Needham Catherine Bell Patrick Labyorteaux John M. Jackson Scott Lawrence Zoe McLellan
Opening theme	"Engage And Destroy"
Composer(s)	Bruce Broughton (pilot & theme) Steven Bramson Velton Ray Bunch (6 episodes)
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)	Big Bear Lake, CA El Mirage Dry Lake, CA Valencia, CA (studio set)
Cinematography	Hugo Cortina (1995–2001) David J. Miller (2004) Larry Lindsey (1995–96)
Running time	42–47 minutes
Production company(s)	Belisarius Productions NBC Productions (1995–96) Paramount Television
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	NCIS NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS: New Orleans

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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