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 (11,780 votes)
Seasons: 8
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 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	296
2	Part I	7.8	212
3	Trial and Error	7.9	205
4	Part IV	8.5	201
5	Part V	7.9	188
6	Part VI	8.0	188

Season 2 (1997)

7.79 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	191
2	Betrayal	8.2	200
3	The Blessing	7.9	182
4	Dog Bite	8.0	169
5	First Degree	7.7	161
6	Sex, Lies and Monkeys	7.6	164
7	Search and Seizure	7.6	167
8	The Means	6.9	163
9	Save the Mule	7.5	151
10	Spirit of America	7.7	174
11	Hide and Seek	7.6	151
12	Race with the Devil	7.4	144
13	The Civil Right	7.4	152
14	The Pursuit of Dignity	7.6	136
15	Line of Duty	7.8	141
16	Truth and Consequences	8.1	139
17	Burden of Proof	8.5	151
18	Ties That Bind	7.5	130
19	The Trial	8.1	137
20	Cloudy with a Chance of Membranes	8.4	145
21	In Deep	7.7	127
22	Another Day	7.9	130
23	Checkmate	8.2	138
24	Trees in the Forest	7.5	123
25	Food Chains	7.9	119
26	Axe Murderer	8.0	149
27	Duty Bound	8.1	129
28	Rhyme and Reason	7.6	143

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	133
3	Body Count	8.3	136
4	The Defenders	8.0	128
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	124
12	A Day in the Life	7.0	129
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	119
23	Happily Ever After	8.7	133

Season 4 (1999)

7.86 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 8.2 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	127
11	Blowing Smoke	7.5	104
12	New Evidence	8.3	123
13	Hammerhead Sharks	8.7	129
14	Checkmates	8.2	112
15	Race Ipsa Loquitor	7.2	103
16	Settling	7.3	111
17	Black Widows	7.7	104
18	Death Penalties	7.8	113
19	Till Death Do Us Part	8.0	114
20	Liberty Bells	8.8	128
21	Honorable Man	7.6	101
22	Life Sentence	8.2	140

Season 5 (2000)

7.90 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 8.4 44 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Summary Judgments	7.5	114
2	Germ Warfare	7.7	101
3	Officers of the Court	7.8	100
4	Appeal and Denial	7.7	106
5	We Hold These Truths...	7.9	100
6	Show and Tell	7.6	107
7	Brothers' Keepers	7.3	106
8	Mr. Hinks Goes to Town	8.9	181
9	The Deal	8.5	126
10	Friends and Ex-Lovers	8.0	112
11	An Early Frost	7.8	116
12	Payback	8.0	109
13	The Thin Line	8.0	112
14	The Day After	7.4	112
15	Awakenings	7.4	100
16	Gideon's Crossover	7.5	99
17	What Child Is This?	7.6	102
18	The Confession	7.8	104
19	Home of the Brave	7.4	102
20	The Case of Harland Bassett	8.9	152
21	Poor Richard's Almanac	8.7	122
22	Public Servants	8.4	120

Season 6 (2001)

7.66 avg 22 episodes 8.4 → 7.8 46 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Candidate	8.4	119
2	Killing Time	7.7	100
3	Liar's Poker	8.0	98
4	Vanished: Part 1	7.6	95
5	Vanished: Part 2	7.8	98
6	Honor Code	8.2	107
7	Suffer the Little Children	8.3	111
8	Dangerous Liaisons	6.8	105
9	Inter Arma Silent Leges	7.1	91
10	Eyewitness	7.6	99
11	The Test	7.7	99
12	Pro Se	8.0	89
13	Judge Knot	7.8	97
14	Man and Superman	7.2	90
15	M. Premie Unplugged	7.3	88
16	Manifest Necessity	7.5	90
17	Fire Proof	7.3	90
18	The Return of Joey Heric	7.7	110
19	Eat and Run	7.3	91
20	Evil/Doers	7.6	97
21	This Pud's for You	7.9	88
22	The Verdict	7.8	105

Season 7 (2002)

7.41 avg 22 episodes 7.7 → 7.5 44 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Privilege	7.7	107
2	Convictions	7.7	96
3	Of Thee I Sing	7.9	105
4	The Cradle Will Rock	7.1	97
5	Neighboring Species	7.4	104
6	The Telltale Nation	7.3	93
7	Small Sacrifices	7.4	101
8	Bad to Worse	7.1	92
9	The Good Fight	7.5	96
10	Silent Partners	7.7	93
11	Down the Hatch	7.6	97
12	Final Judgment	8.0	114
13	Character Evidence	7.2	89
14	The Making of a Trial Attorney	7.7	96
15	Choirboys	7.6	90
16	Special Deliveries	7.3	100
17	Burnout	7.1	99
18	Capitol Crimes	6.9	90
19	Les Is More	6.6	106
20	Heroes and Villains	7.1	88
21	Baby Love	7.7	90
22	Goodbye	7.5	99

Season 8 (2003)

7.70 avg 22 episodes 7.6 → 7.5 42 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	We the People	7.6	172
2	The Chosen	7.6	150
3	Cause of Action	7.6	138
4	Blessed Are They	7.2	135
5	The Heat of Passion	7.4	120
6	The Lonely People	7.4	116
7	Rape Shield	7.5	122
8	Concealing Evidence	8.1	118
9	Victims' Rights	7.7	165
10	Equal Justice	7.7	117
11	Police State	8.6	165
12	Avenging Angels	7.8	119
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	134
18	The Case Against Alan Shore	8.3	140
19	The Firm	7.1	128
20	Comings and Goings	7.3	136
21	New Hoods on the Block	7.3	139
22	Adjourned (a.k.a. Cheers)	7.5	135