Introduction

The second season of JAG premiered on CBS on 03 January 1997, and concluded on 18 April 1997.

The season, starring David James Elliott and Catherine Bell, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with Paramount Television.

The first season of JAG aired on NBC and JAG began its second season on CBS as a mid-season replacement for Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

Outline

By-the-book Marine Major Sarah “Mac” MacKenzie (Catherine Bell) and Lieutenant Commander Harmon “Harm” Rabb, Jr. (David James Elliott), a former naval aviator, work at the Headqurters of the Judge Advocate General, the internal law firm of the Department of the Navy.

Now stationed out of Falls Church, Virginia, they prosecute, defend, and investigate a plethora of cases including the theft of the Declaration of Independence by a right-wing militia (“We the People”), a brig-break (“Secrets”), superstition in a flying squadron as planes crash supposedly due to the bombing of a mosque during the 1991 Gulf War (“Jinx”), and a sexual harassment allegation by a female fighter pilot (“Crossing the Line”).

Meanwhile, Harm finds himself in hot-water when he fires a machine gun during a tense courtroom battle (“Heroes”), Mac hones her Russian language skills (“Cowboys & Cossacks”), and Rear Admiral A.J. Chegwidden (John M. Jackson) becomes the target of a serial killer from his past (“Ghosts”).

Also this season, Lieutenant junior grade Bud Roberts (Patrick Labyorteaux) joins JAG at the behest of outgoing Lieutenant Meg Austin (Tracey Needham) (“We the People”), Mac confronts her past (“Rendezvous”), and Harm goes undercover as a Gunnery Sergeant (“Force Recon”).

JAG Series 02

• Episode 01: We the People.
• Episode 02: Secrets.
• Episode 03: Jinx.
• Episode 04: Heroes.
• Episode 05: Crossing the Line.
• Episode 06: Trinity.
• Episode 07: Ghosts.
• Episode 08: Full Engagement.
• Episode 09: Washington Holiday.
• Episode 10: The Game of Go.
• Episode 11: Force Recon.
• Episode 12: The Guardian.
• Episode 13: Code Blue.
• Episode 14: Cowboys & Cossacks.
• Episode 15: Rendezvous.

You can find a full index and overview of JAG here.

Trivia

• For its second season, JAG moved from NBC to CBS. Donald P. Bellisario had previously received offers from CBS and ABC to pick up the series, which was reworked to be one of both “legal [drama] and action”.
• Following the departure of series co-star Tracey Needham, Catherine Bell was cast in the lead role of Major Sarah “Mac” MacKenzie.

Production & Filming Details

• Creator(s): Donald P. Bellasario.
• Producer(s): Donald P. Bellasario, Chas. Floyd Johnson, Howard Kazanijan, David Bellasario, Stephen Zito, R. Scott Gemmill, and Chip Vucelich.
• Music: Bruce Broughton, Steven Bramson, and Velton Ray Bunch.
• Cinematography: Hugo Cortina, David J. Miller, and Larry Lindsey.
• Production: Paramount Network Television, Belasarius Productions, and NBC Productions.
• Distributor(s): Paramount Domestic Television and CBS Television Distribution.
• Release Date: 03 January 1997 to 18 April 1997.
• Running Time: 42-47 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.