L.A. Law is a American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC in September 1-5, 1986, to May 19, 1994. It contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a high number of off-the-wall comedy drama and storylines. It represented the cultural and social ideologies of their 1980s and early 1990s, and a number of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic problems like homophobia, racism, homosexual rights, abortion, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often represented anxieties between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their qualified staff. The show won 15 Emmy Awards, also was popular with critics and audiences.