On April 5, 2006, Boston Legal and David E. Kelley Productions/20th Century Fox were honored with a prestigious Peabody Award, which honors electronic media "exhibiting excellence, distinguished achievement, and meritorious service." In the announcement of the award, the Peabody Board described the show:

David E. Kelley`s series about a blue-chip Boston law firm somersaults from comedy to drama to stinging political commentary with acrobatic assurance and undisguised glee.