JAG
Tribunal
TV Flash files “Tribunal” as hour 155 of 227 in the TV Flash guide — JAG (1995–2005) on NBC/CBS, season 7, episode 21, aired 2002-04-30, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S07E21: listed hour 155 of 227 in the JAG guide, hour 21 of 24 in season 7. It aired 2002-04-30 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Port Chicago” (S07E20). Next is “Defending His Honor” (S07E22).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
By order of the PotUS a military tribunal takes place aboard a ship at sea. The defendant is a top member of the Al Qaeda. Harm and Mac prosecute, and the admiral and Sturgis defend. Loren, as the senior officer, runs the place her own way.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Tribunal sit in the JAG guide?
S07E21 is listed hour 155 of 227 — hour 21 of 24 in season 7, season 7 episode 21.
When did JAG S07E21 air?
Tribunal aired 2002-04-30 and is listed at 60 minutes.
NBC or CBS?
Premiered on NBC in 1995, then thrived on CBS. The hop is the survival story; the long procedural life is the CBS chapter.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Navy lawyers with flight hours: uniforms, courtrooms, and a will-they that ran on protocol. The procedural that quietly built a franchise navy — Harm, Mac, and military legal comfort food that hopped from NBC to CBS and then spawned NCIS. Sincere, square, and sneakily durable if you like cases that salute before they cross-examine.
In medias res in a courtroom that still smells like jet fuel: Navy JAG officers investigating and prosecuting cases tied to the fleet, a will-they running on protocol. Donald P. Bellisario's procedural premiered on NBC in 1995 and thrived after hopping to CBS — handsome military legal comfort food that quietly became a franchise mothership. Max can keep his binge-and-bury navy; this is a network hop that saved a uniform. David James Elliott's Harm, Catherine Bell's Mac, Patrick Labyorteaux's Bud, John M.…
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- Catherine Bell as Sarah MacKenzie
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- Patrick Labyorteaux as Bud Roberts
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- John M. Jackson as A.J. Chegwidden
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