SummaryLed 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... Read More
Created By:David E. Kelley
Boston Legal
5 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere:
Oct 3, 2004
Metascore
Generally Favorable
69
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.2
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
69
73% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
23% Mixed
5 Reviews
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5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Jul 23, 2013
100
Even if you weren't in the practice of watching ABC's 'The Practice,' you might find its spinoff, 'Boston Legal,' habit-forming. [3 Oct 2004]
Jul 23, 2013
80
Boston Legal represents a vast improvement over the final season of The Practice. [1 Oct 2004]
Jul 23, 2013
75
Whatever one thought of Practice last season, Boston Legal is a separate show -- and it should be viewed with a clean slate. Taken on its own purposely outrageous terms, Boston succeeds as a decent legal comedy led by two broadly amusing characters. [1 Oct 2004]
Jul 23, 2013
70
There is no mistaking "Boston Legal" for anything other than a Kelley office drama. The show and its characters have all the trademark tics that have become his calling card: Quirky cases, outrageous characters, legal arguments as sermons on the mount. Everything is just a little bit heightened, at least when it's not completely over the top; caricatures too often sub for characters. [1 Oct 2004]
Jul 23, 2013
70
The cases on "Boston Legal" will inevitably become ridiculous; that's the trend in Kelley's shows, as he pushes the envelope beyond reason. But the show's regular cast has great promise. [2 Oct 2004]
Jul 23, 2013
42
Its first cases ... play out cheaply as setups for one-liners, only a few of which land squarely. [3 Oct 2004]
Jul 23, 2013
30
The most unfortunate victims of Kelley's sad attempt at recapturing the funky fun of his past and mixing in what gravitas he can scrounge up are two otherwise fine characters, Spader's impishly amoral Alan Shore and Shatner's extroverted nut case Denny Crane. [2 Oct 2004]
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.2
84% Positive
65 Ratings
65 Ratings
8% Mixed
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8% Negative
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6 Ratings
Mar 23, 2025
10
This is hands down the best series about the legal world. Not based on any objective reality, o' course, but still the best. I have re-watched so many times. The dynamic between James Spader and William Shatner is comedy gold. And boy can Spader deliver those weighty sermons with gravitas. I actually model some of my more somber speeches afterhis style here. 10 outta 10. GG easy.
Production Company:
- David E. Kelley Productions
- 20th Century Fox Television
Initial Release Date:Oct 3, 2004
Number of seasons:5 Seasons
Rating:TV-14
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 5 Wins & 26 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 2 Wins & 11 Nominations
