Boston Legal

Boston Legal
Genre	Legal drama Comedy drama
Created by	David E. Kelley
Starring	James Spader Monica Potter Rhona Mitra Lake Bell Mark Valley William Shatner Candice Bergen René Auberjonois Julie Bowen Justin Mentell Ryan Michelle Bathe Craig Bierko Constance Zimmer Gary Anthony Williams John Larroquette Christian Clemenson Tara Summers Saffron Burrows Taraji P. Henson
Composer	Danny Lux
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	101 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	David E. Kelley Bill D'Elia Mike Listo Lawrence Broch Janet Leahy (2.04–3.24) Scott Kaufer (1.01–2.03, 2.23) Jeff Rake (1.01–1.13)
Running time	42 minutes
Production companies	David E. Kelley Productions 20th Century Fox Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	October 3, 2004 (2004-10-03) – December 8, 2008 (2008-12-08)
Related
The Practice Boston Public
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Boston Legal is an American legal drama and comedy drama television series created by former lawyer and Boston native David E. Kelley, produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The series aired from October 3, 2004, to December 8, 2008. The series stars James Spader, William Shatner and Candice Bergen. It is a direct spin-off and continuation of the TV series The Practice, with several characters from the eighth season of that series moving to Boston Legal. While never a Nielsen ratings smash hit, the show was critically acclaimed. It received 26 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations, including for Outstanding Drama Series in 2007 and 2008.