The sixth season of '' JAG'' was premiered on CBS on October 3, 2000, and was concluded on May 22, 2001. The season, starring

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and Catherine Bell, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with

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Plot

Lieutenant Colonel Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie ( Catherine Bell) and Commander Harmon "Harm" Rabb, Jr. (

) are lawyers assigned to the headquarters of the Judge Advocate General, an office in the

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, tasked with prosecuting and defending criminal cases under the

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(UCMJ). Harm and Mac investigate numerous occurrences including espionage ("Legacy"), stowaways ("Florida Straits"), aircraft malfunctions ("Flight Risk"), breaches of religious law ("The Princess and the Petty Officer"), war crimes from the

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("A Separate Peace"), and NATO collisions ("Collision Course"). Further in this season, Bud ( Patrick Labyorteaux) blames a Navy doctor for the death of his daughter ("Family Secrets"), Commander Caitlin Pike (

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) returns to JAG HQ ("Touch and Go"), Admiral Chegwidden ( John M. Jackson) heads a promotion board ("Baby, It's Cold Outside"), and Mic ( Trevor Goddard) and Mac become engaged ("Lifeline"). Also, Harm becomes lost at sea ("Adrift"), Harriet is promoted to Lieutenant ("Lifeline"), and Mac prepares to give a historical lecture at the

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("Mutiny").

Production

The real Judge Advocate General of the Navy at the time, rear admiral

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, visited the set during the production of episode eighteen, titled "Liberty". Also in this season, ''JAG'' filmed scenes at the Marine training facility

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, as "under an agreement with the Marine Corps, the show's producers get access to troops, combat equipment and military training in exchange for the service's approval of the scripts". Donald P. Bellisario credits the military as being particularly supportive, while series star Catherine Bell opined that ''JAG'' had become "the little show that could. It keeps going and growing".

Cast and characters

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Also starring

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Guest appearances

Episodes

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References

{{JAG television 06 2000 American television seasons 2001 American television seasons