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The Practice
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Ratings
3.88
0
5
168
262
621
8 seasons
, 168 episodes
Episode run time
44 minutes
Premiere
Mar 4 1997
Last aired
May 16 2004
Status
Ended
Genres
Nanogenres

The Practice

1997 • 8 seasons • 44m • Drama, Legal, Workplace • TV-14
Between Justice And Morality Can We Choose?
A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”

Seasons (9)

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Reviews

The first season as well as the last one were a bit rough and uneven, but the show as a whole is prime stuff, which should be expected from David E. K. The man makes even a Disney+ sports show such a good time in large part thanks to his writing.

it's an uneven season tbh...there's okay episodes but then there's also stellar that takes ur breath away episodes. if i will compare it to last season, i guess the lack of a long season case arc made this less compelling to me but there are occasional 2 parter episodes that are magnificent. it's
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probably the best legal drama i’ve ever seen. did not watch the final season but don’t let the first season put you off. season two is where it really gets going

really hated s8 with some of the most interesting characters gone with little -- if at all -- explanation and all the stuff that became boston legal. some cases were really great, the acting was good but the character work was sloppy and it didn't have much focus on the character dynamics as it shou
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the first few episodes were the best episode run of the show so far...the later half of the season was kinda uneven but the ending of the season GAGGED me so bad.

i love the way david e. kelley writes his characters so much

Hasn’t aged well. Let’s leave it at that.

im obsessed with the way the characters are written and fleshed-out, it's so real and raw and compelling. so much heart and poignant moments that speaks to me deeply. such a phenomenal season.💕

so far it’s a very fast paced show and it’s entertaining

Wayyy to short a season for me to have any kind of substantial opinion, but I'm intrigued and interested

Idk it's a bit weird I could just not get into it

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This is a fascinating piece of pre-prestige TV that manages to hit heights at least close to the best network dramas of its time but, predictably, falls victim to the 20+ episode season that frustrates and stunts character development. By the time you hit the last season (a backdoor pilot for the
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