NBC · 1990–2010 · 20 seasons · 456 episodes

Law & Order Episode Guide

Detailed, spoiler-complete plot summaries of the original Law & Order, episode by episode: the crime, the investigation, the trial and the verdict.

CollectionRipped from the headlinesThe 95 episodes drawn from real cases, season by season →BrowseEpisodes by theme51 themes, from organized crime to the insanity defense →BrowseCharacters25 characters from the squad and the DA’s office, from Anita Van Buren to Jack McCoy →

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Season 2 1991–1992 · 22 episodes

From “Confession” to “The Working Stiff.”

Season 3 1992–1993 · 22 episodes

From “Skin Deep” to “Benevolence.”

Season 4 1993–1994 · 22 episodes

From “Sweeps” to “Old Friends.”

Season 5 1994–1995 · 23 episodes

From “Second Opinion” to “Pride.”

Season 6 1995–1996 · 23 episodes

From “Bitter Fruit” to “Aftershock.”

Season 7 1996–1997 · 23 episodes

From “Causa Mortis” to “Terminal.”

Season 8 1997–1998 · 24 episodes

From “Thrill” to “Monster.”

Season 9 1998–1999 · 24 episodes

From “Cherished” to “Refuge, Part 2.”

Season 10 1999–2000 · 24 episodes

From “Gunshow” to “Vaya Con Dios.”

Season 11 2000–2001 · 24 episodes

From “Endurance” to “Deep Vote.”

Season 12 2001–2002 · 24 episodes

From “Who Let the Dogs Out?” to “Patriot.”

Season 13 2002–2003 · 24 episodes

From “American Jihad” to “Smoke.”

Season 14 2003–2004 · 24 episodes

From “Bodies” to “C.O.D..”

Season 15 2004–2005 · 24 episodes

From “Paradigm” to “Locomotion.”

Season 16 2005–2006 · 22 episodes

From “Red Ball” to “Invaders.”

Season 17 2006–2007 · 22 episodes

From “Fame” to “The Family Hour.”

Season 18 2008 · 18 episodes

From “Called Home” to “Excalibur.”

Season 19 2008–2009 · 22 episodes

From “Rumble” to “The Drowned and the Saved.”

Season 20 2009–2010 · 23 episodes

From “Memo from the Dark Side” to “Rubber Room.”

All 456 episodes, from September 13, 1990 to May 24, 2010. How these summaries are written.