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Start Year: 1990
Duration: 60 minutes
Creator: Dick Wolf
Distributor: NBC
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synopsis
Law & Order, the longest running crime series and the second longest-running drama series in the history of television,starts in its 16th season on NBC. The brainchild of creator Dick Wolf, Law & Order is the most successful brand in the history of primetime television; the winner of the 1997 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series; ties Cheers and M*A*S*H for the most consecutive best series nominations (eleven) and the longest-running drama series currently on television. The series has also turned into one of entertainment's preeminent brands using a distinct "ripped from the headlines" format, and has spawned the successful spinoffs Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Crime & Punishment and Law & Order: Trial by Jury.
Annie Parisse ("National Treasure," "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days") joins the esteemed cast as the new Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Borgia. Parisse replaces Elisabeth Rohm (former Assistant District Attorney Serena Southerlyn) who departed the series after three-and-one half seasons to pursue a film career. Parisse made her debut as Borgia last January 19.
Filmed entirely in and around New York City, this realistic yet fictional drama looks at crime and justice from a dual perspective. In the first half-hour, Detectives Joe Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Edward Green (Jesse L. Martin) investigate crimes and apprehend suspects under the supervision of their precinct lieutenant, Anita Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson). The focus shifts in the second half-hour to the criminal courts as Executive Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Assistant District Attorney Borgia (Parisse) work within a complicated justice system to prosecute the accused under the guidance of District Attorney Arthur Branch (Fred Dalton Thompson).
Some cases may be simple, but most are multi-faceted. The investigations are challenging, prosecutions are complicated, and decisions about legal procedures and plea-bargaining are vexing. In the arduous and complex process of determining guilt and innocence, lives often hang in the balance.
Law & Order has been renewed through 2006 and delivers some of the highest ratings on television, ranking fourth for any drama on any network among adults 18-49 for the past four full seasons. Season-to-date, the show remains a top-25 series among adults 18-49, a top-20 series in total viewers and one of the most upscale dramas on television. Law & Order was also television's #5 drama in overall total viewers for the 2003-04 season with an average of 15.9 million viewers. The acclaimed crime drama has chased away more than 20 competing dramas from the Wednesday (10-11 p.m. ET) hour since moving to that time period in 1992-93.
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cast
Angie Harmon as Asst. D.A. Abbie Carmichael
Annie Parisse as Asst. D.A. Alexandra Borgia
Benjamin Bratt as Det. Reynaldo Curtis (1995-1999)
Carey Lowell as Asst. D.A. Jamie Ross
Chris Noth as Det. Mike Logan
Dann Florek as Captain Don Cragen
Dennis Farina as Det. Joe Fontana
Dianne Wiest as Interim Dist. Atty. Nora Lewin (2000-2002)
Elisabeth Rohm as Asst. D.A. Serena Southerlyn
Fred Dalton Thompson as D.A. Arthur Branch
George Dzundza as Det. Sgt. Max Greevey
Jerry Orbach as Det. Lennie Briscoe
Jesse L. Martin as Det. Eddie Green
Jill Hennessy as Asst. Dist. Atty. Claire Kincaid (1993-1996)
Michael Moriarty as Executive Asst. D.A. Ben Stone
Paul Sorvino as Sgt. Phil Cerreta
Richard Brooks as Asst. D.A. Paul Robinette
S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
Sam Waterston as Executive Asst. D.A. Jack McCoy
Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff
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Det. Rey Curtis: Scientists! If they can do it, they do it. They never think whether they *should* do it.
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recommended
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