The Practice
The Practice Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | E28 | ||
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| S1 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.6 | |
| S3 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.7 | ||||||
| S4 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 8.2 | |||||||
| S5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.4 | |||||||
| S6 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.8 | |||||||
| S7 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.5 | |||||||
| S8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
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"Legal drama that makes you defend the indefensible"
The Practice follows a scrappy Boston law firm handling criminal defense cases that rarely offer easy answers, from David E. Kelley. Each episode centers on a case, but the show digs into the discomfort of defending clients who might be guilty, and the toll that takes on the lawyers themselves. It's talky and courtroom-heavy, driven by sharp dialogue and moral gray areas rather than flashy twists. The tone shifts from procedural crispness in early seasons to darker, more serialized character drama later on, anchored by a strong ensemble cast.
the moral tightrope of defending clients you're not sure deserve it.
you want clean-cut heroes rather than lawyers wrestling with guilt and compromise.
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