Ally McBeal(1997)Fading StarAverage season ratings show a negative trend over time.
A series that dares to reveal what's most exciting about a woman's body... her mind.
Overview
Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and loves are eccentric, humorous, dramatic with an incredibly overactive imagination that's working overtime!
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Season 1
23 episodes • 1997Avg: 7.7Golden Era
Season 1
23 episodes • 1997Avg: 7.7Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Sep 8, 1997 | 8.2 |
| 2 | Compromising Positions | Sep 15, 1997 | 7.8 |
| 3 | The Kiss | Sep 22, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 4 | The Affair | Sep 29, 1997 | 7.8 |
| 5 | 100 Tears Away | Oct 20, 1997 | 7.8 |
| 6 | The Promise | Oct 27, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 7 | The Attitude | Nov 3, 1997 | 8.2 |
| 8 | Drawing The Lines | Nov 10, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 9 | The Dirty Joke | Nov 17, 1997 | 8.3 |
| 10 | Boy To The World | Dec 1, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Silver Bells | Dec 15, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Cro-Magnon | Jan 5, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 13 | The Blame Game | Jan 19, 1998 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Body Language | Feb 2, 1998 | 7.0 |
| 15 | Once In A Lifetime | Feb 23, 1998 | 7.0 |
| 16 | Forbidden Fruits | Mar 2, 1998 | 7.0 |
| 17 | Theme Of Life | Mar 9, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 18 | The Playing Field | Mar 16, 1998 | 7.0 |
| 19 | Happy Birthday Baby | Apr 6, 1998 | 6.5 |
| 20 | The Inmates | Apr 27, 1998 | 7.0 |
| 21 | Being There | May 4, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 22 | Alone Again | May 11, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 23 | These Are The Days | May 18, 1998 | 8.5 |
Season 2
23 episodes • 1998Avg: 7.6Golden Era
Season 2
23 episodes • 1998Avg: 7.6Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Real World | Sep 14, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 2 | They Eat Horses Don't They? | Sep 21, 1998 | 8.5 |
| 3 | Fools Night Out | Sep 28, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 4 | It's My Party | Oct 19, 1998 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Story Of Love | Oct 26, 1998 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Worlds Without Love | Nov 2, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Happy Trails | Nov 9, 1998 | 4.3 |
| 8 | Just Looking | Nov 16, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 9 | You Never Can Tell | Nov 23, 1998 | 4.8 |
| 10 | Making Spirits Bright | Dec 14, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 11 | In Dreams | Jan 11, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Love Unlimited | Jan 18, 1999 | 7.5 |
| 13 | Angels & Blimps | Feb 8, 1999 | 8.7 |
| 14 | Pyramids On The Nile | Feb 15, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 15 | Sideshow | Feb 22, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 16 | Sex, Lies & Politics | Mar 1, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 17 | Civil War | Apr 5, 1999 | 8.5 |
| 18 | Those Lips That Hand | Apr 19, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 19 | Let's Dance | Apr 26, 1999 | 7.5 |
| 20 | Only The Lonely | May 3, 1999 | 8.7 |
| 21 | The Green Monster | May 10, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 22 | Love's Illusions | May 17, 1999 | 8.3 |
| 23 | I Know Him By Heart | May 24, 1999 | 8.5 |
Season 3
21 episodes • 1999Avg: 7.1
Season 3
21 episodes • 1999Avg: 7.1
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Car Wash | Oct 25, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Buried Pleasures | Nov 1, 1999 | 4.5 |
| 3 | Seeing Green | Nov 8, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Heat Wave | Nov 15, 1999 | 6.5 |
| 5 | Troubled Water | Nov 22, 1999 | 6.7 |
| 6 | Changes | Nov 29, 1999 | 7.7 |
| 7 | Saving Santa | Dec 13, 1999 | 7.3 |
| 8 | Blue Christmas | Dec 20, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Out In The Cold | Jan 10, 2000 | 7.3 |
| 10 | Just Friends | Jan 17, 2000 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Over the Rainbow | Feb 7, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 12 | In Search Of Pygmies | Feb 14, 2000 | 6.5 |
| 13 | Pursuit of Loneliness | Feb 21, 2000 | 7.5 |
| 14 | The Oddball Parade | Feb 28, 2000 | 7.0 |
| 15 | Prime Suspect | Mar 20, 2000 | 7.5 |
| 16 | Boy Next Door | Mar 27, 2000 | 8.5 |
| 17 | I Will Survive | Apr 10, 2000 | 7.0 |
| 18 | Turning Thirty | May 1, 2000 | 7.5 |
| 19 | Do You Wanna Dance? | May 8, 2000 | 7.0 |
| 20 | Hope & Glory | May 15, 2000 | 7.5 |
| 21 | Ally McBeal: The Musical... Almost | May 22, 2000 | 6.5 |
Season 4
23 episodes • 2000Avg: 7.4
Season 4
23 episodes • 2000Avg: 7.4
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sex Lies & Second Thoughts | Oct 23, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Girls' Night Out | Oct 30, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Two's A Crowd | Nov 6, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Without A Net | Nov 13, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 5 | The Last Virgin | Nov 20, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Tis The Season | Nov 27, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Love On Holiday | Dec 4, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 8 | The Man With The Bag | Dec 11, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Reasons To Believe | Jan 8, 2001 | 8.0 |
| 10 | The Ex-Files | Jan 15, 2001 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Mr. Bo | Jan 22, 2001 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Hats Off To Larry | Feb 5, 2001 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Reach Out & Touch | Feb 12, 2001 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Boys Town | Feb 19, 2001 | 7.0 |
| 15 | Falling Up | Feb 26, 2001 | 7.0 |
| 16 | The Getaway | Mar 19, 2001 | 3.3 |
| 17 | The Pursuit Of Unhappiness | Mar 26, 2001 | 7.0 |
| 18 | The Obstacle Course | Apr 16, 2001 | 7.0 |
| 19 | In Search Of Barry White | Apr 23, 2001 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Cloudy Skies Chance Of Parade | Apr 30, 2001 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Queen Bee | May 7, 2001 | 7.0 |
| 22 | Home Again | May 14, 2001 | 7.0 |
| 23 | The Wedding | May 21, 2001 | 8.0 |
Season 5
22 episodes • 2001Avg: 7.2
Season 5
22 episodes • 2001Avg: 7.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friends & Lovers | Oct 29, 2001 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Judge Ling | Nov 5, 2001 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Neutral Corners | Nov 12, 2001 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Fear Of Flirting | Nov 19, 2001 | 7.0 |
| 5 | I Want Love | Nov 26, 2001 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Lost & Found | Dec 3, 2001 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Nine One One | Dec 10, 2001 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Playing With Matches | Jan 7, 2002 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Blowing In The Wind | Jan 14, 2002 | 7.0 |
| 10 | One Hundred Tears | Jan 21, 2002 | 7.0 |
| 11 | A Kick In The Head | Feb 4, 2002 | 7.5 |
| 12 | The New Day | Feb 11, 2002 | 7.5 |
| 13 | Woman | Feb 18, 2002 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Homecoming | Feb 25, 2002 | 7.0 |
| 15 | Heart & Soul | Mar 4, 2002 | 7.0 |
| 16 | Love Is All Around (1) | Apr 15, 2002 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Love Is All Around (2) | Apr 15, 2002 | 7.0 |
| 18 | Tom Dooley | Apr 22, 2002 | 7.0 |
| 19 | Another One Bites The Dust | Apr 29, 2002 | 7.0 |
| 20 | What I'll Never Do For Love Again | May 6, 2002 | 7.0 |
| 21 | All Of Me | May 13, 2002 | 7.0 |
| 22 | Bygones | May 20, 2002 | 8.0 |
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