Ally McBeal
"A series that dares to reveal what's most exciting about a woman's body... her mind."
HuluAlly McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and loves are eccentric, humorous, dramatic with an incredibly overactive imagination that's working overtime!
Season 1
The first season of the television series Ally McBeal began airing in the United States on September 8, 1997, concluded on May 18, 1998, and consisted of 23 episodes. It tells the story of Ally McBeal, a young lawyer who found herself without a job after being sexually harassed by her boss, only to end up employed by her friend from college, Richard Fish, to work in the firm he created with his friend John Cage, named "Cage & Fish."
Season 2
The second season of the television series Ally McBeal commenced airing in the United States on September 14, 1998, concluded on May 24, 1999, and consisted of 23 episodes. On March 22, 1999, Fox aired a special titled Life and Trials of Ally McBeal in which Bill Maher interviewed the cast after nearly finishing two seasons of the show. The special was produced by a different company. The entire season originally aired Mondays at 9pm, just like the season before.
Season 3
The third season of the television series Ally McBeal commenced airing in the United States on October 25, 1999, concluded on May 22, 2000, and consisted of 21 episodes. The entire season originally aired Mondays at 9pm, just like the seasons before. A month before the premiere of the season, Fox began airing Ally, a half-hour show that consisted of re-edited scenes from the first two seasons and previously unseen footage, with the intention of making it a sitcom. 13 episodes of the show were shot, but only 10 were broadcast.
Season 4
The fourth season of the television series Ally McBeal commenced airing in the United States on October 12, 2000, concluded on May 21, 2001, and consisted of 23 episodes. The entire season originally aired Mondays at 9pm, just like the seasons before. The fourth season had an average rating of 12.0 million viewers in the United States and was ranked #40 on the complete ranking sheet of all the year's shows. This was the third highest rated season of Ally McBeal.
Season 5
The fifth and final season of the television series Ally McBeal commenced airing in the United States on October 29, 2001, concluded on May 20, 2002, and consisted of 22 episodes. The entire season originally aired Mondays at 9pm, just like the seasons before. The fifth season had an average rating of 9.4 million viewers in the United States and was ranked #65 on the complete ranking sheet of all the year's shows. In addition to being the lowest-rated season of Ally McBeal and the grounds for the show's cancellation on April 18, 2002, it was also the only season of the show that failed to win any Emmy or Golden Globe awards.
Cast (742)
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Directors
Mel Damski
Director
Ages 51-55
Jonathan Pontell
Director
Bill D'Elia
Director
Michael Schultz
Director
Ages 58-63
Billy Dickson
Director
Arlene Sanford
Director
Jeannot Szwarc
Director
Ages 57-62
Rachel Talalay
Director
Ages 39-43
Bethany Rooney
Director
Dennie Gordon
Director
Ages 44-49
Kenny Ortega
Director
Ages 47-52
Arvin Brown
Director
Ages 57-61
Alex Graves
Director
Ages 32-36
Peter MacNicol
Director
Ages 43-48
Oz Scott
Director
Ages 47-52
Vincent Misiano
Director
Jack Bender
Director
Ages 47-52
Allan Arkush
Director
Ages 49-54
Sandy Smolan
Director
Joanna Kerns
Director
Ages 44-49
Thomas Schlamme
Director
Ages 47-51
David Grossman
Director
Elodie Keene
Director
Ages 48-53
Adam Nimoy
Director
Ages 41-45
Greg Germann
Director
Ages 39-44
Alan Myerson
Director
Ages 57-61
Jeremy Kagan
Director
Ages 51-56
Steve Gomer
Director
Michael Lange
Director
Ages 47-52
Bryan Gordon
Director
Jace Alexander
Director
Ages 33-38
Adam Arkin
Director
Ages 41-45
James Frawley
Director
Ages 60-65
Joe Napolitano
Director
Ages 48-53
Ben Lewin
Director
Ages 51-55
Dennis Dugan
Director
Ages 51-55
Barnet Kellman
Director
Dan Attias
Director
Ages 45-50
David Semel
Director
Ron Lagomarsino
Director
Sarah Pia Anderson
Director
Ages 45-49
Victoria Hochberg
Director
Ages 44-49
Tom Moore
Director
Ages 54-58
Writers
David E. Kelley
Writer
Ages 41-46
David E. Kelley
Story
Ages 41-46
Roberto Benabib
Story
Ages 37-42
Roberto Benabib
Writer
Ages 37-42
Constance M. Burge
Writer
Constance M. Burge
Story
Cindy Lichtman
Story
Cindy Lichtman
Writer
Barb Mackintosh
Story
Josh Caplan
Story
Peter Blake
Story
John J. Sakmar
Story
Kerry Lenhart
Story
Kayla Alpert
Writer
Nicole Yorkin
Writer
Dawn Prestwich
Writer
Melissa Rosenberg
Story
Ages 35-39
Peter MacNicol
Writer
Ages 43-48
Shelly Landau
Writer
Jim Praytor
Story
Andi Bushell
Story
Jeff Pinkner
Story
Ages 32-37
Jill Goldsmith
Writer
Alicia Martin
Story
Producers
Composers
Cinematographers
Original Language
en
Spoken Languages
English
Production Countries
US
Production Companies
David E. Kelley Productions, 20th Century Fox Television