L.A. Law

1. S01E01PilotSeptember 15, 1986 9.0When Arnie and Roxanne found in the office is the junior partner Norman Chaney lying dead in his desk.
2. S01E02Those Lips, That EyeOctober 3, 1986 9.5
3. S01E03The House of the Rising FlanOctober 10, 1986 8.5
4. S01E04The Princess and the Wiener KingOctober 17, 1986 9.5
5. S01E05Simian Chanted EveningOctober 24, 1986 9.0
6. S01E06Slum Enchanted EveningOctober 31, 1986 9.0
7. S01E07Raiders of the Lost BarkNovember 7, 1986 9.0
8. S01E08Gibbon TakeNovember 14, 1986 9.5
9. S01E09The Venus ButterflyNovember 21, 1986 9.0
10. S01E10Fry Me to the MoonDecember 4, 1986 9.0
11. S01E11El SidDecember 11, 1986 9.0
12. S01E12Sidney, the Dead-Nosed ReindeerDecember 18, 1986 9.0
13. S01E13Prince Kuzak in a CanJanuary 8, 1987 9.5
14. S01E14The Douglas Fur BallJanuary 15, 1987 8.5
15. S01E15December BribeJanuary 22, 1987 8.5
16. S01E16Beef JerkyFebruary 5, 1987 8.5
17. S01E17Becker on the RoxFebruary 12, 1987 9.0
18. S01E18Fifty Ways to Floss Your LoverFebruary 19, 1987 9.0
19. S01E19The Grace of WrathFebruary 26, 1987 8.5
20. S01E20Sparky Brackman RIP ?-1987March 26, 1987 9.0
21. S01E21Oy Vey! Wilderness!April 2, 1987 8.5
22. S01E22Season's bestPigmalionApril 9, 1987 10.0

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01The Lung GoodbyeOctober 15, 1987 9.0
2. S02E02The Wizard of OddsOctober 22, 1987 9.0
3. S02E03Cannon of EthicsOctober 29, 1987 9.0
4. S02E04Brackman VasektimizedNovember 5, 1987 9.0
5. S02E05The Brothers GrimmNovember 12, 1987 9.0
6. S02E06Season's bestAuld L'AnxietyNovember 19, 1987 9.5
7. S02E07Rohner vs. GradingerDecember 3, 1987 9.0
8. S02E08Goldilocks and the Three BarristersDecember 10, 1987 9.5
9. S02E09Divorce with Extreme PrejudiceDecember 17, 1987 9.5
10. S02E10Full Marital JacketJanuary 7, 1988 9.0
11. S02E11Gorilla My DreamsJanuary 14, 1988 9.0
12. S02E12Hand Roll ExpressJanuary 21, 1988 9.0
13. S02E13Beauty and ObeseFebruary 11, 1988 9.0
14. S02E14Petticoat InjunctionFebruary 18, 1988 9.0
15. S02E15The Bald OnesFebruary 25, 1988 9.5
16. S02E16Fetus CompletusMarch 3, 1988 9.5
17. S02E17Belle of the BaldApril 14, 1988 9.0
18. S02E18Open Heart PerjuryApril 21, 1988 8.5
19. S02E19Leapin' Lizards!April 28, 1988 8.5
20. S02E20Chariots of MeyerMay 5, 1988 9.5

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Season's bestHey, Lick Me OverNovember 3, 1988 9.5
2. S03E02The Son Also RisesNovember 10, 1988 8.0
3. S03E03Romancing the DroneNovember 17, 1988 9.0
4. S03E04SperminatorDecember 1, 1988 9.0
5. S03E05Princess and the PeeDecember 8, 1988 9.0
6. S03E06Dummy DearestDecember 15, 1988 8.5
7. S03E07To Live and Diet in L.A.January 5, 1989 9.0
8. S03E08I'm in the Nude for LoveJanuary 12, 1989 8.5
9. S03E09Victor/VictoriousJanuary 19, 1989 8.5
10. S03E10The Plane MutinyFebruary 9, 1989 8.0
11. S03E11Izzy Ackerman or Is He Not?February 16, 1989 9.5
12. S03E12The Accidental JuristFebruary 23, 1989 8.5
13. S03E13Barstow BoundMarch 23, 1989 9.5
14. S03E14Leave It to GeezerMarch 30, 1989 9.0
15. S03E15The Unbearable Lightness of BoringApril 6, 1989 8.5
16. S03E16His Suit Is HirsuteApril 27, 1989 9.0
17. S03E17America the BeautifulMay 4, 1989 9.0
18. S03E18Urine Trouble NowMay 11, 1989 9.0
19. S03E19Consumed InnocentMay 18, 1989 9.5

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01The Unsterile CuckooNovember 2, 1989 8.5
2. S04E02Captain HurtNovember 9, 1989 9.0
3. S04E03Season's bestWhen Irish Eyes Are SmilingNovember 16, 1989 9.5
4. S04E04The Mouse That SoaredNovember 23, 1989 9.5
5. S04E05One Rat, One RangerNovember 30, 1989 9.5
6. S04E06Lie Down and DeliverDecember 7, 1989 9.0
7. S04E07Placenta Claus Is Coming to TownDecember 14, 1989 9.0
8. S04E08The Good Human BarJanuary 4, 1990 9.0
9. S04E09Noah's BarkJanuary 11, 1990 9.5
10. S04E10The Pay's Lousy, But the Tips Are GreatJanuary 18, 1990 9.0
11. S04E11True BritJanuary 25, 1990 9.0
12. S04E12On Your HonorFebruary 8, 1990 9.0
13. S04E13Whatever Happened to Hannah?February 15, 1990 9.5
14. S04E14Ex-Wives and VideotapesFebruary 22, 1990 9.5
15. S04E15Blood, Sweat and FearsMarch 15, 1990 9.5
16. S04E16Bounds for GloryMarch 22, 1990 9.0
17. S04E17Justice SwervedMarch 29, 1990 9.0
18. S04E18Watts a Matter?April 5, 1990 9.5
19. S04E19Bang... Zoom... ZapApril 26, 1990 9.5
20. S04E20Forgive Me Father, for I Have SuedMay 3, 1990 9.0
21. S04E21Outward BoundMay 10, 1990 9.0
22. S04E22The Last GaspMay 17, 1990 9.0

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Season's bestThe Bitch Is BackOctober 18, 1990 10.0
2. S05E02Happy TrailsOctober 25, 1990 9.0
3. S05E03Lie HarderNovember 1, 1990 9.0
4. S05E04Armand's HammerNovember 8, 1990 9.5
5. S05E05Smoke Gets in Your ThighsNovember 15, 1990 9.5
6. S05E06Vowel PlayNovember 29, 1990 9.5
7. S05E07New Kidney on the BlockDecember 6, 1990 9.5
8. S05E08God Rest Ye Little GentlemanDecember 13, 1990 9.5
9. S05E09SplatoonJanuary 3, 1991 9.5
10. S05E10Pump It UpJanuary 10, 1991 9.0
11. S05E11Rest in PiecesJanuary 31, 1991 9.0
12. S05E12He's a CrowdFebruary 7, 1991 9.5
13. S05E13Dances with SharksFebruary 14, 1991 8.5
14. S05E14The Gods Must Be LawyersFebruary 21, 1991 8.5
15. S05E15The Beverly Hills HangersMarch 14, 1991 8.5
16. S05E16Good to the Last DropMarch 21, 1991 9.0
17. S05E17Mutinies on the BanzaiMarch 28, 1991 9.0
18. S05E18As God Is My Co-DefendantApril 4, 1991 9.0
19. S05E19Speak, Lawyers, for MeApril 25, 1991 9.5
20. S05E20There Goes the JudgeMay 2, 1991 9.0
21. S05E21On the Toad AgainMay 9, 1991 9.0
22. S05E22Since I Fell for YouMay 16, 1991 9.0

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Something Old, Something NudeOctober 10, 1991 9.0
2. S06E02TV or Not TVOctober 17, 1991 9.5
3. S06E03Do the Spike ThingOctober 31, 1991 9.0
4. S06E04Spleen It to Me, LucyNovember 7, 1991 9.0
5. S06E05Monkey on My Back LotNovember 14, 1991 8.5
6. S06E06BadfellasNovember 21, 1991 9.5
7. S06E07Lose the BossDecember 12, 1991 8.5
8. S06E08The Nut Before ChristmasDecember 19, 1991 8.5
9. S06E09Guess Who's Coming to Murder?January 9, 1992 9.0
10. S06E10Back to the SutureJanuary 16, 1992 9.0
11. S06E11All About SleazeJanuary 30, 1992 8.5
12. S06E12I'm Ready for My Closeup, Mr. MarkowitzFebruary 13, 1992 9.0
13. S06E13Season's bestSteal It Again, SamFebruary 20, 1992 10.0
14. S06E14Diet, Diet, My DarlingFebruary 27, 1992 9.5
15. S06E15Great Balls AfireMarch 19, 1992 9.5
16. S06E16From Here to PaternityMarch 26, 1992 9.0
17. S06E17P.S. Your Shrink Is DeadApril 16, 1992 9.0
18. S06E18Love in BloomApril 23, 1992 9.0
19. S06E19Silence of the LambskinsApril 30, 1992 8.5
20. S06E20Beauty and the BreastMay 7, 1992 8.5
21. S06E21Double Breasted SuitMay 14, 1992 8.5
22. S06E22Say Goodnight, GracieMay 21, 1992 9.0

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01L.A. LawlessOctober 22, 1992 8.5Daniel Morales joins the firm on an episode punctuated by the 1992 L.A. riots. Meanwhile, Becker's case involves a theme park's Homer Simpso
2. S07E02Second Time AroundOctober 29, 1992 9.5A murder case comes back to haunt McKenzie; Markowitz returns home to new terrors; Brackman sinks into legal troubles; Becker returns from a
3. S07E03Zo LongNovember 5, 1992 9.0Zoey looks for a change; mudslinging follows Rollins; Becker looks inward; and Brackman sees life's underbelly from behind bars.
4. S07E04Wine KnotNovember 12, 1992 9.0A case of sour grapes pits sibling winemakers; Roxanne yearns for something to give life purpose; Markowitz goes on an impromptu excursion w
5. S07E05My Friend FlickerNovember 19, 1992 9.5Becker cozies up to a studio mogul whose daughter's divorce he's handling; McKenzie takes a pro bono case involving a hearing-impaired frien
6. S07E06Love on the RoxDecember 3, 1992 8.5Kelsey fights for a man's right to choose in an injunction against his ex-wife to stop her from using their frozen embryos; Gwen believes so
7. S07E07Helter ShelterDecember 10, 1992 9.0The lawyers welcome associate Melina Paros ; Markowitz goes off the deep end while helping Benny; Becker accepts an intricate assignment fro
8. S07E08Christmas StalkingDecember 17, 1992 9.5Paros hopes to prove child abuse in a case for the attorney general's office; Becker heads out of town---at knife point; Roxanne and Mullane
9. S07E09Odor in the CourtJanuary 7, 1993 8.5A couple whose daughter was murdered try to block the prison release of her killer; Flicker skates on thin ice with Becker; Brackman tries t
10. S07E10Spanky and the Art GangJanuary 14, 1993 9.0The trial of a sexual-bondage dominatrix has ramifications for the firm and World Wide Studios; Rollins defends the right to free artistic e
11. S07E11Bare WitnessFebruary 4, 1993 9.5Markowitz stands up to his attackers; Gwen is jarred by nightmares about Morales's late wife; a topless-club owner faces charges of violatin
12. S07E12Parent TrapFebruary 11, 1993 9.3A man fights to have his girlfriend kept on life support so his unborn child can reach full term; Morales is left holding a smoking gun; Mul
13. S07E13Season's bestHello and GoodbyeFebruary 18, 1993 9.7A widow charges a news photographer with encouraging her late husband's suicide; Mullaney maintains a vigil by his father's hospital bed; an
14. S07E14Where There's a WillFebruary 25, 1993 9.7McKenzie pursues a witness who could re-open Osgood's case; a murder-for-hire case involves Paros with a family friend; star-crossed lovers
15. S07E15F.O.B.April 1, 1993 9.7Becker takes on a boxer's wife as a client; Kelsey's client boasts of Clinton Administration connections; and Morales defends a man on trial
16. S07E16Cold ShowerApril 8, 1993 9.0A client with tax problems refuses to deal with the IRS unless she gets some respect; and a gay defendant charged with art theft claims he w
17. S07E17That's Why the Lady Is a StampApril 15, 1993 9.0Siblings get more than they bargained for in a stamp collection owned by their late father; a postal worker holds his employer responsible f
18. S07E18Come Rain or Come ScheinApril 22, 1993 9.0An Hispanic construction worker claims he was snowed by a couple who hired him; a divorcing husband rains on his wife's parade; a TV weather
19. S07E19Vindaloo in the VillowsApril 29, 1993 9.0Descendants of a slave seek the return of their ancestor's paintings, now valuable folk art in the collection of the slave owner's great-gre
20. S07E20Testing, Testing, 1...2...3...4May 6, 1993 9.3A teacher cleared of molestation charges demands reinstatement by the school that fired him; a baseball fan files assault charges against a
21. S07E21Bourbon CowboyMay 13, 1993 9.0A teenage prostitute claims her boyfriend forced her to rob a man; Becker represents a country music star whose wife's career is better than
22. S07E22Hackett or Pack ItMay 27, 1993 9.0Roxanne delivers Buddy Hackett and much-needed help to Dave Meyer, who breezes back into her life with another sales pitch; Rosalie takes th

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

1. S08E01Season's bestBook of Renovation, Chapter 1October 7, 1993 9.5Candidates for new associates are interviewed; and on the docket is a lawyer's sex-discrimination suit and a murder case.
2. S08E02Leap of FaithOctober 14, 1993 9.0A vet charges a doctor with negligence in treating his illness; a man holds a TV shopping network responsible for enticing his shopaholic wi
3. S08E03How Much Is That Bentley in the Window?October 21, 1993 9.0Eli puts Jonah on the stand; Becker longs for a Bentley; and Morales's artistic eye puts him in charge of office renovation.
4. S08E04Foreign Co-RespondentOctober 28, 1993 8.5McKenzie urges Eli to join the firm and his restricted men's club; a couple move to sue their travel agent for a nightmare trip; a Chinese f
5. S08E05The Green, Green Grass of HomeNovember 4, 1993 9.0Markowitz tries to arrange a surrender for a '60s radical who aided a Black Panther prison escape; pot-smoking parents sue after their daugh
6. S08E06Safe SexNovember 11, 1993 9.5Politics complicate Rollins and Markowitz's defense of Barry and get in the way of Kelsey and Jane's defense of a right-winger charged with
7. S08E07Pacific RimshotNovember 18, 1993 9.0Rollins and Markowitz try to turn the jury against the Government in the Ellison trial; Becker has a highway mishap; Eli fears he'll never a
8. S08E08Eli's GummingDecember 9, 1993 8.5A prostitute brings rape charges against a record executive who claims to have exotic sexual needs; an insecure student sues his voice thera
9. S08E09Rhyme and PunishmentDecember 16, 1993 9.5Mamie Van Doren is a guest at the firm's Christmas party; the son of an aging comic believes his father is being exploited by a mistress; Ro
10. S08E10He Ain't Guilty, He's My BrotherFebruary 3, 1994 9.0Mullaney's involvement with Judge Walker raises misconduct charges; Morales tries to get a reduced sentence for a confessed criminal; and a
11. S08E11McKenzie, Brackman, Barnum & BaileyFebruary 10, 1994 9.0A ballerina sues a dance company for breach of contract; an aging juggler accuses his protégé of stealing his act; and Benny dances around a
12. S08E12Cold CutsFebruary 17, 1994 8.5Two mountaineers face charges after resorting to cannibalism; a mathematician adds up the consequences of divorce; and Denise lands in the m
13. S08E13Age of InsolenceFebruary 24, 1994 9.5A biological father of a 2-year-old sues for custody of his daughter; a prudish librarian claims that a caddish co-worker taunted her with v
14. S08E14God Is My Co-CounselMarch 10, 1994 9.0Rosalie reveals that she said "I do" before; Jane's father meddles in her case involving a biology teacher fired for teaching creationism.
15. S08E15Three on a PatchMarch 17, 1994 8.5Rambunctious senior citizens test a testosterone patch and disrupt life at their retirement home; an inmate wants his maximum-security facil
16. S08E16Whose San Andreas Fault Is It, Anyway?March 24, 1994 9.5An ad exec is sued for sexual harassment by a copywriter with whom she had an affair; a client suing her contractor for earthquake damage fi
17. S08E17Silence Is GoldenApril 14, 1994 8.5Patrick throws his weight around and crosses Becker while assisting on a civil case; and Rollins' case involves him with a model and her ove
18. S08E18Dead IssueApril 21, 1994 9.5A libel suit involves a journalist who accused a nuclear physicist of conducting radiation experiments on unwitting subjects; and a woman su
19. S08E19Tunnel of LoveApril 28, 1994 9.5Patrick pulls another fast one; a rumor about Belinda troubles Becker; the owner of a show dog with a litter of mongrels sues her mutt of a
20. S08E20How Am I Driving?May 5, 1994 9.5Becker tries to hush up his client's connection to a well-placed madam; an incorrigible teen sues to be released from rehab; Eli goes throug
21. S08E21Whistle StopMay 12, 1994 9.0Becker blames Belinda's personal malice for his becoming a murder suspect; Mullaney anticipates trouble with a judge who used to date Caroly
22. S08E22Finish LineMay 19, 1994 9.0It's case closed for the Emmy-winning series with a retirement announcement from McKenzie, news that couldn't come at a worse time for Becke

Season 8 ranked & reviewed