JAG

63
Metascore
1995-2005
10 seasons
NBC
Action & Adventure, Suspense, Drama
TV-14

JAG is an adventure drama about an elite wing of officers trained as lawyers who investigate, prosecute and defend those accused of crimes in the military. Navy Cmdr. Harmon "Harm" Rabb, an ace pilot turned lawyer, and Marine Lt. Col. Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie, a beautiful by-the-book officer, are colleagues who hold the same high standards but find themselves clashing when they choose different routes to get to the same place. The unmistakable chemistry between them must be held at bay for professional reasons as they traverse the globe together with a single mission: to search for and discover the truth. Helping them with their mission is Navy Lt. Cmdr. Bud Roberts, a lawyer who proved his grit and determination when, after losing a leg in a land mine field while on a mission, fought back and became even better at his job.

63
Metascore
1995-2005
10 seasons
NBC
Action & Adventure, Suspense, Drama
TV-14

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Tue, Apr 2, 2019

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It will be Elliott's first appearance on any of JAG's spin-offs

Fri, Mar 29, 2019

JAG's David James Elliott Will Return as Harmon Rabb on NCIS: Los Angeles

Ask Matt: Good Wife, Sleepy Hollow, Spinoffs, S.H.I.E.L.D., Chicago Fire

Send questions and comments to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter! Question: Last Sunday's "Hitting the Fan" episode of The Good Wife lived up to the hype. It was a game changer, but I guess it left me feeling slimed. Alicia has always taken a righteous position and walked a fine ethical line. On Sunday, I feel like she fell off a cliff — not only was she a party to trying to download files which I'm not sure is illegal but certainly not ethical (notwithstanding the ends-justify-the-means argument), but she also seemed gleeful about Peter using his political position to her gain. As Will seemed so right to point out, she seems to have no idea how bad she has become. This is not the good wife that I have been watching. What were your thoughts? — Megan

Mon, Nov 4, 2013

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The Tuesday Playlist: High Times on Justified, New Girl; Splash or Belly Flop?

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Tue, Mar 19, 2013

The Tuesday Playlist: High Times on Justified, New Girl; Splash or Belly Flop?

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Wed, Nov 21, 2012

Report: CBS Trying to Use NCIS Creator's Brain Condition to Influence Trial

Desperate Housewives' Steven Culp Joins Grey's Anatomy

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Sat, Sep 1, 2012

Desperate Housewives' Steven Culp Joins Grey's Anatomy

Roush Review: Holy Rolling in the Aisles on GCB

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Fri, Mar 2, 2012

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Blue Bloods' New Boss: We're Not Changing the Show

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Mon, Aug 22, 2011

Blue Bloods' New Boss: We're Not Changing the Show

NCIS Creator Suing CBS Over NCIS: LA

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Thu, Apr 28, 2011

The Biz: Second-chance Successes

Mae West once said, "All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else." Several TV networks couldn't agree more. The Game was dumped by The CW in 2009 when the network decided to get out of the half-hour comedy business. Since relocating to cable network BET in January, the sexy, soapy sitcom about pro football players and the women who love them has averaged 4.4 million viewers — more than any current show on The CW...

Wed, Mar 30, 2011

CBS Renews NCIS for Season 9

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Thu, Feb 3, 2011

David James Elliott Returns to CSI: NY

David James Elliott will return to CSI: NY, TVGuide.com has confirmed. The 50-year-old JAG alum will reprise the role of FBI Agent Russ Josephson, the ex-husband of Sela Ward's Jo. In the first episode...

Fri, Jan 21, 2011

Keck's Exclusives: JAG's David James Elliott Returns to CBS on CSI: NY

One of CBS' biggest stars is coming back to the network! David James Elliott, who starred as Cmdr. Harmon "Harm" Rabb, Jr. on JAG from 1995-2005, has been cast on CSI: NY. And it's an awesome role.David will play Russ Josephson, the ex-husband of Sela Ward's new investigator, Jo Danville. (Expect Jo to crack a joke about being Jo Josephson.) David will debut in an early January episode he is now shooting, and producers tell me there's a possibility he could come back for more...

Fri, Oct 15, 2010

Keck's Exclusives: JAG's David James Elliott Returns to CBS on CSI: NY

Cheers & Jeers: Scoundrels' Sweet David James

Jeers to Scoundrels for not living up to its title.ABC's summer crime dramedy (at least I think it's trying to be funny) suffered a huge loss when Neal McDonough was reportedly sacked after three days of production because the devout Catholic refused to shoot sex scenes with costar Virginia Madsen. McDonough brings a riveting malevolence to every role he plays, from sleazy DA David McNorris on Boomtown to psycho killer Dave Williams on Desperate Housewives. He surely would've lived up to the name of Palm Springs crime family patriarch Wolfgang "Wolf" West.Here's the real crime: McDonough was replaced by David James Elliott, a likably generic TV hunk best known for his role as straight-arrow military man Harmon "Harm" Rabb on JAG. But on Scoundrels, Elliott seems...

Mon, Jun 21, 2010

Cheers & Jeers: Scoundrels' Sweet David James

David James Elliott Plunges into Sci Fi's Knights of Bloodsteel

JAG's David James Elliott has traded his buzzcut and pressed uniform for a flowing mane and a leather breastplate to star in Sci Fi's two-part movie event Knights of Bloodsteel (Sunday, April 19 and Monday, April 20, 9 pm/ET, Sci Fi). Elliott stars as freedom fighter John Serragoth in this tale about the continent of Mirabilis, where humans, goblins, elves and dwarves seek bloodsteel, an ore that imparts magical abilities to anyone who can draw it from the Earth. TVGuide.com spoke with Elliott about making the leap into the fantasy genre, training for sword-fighting scenes and talking up the idea of a JAG reunion.TVGuide.com: Knights of Bloodsteel could not be more different from JAG. What drew you to the project?David James Elliott: I'm a fan of the genre and I'm always looking for something my 6-year-old can watch. I thought it was right up his alley. He's always asking me to be in a movie, because he's a big movie watcher.Read on for more with David James Elliott!

Fri, Apr 17, 2009

David James Elliott Plunges into Sci Fi's Knights of Bloodsteel

JAG's David James Elliott Makes an Impact

Finally, a crumb for David James Elliott's loyal fans. The JAG alum will star in Impact, a four-hour, $13 million miniseries about the disaster that ensues when a piece of a dwarf star lodges itself in the moon, triggering a series of anomalies on Earth, including exaggerated tides, sporadic weightlessness and (the horror!) cell-phone service interruption.Per the Reporter, Elliott will play an astrophysicist who with a help of a lady astronomer concluded that the moon is now on a collision course with Earth. What they can possibly do about that, I do not know. Call Bruce Willis? — MWM

Fri, Apr 18, 2008

JAG's David James Elliott Makes an Impact

Casting News: Commander in Chief Duo Joins ABC's Club

Ever Carradine and Kyle Secor have joined the cast of the new fall drama Women's Murder Club, playing Rob Estes' fiancée and a charming lawyer, respectively.... Also per the Reporter, CSI: NY's A.J. Buckley (aka lab tech Adam) has been bumped up to series-regular status.... Benny Ciaramello (Filthy Gorgeous) is joining Friday Night Lights in a recurring role, as Lyla's love interest.... Sally Pressman (Army Wives) stars as a married woman hiding an addiction to s-e-x in the Lifetime flick Love Sick. JAG's David James Elliott plays one of her regular booty calls.

Wed, Aug 15, 2007

Casting News: Commander in Chief Duo Joins ABC's Club

JAG's Catherine Bell Rings The Triangle

Starting Monday, Dec. 5, at 9 pm/ET, Sci Fi Channel will explore The Triangle — as in the inexplicable Bermuda phenomenon — over the course of a three-part miniseries event. (Take an extended look Behind the Scenes of The Triangle in this special video.) Joining the likes of Eric Stoltz, Lou Diamond Phillips and Sam Neill in the ensemble cast, JAG alumna Catherine Bell plays Emily Patterson, a deep-ocean resou

Thu, Dec 1, 2005

JAG's Catherine Bell Rings The Triangle

Starting Monday, Dec. 5, at 9 pm/ET, Sci Fi Channel will explore The Triangle — as in, yes, the inexplicable Bermuda phenomenon — over the course of a three-part miniseries event. Joining the likes of Eric Stoltz, Lou Diamond Phillips and Sam Neill in the ensemble cast, JAG alumna Catherine Bell plays Emily Patterson, a deep-ocean resource engineer driven by dire financial straits to contribute her expertise to a frustrated shipping magnate's daring effort to explain the oceanic mystery of the Triangle. "After JAG ended, the first thing that happened for me was The Triangle, actually," the actress tells

Wed, Nov 30, 2005

JAG Secrets Revealed!

Now that former Andy Dick Show funnyman Robert Blesse has landed himself a guest gig on tomorrow night's JAG (9 pm/ET on CBS), we finally know someone who can give us the dirt on the squeaky-clean military drama. So, Robert, tell your friends at TV Guide Online: Is it true that David James Elliot hogs all the good junk food at the craft-services table? "Actually, I can't say for sure," the cagey actor replies with a chuckle. Sounds like this up-and-comer is under strict orders to withhold any info about his leading man's gluttonous tendencies. "I didn't get to work with [Elliot], but I'm sure he can have all the Fritos he wants." Just as we suspected! What about major babe Catherine Bell? Does the crew crank up the air conditioning every time the major hottie arrives on the set? "I can't confirm that, either," Blesse says, slyly adding, "I do hear that it's a very happy time, though." From the way that he's talking —

Thu, Sep 30, 2004