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L.A. Law

“The professionals who will take you into the jungles of American justice”

L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.

1986 7.0/10 community score 8 seasons · 171 episodes Ended
  • Drama
  • War & Politics

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First aired
Seasons
8
Episodes
171
Status
Ended

Latest aired episode

S8 E22

Finish Line

Aired 45 min

McKenzie throws the firm into a turmoil when he announces his plans to retire as they prepare to throw him a surprise 65th birthday party; thinking that he's reached rock bottom at the age of 42, Becker reaches out to Halliday for comfort and finds himself in church; Levinson represents an elderly clothing manufacturer sued by his son in a power struggle over their family business; Benny and Rosalie argue when Dominic urges him to invest money in a race horse.

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Season guide

Most recent seasons first

9 season entries
  • Season 8

    22 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 7

    22 episodes

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  • Season 6

    22 episodes

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  • Season 5

    22 episodes

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  • Season 4

    22 episodes

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  • Season 3

    19 episodes

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  • Season 2

    20 episodes

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  • Season 1

    22 episodes

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  • Specials

    3 episodes

    First episode aired

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