The Practice (1997)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”

IMDb rating: 7.7 (11,674 votes)
Seasons: 8
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 8 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1997)

7.98 avg 6 episodes 7.8 → 8.0 50 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.8	292
2	Part I	7.8	210
3	Trial and Error	7.9	202
4	Part IV	8.5	200
5	Part V	7.9	188
6	Part VI	8.0	186

Season 2 (1997)

7.78 avg 28 episodes 7.6 → 7.6 45 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Reasonable Doubts	7.6	190
2	Betrayal	8.2	199
3	The Blessing	7.9	181
4	Dog Bite	8.0	168
5	First Degree	7.7	160
6	Sex, Lies and Monkeys	7.6	163
7	Search and Seizure	7.6	166
8	The Means	6.9	161
9	Save the Mule	7.5	150
10	Spirit of America	7.7	172
11	Hide and Seek	7.6	150
12	Race with the Devil	7.4	143
13	The Civil Right	7.4	151
14	The Pursuit of Dignity	7.6	135
15	Line of Duty	7.8	140
16	Truth and Consequences	8.1	138
17	Burden of Proof	8.5	150
18	Ties That Bind	7.5	129
19	The Trial	8.1	136
20	Cloudy with a Chance of Membranes	8.4	143
21	In Deep	7.7	125
22	Another Day	7.9	128
23	Checkmate	8.2	136
24	Trees in the Forest	7.5	121
25	Food Chains	7.8	116
26	Axe Murderer	8.0	146
27	Duty Bound	8.1	126
28	Rhyme and Reason	7.6	141

Season 3 (1998)

7.91 avg 23 episodes 7.7 → 8.7 48 min avg

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Passing Go	7.7	136
2	Reasons to Believe	7.9	132
3	Body Count	8.3	135
4	The Defenders	8.0	127
5	The Battlefield	7.9	128
6	One of Those Days	8.2	123
7	Trench Work	8.5	127
8	Swearing In	7.6	118
9	State of Mind	7.6	111
10	Love & Honor	8.1	116
11	Split Decisions	7.5	123
12	A Day in the Life	7.0	128
13	Judge and Jury	7.4	112
14	Of Human Bondage	7.4	118
15	Lawyers, Reporters and Cockroaches	7.7	129
16	End Games	8.6	127
17	Target Practice	7.8	128
18	Crossfire	7.6	117
19	Closet Justice	8.6	148
20	Home Invasions	8.0	124
21	Infected	8.1	126
22	Do Unto Others	7.7	118
23	Happily Ever After	8.7	131

Season 4 (1999)

7.85 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 8.1 43 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Free Dental	7.5	135
2	Boston Confidential	8.1	111
3	Loser's Keepers	8.2	121
4	Legacy	7.6	113
5	Oz	7.7	109
6	Marooned	7.5	109
7	Victimless Crimes	7.7	107
8	Committed	7.8	112
9	Bay of Pigs	7.6	107
10	Day in Court	7.9	126
11	Blowing Smoke	7.5	103
12	New Evidence	8.3	122
13	Hammerhead Sharks	8.7	128
14	Checkmates	8.2	111
15	Race Ipsa Loquitor	7.2	102
16	Settling	7.3	110
17	Black Widows	7.7	103
18	Death Penalties	7.8	112
19	Till Death Do Us Part	8.0	113
20	Liberty Bells	8.8	125
21	Honorable Man	7.6	99
22	Life Sentence	8.1	138

Season 5 (2000)

7.91 avg 22 episodes 7.6 → 8.4 44 min avg

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Summary Judgments	7.6	112
2	Germ Warfare	7.7	99
3	Officers of the Court	7.8	98
4	Appeal and Denial	7.7	104
5	We Hold These Truths...	7.8	98
6	Show and Tell	7.6	105
7	Brothers' Keepers	7.3	104
8	Mr. Hinks Goes to Town	8.9	179
9	The Deal	8.5	124
10	Friends and Ex-Lovers	8.1	110
11	An Early Frost	7.8	114
12	Payback	8.0	107
13	The Thin Line	8.0	110
14	The Day After	7.5	109
15	Awakenings	7.4	98
16	Gideon's Crossover	7.5	97
17	What Child Is This?	7.6	100
18	The Confession	7.8	102
19	Home of the Brave	7.4	100
20	The Case of Harland Bassett	8.9	150
21	Poor Richard's Almanac	8.7	120
22	Public Servants	8.4	119

Season 6 (2001)

7.67 avg 22 episodes 8.4 → 7.8 46 min avg

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Candidate	8.4	116
2	Killing Time	7.7	99
3	Liar's Poker	8.0	97
4	Vanished: Part 1	7.6	94
5	Vanished: Part 2	7.8	97
6	Honor Code	8.3	104
7	Suffer the Little Children	8.3	111
8	Dangerous Liaisons	6.8	104
9	Inter Arma Silent Leges	7.1	90
10	Eyewitness	7.6	97
11	The Test	7.7	97
12	Pro Se	8.0	87
13	Judge Knot	7.8	96
14	Man and Superman	7.2	89
15	M. Premie Unplugged	7.3	87
16	Manifest Necessity	7.5	89
17	Fire Proof	7.3	89
18	The Return of Joey Heric	7.7	108
19	Eat and Run	7.4	90
20	Evil/Doers	7.6	96
21	This Pud's for You	7.9	87
22	The Verdict	7.8	103

Season 7 (2002)

7.46 avg 22 episodes 7.7 → 7.5 44 min avg

Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Privilege	7.7	104
2	Convictions	7.7	93
3	Of Thee I Sing	7.9	102
4	The Cradle Will Rock	7.1	96
5	Neighboring Species	7.5	103
6	The Telltale Nation	7.4	92
7	Small Sacrifices	7.5	100
8	Bad to Worse	7.2	91
9	The Good Fight	7.5	95
10	Silent Partners	7.7	93
11	Down the Hatch	7.7	96
12	Final Judgment	8.0	114
13	Character Evidence	7.3	88
14	The Making of a Trial Attorney	7.7	96
15	Choirboys	7.7	89
16	Special Deliveries	7.3	100
17	Burnout	7.1	99
18	Capitol Crimes	7.0	89
19	Les Is More	6.8	103
20	Heroes and Villains	7.2	86
21	Baby Love	7.7	90
22	Goodbye	7.5	99

Season 8 (2003)

7.70 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 7.5 42 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 8 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	We the People	7.5	171
2	The Chosen	7.6	148
3	Cause of Action	7.7	136
4	Blessed Are They	7.2	133
5	The Heat of Passion	7.4	119
6	The Lonely People	7.4	115
7	Rape Shield	7.5	121
8	Concealing Evidence	8.1	116
9	Victims' Rights	7.7	161
10	Equal Justice	7.7	115
11	Police State	8.6	161
12	Avenging Angels	7.8	118
13	Going Home	8.0	139
14	Pre-Trial Blues	8.0	128
15	Mr. Shore Goes to Town	8.2	153
16	In Good Conscience	7.7	127
17	War of the Roses	7.8	132
18	The Case Against Alan Shore	8.3	139
19	The Firm	7.1	128
20	Comings and Goings	7.3	134
21	New Hoods on the Block	7.3	139
22	Adjourned (a.k.a. Cheers)	7.5	133

The Practice (1997)

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