Law and Order
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The twentieth season of the legal drama series Law & Order premiered on NBC on September 25, 2009 and concluded on May 24, 2010. The season consists of 23 episodes. This season aired alongside with season 11 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and season 9 of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

This was the final season of Law & Order but in September 2021, a twenty first season was ordered and premiered on February 24, 2022. It is the final season to star Jeremy Sisto, S. Epatha Merkerson, Linus Roache and Alana De La Garza.

Production[]

In early January 2010, NBC initially announced they were going to renew Law & Order a 21st season, then on May 14, 2010 NBC announced that Law & Order has been canceled after twenty seasons since they have the same thing as a western drama series called Gunsmoke, the longest-running prime-time drama series.

The late announcement of the cancellation resulted in Law & Order not having a "series finale" episode. Had the series continued, it would have been the last to feature S. Epatha Merkerson, who prior to the cancellation announcement had herself announced that she would not return for the 21st season. Merkerson eventually joined the Chicago franchise series Chicago Med in 2015 as Sharon Goodwin.

On September 28, 2021, the series was revived for a twenty-first season, eleven years after the series was originally cancelled.

Cast[]

Main Cast[]

Image Character Title Actor
Sisto icon Cyrus Lupo Detective (Senior Officer) Jeremy Sisto
Anderson icon Kevin Bernard Detective (Junior Officer) Anthony Anderson
Merkerson icon Anita Van Buren Lieutenant (Police Commanding Officer) S. Epatha Merkerson
Roache icon Michael Cutter Executive Assistant District Attorney Linus Roache
De La Garza icon Connie Rubirosa Assistant District Attorney Alana De La Garza
Waterston icon Jack McCoy Manhattan, District Attorney Sam Waterston

Recurring/Guest Cast[]

Image Character Title Actor
Bratt icon Rey Curtis Former Detective
Now retired
Benjamin Bratt
McCormickSeason4 Elizabeth "Liz" Olivet Psychologist Carolyn McCormick

List of Episodes[]

Image Episode
Number
Title Production
Number
Original Airdate
Lo2001 20.01
(#434)
Memo From The Dark Side 20001 25 September 2009
Lo2002 20.02
(#435)
Just a Girl in the World 20002 2 October 2009
Lo2003 20.03
(#436)
Great Satan 20003 9 October 2009
Lo2004 20.04
(#437)
Reality Bites 20004 16 October 2009
Lo2005 20.05
(#438)
Dignity 20005 23 October 2009
Lo2006 20.06
(#439)
Human Flesh Search Engine 20006 30 October 2009
Lo2007 20.07
(#440)
Boy Gone Astray 20007 6 November 2009
Lo2008 20.08
(#441)
Doped 20008 6 November 2009
Lo2009 20.09
(#442)
For the Defense 20009 13 November 2009
Lo2010 20.10
(#443)
Shotgun 20010 20 November 2009
Lo2011 20.11
(#444)
Fed 20011 11 December 2009
Lo2012 20.12
(#445)
Blackmail 20012 15 January 2010
Lo2013 20.13
(#446)
Steel-Eyed Death 20013 1 March 2010
Lo2014 20.14
(#447)
Boy on Fire 20014 1 March 2010
Lo2015 20.15
(#448)
Brilliant Disguise 20015 8 March 2010
Lo2016 20.16
(#449)
Innocence 20016 15 March 2010
Lo2017 20.17
(#450)
Four Cops Shot 20017 22 March 2010
Lo2018 20.18
(#451)
Brazil 20018 29 March 2010
Lo2019 20.19
(#452)
Crashers 20019 3 May 2010
Lo2020 20.20
(#453)
The Taxman Cometh 20020 10 May 2010
Lo2021 20.21
(#454)
Immortal 20021 17 May 2010
Lo2022 20.22
(#455)
Love Eternal 20022 17 May 2010
Lo2023 20.23
(#456)
Rubber Room 20023 24 May 2010
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