Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Season 1

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NBC | USA | Season Premiere Date: September 30, 2001

Starring: Alicia Witt, Kathryn Erbe, Kathryn Erbe

Summary: "In New York City's war on crime, the worst criminal offenders are pursued by the detectives of the Major Case Squad. These are their stories."

Groundbreaking producer Dick Wolf presides over his popular, Emmy Award-winning Law & Order franchise with Law & Order: Criminal Intent, broadcast on NBC during its first six seasons and then"In New York City's war on crime, the worst criminal offenders are pursued by the detectives of the Major Case Squad. These are their stories."

Groundbreaking producer Dick Wolf presides over his popular, Emmy Award-winning Law & Order franchise with Law & Order: Criminal Intent, broadcast on NBC during its first six seasons and then moved to NBC Universal sibling USA Network beginning with season seven. This legal crime drama is unique among the other franchise programs in that it offers an additional dimension by exposing major crimes from the criminal's perspective. Vincent D'Onofrio stars as Det. Robert Goren, an exceptionally bright homicide investigator with well-honed instincts that match up favorably with his criminal quarry. Likewise, his partner, Det. Alexandra Eames (Kathryn Erbe), brings an independence and stylish edge to her work that meshes well in tandem with Goren.

In the fifth season, they were joined by Det. Mike Logan (Chris Noth), who had finally worked his way back from a ten-year exile to Staten Island.

Logan has worked with three partners. Carolyn Barak (Annabella Sciorra) was introduced in the fifth season as the meticulous and measured counterpart to the fiery Logan. Megan Wheeler (Julianne Nicholson) joined major case in the sixth season as an equally brainy detective but with a bit of a wild side. Nola Falacci (Alicia Witt) worked with Logan for part of the seventh season while Wheeler was on another assignment (Nicholson's maternity leave). A hot-headed Irish-Italian mix, Falacci gave Logan a turn as the level-headed partner. Goren also worked briefly with another detective, G. Lyn Bishop (Samantha Buck), while Eames was on maternity leave (Erbe's real maternity leave).

Their commanding officer during the first five seasons, Capt. James Deakins (Jamey Sheridan), was a competent but ambitious political character who knew how to survive and thrive behind the scenes. All of them often butted heads with the no-nonsense Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver (Courtney B. Vance), a stickler for the crucial legal details for the first five seasons.

The sixth season introduced Eric Bogosian as Capt. Danny Ross to replace Jamey Sheridan. There was no replacement for the A.D.A. character.

René Balcer, a ten-year veteran of the original Law & Order series, developed Law & Order: Criminal Intent and served as head writer, executive producer and showrunner for the first five seasons. Warren Leight took over as showrunner and executive producer in seasons six and seven. Peter Jankowski and Norberto Barba are also executive producers.… Expand

Creator: Dick Wolf

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E22. Tuxedo Hill
Air Date: May 10, 2002
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S1:E21. Faith
Air Date: April 28, 2002
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S1:E20. Badge
Air Date: April 28, 2002

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Terry Kelleher

Jun 27, 2013

Thanks to the mesmerizing performance of Vincent D'Onofrio as New York City Det. Bobby Goren, this new series enhances the value of the brand. Read full review

Laura Fries

Feb 3, 2014

On the surface, the concept of Criminal Intent seems like a gimmicky way to milk some of the success from its predecessors, but in the capable hands of exec producers Wolf and Rene Balcer, who also serve as the show's head writers, it makes for taut, engaging television. This self-perpetuating franchise of cops and lawyers is hardly running out of steam. [28 Sept 2001, p.8]

Robert Bianco

Feb 3, 2014

Seldom has a fatally flawed concept been better executed than on Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Read full review

Howard Rosenberg

Feb 3, 2014

The best thing Criminal Intent did was dump its low-brow, lower-IQ pilot. What remains, though, is routine at best, the violent master criminal planning a million-dollar diamond heist in the premiere naturally proving no match for the brilliant, X-ray-sighted Goren. Read full review

John Levesque

Feb 3, 2014

It looks like a lot of cop shows that have gone before, no matter what Wolf says about its criminal-based perspective. [29 Sept 2001, p.E1]

Bill Goodykoontz

Feb 3, 2014

The talented Mr. Wolfwould disagree, but frankly, three is two too many. [29 Sept 2001, p.1E]

Jonathan Storm

Feb 3, 2014

Yet another chapter in the Law & Order franchise, fails simply because it comes nowhere close to the expectations established by its ancestor. [30 Sept 2001, p.H01]

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  Air Date: September 28, 2003
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  Air Date: September 22, 2002
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 30, 2001
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  S1:E22. Tuxedo Hill
  Air Date: May 10, 2002
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  S1:E21. Faith
  Air Date: April 28, 2002
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  S1:E20. Badge
  Air Date: April 28, 2002
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  S1:E19. Maledictus
  Air Date: April 21, 2002
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  S1:E18. Yesterday
  Air Date: April 14, 2002
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  S1:E17. Seizure
  Air Date: March 31, 2002
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  S1:E16. Phantom
  Air Date: March 17, 2002
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  S1:E15. Semi-Professional
  Air Date: March 10, 2002
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  S1:E14. Homo Homini Lupus
  Air Date: March 3, 2002
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  S1:E13. The Insider
  Air Date: January 27, 2002
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  S1:E12. Crazy
  Air Date: January 13, 2002
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  S1:E11. The Third Horseman
  Air Date: January 6, 2002
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  S1:E10. Enemy Within
  Air Date: December 9, 2001
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  S1:E9. The Good Doctor
  Air Date: November 25, 2001
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  S1:E8. The Pardoner's Tale
  Air Date: November 18, 2001
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  S1:E8. The Faithful
  Air Date: December 2, 2001
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  S1:E7. Poison
  Air Date: November 11, 2001
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  S1:E6. The Extra Man
  Air Date: October 28, 2001
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  S1:E5. Jones
  Air Date: October 21, 2001
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  S1:E4. The Faithful
  Air Date: October 17, 2001
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  S1:E3. Smothered
  Air Date: October 14, 2001
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  S1:E2. Art
  Air Date: October 7, 2001
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  S1:E1. One
  Air Date: September 30, 2001