L.A. Law
Zo Long
TV Flash files “Zo Long” as hour 130 of 171 in the TV Flash guide — L.A. Law (1986–1994) on NBC, season 7, episode 3, aired 1992-11-05, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S07E03: listed hour 130 of 171 in the L.A. Law guide, hour 3 of 22 in season 7. It aired 1992-11-05 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Second Time Around” (S07E02). Next is “Wine Knot” (S07E04).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Zoey looks for a change; mudslinging follows Rollins; Becker looks inward; and Brackman sees life's underbelly from behind bars.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Zo Long sit in the L.A. Law guide?
S07E03 is listed hour 130 of 171 — hour 3 of 22 in season 7, season 7 episode 3.
When did L.A. Law S07E03 air?
Zo Long aired 1992-11-05 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is it only courtroom scenes?
No. Firm politics and personal lives are central alongside standalone cases. The series is legal procedure as glamour — pairing, ethics problems, and partnership warfare included.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Peak Bochco-era network legal drama — glossy, talky, and addictive, with elevator-sex water-cooler lore and a rotating firm that stacked Drama Series Emmys. Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Jimmy Smits, Corbin Bernsen's oily Arnie: litigation as lifestyle brand. The template for every later firm-as-soap prestige hybrid. Objection sustained, hairstyle noted.
The firm of McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak turned legal procedure into prime-time glam, and Thursday night dressed for it. NBC's *L.A. Law* (1986–1994), from Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, stacked multiple Drama Series Emmys on ensemble lawyering: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Jimmy Smits, Corbin Bernsen's oily Arnie, Jill Eikenberry, a bench that rotated as the years went. Cases of the week met partnership politics. Elevator sex people actually discussed at work. **Bochco ensemble craft owned late-80s…
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- Susan Dey as Grace Van Owen
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- Corbin Bernsen as Arnie Becker
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