Season 1 poster

Season 1

23 episodes September 8, 1997

The first season of the television series Ally McBeal began airing in the United States on September 8, 1997, concluded on May 18, 1998, and consisted of 23 episodes. It tells the story of Ally McBeal, a young lawyer who found herself without a job after being sexually harassed by her boss, only to end up employed by her friend from college, Richard Fish, to work in the firm he created with his friend John Cage, named "Cage & Fish."

Episodes

1 Pilot Sep 8, 1997 No ratings 2 Compromising Positions Sep 15, 1997 No ratings 3 The Kiss Sep 22, 1997 No ratings 4 The Affair Sep 29, 1997 No ratings 5 100 Tears Away Oct 20, 1997 No ratings 6 The Promise Oct 27, 1997 No ratings 7 The Attitude Nov 3, 1997 No ratings 8 Drawing the Lines Nov 10, 1997 No ratings 9 The Dirty Joke Nov 17, 1997 No ratings 10 Boy to the World Dec 1, 1997 No ratings 11 Silver Bells Dec 15, 1997 No ratings 12 Cro-Magnon Jan 5, 1998 No ratings 13 The Blame Game Jan 19, 1998 No ratings 14 Body Language Feb 2, 1998 No ratings 15 Once in a Lifetime Feb 23, 1998 No ratings 16 Forbidden Fruits Mar 2, 1998 No ratings 17 Theme of Life Mar 9, 1998 No ratings 18 The Playing Field Mar 16, 1998 No ratings 19 Happy Birthday Baby Apr 6, 1998 No ratings 20 The Inmates Apr 27, 1998 No ratings 21 Being There May 4, 1998 No ratings 22 Alone Again May 11, 1998 No ratings 23 These Are the Days May 18, 1998 No ratings