The eighteenth season of the legal drama series Law & Order premiered on NBC on January 21, 2008 and concluded on May 21, 2008. The season consists of 18 episodes, shortened from its initial order of 22 due to the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike.
This season aired alongside with season 9 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and season 7 of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Cast[]
This is the first season to feature Jeremy Sisto as Cyrus Lupo (replacing Milena Govich as Nina Cassady). Jesse L. Martin as Ed Green departs from the series after the episode "Burn Card", although Anthony Anderson as Kevin Bernard, in the same episode, was then added to the cast (later joins the semi regular in episode "Bogeyman"). Ongoing cast member Sam Waterston as Jack McCoy now takes the position of Fred Dalton Thompson as Arthur Branch, who was replaced, putting Linus Roache as Michael Cutter in his former position.
Main Cast[]
| Image | Character | Title | Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ed Green (18.01-18.14) |
Detective (Senior Officer) | Jesse L. Martin |
|
Cyrus Lupo | Detective (Junior Officer until 18.14; Senior Officer from 18.15) | Jeremy Sisto |
|
Kevin Bernard (from 18.15) | Detective (Junior Officer) | Anthony Anderson |
|
Anita Van Buren | Lieutenant (Police Commanding Officer) | S. Epatha Merkerson |
|
Michael Cutter | Executive Assistant District Attorney | Linus Roache |
|
Connie Rubirosa | Assistant District Attorney | Alana De La Garza |
|
Jack McCoy | Manhattan, District Attorney | Sam Waterston |
Recurring/Guest Cast[]
| Image | Character | Title | Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Elizabeth "Liz" Olivet | Psychologist | Carolyn McCormick |
List of Episodes[]
| Image | Episode # | Title | Production # | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18.01 (#394) |
Called Home | 18001 | 2 January 2008 |
|
18.02 (#395) |
Darkness | 18006 | 2 January 2008 |
|
18.03 (#396) |
Misbegotten | 18002 | 9 January 2008 |
|
18.04 (#397) |
Bottomless | 18004 | 16 January 2008 |
|
18.05 (#398) |
Driven | 18009 | 23 January 2008 |
|
18.06 (#399) |
Political Animal | 18011 | 30 January 2008 |
|
18.07 (#400) |
Quit Claim | 18010 | 6 February 2008 |
|
18.08 (#401) |
Illegal | 18003 | 13 February 2008 |
|
18.09 (#402) |
Executioner | 18012 | 20 February 2008 |
|
18.10 (#403) |
Tango | 18013 | 27 February 2008 |
|
18.11 (#404) |
Betrayal | 18005 | 5 March 2008 |
|
18.12 (#405) |
Submission | 18007 | 12 March 2008 |
|
18.13 (#406) |
Angelgrove | 18008 | 19 March 2008 |
|
18.14 (#407) |
Burn Card | 18014 | 23 April 2008 |
|
18.15 (#408) |
Bogeyman | 18015 | 30 April 2008 |
|
18.16 (#409) |
Strike | 18016 | 7 May 2008 |
|
18.17 (#410) |
Personae Non Gratae | 18017 | 14 May 2008 |
|
18.18 (#411) |
Excalibur | 18018 | 21 May 2008 |
| Previous season: Season 17 |
Law & Order Season 18 |
Next season: Season 19 |