Introduction

The sixth season of JAG premiered on CBS on 03 October 2000, and concluded on 22 May 2001.

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

Outline

Lieutenant Colonel Sarah “Mac” MacKenzie (Catherine Bell) and Commander Harmon “Harm” Rabb, Jr. (David James Elliott) are lawyers assigned to the Headquarters of the Judge Advocate General, an office in the Department of the Navy tasked with prosecuting and defending criminal cases under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). Harm and Mac investigate numerous occurrences, including espionage (“Legacy”), stowaways (“Florida Straits”), aircraft malfunctions (“Flight Risk”), breaches of religious law (“The Princess and the Petty Officer”), war crimes from the Vietnam War (“A Separate Peace”), and NATO collisions (“Collision Course”).

Also this season, Bud (Patrick Labyorteaux) blames a Navy doctor for the death of his daughter (“Family Secrets”), Commander Caitlin Pike (Andrea Parker) returns to JAG HQ (“Touch and Go”), Admiral Chegwidden (John M. Jackson) heads a promotion board (“Baby, It’s Cold Outside”), and Mic (Trevor Goddard) and Mac become engaged (“Lifeline”).

Also, Harm becomes lost at sea (“Adrift”), Harriet is promoted to Lieutenant (“Lifeline”), and Mac prepares to give a historical lecture at the United States Naval Academy (“Mutiny”).

JAG Series 06

• Episode 01: Legacy, Part 01.
• Episode 02: Legacy, Part 02.
• Episode 03: Florida Straits.
• Episode 04: Flight Risk.
• Episode 05: JAG TV.
• Episode 06: The Princess and the Petty Officer.
• Episode 07: A Separate Peace, Part 01.
• Episode 08: A Separate Peace, Part 02.
• Episode 09: Family Secrets.
• Episode 10: Touch and Go.
• Episode 11: Baby, It’s Cold Outside.
• Episode 12: Collision Course.
• Episode 13: Miracles.
• Episode 14: Killer Instinct.
• Episode 15: Iron Coffin.
• Episode 16: Retreat, Hell.
• Episode 17: Valour.
• Episode 18: Liberty.
• Episode 19: Salvation.
• Episode 20: To Walk on Wings.
• Episode 21: Past Tense.
• Episode 22: Lifeline.
• Episode 23: Mutiny.
• Episode 24: Adrift, Part 01.

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

Trivia

• The real Judge Advocate General of the Navy at the time, Rear Admiral Donald J. Guter, visited the set during the production of episode eighteen, titled “Liberty”.
• Also this season, JAG filmed scenes at the Marine training facility Camp Pendleton, as “under an agreement with the Marine Corps, the show’s producers get access to troops, combat equipment and military training in exchange for the service’s approval of the scripts”.
• Donald P. Bellisario credits the military as being particularly supportive, while series star Catherine Bell opined that JAG had become “the little show that could. It keeps going and growing”.

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 October 2000 to 22 May 2001.
• Running Time: 42-47 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.