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Law & Order: Criminal Intent

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Alternate Title(s) L&O: CI
Criminal Intent
Format Crime Drama
Police procedural
Picture Format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Running Time 40–45 minutes
Created by Dick Wolf
Developed by René Balcer
Starring See below
Narrated By Steven Zirnkilton
Opening Theme by Mike Post
Country of origin United States
Language English
Original channel NBC (2001–2007)
USA Network (2007–2011)
Peacock (streaming)
Original run September 30, 2001
Finale June 26, 2011
No. of seasons 10
No. of episodes 195
(As of present)
List of episodes Law & Order: Criminal Intent episodes
IMDB profile Law & Order: CI
TV.com summary Law & Order: CI
related shows Law & Order franchise
"In New York City's war on crime, the worst criminal offenders are pursued by the detectives of the Major Case Squad. These are their stories."

Law & Order: Criminal Intent is a crime drama television series aired on NBC that premiered on September 30, 2001 and concluded on June 26, 2011 on USA Network. Unlike the previous series, CI shows some events from the point of view of those involved in the crime.

As with the original Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, episodes are often loosely based on real crimes that have received media attention, which is also known as being "ripped from the headlines".

Law & Order: Criminal Intent is the only series in the franchise not to air new episodes on NBC as well as being the only series to air new episodes on a cable channel, with episodes premiering on the USA Network from the seventh season. It is also the first series to change networks during its broadcast, the second being Law & Order: Organized Crime. It is also the only series to have completely different main characters credited in various different episodes and not every episode.

The entire series is available for streaming on Peacock in the United States. In Australia, seasons 1 and 7-10 are available to stream for free with ads on 7Plus.

For a list of episodes, see Law & Order: Criminal Intent episodes.

Main cast[]

Image Actor Character In Show/
Number of episodes
Donofrio12 Vincent D'Onofrio New York City Police Department
(NYPD) Major Case Squad
(MCS) One Police Plaza (1PP)
Junior Police Detective
Robert "Bobby" Goren
Seasons 1-9,
10 (141)
Erbe09 Kathryn Erbe New York City Police Department
(NYPD) Major Case Squad
(MCS) One Police Plaza (1PP)
Senior Police Detective
Alexandra "Alex" Eames
Seasons 1-9,
10 (142)
Sheridan icon Jamey Sheridan New York City Police Department
(NYPD) Major Case Squad
(MCS) One Police Plaza (1PP)
Police Captain
James "Jimmy" Deakins
Seasons 1-5
(111)
Vance icon Courtney B. Vance New York City, Manhattan
District Attorney's Office
,
Assistant District Attorney (ADA)
Ronald "Ron" Carver
Seasons 1-5
(111)
Noth Chris Noth New York City Police Department
(NYPD) Major Case Squad
(MCS) One Police Plaza (1PP)
Senior Police Detective
Michael "Mike" Logan
Seasons 5-7
(36)
Sciorra Annabella Sciorra New York City Police Department
(NYPD) Major Case Squad
(MCS) One Police Plaza (1PP)
Junior Police Detective
Carolyn Barek
Season 5
(12)
Nicholson Julianne Nicholson New York City Police Department
(NYPD) Major Case Squad
(MCS) One Police Plaza (1PP)
Junior Police Detective
Megan Wheeler
Seasons 6-8
(24)
Bogosian Eric Bogosian New York City Police Department
(NYPD) Major Case Squad
(MCS) One Police Plaza (1PP)
Police Captain
Daniel "Danny" Ross
Seasons 6-9
(61)
Witt Alicia Witt New York City Police Department
(NYPD) Major Case Squad
(MCS) One Police Plaza Junior
Police Detective Nola Falacci
Season 7
(5)
Goldblum Jeff Goldblum New York City Police Department
(NYPD) Major Case Squad
(MCS) One Police Plaza (1PP) Senior Police
Detective Zackary "Zack" Nichols
Seasons 8-9
(24)
Burrows Saffron Burrows New York City Police Department
(NYPD) Major Case Squad
(MCS) One Police Plaza (1PP) Junior Police
Detective Serena Stevens
Season 9
(15)
Mastrantonio Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio New York City Police Department
(NYPD) Major Case Squad
(MCS) One Police Plaza (1PP) Police Captain Zoe Callas
Season 9
(14)

Recurring guest stars[]

For a list of recurring characters, see CI recurring characters.

External links[]

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