L.A. Law

Name: L.A. Law
Genre: Drama
Released: September 15, 1986
Rating: 83
Cast: Alan Rosenberg, Alan Rachins, Debi Mazar, John Spencer, A Martinez

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Series Details & Credits

NBC | Release Date: September 15, 1986

Starring: Alan Rosenberg, Alan Rachins, Debi Mazar, John Spencer, A Martinez, Blair Underwood, Jimmy Smits, Susan Dey, Susan Ruttan, Jill Eikenberry, Corbin Bernsen, Larry Drake, Michael Tucker, Amanda Donohoe, Michele Greene, Harry Hamlin, Cecil Hoffmann, Alexandra Powers, Richard A. Dysart

Summary: On this critically acclaimed drama about a top Los Angeles law firm, some of the best battles take place outside of the courtroom. In the bedroom, in the courtroom, or at McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney & Kuzak's staff meetings, the firm's ambitious, competitive attorneys confront conflict between their own desires, their obligations asOn this critically acclaimed drama about a top Los Angeles law firm, some of the best battles take place outside of the courtroom. In the bedroom, in the courtroom, or at McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney & Kuzak's staff meetings, the firm's ambitious, competitive attorneys confront conflict between their own desires, their obligations as attorneys, and their principles as human beings.

EMMY AWARDS

"L.A. Law" won the following 15 Emmy Awards during its run:

1987

Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Art Direction for a Series - "Pilot" - Jeffrey L. Goldstein, Production Designer; Richard D. Kent, Set Decorator
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series - "Pilot" - Gregory Hoblit
Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series - "Pilot" - Alfre Woodard
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series - "The Venus Butterfly" - Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher

1988

Outstanding Editing for a Series (single camera production) -
"Full Marital Jacket" - Elodie Keene
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Larry Drake
1989

Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Larry Drake
1990

Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Jimmy Smits
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series - "Blood, Sweat and Fears" - David E. Kelley
1991

Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series - "On The Toad Again" - David E. Kelley
1992

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Richard Dysart
NIELSEN RATINGS

The show was a ratings leader throughout its run:

#21 in the 1986- 1987 Season
#13 in the 1987- 1988 Season
#13 in the 1988- 1989 Season
#16 in the 1989- 1990 Season
#23 in the 1990- 1991 Season
#28 in the 1991- 1992 Season

"L.A. Law" ON CABLE

"L.A. Law" reruns air on A&E occasionally. … Expand

Creator: Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher

Genre(s): Drama

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S8:E23. 100th Episode Celebration
Air Date: February 6, 1991
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S8:E22. Finish Line
Air Date: May 19, 1994
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S8:E21. Whistle Stop
Air Date: May 12, 1994

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Critic Reviews

100

Howard Rosenberg

Apr 29, 2013

Season 1 Review: It's high-pitched, unforgettable, knockout, electrifying TV...There should be a law requiring more series like NBC's new L.A. Law. [15 Sept 1986, p.C1]

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Tom Shales

Apr 29, 2013

Season 1 Review: So rousingly well done that it seems to come from a different solar system than most contemporary episodic television shows, and yet too many rapturous panegyrics could spoil some of the fun. The two-hour pilot for the series...is so terribly and industriously entertaining that you hate to see the program lumped in with things that are supposedly "good for you." This isn't a John Chancellor commentary. This is living, breathing matter -- clever, thoughtful, ribald and hard-boiled. [15 Sept 1986, p.B1]

100

Steve Sonsky

Apr 29, 2013

Season 1 Review: This is L.A. Law, which not only is the best offering of the new television season, but the best pilot for a new show since Hill Street Blues' debut six TV seasons ago. It will, as they say, make you laugh; it will make you cry. It brandishes a superior cast and a wit and style that elevate it immediately into the rarefied Hill Street/St. Elsewhere atmospheres -- shows whose structure of interwoven story lines that dangle from episode to episode it shares. [14 Sept 1986, p.K1]

Clifford Terry

Apr 29, 2013

Season 1 Review: A sharp, intelligent, splendidly entertaining venture that deftly draws upon a world of callousness and commitment, long hours and short fuses. [15 Sept 1986, p.5]

Ken Tucker

Jun 7, 2013

Season 4 Review: L.A. Law remains consistently, almost defiantly, entertaining. Read full review

Ken Tucker

Jun 10, 2013

Season 8 Review: L.A. Law still has some of its earlier problems ... but that Law is once again worth fretting over is a measure of its startling renewal. Read full review

John J. O'Connor

Apr 29, 2013

Season 1 Review: After watching the rest of what is a very promising pilot, we are left with the unpleasant aftertaste of saccharin. A passing miscalulation, or a harbinger of episodes to come? Bring on the series. [15 Sept 1986, p.C14]

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 8

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  Air Date: October 7, 1993
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  S8:E23. 100th Episode Celebration
  Air Date: February 6, 1991
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  S8:E22. Finish Line
  Air Date: May 19, 1994
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  S8:E21. Whistle Stop
  Air Date: May 12, 1994
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  S8:E20. How Am I Driving?
  Air Date: May 5, 1994
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  S8:E19. Tunnel of Love
  Air Date: April 28, 1994
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  S8:E18. Dead Issue
  Air Date: April 21, 1994
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  S8:E17. Silence is Golden
  Air Date: April 14, 1994
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  S8:E16. Whose San Andreas Fault Is it, Anyway?
  Air Date: March 24, 1994
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  S8:E15. Three on a Patch
  Air Date: March 17, 1994
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  S8:E14. God is My Co-Counsel
  Air Date: March 10, 1994
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  S8:E13. Age of Insolence
  Air Date: February 24, 1994
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  S8:E12. Cold Cuts
  Air Date: February 17, 1994
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  S8:E11. McKenzie, Brackman, Barnum & Bailey
  Air Date: February 10, 1994
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  S8:E10. He Ain't Guilty, He's My Brother
  Air Date: February 3, 1994
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  S8:E9. Rhyme and Punishment
  Air Date: December 16, 1993
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  S8:E8. Eli's Gumming
  Air Date: December 9, 1993
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  S8:E7. Pacific Rimshot
  Air Date: November 18, 1993
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  S8:E6. Safe Sex
  Air Date: November 11, 1993
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  S8:E5. The Green, Green Grass of Home
  Air Date: November 4, 1993
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  S8:E4. Foreign Co-Respondent
  Air Date: October 28, 1993
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  S8:E3. How Much Is That Bentley in the Window?
  Air Date: October 21, 1993
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  S8:E2. Leap of Faith
  Air Date: October 14, 1993
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  S8:E1. Book of Renovation, Chapter 1
  Air Date: October 7, 1993
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  Air Date: October 22, 1992
Season 6

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  Air Date: October 10, 1991
Season 5

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  Air Date: October 18, 1990
Season 4

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  Air Date: November 2, 1989
Season 3

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  Air Date: November 3, 1988
Season 2

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  Air Date: October 15, 1987
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 15, 1986