The ABC drama, Boston Legal, airs the two-hour series finale on Monday, December 8, 2008. A spinoff of The Practice, Boston Legal is ending after five seasons. The series finale also marks the first time in twenty years there will not be a David E. Kelley series on network television. Boston Legal stars William Shatner as attorney Denny Crane and James Spader as his partner Alan Shore.Newsday: David Kelley's Boston Legal Finale (December 8, 2008)

• Despite the fact the network did not release advance previews of the series finale to the media, Newsday reports the episode will involve Alan Shore (James Spader) and Denny Crane (William Shatner) heading to the Supreme Court to seek approval for Crane's request to use a non-FDA-approved drug for his Alzheimer's disease. The episode is also like to include Shirley Schmidt (Candice Bergen) and Carl Sack's (John Larroquette) wedding plans.Newsday: David Kelley's Boston Legal Finale (December 8, 2008)

• "(David E. Kelley) a truly brilliant TV writer whose shows were usually about something - ideas that circulated, often crankily and without resolution, in the national psyche.He was, or rather is, a pot-stirring troublemaker in the best sense of the phrase. But this isn't an obit or even appreciation, although on the eve of "Boston Legal's" exit, it's difficult not to appreciate. Consider this cast. It's TV royalty - William Shatner, Henry Gibson, Rene Auberjonois, Candice Bergen, Betty White, John Larroquette, and, of course, James Spader. You want to see the best cast in television, anywhere? Tune in tonight."—Entertainment WeeklyEW: Boston Legal Why I'll Miss It (December 8, 2008)

• James Spader as Alan Shore
• William Shatner as Denny Crane
• John Larroquette as Carl Sack
• Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt
• Christian Clemenson as Jerry Espenson
• Tara Summers as Katie Lloyd