List of Ally McBeal episodes

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Opening title sequence of the "Pilot" episode

television series created by David E. Kelley, premiered on September 8, 1997 on Fox network
in the United States and ended on May 20, 2002. The show spans five seasons, consisting, in total, of 112 episodes. The episodes were approximately 45 minutes long, excluding commercials.

All seasons of Ally McBeal were released on

music rights issues. On October 6, 2009, Fox released a 6-disc set of all 23 season-one episodes, with their original music.[11]

Ally McBeal follows an eccentric lawyer, Allison Marie "Ally" McBeal, and her group of friends from work, focusing on their personal and romantic lives, as well as their business cases which would often contrast or reinforce a character's drama. The series starred Calista Flockhart as Ally, Greg Germann as Richard Fish, Jane Krakowski as Elaine Vassal, Peter MacNicol as John Cage, Lisa Nicole Carson as Renée Raddick, Portia de Rossi as Nelle Porter, Lucy Liu as Ling Woo, Gil Bellows as Billy Thomas, Courtney Thorne-Smith as Georgia Thomas, Vonda Shepard as herself, Robert Downey Jr. as Larry Paul, and many others.

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedRankRating
First airedLast aired
123September 8, 1997 (1997-09-08)May 18, 1998 (1998-05-18)578.1[12]
223September 14, 1998 (1998-09-14)May 24, 1999 (1999-05-24)239.6[13]
321October 25, 1999 (1999-10-25)May 22, 2000 (2000-05-22)398.5[14]
423October 23, 2000 (2000-10-23)May 21, 2001 (2001-05-21)
522October 29, 2001 (2001-10-29)May 20, 2002 (2002-05-20)

Episodes

Season 1 (1997–98)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
Viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"James FrawleyDavid E. KelleySeptember 8, 1997 (1997-09-08)AM009.90[15]
22"Compromising Positions"Jonathan PontellDavid E. KelleySeptember 15, 1997 (1997-09-15)AM018.78[16]
33"The Kiss"Dennie GordonDavid E. KelleySeptember 22, 1997 (1997-09-22)AM028.35[17]
44"The Affair"Arlene SanfordDavid E. KelleySeptember 29, 1997 (1997-09-29)AM038.93[18]
55"One Hundred Tears Away"Sandy SmolanDavid E. KelleyOctober 20, 1997 (1997-10-20)AM049.13[19]
66"The Promise"Victoria HochbergDavid E. KelleyOctober 27, 1997 (1997-10-27)AM058.49[20]
77"The Attitude"Michael SchultzDavid E. KelleyNovember 3, 1997 (1997-11-03)AM069.77[21]
88"Drawing the Lines"Mel DamskiDavid E. KelleyNovember 10, 1997 (1997-11-10)AM0710.36[22]
99"The Dirty Joke"Dan AttiasDavid E. KelleyNovember 17, 1997 (1997-11-17)AM0810.59[23]
1010"Boy to the World"Thomas SchlammeDavid E. KelleyDecember 1, 1997 (1997-12-01)AM099.63[24]
1111"Silver Bells"Joe NapolitanoDavid E. KelleyDecember 15, 1997 (1997-12-15)AM108.83[25]
1212"Cro-Magnon"Allan ArkushDavid E. KelleyJanuary 5, 1998 (1998-01-05)AM1113.47[26]
1313"The Blame Game"Sandy SmolanDavid E. KelleyJanuary 19, 1998 (1998-01-19)AM1214.26[27]
1414"Body Language"Mel DamskiDavid E. Kelley & Nicole Yorkin & Dawn PrestwichFebruary 2, 1998 (1998-02-02)AM1313.62[28]
1515"Once in a Lifetime"Elodie KeeneStory by : David E. Kelley & Jeff Pinkner
Teleplay by : David E. Kelley
February 23, 1998 (1998-02-23)AM1412.55[29]
1616"Forbidden Fruits"Jeremy KaganDavid E. KelleyMarch 2, 1998 (1998-03-02)AM1514.25[30]
1717"Theme of Life"Dennie GordonDavid E. KelleyMarch 9, 1998 (1998-03-09)AM1615.69[31]
1818"The Playing Field"Jonathan PontellDavid E. KelleyMarch 16, 1998 (1998-03-16)AM1715.42[32]
1919"Happy Birthday Baby"Thomas SchlammeDavid E. KelleyApril 6, 1998 (1998-04-06)AM1813.67[33]
2020"The Inmates"Michael SchultzDavid E. KelleyApril 27, 1998 (1998-04-27)AM1912.68[34]
2121"Being There"Mel DamskiDavid E. KelleyMay 4, 1998 (1998-05-04)AM2014.86[35]
2222"Alone Again"Dennis DuganDavid E. KelleyMay 11, 1998 (1998-05-11)AM2114.07[36]
2323"These Are the Days"Jonathan PontellDavid E. KelleyMay 18, 1998 (1998-05-18)AM2214.35[37]

Season 2 (1998–99)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
Viewers
(millions)
241"The Real World"Jonathan PontellDavid E. KelleySeptember 14, 1998 (1998-09-14)2M0114.82[38]
252"They Eat Horses, Don't They?"Mel DamskiDavid E. KelleySeptember 21, 1998 (1998-09-21)2M0213.25[39]
263"Fool's Night Out"Peter MacNicolDavid E. KelleySeptember 28, 1998 (1998-09-28)2M0315.03[40]
274"It's My Party"Jace AlexanderDavid E. KelleyOctober 19, 1998 (1998-10-19)2M0414.49[41]
285"The Story of Love"Tom MooreDavid E. KelleyOctober 26, 1998 (1998-10-26)2M0513.85[42]
296"World's Without Love"Arvin BrownDavid E. KelleyNovember 2, 1998 (1998-11-02)2M0714.48[43]
307"Happy Trails"Jonathan PontellDavid E. KelleyNovember 9, 1998 (1998-11-09)2M0814.85[44]
318"Just Looking"Vincent MisianoDavid E. Kelley & Shelly LandauNovember 16, 1998 (1998-11-16)2M0914.57[45]
329"You Never Can Tell"Adam NimoyDavid E. KelleyNovember 23, 1998 (1998-11-23)2M0615.31[46]
3310"Making Spirits Bright"Peter MacNicolDavid E. KelleyDecember 14, 1998 (1998-12-14)2M1015.08[47]
3411"In Dreams"Alex GravesDavid E. KelleyJanuary 11, 1999 (1999-01-11)2M1115.36[48]
3512"Love Unlimited"Dennie GordonDavid E. KelleyJanuary 18, 1999 (1999-01-18)2M1216.72[49]
3613"Angels and Blimps"Mel DamskiDavid E. KelleyFebruary 8, 1999 (1999-02-08)2M1314.75[50]
3714"Pyramids on the Nile"Elodie KeeneDavid E. KelleyFebruary 15, 1999 (1999-02-15)2M1415.13[51]
3815"Sideshow"Alex GravesDavid E. KelleyFebruary 22, 1999 (1999-02-22)2M1516.94[52]
3916"Sex, Lies, and Politics"Arlene SanfordDavid E. KelleyMarch 1, 1999 (1999-03-01)2M1616.01[53]
4017"Civil Wars"Billy DicksonDavid E. KelleyApril 5, 1999 (1999-04-05)2M1714.25[54]
4118"Those Lips, that Hand"Arlene SanfordDavid E. KelleyApril 19, 1999 (1999-04-19)2M1815.19[55]
4219"Let's Dance"Ben LewinDavid E. KelleyApril 26, 1999 (1999-04-26)2M1915.96[56]
4320"Only the Lonely"Vincent MisianoDavid E. KelleyMay 3, 1999 (1999-05-03)2M2013.26[57]
4421"The Green Monster"Michael SchultzDavid E. KelleyMay 10, 1999 (1999-05-10)2M2116.33[58]
4522"Love's Illusions"Allan ArkushDavid E. KelleyMay 17, 1999 (1999-05-17)2M2216.09[59]
4623"I Know Him by Heart"Jonathan PontellDavid E. KelleyMay 24, 1999 (1999-05-24)2M2314.94[60]

Season 3 (1999–2000)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
Viewers
(millions)
471"Car Wash"Billy DicksonDavid E. KelleyOctober 25, 1999 (1999-10-25)3M0116.02[61]
482"Buried Pleasures"Mel DamskiDavid E. KelleyNovember 1, 1999 (1999-11-01)3M0216.86[62]
493"Seeing Green"Peter MacNicolDavid E. KelleyNovember 8, 1999 (1999-11-08)3M0313.65[63]
504"Heat Wave"Alex GravesDavid E. KelleyNovember 15, 1999 (1999-11-15)3M0414.98[64]
515"Troubled Water"Joanna KernsDavid E. KelleyNovember 22, 1999 (1999-11-22)3M0514.52[65]
526"Changes"Arlene SanfordDavid E. KelleyNovember 29, 1999 (1999-11-29)3M0614.65[66]
537"Saving Santa"Rachel TalalayDavid E. KelleyDecember 13, 1999 (1999-12-13)3M0714.40[67]
548"Blue Christmas"Jonathan PontellDavid E. KelleyDecember 20, 1999 (1999-12-20)3M0812.86[68]
559"Out in the Cold"Dennie GordonStory by : David E. Kelley & Josh Caplan
Teleplay by : David E. Kelley
January 10, 2000 (2000-01-10)3M0915.70[69]
5610"Just Friends"Michael SchultzDavid E. KelleyJanuary 17, 2000 (2000-01-17)3M1014.41[70]
5711"Over the Rainbow"Alan MyersonDavid E. KelleyFebruary 7, 2000 (2000-02-07)3M1114.70[71]
5812"In Search of Pygmies"Arvin BrownStory by : David E. Kelley & Josh Caplan
Teleplay by : David E. Kelley
February 14, 2000 (2000-02-14)3M1213.98[72]
5913"Pursuit of Loneliness"Jonathan PontellDavid E. KelleyFebruary 21, 2000 (2000-02-21)3M1315.11[73]
6014"The Oddball Parade"Bryan GordonDavid E. KelleyFebruary 28, 2000 (2000-02-28)3M1415.23[74]
6115"Prime Suspect"Rachel TalalayDavid E. KelleyMarch 20, 2000 (2000-03-20)3M1514.41[75]
6216"Boy Next Door"Jack BenderDavid E. KelleyMarch 27, 2000 (2000-03-27)3M1614.55[76]
6317"I Will Survive"Barnet KellmanDavid E. KelleyApril 17, 2000 (2000-04-17)3M1713.05[77]
6418"Turning Thirty"Jeannot SzwarcDavid E. Kelley & Jill GoldsmithMay 1, 2000 (2000-05-01)3M1812.11[78]
6519"Do You Wanna Dance?"Michael LangeDavid E. KelleyMay 8, 2000 (2000-05-08)3M1910.75[79]
6620"Hope and Glory"Mel DamskiDavid E. KelleyMay 15, 2000 (2000-05-15)3M2011.50[80]
6721"Ally McBeal: The Musical, Almost"Bill D'EliaDavid E. KelleyMay 22, 2000 (2000-05-22)3M2111.17[81]

Season 4 (2000–01)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
Viewers
(millions)
681"Sex, Lies and Second Thoughts"Bill D'EliaDavid E. KelleyOctober 23, 2000 (2000-10-23)4M0113.23[82]
692"Girls' Night Out"Jeannot SzwarcDavid E. KelleyOctober 30, 2000 (2000-10-30)4M0213.38[83]
703"Two's a Crowd"Rachel TalalayDavid E. KelleyNovember 6, 2000 (2000-11-06)4M0312.62[84]
714"Without a Net"Mel DamskiDavid E. KelleyNovember 13, 2000 (2000-11-13)4M0412.86[85]
725"The Last Virgin"Bill D'EliaDavid E. KelleyNovember 20, 2000 (2000-11-20)4M0512.34[86]
736"'Tis the Season"Arlene SanfordDavid E. KelleyNovember 27, 2000 (2000-11-27)4M0614.03[87]
747"Love on Holiday"Bethany RooneyStory by : David E. Kelley & Alicia Martin & Barb Mackintosh
Teleplay by : David E. Kelley
December 4, 2000 (2000-12-04)4M0713.03[88]
758"The Man with the Bag"Billy DicksonDavid E. KelleyDecember 11, 2000 (2000-12-11)4M0814.09[89]
769"Reason to Believe"Ron LagomarsinoDavid E. KelleyJanuary 8, 2001 (2001-01-08)4M0912.56[90]
7710"The Ex-Files"Jack BenderDavid E. KelleyJanuary 15, 2001 (2001-01-15)4M1013.55[91]
7811"Mr. Bo"Michael SchultzDavid E. KelleyJanuary 22, 2001 (2001-01-22)4M1113.77[92]
7912"Hats Off to Larry"Jeannot SzwarcStory by : David E. Kelley & Melissa Rosenberg & Barb Mackintosh
Teleplay by : David E. Kelley
February 5, 2001 (2001-02-05)4M1213.75[93]
8013"Reach Out and Touch"Kenny OrtegaDavid E. KelleyFebruary 12, 2001 (2001-02-12)4M1312.32[94]
8114"Boys Town"David GrossmanDavid E. KelleyFebruary 19, 2001 (2001-02-19)4M1413.19[95]
8215"Falling Up"Oz ScottDavid E. KelleyFebruary 26, 2001 (2001-02-26)4M1513.85[96]
8316"The Getaway"Bill D'EliaDavid E. KelleyMarch 19, 2001 (2001-03-19)4M1612.48[97]
8417"The Pursuit of Unhappiness"Kenny OrtegaStory by : David E. Kelley & Kerry Lenhart & John J. Sakmar
Teleplay by : David E. Kelley
March 26, 2001 (2001-03-26)4M1712.39[98]
8518"The Obstacle Course"Joanna KernsDavid E. Kelley & Kayla AlpertApril 16, 2001 (2001-04-16)4M1811.96[99]
8619"In Search of Barry White"Adam ArkinDavid E. KelleyApril 23, 2001 (2001-04-23)4M1911.76[100]
8720"Cloudy Skies, Chance of Parade"Billy DicksonDavid E. KelleyApril 30, 2001 (2001-04-30)4M2012.63[101]
8821"Queen Bee"Bethany RooneyDavid E. KelleyMay 7, 2001 (2001-05-07)4M2111.82[102]
8922"Home Again"Michael SchultzDavid E. KelleyMay 14, 2001 (2001-05-14)4M2212.65[103]
9023"The Wedding"Bill D'EliaDavid E. KelleyMay 21, 2001 (2001-05-21)4M2311.02[104]

Season 5 (2001–02)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
Viewers
(millions)
911"Friends and Lovers"Bill D'EliaDavid E. KelleyOctober 29, 2001 (2001-10-29)5M0110.95[105]
922"Judge Ling"Oz ScottDavid E. KelleyNovember 5, 2001 (2001-11-05)5M0210.20[106]
933"Neutral Corners"Arvin BrownDavid E. KelleyNovember 12, 2001 (2001-11-12)5M0310.40[107]
944"Fear of Flirting"Greg GermannDavid E. Kelley & Constance M. Burge & Roberto BenabibNovember 19, 2001 (2001-11-19)5M049.84[108]
955"I Want Love"Michael SchultzDavid E. KelleyNovember 26, 2001 (2001-11-26)5M0510.88[109]
966"Lost and Found"Mel DamskiStory by : David E. Kelley & Peter Blake
Teleplay by : David E. Kelley
December 3, 2001 (2001-12-03)5M069.40[110]
977"Nine One One"Billy DicksonDavid E. KelleyDecember 10, 2001 (2001-12-10)5M079.27[111]
988"Playing with Matches"David SemelStory by : David E. Kelley & Constance M. Burge & Roberto Benabib
Teleplay by : David E. Kelley
January 7, 2002 (2002-01-07)5M089.99[112]
999"Blowin' in the Wind"Rachel TalalayConstance M. Burge & Roberto Benabib & Cindy LichtmanJanuary 14, 2002 (2002-01-14)5M0910.32[113]
10010"One Hundred Tears"Bill D'EliaDavid E. KelleyJanuary 21, 2002 (2002-01-21)5M1010.79[114]
10111"A Kick in the Head"David Grossman & Jeannot SzwarcDavid E. KelleyFebruary 4, 2002 (2002-02-04)5M1111.82[115]
10212"The New Day"Bethany RooneyDavid E. KelleyFebruary 11, 2002 (2002-02-11)5M128.08[116]
10313"Woman"Jeannot SzwarcDavid E. KelleyFebruary 18, 2002 (2002-02-18)5M138.77[117]
10414"Homecoming"Billy DicksonStory by : David E. Kelley & Constance M. Burge & Roberto Benabib
Teleplay by : David E. Kelley
February 25, 2002 (2002-02-25)5M1410.48[118]
10515"Heart and Soul"Steve GomerDavid E. KelleyMarch 4, 2002 (2002-03-04)5M159.10[119]
10616"Love Is All Around"Arlene SanfordStory by : David E. Kelley & Constance M. Burge & Roberto Benabib & Cindy Lichtman
Teleplay by : David E. Kelley
April 15, 2002 (2002-04-15)5M168.12[120]
107175M17
10818"Tom Dooley"Sarah Pia AndersonDavid E. KelleyApril 22, 2002 (2002-04-22)5M188.14[121]
10919"Another One Bites the Dust"Kenny OrtegaStory by : David E. Kelley & Constance M. Burge & Roberto Benabib
Teleplay by : David E. Kelley
April 29, 2002 (2002-04-29)5M197.71[122]
11020"What I'll Never Do for Love Again"
"Reality Bites"
Billy DicksonDavid E. KelleyMay 6, 2002 (2002-05-06)5M208.78[123]
11121"All of Me"Bethany RooneyDavid E. Kelley & Peter MacNicolMay 13, 2002 (2002-05-13)5M218.00[124]
11222"Bygones"Bill D'EliaDavid E. KelleyMay 20, 2002 (2002-05-20)5M2211.51[125]

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