Law & Order

Name: Law & Order
Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure, Suspense
Released: September 13, 1990
Rating: 69

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NBC | Release Date: September 13, 1990

Summary: Created by Dick Wolf, Law & Order splits its television hour into two parts - the law, a police procedural, and order, a legal drama.

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Suspense

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Ken Tucker

Jun 13, 2013

Season 11 Review: L&O's been having a sleek, swift season. Read full review

John J. O'Connor

Mar 7, 2013

Season 1 Review: The first four episodes, made available for preview, indicate that Law and Order could climb quickly to the top echelons of the genre, right up there with "Crime Story" and "Hill Street Blues." [13 Sept 1990, p.C26]

Ken Tucker

Jun 11, 2013

Season 6 Review: I've noticed a drop in the quality of the writing. Too many cases derive their initial inspiration from real events (the Susan Smith case, and even, recently, that of Patty Hearst), with slight, facile alterations. Then too, the dialogue, once a model of hard-boiled terseness, is all too often now a jumble of gabby cliches. ... But you never know when L&O will let loose a corker. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Season 19 Review: With relative rookies Jeremy Sisto and Anthony Anderson solving the crimes and scrappy Linus Roache leading the prosecution (with Alana de la Garza) and butting heads with his boss, Law & Order rarely feels like a show entering its 19th season. Read full review

Aaron Barnhart

Feb 23, 2022

Season 21 Review: It doesn’t help that the writing has all the subtlety of a cab ride down Ninth Avenue. Still, despite these shortcomings it’s a tidy hour with just enough strong performances and compelling scenes to keep things moving. The cops side of the hour is stronger than the courts side. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Feb 24, 2022

Season 21 Review: You will find that, except in the manner the series was always changing, swapping new characters in and out over its many years, the taste remains the same. Read full review

Ed Siegel

Mar 7, 2013

Season 1 Review: All the masturbation jokes in the world don't help a script that is as inherently stale and as turgidly moralistic as "Dragnet"...This program only makes me want to shut the TV off, not put a foot through the screen. [12 Sept 1990, p.51p]

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Lisettedeltoro

Nov 19, 2019

I love this show!!! It’s so addictive, WOW! It’s so good. Glad I get to watch it.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 21

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- Season 21 Overview
  Air Date: February 24, 2022
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  S21:E11. Black and Blue
  Air Date: May 19, 2022
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  S21:E10. Black and Blue
  Air Date: May 19, 2022
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  S21:E9. The Great Pretender
  Air Date: May 12, 2022
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  S21:E8. Severance
  Air Date: May 5, 2022
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  S21:E7. Legacy
  Air Date: April 28, 2022
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  S21:E6. Wicked Game
  Air Date: April 14, 2022
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  S21:E5. Free Speech
  Air Date: March 3, 2022
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  S21:E4. Fault Lines
  Air Date: March 17, 2022
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  S21:E3. Filtered Life
  Air Date: March 10, 2022
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  S21:E2. Impossible Dream
  Air Date: March 3, 2022
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  S21:E1. The Right Thing
  Air Date: February 24, 2022
Season 20

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- Season 20 Overview
  Air Date: September 25, 2009
Season 19

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- Season 19 Overview
  Air Date: November 5, 2008
Season 18

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- Season 18 Overview
  Air Date: January 2, 2008
Season 17

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- Season 17 Overview
  Air Date: September 22, 2006
Season 16

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- Season 16 Overview
  Air Date: September 21, 2005
Season 15

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  Air Date: September 22, 2004
Season 14

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- Season 14 Overview
  Air Date: September 24, 2003
Season 13

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- Season 13 Overview
  Air Date: October 2, 2002
Season 12

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- Season 12 Overview
  Air Date: September 26, 2001
Season 11

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- Season 11 Overview
  Air Date: October 18, 2000
Season 10

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- Season 10 Overview
  Air Date: September 22, 1999
Season 9

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- Season 9 Overview
  Air Date: September 23, 1998
Season 8

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- Season 8 Overview
  Air Date: September 24, 1997
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: September 18, 1996
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: September 20, 1995
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 21, 1994
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 15, 1993
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 23, 1992
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 19, 1991
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 13, 1990