List of Law & Order episodes

Law & Order is a police procedural and legal drama series that premiered on NBC on September 13, 1990. Set in New York City, where episodes were also filmed, the series ran for twenty seasons before it was cancelled on May 14, 2010, and aired its final episode ten days later on May 24.^[1] After its cancellation, AMC Network considered reviving Law & Order for a twenty-first season;^[2] however, in July 2010, Dick Wolf indicated that attempts had failed and he declared that the series had now "moved to the history books".^[3]

A total of 456 original episodes and one TV movie of Law & Order aired before cancellation.

Series overview

Season		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired
	1	22		September 13, 1990	June 9, 1991
	2	22		September 17, 1991	May 12, 1992
	3	22		September 23, 1992	May 19, 1993
	4	22		September 15, 1993	May 25, 1994
	5	23		September 21, 1994	May 24, 1995
	6	23		September 20, 1995	May 22, 1996
	7	23		September 18, 1996	May 21, 1997
	8	24		September 24, 1997	May 20, 1998
	9	24		September 23, 1998	May 26, 1999
	Film			November 8, 1998
	10	24		September 22, 1999	May 24, 2000
	11	24		October 18, 2000	May 23, 2001
	12	24		September 26, 2001	May 22, 2002
	13	24		October 2, 2002	May 21, 2003
	14	24		September 24, 2003	May 19, 2004
	15	24		September 22, 2004	May 18, 2005
	16	22		September 21, 2005	May 17, 2006
	17	22		September 22, 2006	May 18, 2007
	18	18		January 2, 2008	May 21, 2008
	19	22		November 5, 2008	June 3, 2009
	20	23		September 25, 2009	May 24, 2010

Episodes

Season 1: 1990–91

• The sixth episode “Everybody's Favorite Bagman” was the original pilot made by CBS in 1988, but instead NBC decided to air “Prescription for Death” as the pilot episode of the series in 1990.
• George Dzundza (Max Greevey) left the cast at the end of the first season. He was replaced by Paul Sorvino.
• S. Epatha Merkerson guest stars as Denise Winters in the episode "Mushrooms". She then joins the main cast as Anita Van Buren three seasons later.
• 13 episodes (excluding the CBS pilot) were filmed from the spring to the summer of 1990 before being broadcast. 13 episodes were already in can when the show premiered on NBC.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
1	1	"Prescription for Death"	John P. Whitesell II	Teleplay by: Ed Zuckerman Story by: David Black & Ed Zuckerman	September 13, 1990	66209
2	2	"Subterranean Homeboy Blues"	E.W. Swackhamer	Robert Palm	September 20, 1990	66205
3	3	"The Reaper's Helper"	Vern Gillum	Teleplay by: Thomas Francis McElroy, David Black and Robert Stuart Nathan Story by: Thomas Francis McElroy	October 4, 1990	66215
4	4	"Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die"	Charles Correll	Teleplay by: Robert Stuart Nathan Story by: Dick Wolf	October 11, 1990	66210
5	5	"Happily Ever After"	Vern Gillum	Teleplay by: David Black & Robert Stuart Nathan Story by: Dick Wolf & David Black	October 23, 1990	66212
6	6	"Everybody's Favorite Bagman"	John Patterson	Dick Wolf	October 30, 1990	83543
7	7	"By Hooker, By Crook"	Martin Davidson	David Black	November 13, 1990	66203
8	8	"Poison Ivy"	E.W. Swackhamer	Teleplay by: Jacob Brackman Story by: Jack Richardson & Jacob Brackman	November 20, 1990	66211
9	9	"Indifference"	James Quinn	Robert Palm	November 27, 1990	66207
10	10	"Prisoner of Love"	Michael Fresco	Teleplay by: Robert Stuart Nathan Story by: David Black & Robert Stuart Nathan	December 4, 1990	66208
11	11	"Out of the Half-Light"	E.W. Swackhamer	Michael Duggan	December 11, 1990	66202
12	12	"Life Choice"	Aaron Lipstadt	Teleplay by: David Black & Robert Stuart Nathan Story by: Dick Wolf	January 8, 1991	66213
13	13	"A Death in the Family"	Gwen Arner	Teleplay by: Joe Viola & David Black Story by: Joe Viola	January 15, 1991	66204
14	14	"The Violence of Summer"	Don Scardino	Michael Duggan	February 5, 1991	66219
15	15	"The Torrents of Greed"	E.W. Swackhamer	Teleplay by: Michael S. Chernuchin Story by: Michael Duggan & Michael S. Chernuchin	February 12, 1991	66222
16	16	"The Torrents of Greed (Part II)"	E.W. Swackhamer	Teleplay by: Michael S. Chernuchin Story by: Michael Duggan & Michael S. Chernuchin	February 19, 1991	66225
17	17	"Mushrooms"	Daniel Sackheim	Robert Palm	February 26, 1991	66218
18	18	"The Secret Sharers"	E.W. Swackhamer	Robert Stuart Nathan	March 12, 1991	66221
19	19	"The Serpent's Tooth"	Don Scardino	Teleplay by: René Balcer & Robert Stuart Nathan Story by: I.C. Rapoport & Joshua Stern	March 19, 1991	66224
20	20	"The Troubles"	John P. Whitesell II	Teleplay by: Robert Palm Story by: Dick Wolf & Robert Palm	March 26, 1991	66214
21	21	"Sonata for Solo Organ"	Fred Gerber	Teleplay by: Joe Morgenstern & Michael S. Chernuchin Story by: Joe Morgenstern & Michael Duggan	April 2, 1991	66226
22	22	"The Blue Wall"	Vern Gillum	Teleplay by: Robert Stuart Nathan Story by: Dick Wolf & Robert Stuart Nathan	June 9, 1991	66220

Season 2: 1991–92

• Paul Sorvino joined the cast as Phil Cerreta.
• The episode "The Wages of Love" guest-starred Jerry Orbach as a defense attorney. He became Mike Logan's new partner the next season as wisecracking detective Lennie Briscoe.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
23	1	"Confession"	Fred Gerber	Michael Duggan & Robert Palm	September 17, 1991	67416
24	2	"The Wages of Love"	Ed Sherin	Teleplay by: Ed Zuckerman Story by: Robert Stuart Nathan & Ed Zuckerman	September 24, 1991	67405
25	3	"Aria"	Don Scardino	Teleplay by: Christine Roum Story by: Michael S. Chernuchin	October 1, 1991	67411
26	4	"Asylum"	Kristoffer Siegel-Tabori	Teleplay by: Kathy McCormick Story by: Robert Palm	October 8, 1991	67409
27	5	"God Bless the Child"	E.W. Swackhamer	David Black & Robert Stuart Nathan	October 22, 1991	67404
28	6	"Misconception"	Daniel Sackheim	Teleplay by: Michael S. Chernuchin Story by: Michael Duggan & Michael S. Chernuchin	October 29, 1991	67410
29	7	"In Memory Of"	Ed Sherin	Teleplay by: David Black & Robert Stuart Nathan Story by: David Black & Siobhan Byrne	November 5, 1991	67413
30	8	"Out of Control"	John Whitesell	Teleplay by: Jack Richardson Story by: David Black & Robert Stuart Nathan	November 12, 1991	67403
31	9	"Renunciation"	Gwen Arner	Michael S. Chernuchin & Joe Morgenstern	November 19, 1991	67414
32	10	"Heaven"	Ed Sherin	Teleplay by: Nancy Ann Miller & Robert Palm Story by: Robert Palm	November 26, 1991	67415
33	11	"His Hour Upon the Stage"	Steve Cohen	Robert Nathan & Giles Blunt	December 10, 1991	67407
34	12	"Star Struck"	Ed Sherin	Teleplay by: Robert Nathan & Sally Nemeth Story by: David Black & Alan Gelb	January 7, 1992	67406
35	13	"Severance"	Jim Frawley	Teleplay by: Michael S. Chernuchin & William N. Fordes Story by: Michael Duggan & William N. Fordes	January 14, 1992	67418
36	14	"Blood Is Thicker"	Peter Levin	Teleplay by: Ed Zuckerman Story by: Robert Nathan & Ed Zuckerman	February 4, 1992	67422
37	15	"Trust"	Daniel Sackheim	Teleplay by: René Balcer Story by: Michael Duggan & René Balcer	February 11, 1992	67417
38	16	"Vengeance"	Daniel Sackheim	Teleplay by: Michael S. Chernuchin & René Balcer Story by: Peter S. Greenberg & Michael S. Chernuchin	February 18, 1992	67420
39	17	"Sisters of Mercy"	Fred Gerber	Teleplay by: René Balcer Story by: Robert Palm & René Balcer	March 3, 1992	67423
40	18	"Cradle to Grave"	James Frawley	Robert Nathan & Sally Nemeth	March 31, 1992	67424
41	19	"The Fertile Fields"	Ed Sherin	Michael S. Chernuchin & René Balcer	April 7, 1992	67425
42	20	"Intolerance"	Steven Robman	Robert Nathan & Sally Nemeth	April 14, 1992	67426
43	21	"Silence"	Ed Sherin	Teleplay by: René Balcer & Michael S. Chernuchin Story by: René Balcer & Michael Duggan	April 28, 1992	67427
44	22	"The Working Stiff"	Daniel Sackheim	Teleplay by: Robert Palm Story by: William N. Fordes & Robert Palm	May 12, 1992	67428

Season 3: 1992–93

• Paul Sorvino (Phil Cerreta) left the cast after the episode “Point of View”. He was replaced by Jerry Orbach (Lennie Briscoe) who came in during that episode.
• Carolyn McCormick joined the cast as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet
• Dann Florek (Don Cragen) and Richard Brooks (Paul Robinette) left the cast after the episode “Benevolence;” they both returned in guest roles. Florek was replaced by S. Epatha Merkerson (Anita Van Buren), and Brooks was replaced by Jill Hennessy (Claire Kincaid).

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
45	1	"Skin Deep"	Daniel Sackheim	Robert Nathan & Gordon Rayfield	September 23, 1992	68009
46	2	"Conspiracy"	Ed Sherin	Michael S. Chernuchin & René Balcer	September 30, 1992	68006
47	3	"Forgiveness"	Bill D'Elia	Teleplay by: Ed Zuckerman Story by: Robert Nathan & Ed Zuckerman	October 7, 1992	68005
48	4	"The Corporate Veil"	Don Scardino	Michael S. Chernuchin & Joe Morgenstern	October 14, 1992	68007
49	5	"Wedded Bliss"	Vern Gillum	Robert Nathan & Edward Pomerantz	October 21, 1992	68004
50	6	"Helpless"	James Frawley	Michael S. Chernuchin & Christine Roum	November 4, 1992	68011
51	7	"Self-Defense"	Ed Sherin	René Balcer & Hall Powell	November 11, 1992	68008
52	8	"Prince of Darkness"	Gilbert Shilton	Robert Nathan & William N. Fordes	November 18, 1992	68003
53	9	"Point of View"	Gilbert Moses	Walon Green & René Balcer	November 25, 1992	68012
54	10	"Consultation"	James Hayman	Matt Kiene & Joseph Reinkemeyer	December 9, 1992	68014
55	11	"Extended Family"	Charles Correll	Teleplay by: Wendell Rawls & Robert Nathan Story by: Wendell Rawls	January 6, 1993	68015
56	12	"Right to Counsel"	James Frawley	Michael S. Chernuchin & Barry M. Schkolnick	January 13, 1993	68019
57	13	"Night and Fog"	Ed Sherin	Michael S. Chernuchin & René Balcer	February 3, 1993	68018
58	14	"Promises to Keep"	Ed Sherin	Teleplay by: Robert Nathan & Joshua Stern Story by: William N. Fordes & Douglas Stark	February 10, 1993	68022
59	15	"Mother Love"	Daniel Sackheim	Teleplay by: Robert Nathan Story by: Walon Green & Robert Nathan	February 24, 1993	68024
60	16	"Jurisdiction"	Bruce Seth Green	Walon Green & René Balcer	March 3, 1993	68017
61	17	"Conduct Unbecoming"	Arthur W. Forney	Teleplay by: Michael S. Chernuchin & René Balcer Story by: Walon Green & Peter S. Greenberg	March 10, 1993	68023
62	18	"Animal Instinct"	Ed Sherin	Michael S. Chernuchin & Sibyl Gardner	March 17, 1993	68021
63	19	"Virus"	Steven Robman	Michael S. Chernuchin & René Balcer	April 21, 1993	68010
64	20	"Securitate"	James Hayman	Matt Kiene & Joe Reinkemeyer	May 5, 1993	68026
65	21	"Manhood"	Ed Sherin	Teleplay by: Robert Nathan Story by: Walon Green & Robert Nathan	May 12, 1993	68025
66	22	"Benevolence"	Ed Sherin	Teleplay by: René Balcer & Douglas Palau Story by: Douglas Palau	May 19, 1993	68028

Season 4: 1993–94

• S. Epatha Merkerson (Anita Van Buren) and Jill Hennessy (Claire Kincaid) joined the cast.
• Carolyn McCormick (Elizabeth Olivet) and Michael Moriarty (Benjamin Stone) left the cast at the end of the season. Moriarty was replaced by Sam Waterston (Jack McCoy) in season 5.
• This season the opening sequence changed to a shorter version with more bass.
• Beginning with this season, Florek directed several episodes before joining the cast of its 1999 spin-off, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
67	1	"Sweeps"	James Frawley	Craig McNeer & Robert Nathan	September 15, 1993	69009
68	2	"Volunteers"	James Quinn	René Balcer	September 29, 1993	69017
69	3	"Discord"	Ed Sherin	Michael S. Chernuchin	October 6, 1993	69012
70	4	"Profile"	E.W. Swackhamer	Teleplay by: Gordon Rayfield & Ed Zuckerman Story by: Gordon Rayfield	October 13, 1993	69010
71	5	"Black Tie"	Arthur W. Forney	Walon Green & Michael S. Chernuchin	October 20, 1993	69004
72	6	"Pride and Joy"	Gilbert Shilton	Edward Pomerantz & Robert Nathan	October 27, 1993	69006
73	7	"Apocrypha"	Gabrielle Beaumont	Michael S. Chernuchin	November 3, 1993	69013
74	8	"American Dream"	Constantine Makris	Sibyl Gardner	November 9, 1993	69018
75	9	"Born Bad"	Fred Gerber	Michael S. Chernuchin & Sally Nemeth	November 16, 1993	69021
76	10	"The Pursuit of Happiness"	Dann Florek	Morgan Gendel & Robert Nathan	December 1, 1993	69005
77	11	"Golden Years"	Helaine Head	Teleplay by: Doug Palau & Ed Zuckerman Story by: Doug Palau	January 5, 1994	69008
78	12	"Snatched"	Constantine Makris	Walon Green & René Balcer	January 12, 1994	69024
79	13	"Breeder"	Arthur W. Forney	Michael S. Chernuchin & René Balcer	January 19, 1994	69023
80	14	"Censure"	Ed Sherin	William N. Fordes	February 2, 1994	69026
81	15	"Kids"	Don Scardino	Michael Harbert & Robert Nathan	February 9, 1994	69028
82	16	"Big Bang"	Dann Florek	Ed Zuckerman	March 2, 1994	69027
83	17	"Mayhem"	James Quinn	Teleplay by: Michael S. Chernuchin & René Balcer Story by: Michael S. Chernuchin & Walon Green	March 9, 1994	69029
84	18	"Wager"	Ed Sherin	Teleplay by: Kevin Arkadie & Harvey Solomon Story by: Michael S. Chernuchin & Harvey Solomon	March 30, 1994	69002
85	19	"Sanctuary"	Arthur W. Forney	Michael S. Chernuchin & William N. Fordes	April 13, 1994	69030
86	20	"Nurture"	Jace Alexander	Paris Qualles & Ed Zuckerman	May 4, 1994	69011
87	21	"Doubles"	Ed Sherin	Michael S. Chernuchin & René Balcer	May 18, 1994	69001
88	22	"Old Friends"	James Quinn	Teleplay by: Joshua Stern Story by: Robert Nathan & Joshua Stern	May 25, 1994	69031

Season 5: 1994–95

• Sam Waterston (Jack McCoy) joined the cast. Dann Florek reprises his role as Donald Cragen in the episode “Bad Faith”.
• This is the final season in which Chris Noth was a member of the regular cast as Mike Logan; he later would reprise his character in the TV movie Exiled: A Law & Order Movie in 1998, and on the series second spin-off, Law & Order: Criminal Intent in 2005 until 2008. He was replaced by Benjamin Bratt (Rey Curtis) in season 6.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
89	1	"Second Opinion"	Ed Sherin	Michael S. Chernuchin & Jeremy R. Littman	September 21, 1994	69408
90	2	"Coma"	Jace Alexander	Ed Zuckerman	September 28, 1994	69406
91	3	"Blue Bamboo"	Don Scardino	Teleplay by: René Balcer & Morgan Gendel Story by: René Balcer & Hall Powell	October 5, 1994	69402
92	4	"Family Values"	Constantine Makris	René Balcer & William N. Fordes	October 12, 1994	69401
93	5	"White Rabbit"	Steven Robman	Ed Zuckerman & Morgan Gendel	October 19, 1994	69411
94	6	"Competence"	Fred Gerber	Michael S. Chernuchin & Mark B. Perry	November 2, 1994	69409
95	7	"Precious"	Constantine Makris	René Balcer & I.C. Rapoport	November 9, 1994	69410
96	8	"Virtue"	Martha Mitchell	Mark B. Perry & Jeremy R. Littman	November 23, 1994	69412
97	9	"Scoundrels"	Marc Laub	Ed Zuckerman & Charles C. Mann	November 30, 1994	69415
98	10	"House Counsel"	James Quinn	Michael S. Chernuchin & Barry M. Schkolnick	January 4, 1995	69413
99	11	"Guardian"	Christopher Misiano	Teleplay by: René Balcer & William N. Fordes Story by: René Balcer & Brad Markowitz	January 11, 1995	69404
100	12	"Progeny"	Don Scardino	Teleplay by: Ed Zuckerman & Morgan Gendel Story by: Morgan Gendel & Mark B. Perry	January 25, 1995	69416
101	13	"Rage"	Arthur W. Forney	Michael S. Chernuchin	February 1, 1995	69414
102	14	"Performance"	Martha Mitchell	Teleplay by: Ed Zuckerman & Jeremy R. Littman Story by: René Balcer & Jeremy R. Littman	February 8, 1995	69419
103	15	"Seed"	Don Scardino	Michael S. Chernuchin & Janis Diamond	February 15, 1995	69420
104	16	"Wannabe"	Lewis H. Gould	René Balcer & I.C. Rapoport	March 15, 1995	69417
105	17	"Act of God"	Constantine Makris	Ed Zuckerman & Walter Dallenbach	March 22, 1995	69422
106	18	"Privileged"	Vincent Misiano	Jeremy R. Littman & Suzanne O'Malley	April 5, 1995	69418
107	19	"Cruel and Unusual"	Matthew Penn	René Balcer & Michael S. Chernuchin	April 19, 1995	69423
108	20	"Bad Faith"	Dann Florek	René Balcer	April 26, 1995	69426
109	21	"Purple Heart"	Arthur W. Forney	Morgan Gendel & William N. Fordes	May 3, 1995	69421
110	22	"Switch"	Christopher Misiano	Jeremy R. Littman & Sibyl Gardner	May 17, 1995	69425
111	23	"Pride"	Ed Sherin	Ed Zuckerman & Gene Ritchings	May 24, 1995	69427

Season 6: 1995–96

• Benjamin Bratt (Rey Curtis) joined the cast; Richard Brooks reprises his role as former ADA Paul Robinette; and Jill Hennessy (Claire Kincaid) left the cast at the end of the season, with her character being killed.
• The season finale episode "Aftershock" was the first and only episode of the entire Law & Order series to not feature a case and instead focus on the characters' private lives. Claire Kincaid is killed in a car accident, injuring Detective Lennie Briscoe.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
112	1	"Bitter Fruit"	Constantine Makris	René Balcer & Jeremy R. Littman	September 20, 1995	K0105
113	2	"Rebels"	Ed Sherin	Teleplay by: Ed Zuckerman & Suzanne O'Malley Story by: Suzanne O'Malley	September 27, 1995	K0106
114	3	"Savages"	Jace Alexander	Morgan Gendal & Barry M. Schkolnick & Michael S. Chernuchin	October 18, 1995	K0103
115	4	"Jeopardy"	Christopher Misiano	René Balcer & Jeremy R. Littman	November 1, 1995	K0107
116	5	"Hot Pursuit"	Lewis H. Gould	Ed Zuckerman & Morgan Gendel	November 8, 1995	K0110
117	6	"Paranoia"	Fred Gerber	Michael S. Chernuchin	November 15, 1995	K0104
118	7	"Humiliation"	Matthew Penn	Michael S. Chernuchin & Barry M. Schkolnick	November 22, 1995	K0111
119	8	"Angel"	Arthur W. Forney	Michael S. Chernuchin & Janis Diamond	November 29, 1995	K0114
120	9	"Blood Libel"	Constantine Makris	Teleplay by: I.C. Rapoport Story by: René Balcer & I.C. Rapoport	January 3, 1996	K0109
121	10	"Remand"	Jace Alexander	René Balcer & Elaine Loeser	January 10, 1996	K0113
122	11	"Corpus Delicti"	Christopher Misiano	Ed Zuckerman & Barry M. Schkolnick	January 17, 1996	K0115
123	12	"Trophy"	Martha Mitchell	Teleplay by: Jeremy R. Littman Story by: Jeremy R. Littman & Ed Zuckerman	January 31, 1996	K0114
124	13	"Charm City"	Ed Sherin	Michael S. Chernuchin & Jorge Zamacona	February 7, 1996	K0116
125	14	"Custody"	Constantine Makris	Teleplay by: Morgan Gendel Story by: René Balcer & Morgan Gendel	February 21, 1996	K0117
126	15	"Encore"	Matthew Penn	Ed Zuckerman & Jeremy R. Littman	February 28, 1996	K0120
127	16	"Savior"	David Platt	Michael S. Chernuchin & Barry M. Schkolnick	March 13, 1996	K0121
128	17	"Deceit"	Vincent Misiano	René Balcer & Eddie Feldmann	March 27, 1996	K0118
129	18	"Atonement"	Martha Mitchell	Teleplay by: Morgan Gendel Story by: Ed Zuckerman & Morgan Gendel	April 10, 1996	K0123
130	19	"Slave"	Jace Alexander	René Balcer & Elaine Loeser	April 21, 1996	K0122
131	20	"Girlfriends"	Christopher Misiano	Teleplay by: Ed Zuckerman & Suzanne O'Malley Story by: Ed Zuckerman & Jeremy R. Littman	May 1, 1996	K0124
132	21	"Pro Se"	Lewis H. Gould	René Balcer & I.C. Rapoport	May 8, 1996	K0119
133	22	"Homesick"	Matthew Penn	Teleplay by: Barry M. Schkolnick & Elaine Loeser Story by: Michael S. Chernuchin & Barry M. Schkolnick	May 15, 1996	K0126
134	23	"Aftershock"	Martha Mitchell	Teleplay by: Janis Diamond Story by: Michael S. Chernuchin & Janis Diamond	May 22, 1996	K0125

Season 7: 1996–97

• Carey Lowell joined the cast as Jamie Ross, replacing Jill Hennessy (Claire Kincaid) from the previous season.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
135	1	"Causa Mortis"	Ed Sherin	René Balcer	September 18, 1996	K1106
136	2	"I.D."	Constantine Makris	Ed Zuckerman	September 25, 1996	K1107
137	3	"Good Girl"	Jace Alexander	Jeremy R. Littman	October 2, 1996	K1103
138	4	"Survivor"	Vincent Misiano	Barry M. Schkolnick	October 23, 1996	K1104
139	5	"Corruption"	Matthew Penn	Teleplay by: Gardner Stern Story by: René Balcer & Gardner Stern	October 30, 1996	K1101
140	6	"Double Blind"	Christopher Misiano	Jeremy R. Littman & William N. Fordes	November 6, 1996	K1105
141	7	"Deadbeat"	Constantine Makris	Ed Zuckerman & I.C. Rapoport	November 13, 1996	K1108
142	8	"Family Business"	Lewis H. Gould	Gardner Stern & Barry M. Schkolnick	November 20, 1996	K1111
143	9	"Entrapment"	Matthew Penn	René Balcer & Richard Sweren	January 8, 1997	K1109
144	10	"Legacy"	Brian Mertes	Ed Zuckerman & Jeremy R. Littman	January 15, 1997	K1113
145	11	"Menace"	Constantine Makris	Teleplay by: I.C. Rapoport Story by: Barry M. Schkolnick & I.C. Rapoport	February 5, 1997	K1114
146	12	"Barter"	Dan Karlok	René Balcer & Eddie Feldmann	February 12, 1997	K1110
147	13	"Matrimony"	Lewis H. Gould	Ed Zuckerman & Richard Sweren	February 19, 1997	K1115
148	14	"Working Mom"	Jace Alexander	Jeremy R. Littman & I.C. Rapoport	February 26, 1997	K1118
149	15	"D-Girl"	Ed Sherin	René Balcer & Ed Zuckerman & Gardner Stern	March 13, 1997	K1119
150	16	"Turnaround"	Ed Sherin	René Balcer & Ed Zuckerman & Gardner Stern	March 20, 1997	K1120
151	17	"Showtime"	Ed Sherin	René Balcer & Ed Zuckerman & Gardner Stern	March 27, 1997	K1121
152	18	"Mad Dog"	Christopher Misiano	René Balcer	April 2, 1997	K1116
153	19	"Double Down"	Arthur W. Forney	Teleplay by: Ed Zuckerman & Shimon Wincelberg Story by: Richard Sweren & Shimon Wincelberg	April 16, 1997	K1122
154	20	"We Like Mike"	David Platt	Gardner Stern & I.C. Rapoport	April 30, 1997	K1125
155	21	"Passion"	Constantine Makris	Teleplay by: Barry M. Schkolnick Story by: Barry M. Schkolnick & Richard Sweren	May 7, 1997	K1124
156	22	"Past Imperfect"	Christopher Misiano	Janis Diamond	May 14, 1997	K1112
157	23	"Terminal"	Constantine Makris	René Balcer & Ed Zuckerman	May 21, 1997	K1102

Season 8: 1997–98

• This is the first season in the series in which no cast change was made from the previous season.
• This is the first season to feature 24 episodes.
• This is the final season to feature Carey Lowell in the main cast as Jamie Ross. She would make a guest appearance in an episode in the next two seasons as well as becoming a judge on the series third spin-off, Law & Order: Trial by Jury.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
158	1	"Thrill"	Martha Mitchell	René Balcer	September 24, 1997	K2508
159	2	"Denial"	Christopher Misiano	Teleplay by: David Shore Story by: David Shore & René Balcer	October 8, 1997	K2504
160	3	"Navy Blues"	Jace Alexander	Teleplay by: Kathy McCormick Story by: Dick Wolf & Kathy McCormick	October 15, 1997	K2510
161	4	"Harvest"	Matthew Penn	Teleplay by: I.C. Rapoport Story by: I.C. Rapoport & René Balcer	October 29, 1997	K2506
162	5	"Nullification"	Constantine Makris	David Black	November 5, 1997	K2507
163	6	"Baby, It's You"	Ed Sherin	Jorge Zamacona	November 12, 1997	K2511
164	7	"Blood"	Jace Alexander	Teleplay by: Craig Tepper Story by: René Balcer & Craig Tepper	November 19, 1997	K2502
165	8	"Shadow"	Matthew Penn	Richard Sweren	November 26, 1997	K2505
166	9	"Burned"	Constantine Makris	Siobhan Byrne	December 10, 1997	K2501
167	10	"Ritual"	Brian Mertes	Kathy McCormick & Richard Sweren	December 17, 1997	K2516
168	11	"Under the Influence"	Adam Davidson	René Balcer	January 7, 1998	K2517
169	12	"Expert"	Lewis H. Gould	David Shore & I.C. Rapoport	January 21, 1998	K2518
170	13	"Castoff"	Gloria Muzio	David Black & Harold Schechter	January 28, 1998	K2512
171	14	"Grief"	Christopher Misiano	Suzanne Oshry	February 4, 1998	K2514
172	15	"Faccia a Faccia"	Martha Mitchell	René Balcer & Eddie Feldmann	February 25, 1998	K2519
173	16	"Divorce"	Constantine Makris	Barry M. Schkolnick	March 4, 1998	K2520
174	17	"Carrier"	J. Ranelli	David Black	April 1, 1998	K2525
175	18	"Stalker"	Richard Dobbs	Kathy McCormick	April 15, 1998	K2523
176	19	"Disappeared"	David Platt	Richard Sweren & William N. Fordes	April 22, 1998	K2528
177	20	"Burden"	Constantine Makris	David Shore & I.C. Rapoport	April 24, 1998	K2526
178	21	"Bad Girl"	Jace Alexander	René Balcer & Richard Sweren	April 29, 1998	K2524
179	22	"Damaged"	Constantine Makris	Janis Diamond	May 6, 1998	K2522
180	23	"Tabloid"	Brian Mertes	Teleplay by: David Black Story by: David Black & Alec Baldwin	May 13, 1998	K2515
181	24	"Monster"	Ed Sherin	René Balcer & Richard Sweren	May 20, 1998	K2527

Season 9: 1998–99

• Angie Harmon joins the cast as Abbie Carmichael in this season. Benjamin Bratt (Rey Curtis) leaves the cast after this season but returns in the twentieth season episode "Fed".

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
182	1	"Cherished"	Ed Sherin	Teleplay by: Kathy McCormick Story by: Carl Nelson & Scott Tobin & Kathy McCormick	September 23, 1998	E0203
183	2	"DWB"	Constantine Makris	René Balcer	October 7, 1998	E0205
184	3	"Bait"	Lewis H. Gould	Teleplay by: David Shore Story by: David Shore & I.C. Rapoport	October 14, 1998	E0204
185	4	"Flight"	David Platt	Richard Sweren & William N. Fordes	October 21, 1998	E0209
186	5	"Agony"	Constantine Makris	Kathy McCormick	November 4, 1998	E0216
187	6	"Scrambled"	Martha Mitchell	Teleplay by: Ed Zuckerman Story by: Judith Hooper & Dick Teresi	November 11, 1998	E0208
188	7	"Venom"	Jace Alexander	Teleplay by: I.C. Rapoport Story by: David Shore & I.C. Rapoport	November 18, 1998	E0206
189	8	"Punk"	Matthew Penn	Teleplay by: Matt Witten Story by: Richard Sweren & Matt Witten	November 25, 1998	E0215
190	9	"True North"	Arthur W. Forney	Ed Zuckerman	December 9, 1998	E0207
191	10	"Hate"	Constantine Makris	René Balcer	January 6, 1999	E0214
192	11	"Ramparts"	Matthew Penn	Kathy McCormick & Lynne Litt	January 13, 1999	E0211
193	12	"Haven"	David Platt	David Shore & I.C. Rapoport	February 10, 1999	E0219
194	13	"Hunters"	Richard Dobbs	Teleplay by: Gerry Conway Story by: William N. Fordes & Gerry Conway	February 10, 1999	E0218
195	14	"Sideshow"	Ed Sherin	René Balcer	February 17, 1999	E0210
196	15	"Disciple"	Martha Mitchell	Teleplay by: Richard Sweren & Lynne Litt Story by: Kathy McCormick & Lynne Litt	February 24, 1999	E0220
197	16	"Harm"	Richard Dobbs	René Balcer & Eddie Feldmann	March 3, 1999	E0213
198	17	"Shield"	Stephen Wertimer	Teleplay by: David Shore & I.C. Rapoport & René Balcer Story by: David Shore & I.C. Rapoport	March 24, 1999	E0220
199	18	"Juvenile"	Lewis H. Gould	Richard Sweren & Lynne Litt	April 14, 1999	E0223
200	19	"Tabula Rasa"	Richard Dobbs	Kathy McCormick & William N. Fordes	April 21, 1999	E0222
201	20	"Empire"	Matthew Penn	Teleplay by: Robert Palm Story by: René Balcer & Robert Palm	May 5, 1999	E0217
202	21	"Ambitious"	Christopher Misiano	Teleplay by: Barry M. Schkolnick Story by: Richard Sweren & Barry M. Schkolnick	May 12, 1999	E0221
203	22	"Admissions"	Jace Alexander	Teleplay by: Kathy McCormick & Lynne E. Litt Story by: William N. Fordes & Lynne E. Litt	May 19, 1999	E0224
204 205	23 24	"Refuge"	Constantine Makris	René Balcer	May 26, 1999	E0212 E0225

Exiled: A Law & Order Movie

Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
Exiled: A Law & Order Movie	Jean de Segonzac	Teleplay by: Charles Kipps Story by: Charles Kipps & Chris Noth	November 8, 1998

Season 10: 1999–2000

• Benjamin Bratt (Rey Curtis) left the cast at the end of the ninth season, and was replaced by Jesse L. Martin (Ed Green) this season. Steven Hill (Adam Schiff) left the cast at the end of the season; he was the last first-season cast member to leave the series.
• This was also the season that aired with the creation of the series’ first spin-off Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
206	1	"Gunshow"	Ed Sherin	René Balcer	September 22, 1999	E1106
207	2	"Killerz"	Constantine Makris	Richard Sweren	September 29, 1999	E1103
208	3	"DNR"	David Platt	Teleplay by: Kathy McCormick Story by: William N. Fordes	October 6, 1999	E1109
209	4	"Merger"	Stephen Wertimer	Lynn Mamet	October 13, 1999	E1101
210	5	"Justice"	Matthew Penn	Teleplay by: Gerry Conway Story by: William N. Fordes & Gerry Conway	November 10, 1999	E1104
211	6	"Marathon"	Jace Alexander	Richard Sweren & Matt Witten	November 17, 1999	E1105
212	7	"Patsy"	David Platt	René Balcer & Lynne E. Litt	November 24, 1999	E1102
213	8	"Blood Money"	Matthew Penn	Barry Schindel	December 1, 1999	E1111
214	9	"Sundown"	Jace Alexander	Teleplay by: Krista Vernoff Story by: William N. Fordes & Krista Vernoff	December 15, 1999	E1107
215	10	"Loco Parentis"	Constantine Makris	Richard Sweren & Matt Witten	January 5, 2000	E1115
216	11	"Collision"	David Platt	Teleplay by: Gerry Conway Story by: William N. Fordes & Gerry Conway	January 26, 2000	E1116
217	12	"Mother's Milk"	Richard Dobbs	Lynn Mamet & Barry Schindel	February 9, 2000	E1110
218	13	"Panic"	Constantine Makris	Teleplay by: William N. Fordes & Lynn Mamet Story by: Kathy McCormick & Matt Witten	February 16, 2000	E1117
219	14	"Entitled"	Ed Sherin	Teleplay by: Richard Sweren Story by: Dick Wolf, René Balcer & Robert Palm	February 18, 2000	E1112
220	15	"Fools for Love"	Christopher Misiano	Kathy McCormick & Lynne E. Litt	February 23, 2000	E1113
221	16	"Trade This"	Jace Alexander	Teleplay by: Barry Schindel Story by: René Balcer & Barry Schindel	March 1, 2000	E1118
222	17	"Black, White and Blue"	Constantine Makris	Teleplay by: Lynne E. Litt & Matt Witten Story by: Richard Sweren & Lynne E. Litt	March 22, 2000	E1120
223	18	"Mega"	David Platt	Lynn Mamet	April 5, 2000	E1121
224	19	"Surrender Dorothy"	Martha Mitchell	Barry Schindel & Matt Witten	April 26, 2000	E1125
225	20	"Untitled"	Jace Alexander	Teleplay by: Barry M. Schkolnick Story by: Richard Sweren & Barry M. Schkolnick	May 3, 2000	E1124
226	21	"Narcosis"	Constantine Makris	Kathy McCormick & Lynne E. Litt	May 10, 2000	E1123
227	22	"High & Low"	Richard Dobbs	Teleplay by: Gerry Conway Story by: William N. Fordes & Gerry Conway	May 17, 2000	E1122
228	23	"Stiff"	Jace Alexander	Teleplay by: Hall Powell Story by: René Balcer & Hall Powell	May 24, 2000	E1119
229	24	"Vaya Con Dios"	Christopher Misiano	René Balcer & Richard Sweren	May 24, 2000	E1108

Season 11: 2000–01

• Dianne Wiest joins the cast as Nora Lewin in this season and Angie Harmon (Abbie Carmichael) leaves the series at the end of this season.
• This is the first season not to premiere in September.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
230	1	"Endurance"	Constantine Makris	Matt Witten	October 18, 2000	E1304
231	2	"Turnstile Justice"	Richard Dobbs	Barry Schindel	October 25, 2000	E1303
232	3	"Dissonance"	Lewis H. Gould	Wendy Battles	November 1, 2000	E1307
233	4	"Standoff"	Jace Alexander	P.K. Todd	November 8, 2000	E1308
234	5	"Return"	Stephen Wertimer	Aaron Zelman	November 15, 2000	E1309
235	6	"Burn Baby Burn"	David Platt	Richard Sweren	November 22, 2000	E1306
236	7	"Amends"	Matthew Penn	William N. Fordes	November 29, 2000	E1302
237	8	"Thin Ice"	Jace Alexander	Teleplay by: Barry Schindel & Matt Witten Story by: Bernard Goldberg	December 20, 2000	E1310
238	9	"Hubris"	Constantine Makris	Kathy McCormick & Wendy Battles	January 10, 2001	E1311
239	10	"Whose Monkey Is It Anyway?"	Vincent Misiano	William M. Finkelstein	January 17, 2001	E1318
240	11	"Sunday in the Park with Jorge"	James Quinn	William M. Finkelstein	January 24, 2001	E1301
241	12	"Teenage Wasteland"	Constantine Makris	Barry Schindel & Aaron Zelman	February 7, 2001	E1315
242	13	"Phobia"	David Platt	Kathy McCormick & Lynn Mamet & Wendy Battles	February 14, 2001	E1313
243	14	"A Losing Season"	Jace Alexander	Barry Schindel & Wendy Battles	February 21, 2001	E1322
244	15	"Swept Away"	James Quinn	William M. Finkelstein	February 28, 2001	E1319
245	16	"Bronx Cheer"	Richard Dobbs	Teleplay by: Richard Sweren Story by: Richard Sweren & Wendy Battles	March 14, 2001	E1316
246	17	"Ego"	James Quinn	Wendy Battles	March 21, 2001	E1324
247	18	"White Lie"	Don Scardino	Richard Sweren & Aaron Zelman	April 4, 2001	E1312
248	19	"Whiplash"	Richard Dobbs	Matt Witten & Aaron Zelman	April 18, 2001	E1323
249	20	"All My Children"	David Platt	Barry Schindel & Noah Baylin	May 2, 2001	E1326
250	21	"Brother's Keeper"	Constantine Makris	René Balcer & Joe Gannon	May 9, 2001	E1325
251	22	"School Daze"	Richard Dobbs	Teleplay by: Barry Schindel & Eric Overmyer Story by: Dick Wolf	May 16, 2001	E1329
252	23	"Judge Dread"	David Platt	Richard Sweren & Aaron Zelman	May 23, 2001	E1327
253	24	"Deep Vote"	Jace Alexander	William N. Fordes & Matt Witten	May 23, 2001	E1331

Season 12: 2001–02

• Elisabeth Röhm joined the cast as Serena Southerlyn (character named after Dick Wolf’s daughter). Dianne Wiest (Nora Lewin) left the cast at the end of the season.
• In the aftermath of 9/11, the main title voiceover by Steven Zirnkilton was changed for the first few episodes to include the following dedication: "On September 11, 2001, New York City was ruthlessly and criminally attacked. While no tribute can ever heal the pain of that day, the producers of Law & Order dedicate this season to the victims & their families and to the firefighters & police officers who remind us every day with their lives & courage what it truly means to be an American".
• This voiceover was also heard at the beginning of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent, whose series premiere was suitably altered to reflect the events; the latter became L&O’s second spin-off.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
254	1	"Who Let the Dogs Out?"	Don Scardino	Kathy McCormick & Douglas Stark	September 26, 2001	E2208
255	2	"Armed Forces"	Martha Mitchell	Richard Sweren & Sean Jablonski	October 3, 2001	E2210
256	3	"For Love or Money"	Constantine Makris	Wendy Battles & Sean Jablonski	October 10, 2001	E2207
257	4	"Soldier of Fortune"	Richard Dobbs	Barry Schindel	October 24, 2001	E2206
258	5	"Possession"	James Quinn	Robert Palm	October 31, 2001	E2202
259	6	"Formerly Famous"	Richard Dobbs	Wendy Battles & Marc Guggenheim	November 7, 2001	E2201
260	7	"Myth of Fingerprints"	David Platt	Teleplay by: Terri Kopp & Aaron Zelman Story by: Eric Overmyer	November 14, 2001	E2209
261	8	"The Fire This Time"	David Platt	David Black	November 21, 2001	E2205
262	9	"3 Dawg Night"	Stephen Wertimer	Teleplay by: Richard Sweren Story by: Richard Sweren & Aaron Zelman	November 28, 2001	E2203
263	10	"Prejudice"	Ed Sherin	Jill Goldsmith	December 12, 2001	E2213
264	11	"The Collar"	Matthew Penn	Richard Sweren	January 9, 2002	E2214
265	12	"Undercovered"	Jace Alexander	Wendy Battles & Noah Baylin	January 16, 2002	E2220
266	13	"DR 1-102"	Richard Dobbs	Marc Guggenheim & Aaron Zelman	January 30, 2002	E2216
267	14	"Missing"	David Platt	Eric Overmyer & Matt Witten	February 6, 2002	E2212
268	15	"Access Nation"	Constantine Makris	Sean Jablonski & Terri Kopp	February 27, 2002	E2215
269	16	"Born Again"	Jace Alexander	Teleplay by: Jill Goldsmith & Matt Witten Story by: William N. Fordes	March 6, 2002	E2204
270	17	"Girl Most Likely"	Steve Shill	Lynn Mamet	March 27, 2002	E2227
271	18	"Equal Rights"	James Quinn	Terri Kopp	April 3, 2002	E2221
272	19	"Slaughter"	Constantine Makris	Rob Wright	April 10, 2002	E2218
273	20	"Dazzled"	Lewis H. Gould	Eric Overmyer & Matt Witten	April 24, 2002	E2224
274	21	"Foul Play"	Richard Dobbs	Stuart Feldman	May 1, 2002	E2222
275	22	"Attorney Client"	Matthew Penn	Jill Goldsmith	May 8, 2002	E2225
276	23	"Oxymoron"	Constantine Makris	Michael Harbert	May 15, 2002	E2217
277	24	"Patriot"	David Platt	William N. Fordes & Sean Jablonski	May 22, 2002	E2226

Season 13: 2002–03

• Dianne Wiest (Nora Lewin) was replaced by Fred Dalton Thompson (Arthur Branch) this season.
• "Absentia" was the first episode in the series to have more than 1 director listed.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
278	1	"American Jihad"	Constantine Makris	Aaron Zelman & Marc Guggenheim	October 2, 2002	E3304
279	2	"Shangri-La"	Constantine Makris	Michael S. Chernuchin	October 9, 2002	E3301
280	3	"True Crime"	Martha Mitchell	Wendy Battles & Noah Baylin	October 16, 2002	E3305
281	4	"Tragedy on Rye"	David Platt	William N. Fordes	October 30, 2002	E3303
282	5	"The Ring"	Richard Dobbs	Michael S. Chernuchin	November 6, 2002	E3309
283	6	"Hitman"	Richard Dobbs	Eric Overmyer	November 13, 2002	E3302
284	7	"Open Season"	Matthew Penn	Richard Sweren	November 20, 2002	E3306
285	8	"Asterisk"	Steve Shill	Terri Kopp	November 27, 2002	E3308
286	9	"The Wheel"	Richard Dobbs	Jill Goldsmith	December 11, 2002	E3307
287	10	"Mother's Day"	Jace Alexander	Janis Diamond	January 8, 2003	E3311
288	11	"Chosen"	Ed Sherin	Michael S. Chernuchin	January 15, 2003	E3310
289	12	"Under God"	Gloria Muzio	Marc Guggenheim & Noah Baylin	February 5, 2003	E3313
290	13	"Absentia"	Martha Mitchell & Darnell Martin	Eric Overmyer	February 12, 2003	E3314
291	14	"Star Crossed"	David Platt	Richard Sweren	February 19, 2003	E3315
292	15	"Bitch"	Constantine Makris	Michael S. Chernuchin & Roz Weinman	February 26, 2003	E3320
293	16	"Suicide Box"	Matthew Penn	Aaron Zelman	March 26, 2003	E3312
294	17	"Genius"	Jace Alexander	William N. Fordes	April 2, 2003	E3318
295	18	"Maritime"	Gloria Muzio	Wendy Battles	April 17, 2003	E3319
296	19	"Seer"	James Quinn	Jill Goldsmith	April 23, 2003	E3316
297	20	"Kid Pro Quo"	David Platt	Eric Overmyer & Roz Weinman	April 30, 2003	E3325
298	21	"House Calls"	Jace Alexander	Janis Diamond	May 7, 2003	E3323
299	22	"Sheltered"	Richard Dobbs	Terri Kopp	May 14, 2003	E3324
300	23	"Couples"	David Platt	Lorenzo Carcaterra	May 21, 2003	E3317
301	24	"Smoke"	Constantine Makris	Teleplay by: Michael S. Chernuchin Story by: Dick Wolf	May 21, 2003	E3322

Season 14: 2003–04

• This is the second season in the series in which a cast change has not been made from the previous season.
• Jerry Orbach (Lennie Briscoe) left the cast at the end of the season. The character Lennie Briscoe retired from the 27th precinct and was transferred to the series third spin-off, Law & Order: Trial by Jury which premiered with L&O next season.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
302	1	"Bodies"	Constantine Makris	Teleplay by: William N. Fordes Story by: Michael S. Chernuchin & William N. Fordes	September 24, 2003	E4302
303	2	"Bounty"	Matthew Penn	Michael S. Chernuchin	October 1, 2003	E4304
304	3	"Patient Zero"	David Platt	Wendy Battles	October 8, 2003	E4301
305	4	"Shrunk"	Jace Alexander	Richard Sweren	October 22, 2003	E4305
306	5	"Blaze"	Gloria Muzio	Marc Guggenheim & Aaron Zelman & Michael S. Chernuchin	October 29, 2003	E4309
307	6	"Identity"	Jace Alexander	Janis Diamond	November 5, 2003	E4311
308	7	"Floater"	Richard Dobbs	Eric Overmyer	November 12, 2003	E4307
309	8	"Embedded"	Ed Sherin	Craig Turk	November 19, 2003	E4303
310	9	"Compassion"	Constantine Makris	Roz Weinman	November 26, 2003	E4308
311	10	"Ill-Conceived"	David Platt	Aaron Zelman & Noah Baylin & Michael S. Chernuchin	December 3, 2003	E4306
312	11	"Darwinian"	Jace Alexander	Marc Guggenheim	January 7, 2004	E4313
313	12	"Payback"	Constantine Makris	Lorenzo Carcaterra	January 14, 2004	E4310
314	13	"Married with Children"	Richard Dobbs	Wendy Battles & William N. Fordes	February 4, 2004	E4315
315	14	"City Hall"	Gloria Muzio	Richard Sweren & Marc Guggenheim	February 11, 2004	E4318
316	15	"Veteran's Day"	David Platt	Noah Baylin	February 18, 2004	E4314
317	16	"Can I Get a Witness?"	Don Scardino	Aaron Zelman	February 25, 2004	E4320
318	17	"Hands Free"	Gloria Muzio	Janis Diamond	March 3, 2004	E4316
319	18	"Evil Breeds"	Constantine Makris	Teleplay by: Noah Baylin Story by: Barry Schindel & Noah Baylin	March 24, 2004	E4326
320	19	"Nowhere Man"	Martha Mitchell	William N. Fordes	March 31, 2004	E4324
321	20	"Everybody Loves Raimondo's"	Richard Dobbs	Teleplay by: Lorenzo Carcaterra Story by: Richard Sweren & Lorenzo Carcaterra	April 14, 2004	E4327
322	21	"Vendetta"	David Platt	Teleplay by: David Nahmod Story by: Michael S. Chernuchin & David Nahmod	April 21, 2004	E4317
323	22	"Gaijin"	Jace Alexander	Wendy Battles	April 28, 2004	E4325
324	23	"Caviar Emptor"	Richard Dobbs	Roz Weinman	May 12, 2004	E4321
325	24	"C.O.D."	Matthew Penn	Richard Sweren & Marc Guggenheim	May 19, 2004	E4319

Season 15: 2004–05

• Dennis Farina joined the cast as Joe Fontana this season.
• Elisabeth Röhm (Serena Southerlyn) left the cast midway through the season; in the episode "Ain't No Love" she was replaced by Annie Parisse as Alexandra Borgia in the episode "Fluency".
• Michael Imperioli temporarily replaced Jesse L. Martin (Ed Green) in the last four episodes as Nick Falco while Martin was filming Rent.
• The series' third spin-off was created, Law & Order: Trial by Jury this season. It featured Jerry Orbach reprising his role as Lennie Briscoe, before his death in 2004.
• This was the final season to have 24 episodes.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code	U.S. viewers (millions)
326	1	"Paradigm"	Matthew Penn	Story by: Dick Wolf Teleplay by: Richard Sweren	September 22, 2004	E5301	18.86[4]
327	2	"The Dead Wives Club"	David Platt	Nick Santora	September 22, 2004	E5307	15.39[4]
328	3	"The Brotherhood"	Jean de Segonzac	Story by: Wendy Battles & Alfredo Barrios, Jr. Teleplay by: Alfredo Barrios, Jr.	September 29, 2004	E5304	12.94[5]
329	4	"Coming Down Hard"	Richard Dobbs	Davey Holmes	October 6, 2004	E5308	12.51[6]
330	5	"Gunplay"	Constantine Makris	William N. Fordes & Lois Johnson	October 20, 2004	E5306	13.07[7]
331	6	"Cut"	Richard Dobbs	Wendy Battles	October 27, 2004	E5302	13.23[8]
332	7	"Gov Love"	Michael Pressman	Richard Sweren & Ross Berger	November 10, 2004	E5313	15.15[9]
333	8	"Cry Wolf"	Don Scardino	Nick Santora & Lorenzo Carcaterra	November 17, 2004	E5312	13.80[10]
334	9	"All in the Family"	Jace Alexander	William N. Fordes	November 24, 2004	E5303	12.62[11]
335	10	"Enemy"	Richard Dobbs	Alfredo Barrios, Jr.	December 1, 2004	E5314	14.71[12]
336	11	"Fixed"	Ed Sherin	Roz Weinman & Eric Overmyer	December 8, 2004	E5311	15.69[13]
337	12	"Mammon"	Jace Alexander	William N. Fordes & Douglas Stark	January 5, 2005	E5316	14.28[14]
338	13	"Ain't No Love"	Paris Barclay	Richard Sweren & Lois Johnson	January 12, 2005	E5315	14.69[15]
339	14	"Fluency"	Matthew Penn	Nick Santora	January 19, 2005	E5318	15.12[16]
340	15	"Obsession"	Constantine Makris	Wendy Battles & Alfredo Barrios, Jr.	February 9, 2005	E5319	13.16[17]
341	16	"The Sixth Man"	David Platt	Story by: Lois Johnson & Richard Sweren Teleplay by: Lois Johnson	February 16, 2005	E5321	13.73[18]
342	17	"License to Kill"	Constantine Makris	Richard Sweren & Stuart Feldman	February 23, 2005	E5322	14.54[19]
343	18	"Dining Out"	Jean de Segonzac	Davey Holmes	March 2, 2005	E5317	14.66[20]
344	19	"Sects"	Richard Dobbs	Frank Pugliese	March 30, 2005	E5324	13.49[21]
345	20	"Tombstone"	Eric Stoltz	Rick Eid	April 13, 2005	E5325	16.85[22]
346	21	"Publish and Perish"	Constantine Makris	Tom Szentgyorgi	April 20, 2005	E5328	14.33[23]
347	22	"Sport of Kings"	Michael Pressman	Story by: Richard Sweren & Nick Santora & Wendy Battles Teleplay by: Richard Sweren & Wendy Battles	May 4, 2005	E5323	11.70[24]
348	23	"In God We Trust"	David Platt	Richard Sweren	May 11, 2005	E5326	12.22[25]
349	24	"Locomotion"	Matthew Penn	Story by: Roz Weinman Teleplay by: Eric Overmyer	May 18, 2005	E5329	12.41[26]

Season 16: 2005–06

• This is the third season in which there were no cast changes in between seasons, as every principal cast member who finished season 15 returned.
  • This is Annie Parisse's first full season in the role of ADA Alexandra Borgia. She joined the cast in the 14th episode of the previous season.
• Parisse and Dennis Farina (Joe Fontana) leave the cast after the season finale.
• Michael Imperioli (Nick Falco) reprises his role in the episode "Hindsight".
• Law & Order: Trial by Jury was canceled by the end of the 2005–06 season, only lasting one season.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code	U.S. viewers (millions)
350	1	"Red Ball"	Matthew Penn	David Wilcox	September 21, 2005	16001	13.03[27]
351	2	"Flaw"	Jean de Segonzac	Chris Levinson	September 28, 2005	16002	15.06[28]
352	3	"Ghosts"	Constantine Makris	Rick Eid	October 5, 2005	16003	12.59[29]
353	4	"Age of Innocence"	David Platt	Davey Holmes	October 12, 2005	16005	10.92[30]
354	5	"Lifeline"	Rosemary Rodriguez	Greg Plageman	October 19, 2005	16006	12.33[31]
355	6	"Birthright"	Constantine Makris	David Slack	November 2, 2005	16007	12.57[32]
356	7	"House of Cards"	Michael Pressman	Wendy Battles	November 9, 2005	16008	10.86[33]
357	8	"New York Minute"	Don Scardino	Nicholas Wootton	November 16, 2005	16009	11.44[34]
358	9	"Criminal Law"	Ed Sherin	David Wilcox	November 23, 2005	16010	11.93[35]
359	10	"Acid"	Michael Pressman	Richard Sweren	November 30, 2005	16011	12.87[36]
360	11	"Bible Story"	Rick Wallace	Richard Sweren	December 7, 2005	16004	12.13[37]
361	12	"Family Friend"	Jean de Segonzac	Philippe Browning	January 11, 2006	16012	12.83[38]
362	13	"Heart of Darkness"	Richard Dobbs	Carter Harris	January 18, 2006	16013	12.38[39]
363	14	"Magnet"	Adam Bernstein	David Black	February 8, 2006	16014	14.53[40]
364	15	"Choice of Evils"	Michael Pressman	David Wilcox	March 1, 2006	16016	12.39[41]
365	16	"Cost of Capital"	Michael Watkins	Teleplay by: Tom Smuts Story by: Rick Eid	March 8, 2006	16010	11.79[42]
366	17	"America, Inc."	Jean de Segonzac	Richard Sweren	March 22, 2006	16017	9.00[43]
367	18	"Thinking Makes It So"	Tony Goldwyn	Michael S. Chernuchin	March 29, 2006	16019	9.35[44]
368	19	"Positive"	Richard Dobbs	Sonny Postiglione	April 5, 2006	16020	10.84[45]
369	20	"Kingmaker"	Don Scardino	David Slack	May 3, 2006	16018	10.66[46]
370	21	"Hindsight"	Jean de Segonzac	Chris Levinson	May 10, 2006	16021	12.68[47]
371	22	"Invaders"	Matthew Penn	Richard Sweren & David Wilcox	May 17, 2006	16022	13.59[48]

Season 17: 2006–07

• Alana de la Garza (Connie Rubirosa) and Milena Govich (Nina Cassady) joined the cast.
• Fred Dalton Thompson (Arthur Branch) and Milena Govich left the cast after the season finale. Govich was replaced by Jeremy Sisto (who guest stars as a defense lawyer in the episode "The Family Hour") who joined the cast as Cyrus Lupo in the next season.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code	U.S. viewers (millions)
372	1	"Fame"	Jean de Segonzac	Nicholas Wootton	September 22, 2006	17001	11.07[49]
373	2	"Avatar"	Vincent Misiano	David Slack	September 29, 2006	17002	10.03[50]
374	3	"Home Sweet"	Richard Dobbs	Michael S. Chernuchin	October 6, 2006	17003	9.64[51]
375	4	"Fear America"	Constantine Makris	Sonny Postiglione & Robert Nathan	October 13, 2006	17004	9.43[52]
376	5	"Public Service Homicide"	Constantine Makris	Chris Levinson	October 20, 2006	17005	10.20[53]
377	6	"Profiteer"	Arthur W. Forney	David Wilcox	October 27, 2006	17007	9.02[54]
378	7	"In Vino Veritas"	Tim Hunter	David Wilcox	November 3, 2006	17006	10.87[55]
379	8	"Release"	Michael Pressman	Rick Eid & Nicholas Wootton	November 10, 2006	17008	9.57[56]
380	9	"Deadlock"	Alex Chapple	David Slack	November 17, 2006	17009	9.94[57]
381	10	"Corner Office"	Joan Stein Schimke	Rick Eid & Richard Sweren	December 8, 2006	17010	10.23[58]
382	11	"Remains of the Day"	Constantine Makris	Story by: David Wilcox & Shiya Ribowsky Teleplay by: David Wilcox	January 5, 2007	17011	9.77[59]
383	12	"Charity Case"	Michael Pressman	Nicholas Wootton	January 12, 2007	17012	9.02[60]
384	13	"Talking Points"	Matthew Penn	Michael S. Chernuchin	February 2, 2007	17013	9.53[61]
385	14	"Church"	Constantine Makris	Rick Eid	February 9, 2007	17014	9.63[62]
386	15	"Melting Pot"	Jean de Segonzac	Richard Sweren	February 16, 2007	17015	9.01[63]
387	16	"Murder Book"	Constantine Makris	David Wilcox	February 23, 2007	17016	8.67[64]
388	17	"Good Faith"	Sam Weisman	David Slack	March 30, 2007	17017	7.47[65]
389	18	"Bling"	Karen Gaviola	Matthew McGough	April 6, 2007	17018	8.22[66]
390	19	"Fallout"	Constantine Makris	Sonny Postiglione	April 27, 2007	17019	7.52[67]
391	20	"Captive"	Michael Watkins	Richard Sweren	May 4, 2007	17020	8.88[68]
392	21	"Over Here"	Constantine Makris	William N. Fordes	May 11, 2007	17021	8.30[69]
393	22	"The Family Hour"	Matthew Penn	Richard Sweren & David Slack	May 18, 2007	17022	9.23[70]

Season 18: 2008

• Jeremy Sisto (Cyrus Lupo) and Linus Roache (Michael Cutter) joined the cast.
• Jesse L. Martin (Ed Green) left the cast and was replaced by Anthony Anderson (Kevin Bernard) in the episode "Burn Card".
• Production of the eighteenth season was interrupted by the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike when executive producer René Balcer and the rest of the writing staff participated in the work stoppage, making this season the first to start in January.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code	U.S. viewers (millions)
394	1	"Called Home"	Allen Coulter	René Balcer	January 2, 2008	18001	13.45[71]
395	2	"Darkness"	Michael Dinner	William N. Fordes & David Slack	January 2, 2008	18006	13.45[71]
396	3	"Misbegotten"	Michael Watkins	David Wilcox & Stephanie Sengupta	January 9, 2008	18002	11.05[72]
397	4	"Bottomless"	Alex Chapple	Ed Zuckerman	January 16, 2008	18004	11.55[73]
398	5	"Driven"	Alan Taylor	Richard Sweren & Gina Gionfriddo	January 23, 2008	18009	10.33[74]
399	6	"Political Animal"	Jean de Segonzac	Ed Zuckerman & David Slack	January 30, 2008	18011	11.14[75]
400	7	"Quit Claim"	Jim McKay	William N. Fordes & David Wilcox	February 6, 2008	18010	10.07[76]
401	8	"Illegal"	Constantine Makris	William N. Fordes & David Slack	February 13, 2008	18003	10.24[77]
402	9	"Executioner"	Constantine Makris	Richard Sweren & Gina Gionfriddo	February 20, 2008	18012	10.85[78]
403	10	"Tango"	Dean White	Stephanie Sengupta	February 27, 2008	18013	11.45[79]
404	11	"Betrayal"	Marc Levin	Richard Sweren & Gina Gionfriddo	March 5, 2008	18005	9.68[80]
405	12	"Submission"	Constantine Makris	Ed Zuckerman	March 12, 2008	18007	11.68[81]
406	13	"Angelgrove"	Darnell Martin	David Wilcox & Stephanie Sengupta	March 19, 2008	18008	10.45[82]
407	14	"Burn Card"	Mario Van Peebles	Ed Zuckerman & David Wilcox	April 23, 2008	18014	12.63[83]
408	15	"Bogeyman"	Tim Hunter	Teleplay by: Richard Sweren Story by: Richard Sweren & Gina Gionfriddo	April 30, 2008	18015	9.62[84]
409	16	"Strike"	Marisol Torres	William N. Fordes & David Slack	May 7, 2008	18016	8.76[85]
410	17	"Personae Non Gratae"	John Coles	Stephanie Sengupta & Matthew McGough	May 14, 2008	18017	8.35[86]
411	18	"Excalibur"	Jim McKay	René Balcer & Ed Zuckerman	May 21, 2008	18018	8.45[87]

Season 19: 2008–09

• This was the fourth season with no cast changes from the end of the previous season, and it was the first season to start in November.
• During this season, Law & Order: UK made its début in the United Kingdom on ITV1.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code	U.S. viewers (millions)
412	1	"Rumble"	Constantine Makris	Richard Sweren & Christopher Ambrose	November 5, 2008	19003	7.85[88]
413	2	"Challenged"	Fred Berner	René Balcer & Ed Zuckerman	November 12, 2008	19001	7.91[89]
414	3	"Lost Boys"	Chris Zalla	Richard Sweren & Gina Gionfriddo	November 19, 2008	19004	7.58[90]
415	4	"Falling"	Michael Watkins	Stephanie Sengupta & Keith Eisner	November 26, 2008	19005	7.63[90]
416	5	"Knock Off"	Constantine Makris	Teleplay by: William N. Fordes & Matthew McGough Story by: Jonathan Rintels	December 3, 2008	19006	11.26[91]
417	6	"Sweetie"	Mario Van Peebles	Ed Zuckerman & Luke Schelhaas	December 10, 2008	19007	7.46[92]
418	7	"Zero"	Marisol Torres	Ed Zuckerman & Luke Schelhaas	December 17, 2008	19002	6.95[93]
419	8	"Chattel"	Jim McKay	William N. Fordes & Matthew McGough	January 7, 2009	19009	10.11[94]
420	9	"By Perjury"	Darnell Martin	Richard Sweren & Christopher Ambrose	January 14, 2009	19010	8.20[95]
421	10	"Pledge"	Alex Chapple	Richard Sweren & Gina Gionfriddo	January 21, 2009	19008	8.49[96]
422	11	"Lucky Stiff"	Marc Levin	Ed Zuckerman & Matthew McGough	January 28, 2009	19012	8.89[97]
423	12	"Illegitimate"	Josh Marston	Stephanie Sengupta & Keith Eisner	February 4, 2009	19011	8.69[98]
424	13	"Crimebusters"	Alex Chapple	Richard Sweren & Gina Gionfriddo	February 11, 2009	19013	7.52[99]
425	14	"Rapture"	Fred Berner	Ed Zuckerman & Luke Schelhaas	February 18, 2009	19014	7.15[100]
426	15	"Bailout"	Jean de Segonzac	Richard Sweren & Christopher Ambrose	March 11, 2009	19015	7.58[101]
427	16	"Take-Out"	Jim McKay	William N. Fordes & Keith Eisner	March 18, 2009	19016	7.07[102]
428	17	"Anchors Away"	Alex Chapple	Ed Zuckerman & Matthew McGough	March 25, 2009	19017	7.25[103]
429	18	"Promote This!"	Michael Watkins	Richard Sweren & Christopher Ambrose	April 29, 2009	19019	7.69[104]
430	19	"All New"	Roger Young	William N. Fordes & Keith Eisner	May 6, 2009	19020	8.14[105]
431	20	"Exchange"	Ernest Dickerson	Stephanie Sengupta	May 13, 2009	19018	7.82[106]
432	21	"Skate or Die"	Norberto Barba	Ed Zuckerman & Luke Schelhaas	May 20, 2009	19021	6.70[107]
433	22	"The Drowned and the Saved"	Fred Berner	Richard Sweren & Gina Gionfriddo	June 3, 2009	19022	8.79[108]

Season 20: 2009–10

• This was the fifth (and final) season in which the series had no cast changes from the previous season.
• Benjamin Bratt (Rey Curtis) reprised his role in the episode "Fed".
• Prior to the show's cancellation, S. Epatha Merkerson (Anita Van Buren) announced she was leaving the cast in the season finale after playing her character for sixteen years, the 20th season being her 17th season.^[109]

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code	U.S. viewers (millions)
434	1	"Memo from the Dark Side"	Fred Berner	René Balcer & Keith Eisner	September 25, 2009	20001	6.29[110]
435	2	"Just a Girl in the World"	M.T. Adler	Richard Sweren & Christopher Ambrose	October 2, 2009	20002	6.68[111]
436	3	"Great Satan"	Michael Dinner	Ed Zuckerman & Luke Schelhaas	October 9, 2009	20003	7.23[112]
437	4	"Reality Bites"	Constantine Makris	Ed Zuckerman & Luke Schelhaas	October 16, 2009	20004	7.60[113]
438	5	"Dignity"	Jim McKay	Richard Sweren & Julie Martin	October 23, 2009	20005	7.17[114]
439	6	"Human Flesh Search Engine"	Darnell Martin	Ed Zuckerman & Matthew McGough	October 30, 2009	20006	7.00[115]
440	7	"Boy Gone Astray"	Rose Troche	Teleplay by: Keith Eisner Story by: René Balcer & Keith Eisner	November 6, 2009	20007	7.99[116]
441	8	"Doped"	Mario Van Peebles	Richard Sweren & Christopher Ambrose	November 6, 2009	20008	8.41[116]
442	9	"For the Defense"	William Klayer	Ed Zuckerman & Luke Schelhaas	November 13, 2009	20009	7.50[117]
443	10	"Shotgun"	Roger Young	Richard Sweren & Julie Martin	November 20, 2009	20010	7.52[118]
444	11	"Fed"	Alex Chapple	Teleplay by: Keith Eisner Story by: René Balcer & Keith Eisner	December 11, 2009	20011	8.77[119]
445	12	"Blackmail"	Marc Levin	Ed Zuckerman & Matthew McGough	January 15, 2010	20012	7.32[120]
446	13	"Steel-Eyed Death"	Michael Pressman	Richard Sweren & Christopher Ambrose & Julie Martin	March 1, 2010	20013	7.58[121]
447	14	"Boy on Fire"	Rose Troche	Teleplay by: Luke Schelhaas & Matthew McGough Story by: Ed Zuckerman & Matthew McGough	March 1, 2010	20014	7.86[121]
448	15	"Brilliant Disguise"	Alex Chapple	Teleplay by: Keith Eisner Story by: René Balcer & Keith Eisner	March 8, 2010	20015	5.18[122]
449	16	"Innocence"	Fred Berner	Richard Sweren & Julie Martin	March 15, 2010	20016	6.90[123]
450	17	"Four Cops Shot"	Jim McKay	Ed Zuckerman & Luke Schelhaas & Matthew McGough	March 22, 2010	20017	5.93[124]
451	18	"Brazil"	Jean de Segonzac	Teleplay by: Keith Eisner Story by: René Balcer & Keith Eisner	March 29, 2010	20018	6.01[125]
452	19	"Crashers"	Darnell Martin	Richard Sweren & Christopher Ambrose & Julie Martin	May 3, 2010	20019	6.18[126]
453	20	"The Taxman Cometh"	Fred Berner	Teleplay by: William N. Fordes Story by: Ed Zuckerman & William N. Fordes	May 10, 2010	20020	6.17[127]
454	21	"Immortal"	Jim McKay	Richard Sweren & Julie Martin	May 17, 2010	20021	5.91[128]
455	22	"Love Eternal"	William Klayer	Ed Zuckerman	May 17, 2010	20022	6.24[128]
456	23	"Rubber Room"	René Balcer	René Balcer	May 24, 2010	20023	7.60[129]

Home video releases

Season	Episodes	DVD release dates
		Region 1	Region 2	Region 4	Discs
1	22	October 15, 2002[130]	June 16, 2003[131]	April 14, 2003	6
2	22	May 4, 2004[132]	February 28, 2004[133]	January 19, 2005	3
3	22	May 24, 2005[134]	November 21, 2005[135]	March 8, 2006	3
4	22	December 6, 2005[136]	July 17, 2006[137]	September 19, 2006	3
5	23	April 3, 2007[138]	July 23, 2007[139]	July 30, 2007	5
6	23	December 2, 2008[140]	February 16, 2009[141]	March 4, 2009	5
7	23	January 19, 2010[142]	April 12, 2010[143]	April 21, 2010[144]	5
8	24	December 7, 2010[145]	TBA	August 4, 2011[146]	5
9	24	December 6, 2011[147]	TBA	TBA	5
Film		June 12, 2012[148]	March 21, 2011[149]	TBA	1
10	24	February 23, 2012[150]	TBA	TBA	5
11	24	November 6, 2012[151]	TBA	TBA	5
12	24	February 26, 2013[152]	TBA	TBA	5
13	24	November 5, 2013[153]	TBA	TBA	5
14	24	September 14, 2004[154]	TBA	TBA	3
15	24	November 4, 2014[155]	TBA	TBA	5
16	22	November 4, 2014[155]	TBA	TBA	5
17	22	November 4, 2014[155]	TBA	TBA	5
18	18	May 5, 2015[156]	TBA	TBA	4
19	22	May 5, 2015[156]	TBA	TBA	5
20	23	May 5, 2015[156]	TBA	TBA	5
Total	456	November 8, 2011[157]	TBA	TBA	104

See also

• List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episodes
• List of Law & Order: Criminal Intent episodes
• List of Law & Order: Trial by Jury episodes
• List of Law & Order: LA episodes

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