DVD Releases
Due to music licensing issues, none of the seasons of Ally McBeal were available on DVD in the United States (only 6 random episodes can be found on the R1 edition) until 2009, though it has been available in Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Japan, Hong Kong, Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Taiwan, Australia, Brazil and the Czech Republic with all the show's music intact since 2005. In the UK, Ireland and Spain all seasons are available in a complete box set.
20th Century Fox released the complete first season on DVD in Region 1 on October 6, 2009. They also released a special complete series edition on the same day. Season 1 does not contain any special features, the complete series set however does contain several bonus features including featurettes, an all-new retrospective, the episode of The Practice in which Calista Flockhart guest starred and a bonus disc entitled "The Best of Ally McBeal Soundtrack". In addition, both releases contain all of the original music. Season 2 was released on April 6, 2010. Seasons 3, 4 and 5 were all released on October 5, 2010. Season 1 and 2 are also available on the US iTunes Store.
| DVD name | Ep# | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Complete First Season | 23 | October 6, 2009 | February 21, 2005 | April 26, 2006 |
| The Complete Second Season | 23 | April 6, 2010 | February 21, 2005 | April 26, 2006 |
| The Complete Third Season | 21 | October 5, 2010 | February 21, 2005 | April 26, 2006 |
| The Complete Fourth Season | 23 | October 5, 2010 | May 9, 2005 | April 26, 2006 |
| The Complete Fifth Season | 22 | October 5, 2010 | May 9, 2005 | April 26, 2006 |
| The Complete Series | 112 | October 6, 2009 | October 30, 2006 | April 18, 2012 |
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