Law & Order
ProceduralA case or problem of the week, solved by a formula that works.This show: 10/10LegalCourtrooms, lawyers and the machinery of the law.This show: 9/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 9/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 9/10Detective mysteryCrime-solving from the investigator's side of the table.This show: 8/10Big city lifeThe metropolis itself as a character.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Jerry OrbachJesse L. MartinDennis FarinaSam WaterstonS. Epatha MerkersonSteven Hill
Written by
Dick WolfRick Eid
Starring
Jerry OrbachJesse L. MartinDennis FarinaSam WaterstonS. Epatha MerkersonSteven Hill
Written by
Dick WolfRick Eid
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Law & Order Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | ||
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| S1 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.1 | |||
| S2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | |||
| S3 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 7.3 | |||
| S4 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 8.4 | |||
| S5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.6 | ||
| S6 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 9.1 | ||
| S7 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.3 | ||
| S8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.9 | |
| S9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | |
| S10 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | |
| S11 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 | |
| S12 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.4 | |
| S13 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.0 | |
| S14 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 8.4 | |
| S15 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | |
| S16 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.8 | |||
| S17 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.9 | |||
| S18 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.2 | |||||||
| S19 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.2 | |||
| S20 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.7 | ||
| S21 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.4 | |||||||||||||||
| S22 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.4 | |||
| S23 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.6 | ||||||||||||
| S24 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.9 | |||
| S25 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.1 |
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About
"The procedural template every crime show copied"
A New York crime drama split into two halves: detectives investigate a crime in the first act, then prosecutors take it to trial in the second. Each episode wraps its own case, so you can drop in anywhere without homework. The tone is brisk and dialogue-driven, more interested in procedure and moral gray areas than personal melodrama. It carries a distinctive rhythm (that famous chung-chung sound cue) and a rotating cast across decades. It's comfort-food TV for anyone who likes watching competent professionals do their jobs under pressure.
Watch it for
the satisfying two-part structure of investigation followed by courtroom argument, wrapped up every episode.
Maybe skip if
you want ongoing character arcs or serialized storytelling rather than case-of-the-week plots.
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Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Jerry Orbach Detective Lennie Briscoe, Defense Attorney Frank Lehrman
Jesse L. Martin Detective Ed Green
Dennis Farina Detective Joe Fontana
Sam Waterston Executive ADA Jack McCoy, DA Jack McCoy, Interim DA Jack McCoy
S. Epatha Merkerson Lieutenant Anita Van Buren, Mrs. Denise Winters
Steven Hill DA Adam Schiff
Leslie Hendrix ME Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers
Fred Thompson DA Arthur Branch
Chris Noth Detective Mike Logan
Benjamin Bratt Detective Rey Curtis, Rey Curtis
Crew
Dick Wolf
Rick Eid
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