Introduction

The third season of JAG premiered on CBS on 23 September 1997, and concluded on 19 May 1998.

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

Outline

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

Mac, a beautiful, by-the-book Marine, is JAG’s Chief of Staff and Harm’s partner.

She oversees a team including Lieutenant J.G. Bud Roberts (Patrick Labyorteaux), Ensign Harriet Sims (Karri Turner), and Commander Carolyn Imes (Dana Sparks), as they investigate cases including the discovery of a skeleton aboard a decommissioned ship (“Ghost Ship”), a fraternisation charge (“The Court-Martial of Sandra Gilbert”), a training accident (“Blindside”), and a murder in Vietnam (“Vanished”).

Meanwhile, Mac comes face-to-face with her past (“The Good of the Service”), and departs JAG for private-practice (“Impact”), Bud tries his hand at Karaoke (“Above and Beyond”), Harm is accused of murder (“People v. Rabb”), Harm and Mac travel to Russia (“To Russia With Love”), Rear Admiral A.J. Chegwidden (John M. Jackson) loses his mentor (“With Intent to Die”), and Mac learns of Lieutenant Diane Schonke (“Death Watch”), her doppelganger whose murder was investigated by Harm and Lieutenant Meg Austin (Tracey Needham) in 1996.

JAG Series 03

• Episode 01: Ghost Ship.
• Episode 02: The Court-Martial of Sandra Gilbert.
• Episode 03: The Good of the Service.
• Episode 04: Blind Side.
• Episode 05: King of the Fleas.
• Episode 06: Vanished.
• Episode 07: Against All Enemies.
• Episode 08: Above and Beyond.
• Episode 09: Impact.
• Episode 10: People v. Rabb.
• Episode 11: Defenceless.
• Episode 12: Someone to Watch over Annie.
• Episode 13: With Intent to Die.
• Episode 14: Father’s Day.
• Episode 15: Yesterday’s Heroes.
• Episode 16: Chains of Command.
• Episode 17: The Stalker.
• Episode 18: Tiger, Tiger.
• Episode 19: Death Watch.
• Episode 20: The Imposter.
• Episode 21: The Return of Jimmy Blackhorse.
• Episode 22: Clipped Wings.
• Episode 23: Wedding Bell Blues.
• Episode 24: To Russia with Love.

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

Trivia

• Despite an initial reluctance to co-operate from the United States Department of the Navy (due to sensitivity in light of all the accumulative negative publicity that had been generated from the Tailhook scandal and its aftermath), during season three, the naval services had begun to change their minds, and began to render support to the production team on a script-by-script basis.
• Commander Bob Anderson of the Navy’s entertainment media liaison office in Los Angeles stated that “we’re fine with that as long as the bad guys are caught and punished, and the institution of the Navy is not the bad guy”.

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: 23 September 1997 to 19 May 1998.
• Running Time: 42-47 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.