Season 1 poster

Season 1

(2004)

Cast

James Spader as Alan Shore
James Spader

as Alan Shore

William Shatner as Denny Crane
William Shatner

as Denny Crane

Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt
Candice Bergen

as Shirley Schmidt

Mark Valley as Brad Chase
Mark Valley

as Brad Chase

Rhona Mitra as Tara Wilson
Rhona Mitra

as Tara Wilson

Monica Potter as Lori Colson
Monica Potter

as Lori Colson

Lake Bell as Sally Heep
Lake Bell

as Sally Heep

Episodes

Head Cases poster

Head Cases 7.5

October 3, 2004

A civil-rights issue hinges on the casting choice for a version of "Annie"; a child-custody battle turns ugly; an adult…

Still Crazy After All These Years poster

Still Crazy After All These Years 7.8

October 10, 2004

An ex-lover haunts Shore, who secures the woman's release from a psychiatric hospital where she was confined after tryi…

Catch and Release poster

Catch and Release 7.7

October 17, 2004

A client of Crane, Poole & Schmidt want to build a shopping mall on an area where salmon are spawning and Denny’s son i…

Change of Course poster

Change of Course 6.2

October 24, 2004

A cop killing centers on a haughty defendant, reluctantly represented by Lori and zealously by a firm veteran, who has …

An Eye for an Eye poster

An Eye for an Eye 8.7

October 31, 2004

Seniors take on a drug firm in a class-action case handled by the grandstanding Crane. Also: revenge motives are raised…

Truth Be Told poster

Truth Be Told 7.7

November 7, 2004

Shore's dream lover from college, now wed to a slick mayoral candidate, hires Shore to block his opponent's provocative…

Questionable Characters poster

Questionable Characters 8.7

November 21, 2004

A showcase for the wily, agitating Alan Shore, who badgers a dotty judge; romances Tara, whom he surreptitiously helps …

Loose Lips poster

Loose Lips 8.0

November 28, 2004

Alan help a department store Santa sue to get his job back after he is terminated for being a transvestite. Brad bets A…

A Greater Good poster

A Greater Good 7.0

December 12, 2004

Alan and Denny defend a drug company that is being sued by a woman who states they provided false reasoning when they t…

Hired Guns poster

Hired Guns 7.5

December 19, 2004

Lori and Brad defend a woman who is accused of murdering her husband and his mistress while they were in bed together. …

Schmidt Happens poster

Schmidt Happens 7.0

January 9, 2005

A Sudanese native wants to sue the U.S. government for the lack of action taken against the mayhem happening in his cou…

From Whence We Came poster

From Whence We Came 7.5

January 16, 2005

Lori, along with Denny and Shirley, defends a school superintendent who fired two science teachers because they refused…

It Girls And Beyond poster

It Girls And Beyond 7.5

January 23, 2005

Brad becomes attracted to his client who being sued for having a relationship with her boss merely for financial purpos…

Til We Meat Again poster

Til We Meat Again 7.5

February 13, 2005

While out with Tara, Alan ends up causing a bar room brawl and as a result, becomes arrested for conspiracy to commit a…

Tortured Souls poster

Tortured Souls 8.0

February 20, 2005

Shirley asks Alan Shore to use his odious lawyering to help her defend a police officer accused of torture. Donny Crane…

Let Sales Ring poster

Let Sales Ring 7.0

March 13, 2005

Milton Bombay is asking the courts to allow him to be frozen until another century so he can continue his legacy of bei…

Death Be Not Proud poster

Death Be Not Proud 8.0

March 20, 2005

Chelina asks Alan to assist her in Texas because her former client is getting executed but may be innocent of the crime…