JAG (U.S. military acronym for Judge Advocate General) is an American legal drama television series. The series originally aired on NBC for one season from September 23, 1995, to May 22, 1996, and then on CBS for an additional nine seasons from January 3, 1997, to April 29, 2005. In the first season, the in-universe JAG headquarters was set in Washington, DC, while in later seasons, it is located in Falls Church, Virginia. In total, 227 episodes were produced over 10 seasons.
The series follows the exploits of the Washington metropolitan area–based "judge advocates" in the Department of the Navy's Office of the Judge Advocate General. In the first season, the in-universe JAG headquarters was set in Washington, DC, while in later seasons, it is located in Falls Church, Virginia. The real-life OJAG was and is based at the Washington Navy Yard.
