List of Law & Order episodes

Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990 and ended on May 24, 2010 on NBC after completing twenty seasons. NBC canceled the series on May 14, 2010 and aired "Rubber Room" as the de facto series finale on May 24, 2010.^[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 1 TV movie of Law & Order aired before cancellation.

Contents 1 Series overview 2 Episodes 2.1 Season 1: 1990–91 2.2 Season 2: 1991–92 2.3 Season 3: 1992–93 2.4 Season 4: 1993–94 2.5 Season 5: 1994–95 2.6 Season 6: 1995–96 2.7 Season 7: 1996–97 2.8 Season 8: 1997–98 2.9 Season 9: 1998–99 2.9.1 Exiled: A Law & Order Movie 2.10 Season 10: 1999–2000 2.11 Season 11: 2000–01 2.12 Season 12: 2001–02 2.13 Season 13: 2002–03 2.14 Season 14: 2003–04 2.15 Season 15: 2004–05 2.16 Season 16: 2005–06 2.17 Season 17: 2006–07 2.18 Season 18: 2008 2.19 Season 19: 2008–09 2.20 Season 20: 2009–10 3 See also 4 References

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired		DVD Releases
			Season premiere	Season finale	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
	1	22	September 13, 1990 (1990-09-13)	June 9, 1991 (1991-06-09)	October 25, 2002 (2002-10-25)[4]	June 16, 2003 (2003-06-16)[5]	April 14, 2003 (2003-04-14)
	2	22	September 17, 1991 (1991-09-17)	May 14, 1992 (1992-05-14)	May 4, 2004 (2004-05-04)[6]	February 28, 2004 (2004-02-28)[7]	January 19, 2005 (2005-01-19)
	3	22	September 23, 1992 (1992-09-23)	May 19, 1993 (1993-05-19)	May 24, 2005 (2005-05-24)[8]	November 21, 2005 (2005-11-21)[9]	March 8, 2006 (2006-03-08)
	4	22	September 15, 1993 (1993-09-15)	May 25, 1994 (1994-05-25)	December 6, 2005 (2005-12-06)[10]	July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17)[11]	September 19, 2006 (2006-09-19)
	5	23	September 21, 1994 (1994-09-21)	May 24, 1995 (1995-05-24)	April 3, 2007 (2007-04-03)[12]	July 23, 2007 (2007-07-23)[13]	July 30, 2007 (2007-07-30)
	6	23	September 20, 1995 (1995-09-20)	May 22, 1996 (1996-05-22)	December 2, 2008 (2008-12-02)[14]	February 16, 2009 (2009-02-16)[15]	March 4, 2009 (2009-03-04)
	7	23	September 18, 1996 (1996-09-18)	May 21, 1997 (1997-05-21)	January 19, 2010 (2010-01-19)[16]	April 12, 2010 (2010-04-12)[17]	April 21, 2010[18]
	8	24	September 24, 1997 (1997-09-24)	May 20, 1998 (1998-05-20)	December 7, 2010 (2010-12-07)[19]	N/A	August 4, 2011 (2011-08-04)[20]
	9	24	September 23, 1998 (1998-09-23)	May 26, 1999 (1999-05-26)	December 6, 2011 (2011-12-06)[21]	N/A	N/A
	Film	N/A	November 8, 1998 (1998-11-08)		N/A	March 21, 2011 (2011-03-21)[22]	N/A
	10	24	September 22, 1999 (1999-09-22)	May 24, 2000 (2000-05-24)	February 23, 2012 (2012-02-23)[23]	N/A	N/A
	11	24	October 18, 2000 (2000-10-18)	May 23, 2001 (2001-05-23)	N/A	N/A	N/A
	12	24	September 26, 2001 (2001-09-26)	May 22, 2002 (2002-05-22)	N/A	N/A	N/A
	13	24	October 2, 2002 (2002-10-02)	May 21, 2003 (2003-05-21)	N/A	N/A	N/A
	14	24	September 24, 2003 (2003-09-24)	May 19, 2004 (2004-05-19)	September 14, 2004 (2004-09-14) [24]	N/A	N/A
	15	24	September 24, 2004 (2004-09-24)	May 18, 2005 (2005-05-18)	N/A	N/A	N/A
	16	22	September 21, 2005 (2005-09-21)	May 17, 2006 (2006-05-17)	N/A	N/A	N/A
	17	22	September 22, 2006 (2006-09-22)	May 18, 2007 (2007-05-18)	N/A	N/A	N/A
	18	18	January 2, 2008 (2008-01-02)	May 21, 2008 (2008-05-21)	N/A	N/A	N/A
	19	22	November 5, 2008 (2008-11-05)	June 3, 2009 (2009-06-03)	N/A	N/A	N/A
	20	23	September 25, 2009 (2009-09-25)	May 24, 2010 (2010-05-24)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total		456	September 13, 1990 (1990-09-13) – May 24, 2010 (2010-05-24)		November 8, 2011 (2011-11-08)[25]	N/A	N/A

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	Prod. code
1	1	"Prescription for Death"	John P. Whitesell II	Story: David Black & Ed Zuckerman Teleplay: Ed Zuckerman	September 13, 1990 (1990-09-13)	66209
2	2	"Subterranean Homeboy Blues"	E.W. Swackhamer	Robert Palm	September 20, 1990 (1990-09-20)	66205
3	3	"The Reaper's Helper"	Vern Gillum	Story: Thomas Francis McElroy Teleplay: Thomas Francis McElroy, David Black, & Robert Stuart Nathan	October 4, 1990 (1990-10-04)	66215
4	4	"Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die"	Charles Correll	Story: Dick Wolf Teleplay: Robert Stuart Nathan	October 11, 1990 (1990-10-11)	66210
5	5	"Happily Ever After"	Vern Gillum	Story: Dick Wolf & David Black Teleplay: David Black & Robert Stuart Nathan	October 23, 1990 (1990-10-23)	66212
6	6	"Everybody's Favorite Bagman"	John Patterson	Dick Wolf	October 30, 1990 (1990-10-30)	83543
7	7	"By Hooker, By Crook"	Martin Davidson	David Black	November 13, 1990 (1990-11-13)	66203
8	8	"Poison Ivy"	E.W. Swackhamer	Teleplay: Jacob Brackman Story: Jacob Brackman & Jack Richardson	November 20, 1990 (1990-11-20)	66211
9	9	"Indifference"	James Quinn	Robert Palm	November 27, 1990 (1990-11-27)	66207
10	10	"Prisoner of Love"	Michael Fresco	David Black & Robert Nathan	December 4, 1990 (1990-12-04)	66208
11	11	"Out of the Half-Light"	E. W. Swackhamer	Michael Duggan	December 11, 1990 (1990-12-11)	66202
12	12	"Life Choice"	Aaron Lipstadt	David Black & Robert Nathan	January 8, 1991 (1991-01-08)	66213
13	13	"A Death in the Family"	Gwen Arner	Teleplay: Joe Viola & David Black Story: Joe Viola	January 15, 1991 (1991-01-15)	66204
14	14	"The Violence of Summer"	Don Scardino	Michael Duggan	February 5, 1991 (1991-02-05)	66219
15	15	"The Torrents of Greed (Part 1)"	E.W. Swackhamer	Story: Michael Duggan & Michael S. Chernuchin Teleplay: Michael S. Chernuchin	February 12, 1991 (1991-02-12)	66222
16	16	"The Torrents of Greed (Part 2)"	E.W. Swackhamer	Story: Michael Duggan & Michael S. Chernuchin Teleplay: Michael S. Chernuchin	February 19, 1991 (1991-02-19)	66225
17	17	"Mushrooms"	Daniel Sackheim	Robert Palm	February 26, 1991 (1991-02-26)	66218
18	18	"The Secret Sharers"	E.W. Swackhamer	Robert Nathan	March 12, 1991 (1991-03-12)	66221
19	19	"The Serpent's Tooth"	Don Scardino	Joshua Stern, I.C. Rapoport, Robert Nathan & René Balcer	March 19, 1991 (1991-03-19)	66224
20	20	"The Troubles"	John Whitesell	Dick Wolf & Robert Palm	March 26, 1991 (1991-03-26)	66214
21	21	"Sonata for a Solo Organ"	Fred Gerber	Joe Morgenstern & Michael Duggan	April 2, 1991 (1991-04-02)	66226
22	22	"The Blue Wall"	Vern Gillum	Dick Wolf & Robert Nathan	June 9, 1991 (1991-06-09)	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	Prod. code
23	1	"Confession"	Fred Gerber	Michael Duggan & Robert Palm	September 17, 1991	67416
24	2	"The Wages of Love"	Ed Sherin	Ed Zuckerman & Robert Stuart Nathan	September 24, 1991	67405
25	3	"Aria"	Don Scardino	Christine Roum & Michael S. Chernuchin	October 1, 1991	67411
26	4	"Asylum"	Kristoffer Tabori	Kathy McCormick & 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	Michael S. Chernuchin & Michael Duggan	October 29, 1991	67410
29	7	"In Memory Of"	Ed Sherin	David Black, Robert Stuart Nathan, & Siobhan Byrne O'Connor	November 5, 1991	67413
30	8	"Out of Control"	John Whitesell	Jack Richardson, David Black, & Robert Stuart Nathan	November 12, 1991	67403
31	9	"Renunciation"	Gwen Arner	Michael S. Chernuchin	November 18, 1991	67414
32	10	"Heaven"	Ed Sherin	Robert Palm & Nancy Miller	November 26, 1991	67415
33	11	"His Hour upon the Stage"	Steve Cohen	Robert Stuart Nathan & Giles Blunt	December 10, 1991	67407
34	12	"Star Struck"	Ed Sherin	David Black, Sally Nemeth, Robert Nathan, & Alan Gelb	January 7, 1992	67406
35	13	"Severance"	James Frawley	Michael S. Chernuchin, William N. Fordes, & Michael Duggan	January 14, 1992	67418
36	14	"Blood Is Thicker..."	Peter Levin	Ed Zuckerman & Robert Nathan	February 4, 1992	67422
37	15	"Trust"	Daniel Sackheim	Michael Duggan &René Balcer	February 11, 1992	67417
38	16	"Vengeance"	Daniel Sackheim	Michael S. Chernuchin, Peter S. Greenberg, & René Balcer	February 18, 1992	67420
39	17	"Sisters of Mercy"	Fred Gerber	Robert Palm & René Balcer	March 3, 1992	67423
40	18	"Cradle to Grave"	James Frawley	Sally Nemeth & Robert Nathan	March 31, 1992	67424
41	19	"The Fertile Fields"	Ed Sherin	Michael S. Chernuchin & René Balcer	April 7, 1992	67425
42	20	"Intolerance"	Steve Robman	Robert Nathan & Sally Nemeth	April 14, 1992	67426
43	21	"Silence"	Ed Sherin	Michael S. Chernuchin, Michael Duggan, & René Balcer	April 28, 1992	67427
44	22	"The Working Stiff"	Daniel Sackheim	Robert Palm & William N. Fordes	May 14, 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.
• 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).
• Florek directed a few episodes of L&O 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	Prod. 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	Ed Zuckerman & Robert Nathan	October 7, 1992	68005
48	4	"The Corporate Veil"	Don Scardino	Joe Morgenstern, Michael S. Chernuchin	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	Hall Powell & René Balcer	November 11, 1992	68008
52	8	"Prince of Darkness"	Gilbert M. 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 & Joe Reinkemeyer	December 9, 1992	68014
55	11	"Extended Family"	Charlie Correll	Wendell Rawls & Robert Nathan	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	Douglas Stark, Robert Nathan, Joshua Stern, & William N. Fordes	February 10, 1993	68022
59	15	"Mother Love"	Daniel Sackheim	Robert Nathan & Walon Green	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	Michael S. Chernuchin, Walon Green, Peter S. Greenberg, & René Balcer	March 10, 1993	68023
62	18	"Animal Instinct"	Ed Sherin	Michael S. Chernuchin & Sibyl Gardner	March 17, 1993	68021
63	19	"Virus"	Steve 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	Robert Nathan & Walon Green	May 12, 1993	68025
66	22	"Benevolence"	Ed Sherin	Doug Palau & René Balcer	May 19, 1993	68028

Season 4: 1993–94

• S. Epatha Merkerson (Anita Van Buren) and Jill Hennessy (Claire Kincaid) joined the cast.
• Michael Moriarty (Benjamin Stone) left the cast at the end of the season. He was replaced by Sam Waterston (Jack McCoy).

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. 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	Gordon Rayfield & Ed Zuckerman	October 13, 1993	69010
71	5	"Black Tie"	Arthur W. Forney	Michael S. Chernuchin & Walon Green	October 20, 1993	69004
72	6	"Pride and Joy"	Gilbert M. 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	Doug Palau & Ed Zuckerman	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	Michael S. Chernuchin, Walon Green, & René Balcer	March 9, 1994	69029
84	18	"Wager"	Ed Sherin	Kevin Arkadie, Harvey Solomon, & Michael S. Chernuchin	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	Joshua Stern & Robert Nathan	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).

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. 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	Morgan Gendel, Hall Powell & René Balcer	October 5, 1994	69402
92	4	"Family Values"	Constantine Makris	William N. Fordes & René Balcer	October 12, 1994	69401
93	5	"White Rabbit"	Steve 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	I. C. Rapoport & René Balcer	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	Brad Markowitz, William N. Fordes & René Balcer	January 11, 1995	69404
100	12	"Progeny"	Don Scardino	Ed Zuckerman, 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	René Balcer, Jeremy R. Littman & Ed Zuckerman	February 8, 1995	69419
103	15	"Seed"	Don Scardino	Michael S. Chernuchin & Janis Diamond	February 15, 1995	69420
104	16	"Wannabe"	Lewis H. Gould	I. C. Rapoport & René Balcer	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.
• "Charm City," episode 124, is the first part of a two-part crossover with the Homicide: Life on the Street episode "For God and Country." It is the first of three such crossover episodes with Homicide.
• 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.

№	Ep.	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original airdate	Prod. Code
112	1	"Bitter Fruit"	Constantine Makris	Jeremy R. Littman, René Balcer	September 20, 1995	K0105
113	2	"Rebels"	Ed Sherin	Ed Zuckerman, Suzanne O'Malley	September 27, 1995	K0106
114	3	"Savages"	Jace Alexander	Michael S. Chernuchin, Barry M. Schkolnick, Morgan Gendel	October 18, 1995	K0103
115	4	"Jeopardy"	Christopher Misiano	Jeremy R. Littman, René Balcer	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	I. C. Rapoport, René Balcer	January 3, 1996	K0109
121	10	"Remand"	Jace Alexander	Elaine Loeser, René Balcer	January 10, 1996	K0113
122	11	"Corpus Delicti"	Christopher Misiano	Ed Zuckerman, Barry M. Schkolnick	January 17, 1996	K0115
123	12	"Trophy"	Martha Mitchell	Jeremy R. Littman, Ed Zuckerman	January 31, 1996	K0114
124	13	"Charm City"	Ed Sherin	Michael S. Chernuchin, Jorge Zamacona	February 2, 1996	K0116
125	14	"Custody"	Constantine Makris	Morgan Gendel, René Balcer	February 21, 1996	K0117
126	15	"Encore"	Matthew Penn	Jeremy R. Littman, Ed Zuckerman	February 28, 1996	K0120
127	16	"Savior"	David Platt	Michael S. Chernuchin, Barry M. Schkolnick	March 13, 1996	K0121
128	17	"Deceit"	Vincent Misiano	Eddie Feldmann, René Balcer	March 27, 1996	K0118
129	18	"Atonement"	Martha Mitchell	Morgan Gendel, Ed Zuckerman	April 10, 1996	K0123
130	19	"Slave"	Jace Alexander	Elaine Loeser, René Balcer	April 21, 1996	K0122
131	20	"Girlfriends"	Christopher Misiano	Ed Zuckerman, Suzanne O'Malley, Jeremy R. Littman	May 1, 1996	K0124
132	21	"Pro Se"	Lewis H. Gould	I. C. Rapoport, René Balcer	May 8, 1996	K0119
133	22	"Homesick"	Matthew Penn	Barry M. Schkolnick, Elaine ,Loeser, Michael S. Chernuchin	May 15, 1996	K0126
134	23	"Aftershock"	Martha Mitchell	Janis Diamond, Michael S. Chernuchin	May 22, 1996	K0125

Season 7: 1996–97

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

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

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 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.

№	Ep.	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original airdate
158	1	"Thrill"	Martha Mitchell	René Balcer	24 September 1997
159	2	"Denial"	Christopher Misiano	René Balcer, David Shore	8 October 1997
160	3	"Navy Blues"	Jace Alexander	Kathy McCormick, Dick Wolf	15 October 1997
161	4	"Harvest"	Matthew Penn	I. C. Rapoport, René Balcer	29 October 1997
162	5	"Nullification"	Constantine Makris	David Black	5 November 1997
163	6	"Baby, It's You"	Ed Sherin	Jorge Zamacona	12 November 1997
164	7	"Blood"	Jace Alexander	Craig Tepper, René Balcer	19 November 1997
165	8	"Shadow"	Matthew Penn	Richard Sweren	26 November 1997
166	9	"Burned"	Constantine Makris	Siobhan B. O'Connor	10 December 1997
167	10	"Ritual"	Brian Mertes	Kathy McCormick, Richard Sweren	17 December 1997
168	11	"Under the Influence"	Adam Davidson	René Balcer	7 January 1998
169	12	"Expert"	Lewis H. Gould	David Shore, I. C. Rapoport	21 January 1998
170	13	"Castoff"	Gloria Muzio	David Black, Harold Schecter	28 January 1998
171	14	"Grief"	Christopher Misiano	Suzanne Oshry	4 February 1998
172	15	"Faccia a Faccia"	Martha Mitchell	René Balcer, Eddie Feldmann	25 February 1998
173	16	"Divorce"	Constantine Makris	Barry M. Schkolnick	4 March 1998
174	17	"Carrier"	J. Ranelli	David Black	1 April 1998
175	18	"Stalker"	Richard Dobbs	Kathy McCormick	15 April 1998
176	19	"Disappeared"	David Platt	Richard Sweren, William N. Fordes	22 April 1998
177	20	"Burden (Law & Order)"	Constantine Makris	David Shore, I. C. Rapoport	24 April 1998
178	21	"Bad Girl"	Jace Alexander	Richard Sweren, René Balcer	29 April 1998
179	22	"Damaged"	Constantine Makris	Janis Diamond	6 May 1998
180	23	"Tabloid"	Brian Mertes	David Black, Alec Baldwin	13 May 1998
181	24	"Monster"	Ed Sherin	Richard Sweren, René Balcer	20 May 1998

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".

№	Ep.	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original airdate	Prod. Code
182	1	"Cherished"	Ed Sherin	Kathy McCormick, Carl Nelson, Scott Tobin	September 23, 1998	E0203
183	2	"DWB"	Constantine Makris	René Balcer, Kathy McCormick	October 7, 1998	E0205
184	3	"Bait"	Lewis H. Gould	I. C. Rapoport, David Shore	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	Dick Teresi, Ed Zuckerman, Judith Hopper	November 11, 1998	E0208
188	7	"Venom"	Jace Alexander	I. C. Rapoport, David Shore	November 18, 1998	E0206
189	8	"Punk"	Matthew Penn	Matt Witten, Richard Sweren	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 E. Litt	January 13, 1999	E0211
193	12	"Haven"	David Platt	David Shore, I. C. Rapoport	February 10, 1999	E0219
194	13	"Hunters"	Richard Dobbs	Gerry Conway, William N. Fordes	February 10, 1999	E0218
195	14	"Sideshow"	Ed Sherin	René Balcer	February 17, 1999	E0210
196	15	"Disciple"	Martha Mitchell	Kathy McCormick, Lynne E. Litt, Richard Sweren	February 24, 1999	E0220
197	16	"Harm"	Richard Dobbs	Eddie Feldmann, René Balcer	March 3, 1999	E0213
198	17	"Shield"	Stephen Wertimer	David Shore, I. C. Rapoport, René Balcer	March 24, 1999	E0220
199	18	"Juvenile"	Lewis H. Gould	Richard Sweren, Lynne E. Litt	April 14, 1999	E0223
200	19	"Tabula Rasa"	Richard Dobbs	William N. Fordes, Kathy McCormick	April 21, 1999	E0222
201	20	"Empire"	Matthew Penn	René Balcer	May 5, 1999	E0217
202	21	"Ambitious"	Christopher Misiano	Barry M. Schkolnick, Richard Sweren	May 12, 1999	E0221
203	22	"Admissions"	Jace Alexander	William N. Fordes, Lynne E. Litt, Kathy McCormick	May 19, 1999	E0224
204	23	"Refuge (Part 1)"	Constantine Makris	René Balcer	May 26, 1999	E0212
205	24	"Refuge (Part 2)"	Constantine Makris	René Balcer	May 26, 1999	E0225

Exiled: A Law & Order Movie

Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original airdate
"Exiled: A Law & Order Movie"	Jean de Segonzac	Chris Noth & Charles Kipps	November 8, 1998 (1998-11-08)

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). 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.

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

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.

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

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.
• This season the opening sequence changed to a shorter version with more bass.

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

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.

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

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.

№	Ep.	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original airdate	Prod. Code
302	1	"Bodies"	Constantine Makris	William N. Fordes, Michael S. Chernuchin	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, Michael S. Chernuchin, Aaron Zelman	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	Marc Guggenheim, Richard Sweren	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	Noah Baylin, Barry Schindel	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	Lorenzo Carcaterra, Richard Sweren	April 14, 2004	E4327
322	21	"Vendetta"	David Platt	David Nahmod, Michael S. Chernuchin	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. The episode "Tombstone" is the first half of a crossover with Law & Order: Trial by Jury episode "Skeleton".

№	Ep.	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original airdate
326	1	"Paradigm"	Matthew Penn	Richard Sweren, Dick Wolf	22 September 2004
327	2	"The Dead Wives Club"	David Platt	Nick Santora	22 September 2004
328	3	"The Brotherhood"	Jean de Segonzac	Alfredo Barrios Jr., Wendy Battles	29 September 2004
329	4	"Coming Down Hard"	Richard Dobbs	Davey Holmes	6 October 2004
330	5	"Gunplay"	Constantine Makris	William N. Fordes, Lois Johnson	20 October 2004
331	6	"Cut"	Richard Dobbs	Wendy Battles	27 October 2004
332	7	"Gov Love"	Michael Pressman	Ross Berger, Richard Sweren	10 November 2004
333	8	"Cry Wolf"	Don Scardino	Lorenzo Carcaterra, Nick Santora	17 November 2004
334	9	"All in the Family"	Jace Alexander	William N. Fordes	24 November 2004
335	10	"Enemy"	Richard Dobbs	Alfredo Barrios Jr.	1 December 2004
336	11	"Fixed"	Ed Sherin	Roz Weinman, Eric Overmyer	8 December 2004
337	12	"Mammon (Law & Order)"	Jace Alexander	William N. Fordes, Douglas Stark	5 January 2005
338	13	"Ain't No Love"	Paris Barclay	Richard Sweren, Lois Johnson	12 January 2005
339	14	"Fluency"	Matthew Penn	Nick Santora	19 January 2005
340	15	"Obsession"	Constantine Makris	Alfredo Barrios Jr., Wendy Battles	9 February 2005
341	16	"The Sixth Man"	David Platt	Lois Johnson, Richard Sweren	16 February 2005
342	17	"License to Kill"	Constantine Makris	Richard Sweren, Stuart Feldman	23 February 2005
343	18	"Dining Out"	Jean de Segonzac	Davey Holmes	2 March 2005
344	19	"Sects"	Richard Dobbs	Frank Pugliese	30 March 2005
345	20	"Tombstone"	Eric Stoltz	Rick Eid	13 April 2005
346	21	"Publish and Perish"	Constantine Makris	Tom Szentgyorgi	20 April 2005
347	22	"Sport of Kings"	Michael Pressman	Richard Sweren, Wendy Battles, Nick Santora	4 May 2005
348	23	"In God We Trust"	David Platt	Richard Sweren	11 May 2005
349	24	"Locomotion"	Matthew Penn	Eric Overmyer, Roz Weinman	18 May 2005

Season 16: 2005–06

• This is the third season in which there were no cast changes from the previous season. The cast did change from the beginning of the previous season, in that Elisabeth Röhm left after the 13th episode of the 2004-05 season, but the cast at the conclusion of that season remained intact for the 2005-06 season.
• Annie Parisse (Alexandra Borgia) and Dennis Farina (Joe Fontana) leave the cast after this season.
• Michael Imperioli (Nick Falco) reprises his role one time in the episode "Hindsight".
• Law & Order: Trial by Jury was canceled by the end of the 2005–06 season, only lasting one season.

№	Ep.	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original airdate
350	1	"Red Ball"	Matthew Penn	David Wilcox	21 September 2005
351	2	"Flaw"	Jean de Segonzac	Chris Levinson	28 September 2005
352	3	"Ghosts"	Constantine Makris	Rick Eid	5 October 2005
353	4	"Age of Innocence"	David Platt	Davey Holmes	12 October 2005
354	5	"Life Line"	Rosemary Rodriguez	Greg Plageman	19 October 2005
355	6	"Birthright"	Constantine Makris	David Slack	2 November 2005
356	7	"House of Cards"	Michael Pressman	Wendy Battles	9 November 2005
357	8	"New York Minute"	Don Scardino	Nicholas Wootton	16 November 2005
358	9	"Criminal Law"	Ed Sherin	David Wilcox	23 November 2005
359	10	"Acid"	Michael Pressman	Richard Sweren	30 November 2005
360	11	"Bible Story"	Rick Wallace	Richard Sweren	7 December 2005
361	12	"Family Friend"	Jean de Segonzac	Philippe Browning	11 January 2006
362	13	"Heart of Darkness"	Richard Dobbs	Carter Harris	18 January 2006
363	14	"Magnet"	Adam Bernstein	David Black	8 February 2006
364	15	"Choice of Evils"	Michael Pressman	David Wilcox	1 March 2006
365	16	"Cost of Capital"	Michael W. Watkins	Tom Smuts, Rick Eid	8 March 2006
366	17	"America, Inc."	Jean de Segonzac	Richard Sweren	22 March 2006
367	18	"Thinking Makes It So"	Tony Goldwyn	Michael S. Chernuchin	29 March 2006
368	19	"Positive"	Richard Dobbs	Sonny Postiglione	5 April 2006
369	20	"Kingmaker"	Don Scardino	David Slack	3 May 2006
370	21	"Hindsight"	Jean de Segonzac	Chris Levinson	10 May 2006
371	22	"Invaders"	Matthew Penn	David Wilcox, Richard Sweren	17 May 2006

Season 17: 2006–07

• Alana de la Garza (Connie Rubirosa) and Milena Govich (Nina Cassady) joined the cast in this season.
• Fred Dalton Thompson (Arthur Branch) and Milena Govich left the cast at the end of the season. 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.

№	Ep.	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original airdate
372	1	"Fame"	Jean de Segonzac	Nicholas Wootton	22 September 2006
373	2	"Avatar"	Vincent Misiano	David Slack	29 September 2006
374	3	"Home Sweet"	Richard Dobbs	Michael S. Chernuchin	6 October 2006
375	4	"Fear America"	Constantine Makris	Sonny Postiglione, Robert Nathan	13 October 2006
376	5	"Public Service Homicide"	Constantine Makris	Chris Levinson	20 October 2006
377	6	"Profiteer"	Arthur W. Forney	David Wilcox	27 October 2006
378	7	"In Vino Veritas"	Tim Hunter	David Wilcox	3 November 2006
379	8	"Release"	Michael Pressman	Rick Eid, Nicholas Wootton	10 November 2006
380	9	"Deadlock"	Alex Chapple	David Slack	17 November 2006
381	10	"Corner Office"	Joan Stein Schimke	Rick Eid, Richard Sweren	8 December 2006
382	11	"Remains of the Day"	Constantine Makris	Shiya Ribowsky, David Wilcox	5 January 2007
383	12	"Charity Case"	Michael Pressman	Nicholas Wootton	12 January 2007
384	13	"Talking Points"	Matthew Penn	Michael S. Chernuchin	2 February 2007
385	14	"Church"	Constantine Makris	Rick Eid	9 February 2007
386	15	"Melting Pot"	Jean de Segonzac	Richard Sweren	16 February 2007
387	16	"Murder Book"	Constantine Makris	David Wilcox	23 February 2007
388	17	"Good Faith"	Sam Weisman	David Slack	30 March 2007
389	18	"Bling"	Karen Gaviola	Matthew McGough	6 April 2007
390	19	"Fallout"	Constantine Makris	Sonny Postiglione	27 April 2007
391	20	"Captive"	Michael W. Watkins	Richard Sweren	4 May 2007
392	21	"Over Here"	Constantine Makris	William N. Fordes	11 May 2007
393	22	"The Family Hour"	Matthew Penn	David Slack, Richard Sweren	18 May 2007

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.

№	Ep.	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original airdate	Viewers (m)
394	1	"Called Home"	Allen Coulter	René Balcer	January 2, 2008	13.44
395	2	"Darkness"	Michael Dinner	David Slack, William N. Fordes	January 2, 2008	13.44
396	3	"Misbegotten"	Michael W. Watkins	Stephanie Sengupta, David Wilcox	January 9, 2008	11.05
397	4	"Bottomless"	Alex Chapple	Ed Zuckerman	January 16, 2008	11.55
398	5	"Driven"	Alan Taylor	Gina Gionfriddo, Richard Sweren	January 23, 2008	10.33
399	6	"Political Animal"	Jean de Segonzac	David Slack, Ed Zuckerman	January 30, 2008	N/A
400	7	"Quit Claim"	Jim McKay	David Wilcox, William N. Fordes	February 6, 2008	N/A
401	8	"Illegal"	Constantine Makris	William N. Fordes, David Slack	February 13, 2008	10.24
402	9	"Executioner"	Constantine Makris	Gina Gionfriddo, Richard Sweren	February 20, 2008	N/A
403	10	"Tango"	Dean White	Stephanie Sengupta	February 27, 2008	11.45
404	11	"Betrayal"	Marc Levin	Richard Sweren, Gina Gionfriddo	March 5, 2008	9.6
405	12	"Submission"	Constantine Makris	Ed Zuckerman	March 12, 2008	N/A
406	13	"Angelgrove"	Darnell Martin	David Wilcox, Stephanie Sengupta	March 19, 2008	N/A
407	14	"Burn Card"	Mario Van Peebles	David Wilcox, Ed Zuckerman	April 23, 2008	12.63
408	15	"Bogeyman"	Tim Hunter	Gina Gionfriddo, Richard Sweren	April 30, 2008	N/A
409	16	"Strike"	Marisol Torres	David Slack, William N. Fordes	May 7, 2008	N/A
410	17	"Personae Non Grata"	John David Coles	Matt McGough, Stephanie Sengupta	May 14, 2008	8.35
411	18	"Excalibur"	Jim McKay	Ed Zuckerman, René Balcer	May 21, 2008	8.45

Season 19: 2008–09

• This was the third season with no cast changes from the previous season, and it was the first season to start in November.

№	Ep.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original airdate	Prod. code
412	1	"Rumble"	Constantine Makris	Christopher Ambrose, Richard Sweren	November 5, 2008	19003
413	2	"Challenged"	Fred Berner	Ed Zuckerman, René Balcer	November 12, 2008	19001
414	3	"Lost Boys"	Chris Zalla	Richard Sweren, Gina Gionfriddo	November 19, 2008	19004
415	4	"Falling"	Michael Watkins	Keith Eisner, Stephanie Sengupta	November 26, 2008	19005
416	5	"Knock Off"	Constantine Makris	Matt McGough, Jonathan Rintels, William N. Fordes	December 3, 2008	19006
417	6	"Sweetie"	Mario Van Peebles	Luke Schelhaas, Ed Zuckerman	December 10, 2008	19007
418	7	"Zero"	Marisol Torres	Luke Schelhaas, Ed Zuckerman	December 17, 2008	19002
419	8	"Chattel"	Jim McKay	Matthew McGough, William N. Fordes	January 7, 2009	19009
420	9	"By Perjury"	Darnell Martin	Christopher Ambrose, Richard Sweren	January 14, 2009	19010
421	10	"Pledge"	Alex Chapple	Gina Gionfriddo, Richard Sweren	January 21, 2009	19008
422	11	"Lucky Stiff"	Marc Levin	Matthew McGough, Ed Zuckerman	January 28, 2009	19012
423	12	"Illegitimate"	Josh Marston	Keith Eisner, Stephanie Sengupta	February 4, 2009	19011
424	13	"Crimebusters"	Alex Chapple	Richard Sweren, Gina Gionfriddo	February 11, 2009	19013
425	14	"Rapture"	Fred Berner	Luke Schelhaas, Ed Zuckerman	February 18, 2009	19014
426	15	"Bailout"	Jean de Segonzac	Christopher Ambrose, Richard Sweren	March 11, 2009	19015
427	16	"Take-out"	Jim McKay	Keith Eisner, William N. Fordes	March 18, 2009	19016
428	17	"Anchors Away"	Alex Chapple	Matthew McGough, Ed Zuckerman	March 25, 2009	19017
429	18	"Promote This!"	Michael Watkins	Christopher Ambrose, Richard Sweren	April 29, 2009	19019
430	19	"All New"	Roger Young	Keith Eisner, William N. Fordes	May 6, 2009	19020
431	20	"Exchange"	Ernest Dickerson	Stephanie Sengupta	May 13, 2009	19018
432	21	"Skate or Die"	Norberto Barba	Luke Schelhaas, Ed Zuckerman	May 20, 2009	19021
433	22	"The Drowned and the Saved"	Fred Berner	Richard Sweren, Gina Gionfriddo	June 3, 2009	19022

Season 20: 2009–10

• This was the fourth (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.^[26]

№	Ep	Title	Directed by	Written by	Airdate	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
434	1	"Memo from the Dark Side"	Fred Berner	Keith Eisner, René Balcer	September 25, 2009 (2009-09-25)	20001	6.29[27]
435	2	"Just a Girl in the World"	Marisol Torres	Richard Sweren, Christopher Ambrose	October 2, 2009 (2009-10-02)	20002	6.68[28]
436	3	"Great Satan"	Michael Dinner	Luke Schelhaas, Ed Zuckerman	October 9, 2009 (2009-10-09)	20003	7.23[29]
437	4	"Reality Bites"	Constantine Makris	Luke Schelhaas, Ed Zuckerman	October 16, 2009 (2009-10-16)	20004	7.60[30]
438	5	"Dignity"	Jim McKay	Julie Martin, Richard Sweren	October 23, 2009 (2009-10-23)	20005	7.17[31]
439	6	"Human Flesh Search Engine"	Darnell Martin	Matthew McGough, Ed Zuckerman	October 30, 2009 (2009-10-30)	20006	7.00[32]
440	7	"Boy Gone Astray"	Rose Troche	Keith Eisner, René Balcer	November 6, 2009 (2009-11-06)	20007	7.99[33]
441	8	"Doped"	Mario Van Peebles	Christopher Ambrose, Richard Sweren	November 6, 2009 (2009-11-06)	20008	8.41[34]
442	9	"For the Defense"	William Klayer	Luke Schelhaas, Ed Zuckerman	November 13, 2009 (2009-11-13)	20009	7.50[35]
443	10	"Shotgun"	Roger Young	Richard Sweren, Julie Martin	November 20, 2009 (2009-11-20)	20010	7.52[36]
444	11	"Fed"	Alex Chapple	Keith Eisner, René Balcer	December 11, 2009 (2009-12-11)	20011	8.77[37]
445	12	"Blackmail"	Marc Levin	Matthew McGough, Ed Zuckerman	January 15, 2010 (2010-01-15)	20012	7.32[38]
446	13	"Steel-Eyed Death"	Michael Pressman	Richard Sweren, Christopher Ambrose, Julie Martin	March 1, 2010 (2010-03-01)	20013	7.58[39]
447	14	"Boy on Fire"	Rose Troche	Douglas Shaluas, Matthew McGough, Ed Zuckerman	March 1, 2010 (2010-03-01)	20014	7.86[39]
448	15	"Brilliant Disguise"	Alex Chapple	Keith Eisner & René Balcer	March 8, 2010 (2010-03-08)	20015	5.18[40]
449	16	"Innocence"	Fred Berner	Richard Sweren, Julie Martin	March 15, 2010 (2010-03-15)	20016	6.90[41]
450	17	"Four Cops Shot"	Jim McKay	Matt McGough, Luke Schelhaas, Ed Zuckerman	March 22, 2010 (2010-03-22)	20017	5.93[42]
451	18	"Brazil"	Jean de Segonzac	Keith Eisner, René Balcer	March 29, 2010 (2010-03-29)	20018	6.01[43]
452	19	"Crashers"	Darnell Martin	Richard Sweren, Christopher Ambrose, Julie Martin	May 3, 2010 (2010-05-03)	20019	6.18[44]
453	20	"The Taxman Cometh"	Fred Berner	William N. Fordes, Ed Zuckerman	May 10, 2010 (2010-05-10)	20020	6.17[45]
454	21	"Immortal"	Jim McKay	Richard Sweren, Julie Martin	May 17, 2010 (2010-05-17)	20021	5.91[46]
455	22	"Love Eternal"	William Klayer	Ed Zuckerman	May 17, 2010 (2010-05-17)	20022	6.24[47]
456	23	"Rubber Room"	René Balcer	René Balcer	May 24, 2010 (2010-05-24)	20023	7.60[48]

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: Los Angeles episodes

References

• Episode guide from NBC.com

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