The Practice

The Practice (1997)

Between Justice And Morality Can We Choose?

  • Genre: Drama
  • Creator: David E. Kelley
  • First Air Date: 1997-03-04
  • Last Air Date: 2004-05-16
  • Total Seasons: 8
  • Total Episodes: 168
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 44 min.
  • Production Company: David E. Kelley Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Network: ABC
star 7.7/10
From 96 Ratings

Summary

A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”

  • Keywords: boston, massachusetts, lawyer, law firm, zealous, complex, serious, dramatic, suspenseful, tense, intense, bold
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    The Practice Trailer

    The Practice Seasons

    Season 0

    First Air Date:
    1 Episodes

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1997-03-04
    6 Episodes

    Season 2

    First Air Date: 1997-09-20
    28 Episodes

    Season 3

    First Air Date: 1998-09-27
    23 Episodes

    Season 4

    First Air Date: 1999-09-26
    22 Episodes

    Season 5

    First Air Date: 2000-10-08
    22 Episodes

    Season 6

    First Air Date: 2001-09-23
    23 Episodes

    Season 7

    First Air Date: 2002-09-29
    22 Episodes

    Season 8

    First Air Date: 2003-09-28
    22 Episodes

    The Practice Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Pilot60 min
    Season 1Episode 2Part II60 min
    Season 1Episode 3Trial and Error60 min
    Season 1Episode 4Part IV60 min
    Season 1Episode 5Part V60 min
    Season 1Episode 6Part VI60 min
    Season 2Episode 1Reasonable Doubts60 min
    Season 2Episode 2Betrayal60 min
    Season 2Episode 3The Blessing60 min
    Season 2Episode 4Dog Bite60 min
    Season 2Episode 5First Degree60 min
    Season 2Episode 6Sex, Lies and Monkeys60 min
    Season 2Episode 7Search and Seizure60 min
    Season 2Episode 8The Means60 min
    Season 2Episode 9Save the Mule60 min
    Season 2Episode 10Spirit of America60 min
    Season 2Episode 11Hide and Seek60 min
    Season 2Episode 12Race with the Devil60 min
    Season 2Episode 13The Civil Right60 min
    Season 2Episode 14The Pursuit of Dignity60 min
    Season 2Episode 15Line of Duty60 min
    Season 2Episode 16Truth and Consequences60 min
    Season 2Episode 17Burden of Proof60 min
    Season 2Episode 18Ties That Bind60 min
    Season 2Episode 19The Trial60 min
    Season 2Episode 20Cloudy with a Chance of Membranes60 min
    Season 2Episode 21In Deep60 min
    Season 2Episode 22Another Day60 min
    Season 2Episode 23Checkmate60 min
    Season 2Episode 24Trees in the Forest60 min
    Season 2Episode 25Food Chains60 min
    Season 2Episode 26Axe Murderer60 min
    Season 2Episode 27Duty Bound60 min
    Season 2Episode 28Rhyme and Reason60 min
    Season 3Episode 1Passing Go60 min
    Season 3Episode 2Reasons to Believe60 min
    Season 3Episode 3Body Count60 min
    Season 3Episode 4The Defenders60 min
    Season 3Episode 5The Battlefield60 min
    Season 3Episode 6One of Those Days60 min
    Season 3Episode 7Trench Work60 min
    Season 3Episode 8Swearing In60 min
    Season 3Episode 9State of Mind60 min
    Season 3Episode 10Love and Honor60 min
    Season 3Episode 11Split Decisions60 min
    Season 3Episode 12A Day in the Life60 min
    Season 3Episode 13Judge and Jury60 min
    Season 3Episode 14Of Human Bondage60 min
    Season 3Episode 15Lawyers, Reporters and Cockroaches60 min
    Season 3Episode 16End Games60 min
    Season 3Episode 17Target Practice60 min
    Season 3Episode 18Crossfire60 min
    Season 3Episode 19Closet Justice60 min
    Season 3Episode 20Home Invasions60 min
    Season 3Episode 21Infected60 min
    Season 3Episode 22Do Unto Others60 min
    Season 3Episode 23Happily Ever After60 min
    Season 4Episode 1Free Dental60 min
    Season 4Episode 2Boston Confidential60 min
    Season 4Episode 3Loser's Keepers60 min
    Season 4Episode 4Legacy60 min
    Season 4Episode 5Oz60 min
    Season 4Episode 6Marooned60 min
    Season 4Episode 7Victimless Crimes60 min
    Season 4Episode 8Committed60 min
    Season 4Episode 9Bay of Pigs60 min
    Season 4Episode 10Day in Court60 min
    Season 4Episode 11Blowing Smoke60 min
    Season 4Episode 12New Evidence60 min
    Season 4Episode 13Hammerhead Sharks60 min
    Season 4Episode 14Checkmates60 min
    Season 4Episode 15Race Ipsa Loquitor60 min
    Season 4Episode 16Settling60 min
    Season 4Episode 17Black Widows60 min
    Season 4Episode 18Death Penalties60 min
    Season 4Episode 19Till Death Do Us Part (1)60 min
    Season 4Episode 20Liberty Bells (2)60 min
    Season 4Episode 21The Honorable Man60 min
    Season 4Episode 22Life Sentence60 min
    Season 5Episode 1Summary Judgments60 min
    Season 5Episode 2Germ Warfare60 min
    Season 5Episode 3Officers of the Court60 min
    Season 5Episode 4Appeal and Denial60 min
    Season 5Episode 5We Hold These Truths...60 min
    Season 5Episode 6Show and Tell60 min
    Season 5Episode 7Brothers' Keepers60 min
    Season 5Episode 8Mr. Hinks Goes to Town60 min
    Season 5Episode 9The Deal60 min
    Season 5Episode 10Friends and Ex-Lovers60 min
    Season 5Episode 11An Early Frost60 min
    Season 5Episode 12Payback60 min
    Season 5Episode 13The Thin Line60 min
    Season 5Episode 14The Day After60 min
    Season 5Episode 15Awakenings60 min
    Season 5Episode 16Gideon's Crossover60 min
    Season 5Episode 17What Child is This?60 min
    Season 5Episode 18The Confession60 min
    Season 5Episode 19Home of the Brave60 min
    Season 5Episode 20The Case of Harland Bassett60 min
    Season 5Episode 21Poor Richard's Almanac60 min
    Season 5Episode 22Public Servants60 min
    Season 6Episode 1The Candidate120 min
    Season 6Episode 2Killing Time60 min
    Season 6Episode 3Liar's Poker60 min
    Season 6Episode 4Vanished (1)60 min
    Season 6Episode 5Vanished (2)60 min
    Season 6Episode 6Honor Code60 min
    Season 6Episode 7Suffer the Little Children60 min
    Season 6Episode 8Dangerous Liaisons60 min
    Season 6Episode 9Inter Arma Silent Leges60 min
    Season 6Episode 10Eyewitness60 min
    Season 6Episode 11The Test60 min
    Season 6Episode 12Pro Se60 min
    Season 6Episode 13Judge Knot60 min
    Season 6Episode 14Man and Superman60 min
    Season 6Episode 15M. Premie Unplugged60 min
    Season 6Episode 16Manifest Necessity60 min
    Season 6Episode 17Fire Proof60 min
    Season 6Episode 18The Return of Joey Heric60 min
    Season 6Episode 19Eat and Run60 min
    Season 6Episode 20Evil-Doers60 min
    Season 6Episode 21This Pud's for You60 min
    Season 6Episode 22The Verdict60 min
    Season 7Episode 1Privilege60 min
    Season 7Episode 2Convictions60 min
    Season 7Episode 3Of Thee I Sing60 min
    Season 7Episode 4The Cradle Will Rock60 min
    Season 7Episode 5Neighboring Species60 min
    Season 7Episode 6The Telltale Nation60 min
    Season 7Episode 7Small Sacrifices60 min
    Season 7Episode 8Bad to Worse60 min
    Season 7Episode 9The Good Fight60 min
    Season 7Episode 10Silent Partners60 min
    Season 7Episode 11Down the Hatch (1)60 min
    Season 7Episode 12Final Judgment (2)60 min
    Season 7Episode 13Character Evidence60 min
    Season 7Episode 14The Making of a Trial Attorney60 min
    Season 7Episode 15Choirboys (1)60 min
    Season 7Episode 16Special Deliveries (2)60 min
    Season 7Episode 17Burnout60 min
    Season 7Episode 18Capitol Crimes60 min
    Season 7Episode 19Les is More60 min
    Season 7Episode 20Heroes and Villains60 min
    Season 7Episode 21Baby Love (1)60 min
    Season 7Episode 22Goodbye (2)60 min
    Season 8Episode 1We the People60 min
    Season 8Episode 2The Chosen (1)60 min
    Season 8Episode 3Cause of Action (2)60 min
    Season 8Episode 4Blessed Are They (3)60 min
    Season 8Episode 5The Heat of Passion (1)60 min
    Season 8Episode 6The Lonely People (2)60 min
    Season 8Episode 7Rape Shield60 min
    Season 8Episode 8Concealing Evidence60 min
    Season 8Episode 9Victims' Rights60 min
    Season 8Episode 10Equal Justice60 min
    Season 8Episode 11Police State60 min
    Season 8Episode 12Avenging Angels60 min
    Season 8Episode 13Going Home (1)60 min
    Season 8Episode 14Pre-Trial Blues (2)60 min
    Season 8Episode 15Mr. Shore Goes to Town (3)60 min
    Season 8Episode 16In Good Conscience (1)60 min
    Season 8Episode 17War of the Roses (2)60 min
    Season 8Episode 18The Case Against Alan Shore (3)60 min
    Season 8Episode 19The Firm60 min
    Season 8Episode 20Comings and Goings60 min
    Season 8Episode 21New Hoods on the Block60 min
    Season 8Episode 22Cheers (a.k.a Adjourned: Series Finale)60 min
    • Steve Harris

      as Eugene Young
    • Camryn Manheim

      as Ellenor Frutt
    • Michael Badalucco

      as Jimmy Berluti
    • Jessica Capshaw

      as Jamie Stringer
    • James Spader

      as Alan Shore
    • Rhona Mitra

      as Tara Wilson
    Camera Herbert Davis Director of Photography
    Sound Marco Beltrami Original Music Composer
    Production Megan McConnell Casting Director
    Production Janet Gilmore Casting Director
    Production Pamela J. Wisne Producer
    Production Jonathan Pontell Producer
    Production Alice West Producer
    Production Gary M. Strangis Producer
    Production David E. Kelley Executive Producer
    Production Jeffrey Kramer Producer
    Production Robert Breech Producer
    Production Joseph Berger-Davis Producer
    Production Ed Redlich Producer
    Production Todd Ellis Kessler Producer
    Production Christina Musrey Producer

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