[92] The show also placed No. It has won and has been nominated for numerous awards over the years, including a number of Emmy Awards.

[59] In early seasons, the details of these cases often closely followed the real stories, such as the season one episode "Subterranean Homeboy Blues", which had a woman shooting two attempted muggers, paralleling the Bernhard Goetz case. During season 15, both Munch and Cragen retired from the NYPD, leaving Benson, after being promoted to Sergeant, to take control of the Unit; she would later be promoted to Lieutenant at the start of season 17 and then Captain at the start of season 21.

Kimpton, Roger. If the defendant is found not guilty they will be released and will thank their attorney before rejoining their family. Law & Order premiered September 13, 1990, and aired on NBC, with 456 episodes having been produced. Following Carisi's move to the DA's office in season 21, Vice Officer Katriona "Kat" Tamin joined the team after assisting on several cases. Season 15 would see the departure of Röhm mid-season. Release Dates

... Detective Lennie Briscoe. In Region 4, Universal Pictures has released all twenty seasons on DVD in Australia and New Zealand. Noth was replaced by Benjamin Bratt as Detective Reynaldo "Rey" Curtis, who was hired in an attempt to find an actor even sexier than Noth to join the cast. [1] Christopher Meloni played the other SVU lead detective, Elliot Stabler, until departing from the series after 12 seasons. Beginning in Season 8 (1997),[41] J. K. Simmons had the recurring role of Dr. Emil Skoda, a psychiatrist who worked with the Police Department. Either verdict will show the reaction of both parties with the guilty verdict showing the defendant being handcuffed by the bailiff and led away to await sentencing usually a prison term unless they are found insane, which usually means being sent to a secure psychiatric facility. In the season 21 premiere, former Detective Dominick Carisi Jr. became the SVU ADA.

The audience will also see the prosecutors look at the family of the victim to see their reaction to the verdict whether positive or negative. (Merkerson had previously guest starred as a mother of a gunshot victim in the Season 1 episode "Mushrooms". He was replaced at the 27th Precinct by Detective Joe Fontana, played by Dennis Farina. Branch's departure, the reason for which was never specified on the series, occurred after, Borough Detective Commander Joseph Strudevant.

Wolf then went to CBS, which ordered a pilot, "Everybody's Favorite Bagman", written by Wolf about corrupt city officials involved with the mob. The investigation leads them to Bobby Sabo, who has a long history of purse snatching. In such a case, the defendant may or may not be shown allocating his or her crime to the court. Also introduced in season 16 was Deputy Chief William Dodds, who served as commanding officer for the Special Victims Units in all five boroughs of New York. Filming & Production

A travel agency employee is found beaten into a coma at her apartment. [29] She was removed from the credits in Season 5.

She would later reprise the character as a guest appearance in season six and as a regular character on the short-lived Wolf series, Conviction, where she was promised more to do. This season features all five of the series' longest serving characters: Anita Van Buren (17 seasons), Jack McCoy (16 seasons), Lennie Briscoe (12 seasons), Adam Schiff (10 seasons) and Ed Green (9 seasons). I'll miss you all! [23] As their boss, Roy Thinnes was cast as District Attorney Alfred Wentworth.

For most of Law & Order's run, the cold open or lead-in of the show began with the discovery of a crime, usually a murder. Röhm's final scene on the show, in the episode "Ain't No Love", sparked controversy within the fanbase, as ADA Southerlyn asked Arthur Branch if she was being fired because she was a lesbian, a fact the scripts had never even hinted at until then. Mega As a result, a space was chosen at NBC's Central Archives building in nearby North Bergen, New Jersey, which had sat empty for some time, and featured air-conditioning, adequate parking, and 53,000 square feet (4,900 m2) of stage area. There's no doubt who we should choose—Hargitay and Meloni." NBC had been pushing for the producers to add female characters to the all-male cast. In leaving the cast, Florek ended a 400-episode run as Captain Cragen. The American television police procedural and legal drama Law & Order (1990–2010) follows the cases of a group of police detectives and prosecutors who represent the public interest in the criminal justice system.