TV series
L.A. Law
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L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.
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More about L.A. Law
Cast
Corbin BernsenArnie Becker
Harry HamlinMichael Kuzak
Jill EikenberryAnn Kelsey
Susan DeyGrace Van Owen
Alan RachinsDouglas Brackman
Michael TuckerStuart Markowitz
Susan RuttanRoxanne Melman
Blair UnderwoodJonathan RollinsCredits
- Created by
- Steven Bochco, Terry Louise Fisher
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 171
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
NBCUnited States
20th Century Fox TelevisionUnited States
Steven Bochco ProductionsUnited States
