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JAG (season 8)

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Country of origin
  
United States

Original network
  
CBS

No. of episodes
  
24

Starring
  
David James Elliott Catherine Bell Patrick Labyorteaux John M. Jackson Scott Lawrence Zoe McLellan Karri Turner Nanci Chambers Randy Vasquez

Original release
  
September 24, 2002 (2002-09-24) – May 20, 2003 (2003-05-20)

The eighth season of JAG premiered on CBS on September 24, 2002, and concluded on May 20, 2003. The season, starring David James Elliott and Catherine Bell, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with CBS Productions.

Contents

The two episodes, "Ice Queen" and "Meltdown" also introduced the team who would later go on to appear in the first ever spin-off series for the NCIS franchise, NCIS.

Plot

Tenacious lawyer Lieutenant Colonel Sarah MacKenzie (Catherine Bell), a beautiful, by-the-book Marine, is tasked with prosecuting, defending, and enforcing the laws of the sea as a member of the Navy's elite Judge Advocate General Corps. Along with her partner Commander Harmon Rabb, Jr. (David James Elliott) - a former Tomcat pilot - Mac investigates a plethora of cases including desertion ("The Promised Land"), oxygen deprivation ("In Thin Air"), sexual harassment ("Offensive Action"), a mishap aboard the USS Seahawk ("When the Bough Breaks"), and a death during surgery ("Complications"). Also this season, Bud (Patrick Labyorteaux) is injured in Afghanistan ("Critical Condition"), Petty Officer Jennifer Coates (Zoe McLellan) joins JAG ("All Ye Faithful"), Commander Theodore Lindsey (W.K. Stratton) returns ("Fortunate Son"), Webb (Steven Culp) goes missing in Paraguay ("A Tangled Webb"), and Chegwidden (John M. Jackson) accidentally ejects from a F-14 ("Heart and Soul"). Meanwhile, Lieutenant Loren Singer (Nanci Chambers) is murdered ("Ice Queen"), placing Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and his NCIS team directly in Harm's way ("Meltdown").

Production

In January 2003, CBS announced that Donald P. Bellisario was developing a JAG spin-off, based on the work of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Tentatively titled Navy CIS, the series premiered during the JAG episodes "Ice Queen" and "Meltdown". Also this season, Dean Stockwell joins the cast as his First Monday character Senator Edward Sheffield.

References

JAG (season 8) Wikipedia