Law & Order

Show • 1990 • Crime, Drama, Mystery,

Law & Order
Law & Order

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.

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Details

StatusReturning Series
ReleaseSeptember 13, 1990
Seasons25
Episodes536
Last episodeJanuary 29, 2026
Origins
  • United States of America
Genres
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Mystery
  • Thriller
Tags
  • Cop Drama
  • Legal Drama
  • Legal Thriller
  • Police Procedural
  • Psychological Thriller
  • Serial Killer

Seasons

Season 1

22 episodes Sep 1990

Ratings by episode

  • E1
  • E2
  • E3
  • E4
  • E5
  • E6
  • E7
  • E8
  • E9
  • E10
  • E11
  • E12
  • E13
  • E14
  • E15
  • E16
  • E17
  • E18
  • E19
  • E20
  • E21
  • E22
  • E23
  • E24
  • AVG
  • 7.73
  • 7.58
  • 7.68
  • 7.66
  • 7.74
  • 7.86
  • 7.89
  • 7.78
  • 7.8
  • 7.67
  • 7.61
  • 7.45
  • 7.71
  • 7.68
  • 7.61
  • 7.79
  • 7.59
  • 7.78
  • 7.74
  • 7.76
  • 6.7
  • 7.42
  • 7.55
  • 7.38
  • 7.69

Episode ratings over time

Best Episode S6 E23 - Aftershock · 9.1/10
Worst Episode S21 E5 - Free Speech · 6.1/10

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Collection

TitleYearAvg.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent200180%
Deadline
Deadline2000-
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit199977.8%
Exiled
Exiled199859.9%
New York Undercover
New York Undercover1994-
Law & Order
Law & Order199077.5%

Popularity evolution

Positions in the top 50 for Law & Order in the past 30 days