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Boston Legal

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Comedy-Drama

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Boston Legal is an American legal dramedy television series created by David E. Kelley and produced by David E. Kelley Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television as a spin-off of The Practice, which follows the personal and professional exploits of a group of attorneys working at the law firm of Crane, Poole & Schmidt.

The series aired in the USA on ABC from 3 October, 2004 to 8 December, 2008. There are 101 hour-long episodes in five seasons.

Boston Legal originally aired in South Africa on DStv's M-Net Series channel from 3 April, 2006 to 23 November, 2009. It later aired on DStv's M-Net HD channel (Season 5 only) and on TopTV's Fox Entertainment channel, beginning with Season 2.

See "Seasons" below for seasonal broadcast dates and times.

Season 5 originally aired on M-Net Series from 31 August to 23 November, 2009, on Mondays at 21h00. New episodes broadcast weekly.

Season 5 aired on DStv's M-Net HD channel from 10 November, 2009 to 2 February, 2010, on Tuesdays at 16h00. New episodes broadcast weekly. It was the only season of the show to air on the channel.

Season 5 premiered on Fox Entertainment on Sunday 4 September 2011, at 21h00. New episodes broadcast weekly. There are 13 episodes in the fifth and final season.

M-Net Series Repeats

Tuesdays: 03h00, 09h00, 15h00

Season 5

Led by an Emmy Award-winning cast, Boston Legal returns for its fifth and final season to tell the professional and personal stories of a group of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys.

Sometimes irreverent and funny, sometimes intense and moving, Boston Legal prides itself on being at the forefront of issue-oriented television, often addressing issues that are underreported by the media.

The series confronts social and moral issues, while its characters continually stretch the boundaries of the law.

Back-to-back Emmy Award winners James Spader and William Shatner play Alan Shore and Denny Crane, unlikely kindred spirits among the brigade of high-priced litigators at Crane Poole & Schmidt.

In addition, Shirley Schmidt (Candice Bergen), a founding partner of the firm, continues to help bring order to the chaotic office. She keeps a vigilant eye on all, particularly on Denny Crane, with whom she shares a checkered past.

Continuing to keep the office staff in tow is no-nonsense senior partner Carl Sack (John Larroquette), yet another ex-boyfriend of Shirley's, who has a newfound respect for the quirky team.

Added to the mix are Jerry Espenson (Christian Clemenson), Shore's friend and fellow lawyer who suffers from Aspergers syndrome; and Katie Lloyd, a young associate who is proving that she can run with the big dogs in the Boston offices.

Boston Legal stars James Spader as Alan Shore, John Larroquette as Carl Sack, Christian Clemenson as Jerry Espenson, Tara Summers as Katie Lloyd, with Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt and William Shatner as Denny Crane.

Seasons

Note: the first season aired on Fox Entertainment before the channel was operational in South Africa. The first episode to air in South Africa on Fox was Season 2, Episode 2 on 1 May, 2010.

Season 1 (17 episodes)

Channel: M-Net Series | Premiere: 3 Apr 2006 | Finale: 24 Jul 2006 | Mondays, 21h00

Season 2 (27 episodes)

Channel: M-Net Series | Premiere: 22 Jan 2007 | Finale: 23 Jul 2007 | Mondays, 21h00
Channel: Fox Entertainment | Premiere: 24 Apr 2010 | Finale: 23 Oct 2010 | Saturdays, 21h00

Season 3 (24 episodes)

Channel: M-Net Series | Premiere: 14 Jan 2008 | Finale: 23 Jun 2008 | Mondays, 21h00
Channel: Fox Entertainment | Premiere: 31 Oct 2010 | Finale: 10 Apr 2011 | Sundays, 21h45

Season 4 (20 episodes)

Channel: M-Net Series | Premiere: 27 Oct 2008 | Finale: 9 Mar 2009 | Mondays, 21h00
Channel: Fox Entertainment | Premiere: 17 Apr 2011 | Finale: 28 Aug 2011 | Sundays, 21h00

Season 5 (13 episodes)

Channel: M-Net Series | Premiere: 31 Aug 2009 | Finale: 23 Nov 2009 | Mondays, 21h00
Channel: M-Net HD | Premiere: 10 Nov 2009 | Finale: 2 Feb 2010 | Tuesdays, 16h00
Channel: Fox Entertainment | Premiere: 4 Sep 2011 | Finale: 27 Nov 2011 | Sundays, 21h00


Season 5 Cast

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Alan Shore

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Denny Crane

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Paul Lewiston

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Shirley Schmidt

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Denise Bauer

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Jerry Espenson

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Carl Sack

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Katie Lloyd

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Attorney Morrison

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Catherine Piper

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Edwin Poole

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Judge Clark Brown

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Judge Paul Resnick

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Walter Seymore

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A.D.A. Christopher Palmer

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A.D.A. Frank Ginsberg

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Attorney Melvin Palmer

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Judge Willard Reese

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A.D.A. John Lennox

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Bethany Horowitz

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Detective John Stephenson

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Joanna Monroe

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Judge Byron Fudd

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Marshall Kennedy

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Attorney Emma Path

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Judge Victoria Peyton

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Marlena Hoffman

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Penelope Kimball

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A.D.A. George McDougal

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Attorney Elisa Brooks

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Attorney Jeremy Hollis

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Attorney Wade Mathis

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Attorney Wayne Davidson

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Carol Hober

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D.A. Jack Fitzhugh

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Donald Feldcamp

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Dr. Jeremy Marley

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Dr. Robert Brooks

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Joe Hellman

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Joy Espenson

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Judge Judy Beacon

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Judge Milton Brody

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Judge Paula Stern

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Judge Walter Yardley

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Margie Coggins

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Martin Monrow

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Ming Wang Shu

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Officer Kent Stone

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Officer Preston Holt

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Phoebe Prentice

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Turnip

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U.S.D.A. Rep Joel Beavis

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Owen Patterson


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