Law & Order is an American television show and it originally aired on NBC from September 13, 1990 to May 24, 2010. It is a police procedural and legal drama. It's the longest primetime crime drama show in America. Season 0 (Pre-1) (Pilot) could've been aired in 1988. A revival was aired in 2022.

Many of the crimes in the episodes were "ripped from the headlines", meaning they were based on crimes that really happened. Episodes of the show were usually split into two parts. The first part would show the crime, the police looking for the suspect (the person they think did the crime), and the suspect being arrested. This is the "Law" part. The second part, the "Order" part, would show the trial and whether or not the suspect did the crime.

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Cast

George Dzundza as Max Greevey

Chris Noth as Mike Logan

Dann Florek as Donald Cragen

Michael Moriarty as Ben Stone

Richard Brooks as Paul Robinette

Steven Hill as Adam Schiff

Paul Sorvino as Phil Cerreta

Jerry Orbach as Lennie Briscoe

Carolyn McCormick as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet

S. Epatha Merkerson as Anita Van Buren

Jill Hennessy as Claire Kincaid

Sam Waterston as Jack McCoy

Benjamin Bratt as Rey Curtis

Carey Lowell as Jamie Ross

Angie Harmon as Abbie Carmichael

Jesse L. Martin as Ed Green

Dianne Wiest as Nora Lewin

Elisabeth Rohm as Serena Southerlyn

Fred Dalton Thompson as Arthur Branch

Dennis Farina as Joe Fontana

Michael Imperioli as Nick Falco

Annie Parisse as Alexandra Borgia

Milena Govich as Nina Cassidy

Alana de la Garza as Connie Rubirosa

Jeremy Sisto as Cyrus Lupo

Linus Roache as Michael Cutter

Anthony Anderson as Kevin Bernard

Jeremy Donovan as Frank Cosgrove

Camryn Manheim as Kate Dixon

Hugh Dancy as Nolan Price

Odelya Halevi as Samantha Maroun

Mechad Brooks as Jalen Shaw

1990 American television series debuts

2010 American television series endings

1990s American television series

2000s American television series

2010s American television series

American crime drama television series

Legal television series

American mystery television series

NBC network shows

Television series set in New York City

English-language television programs

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