Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and personal lives of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. A spin-off of long-running series The Practice.
Where to watch
-
Hulu
-
Amazon Video
-
Apple TV Store
-
Fandango At Home
see all options Availability data: JustWatch
- Seasons
- 5
- Episodes aired
- 101
- Latest aired
- S05E12
- Total runtime
- 3d
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 October 2004 – March 2005 17 episodes
- Season 2 September 2005 – May 2006 27 episodes
- Season 3 September 2006 – May 2007 24 episodes
- Season 4 September 2007 – May 2008 20 episodes
- Season 5 September 2008 – December 2008 13 episodes
-
S05E01 Smoke Signals
September 22 · 43min find the promo
Show synopsis
Alan answers a call for help from Bethany Horowitz in a suit against a tobacco giant, but he suffers a crisis of confidence when the opposing counsel turns out to be an old girlfriend. Meanwhile, Denny is plagued by a case of performance anxiety.
-
S05E02 Guardians and Gatekeepers
September 29 · 43min find the promo
Show synopsis
A close call for Denny involving prescription drugs inspires Alan to go after a pharmaceutical company for its unscrupulous advertising tactics. Meanwhile, Carl defends Shirley's 17-year-old granddaughter after she's caught voting illegally, and Jerry and Katie help a girl who was sexually assaulted in a private detention facility.
-
S05E03 Dances with Wolves
October 6 · 42min find the promo
Show synopsis
Denny is arrested on concealed-weapon charges after shooting a man who tried to rob him and Jerry. Meanwhile, a case gets personal for Alan when he tries to help a sex surrogate in a custody battle for her daughter.
-
S05E04 True Love
October 13 · 43min find the promo
Show synopsis
After an old girlfriend hires Alan to help her husband beat a murder charge, he faces a moral and professional dilemma when his lingering feelings for her elicit a secret desire for a conviction.
-
S05E05 The Bad Seed
October 20 · 43min find the promo
Show synopsis
Alan and Shirley prepare for a fight with the military on behalf of a man whose brother died under suspicious circumstances. Meanwhile, Jerry helps his sister in her search for the identity of the father of her son, who was conceived through an anonymous donor.
-
S05E06 Happy Trails
October 27 · 42min find the promo
Show synopsis
Shirley defends the notorious Catherine Piper after she accidentally blows up her doctor. Meanwhile, Alan and Denny take a break from the office, but they are out of their element at a dude ranch in Utah.
-
S05E07 Mad Cows
November 3 · 42min find the promo
Show synopsis
Alan and Denny sue the USDA on behalf of a cattle rancher who wants to test her entire herd for mad cow disease; Jerry's consideration to make partner hinges on an up-or-down vote by the firm's panel, which includes Paul Lewiston.
-
S05E08 Roe
November 10 · 43min find the promo
Show synopsis
Alan and Shirley help a minor in a legal battle over her pregnancy, and Jerry takes up his own defense when he faces aggravated-assault charges after an encounter with a bully.
-
S05E09 Kill, Baby, Kill
November 17 · 43min find the promo
Show synopsis
Carl and Denny go to Virginia to defend a prison guard who shot a death-row inmate when a lethal-injection execution was botched. Meanwhile, Alan and Shirley help a woman who says she lost her job after voting for John McCain.
-
S05E10 Thanksgiving
November 24 · 43min find the promo
Show synopsis
Shirley's quiet Thanksgiving with Carl becomes considerably louder when she opens her door to other members of the firm, including Alan, Denny, Jerry, Katie and emotionally unstable partner Edwin Poole, who brings his 6-year-old foster son.
-
S05E11 Juiced
December 1 · 43min find the promo
Show synopsis
When Denny receives bad news about the state of his Alzheimer's, Alan goes before the Massachusetts Supreme Court to plead for access to an experimental drug that could help his condition. Meanwhile, Jerry and Katie try to help a girl get into Harvard after her SAT scores arouse suspicion, and Catherine Piper returns.
-
S05E12 Made in China (1)
December 8 · 43min find the promo
Show synopsis
Financial problems may force Crane, Poole & Schmidt to be put up for sale. Meanwhile, Alan petitions the Supreme Court for Denny's access to a non-FDA approved medicine; and Shirley and Carl plan their wedding.
-
S05E13 Last Call (2)
December 8 · 42min find the promo
Show synopsis
Financial problems may force Crane Poole & Schmidt to be put up for sale in the series finale, which also finds Alan petitioning the Supreme Court for Denny's access to a non-FDA approved medicine, and Shirley and Carl planning their wedding.