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Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, launching the Law & Order franchise.
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- Cast
- Format
- Broadcast History
- Cancellation and Revival
- Awards and Honors
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History and Development
In 1988, Dick Wolf developed a concept for a new television series that would depict a relatively optimistic picture of the American criminal justice system. He initially toyed with the idea of calling it Night & Day, but then, he hit upon the title Law & Order. The first half of each episode would follow two detectives (a senior and a junior detective) and their commanding officer as they investigate a violent crime. The second half of the episode would follow the District Attorney's Office...
Filming
The series was shot on location in New York City and is known for its extensive use of local color. In later seasons, New York City mayors Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg, attorney William Kunstler and Bronx Congressman José Serrano all appeared on the show as themselves. Local personalities also had recurring cameos as fictional characters, such as Donna Hanover and Fran Lebowitz as judges. On September 14, 2004, in New York City, a road leading to Pier 62 at Chelsea Piers (where the ser...
Recurring Guest Stars
1. For a list of recurring characters, see L&O recurring characters.
Law & Orderepisodes are typically segmented into two parts, roughly at the halfway point; the first part follows police and detective work, and the second follows the legal and courtroom proceedings of the case. The show dwells little on the characters' back-stories or social lives, and focuses instead mainly on their involvement in the cases prese...
The show premiered September 13, 1990, and ended its first consecutive run on May 24, 2010. A total of 456 episodes were aired and produced. The show ran for twenty seasons on NBC. It was NBC's longest running crime drama, and tied for longest running prime-time scripted drama with Gunsmoke. The first two seasons were broadcast Tuesdays at 10 pm. F...
On May 14, 2010, NBC announced that it will be cancelled the show, opting instead to pick up Law & Order: LA for a first season, and renewed Law & Order: Special Victims Unitfor a twelfth. The cancellation was announced after last-minute talks between NBC and Dick Wolf to extend the series failed to lead to an agreement. Almost exactly one year lat...
Law & Order has been nominated for numerous awards in the television industry over the span of its run. Among its wins are the 1997 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series for Sam Waterston in 1999 and Jerry Orbach in 2005(awarded after his death), and numerous Edgar Awards fo...
Law & Order at NBCLaw & Order at WikipediaThe Law & Order Wiki is a free, public and collaborative encyclopedia, dedicated to information and discussion on the number of related American television programs created by Dick Wolf and originally broadcast on NBC, all of which deal with some aspect of the New York City criminal justice system. So far, 1,271 episodes have been produced in ...
Oct 7, 2024 · Law & Order, longest-running law-enforcement series in American television. The show aired on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) network from 1990 to 2010 and enjoyed strong ratings throughout its run. It won the 1997 Emmy Award for best drama series.
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Sep 25, 2017 · Law & Order sees remarkably few shades of gray in the law. Then again, so do we. Law & Order fits beliefs that many of us share about how justice should work.
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Law & Order, a crime procedural, features both a police investigation of a crime discovered during the cold open, and a prosecution case set forth by the New York County District Attorney, at the Manhattan DA's office. The first thirty minutes of an episode typically features a lead detective trio.
Sep 30, 2024 · Law & Order is back! How to Watch. Watch Law & Order Thursdays at 8/7c on NBC and next day on Peacock. Season 24 kicks off Thursday with an election victory, and, as usual, an unsettling case.
