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Release Date:
13 September 1990 (USA) moreTagline:
The Story Is Everything morePlot:
The show follows a crime, usually adapted from current headlines, from two separate vantage points. The first half of the show concentrates on the investigation of the crime by the police, the second half follows the prosecution of the crime in court. full summaryPlot Keywords:
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Nominated for 6 Golden Globes. Another 40 wins & 146 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(338 articles)
Former 'Law & Order' Actor Coming Back to Television (From BuddyTV. 6 October 2008, 2:00 AM, PDT)
'Law & Order: SVU' Returns with Season 10 Tonight (From BuddyTV. 23 September 2008, 1:00 AM, PDT)
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"Law & Order" solves local crime moreUS TV Schedule:
| Mon. Oct. 13 | 2:00 PM | TNT | Juvenile | #9.18 | |
| Mon. Oct. 13 | 3:00 PM | TNT | Shadow | #8.8 | more |
Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 6 of 2049)| Steven Zirnkilton | ... | Narrator (410 episodes, 1990-2008) | |
| S. Epatha Merkerson | ... | Lt. Anita Van Buren / ... (346 episodes, 1991-2008) | |
| Sam Waterston | ... | Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy / ... (323 episodes, 1994-2008) | |
| Jerry Orbach | ... | Detective Lennie Briscoe / ... (274 episodes, 1991-2004) | |
| Steven Hill | ... | D.A. Adam Schiff (229 episodes, 1990-2000) | |
| Jesse L. Martin | ... | Detective Ed Green (198 episodes, 1999-2008) |
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Law & Order Prime (USA) (informal title)Law and Order (USA) (alternative spelling)
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60 min (including commercials)Country:
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EnglishColor:
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1.78 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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UK:15 (seasons 1-2 DVD) | UK:PG (season 3 DVD) | Iceland:12 (some epiosodes) | Singapore:M18 (season 5) | Netherlands:6 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | USA:TV-14 | Argentina:13MOVIEmeter: 
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Det. Green's shield number is 3472. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: Throughout the series members of the New York Supreme Court (which is a trial court) are referred to as "Judge" when in reality they are referred to as "Justice". Only members of the New York Court of Appeal (the state's highest court) are called "Judge". moreQuotes:
[about Claire Kincaid's death]Jack McCoy: You know, before it happened... she wanted to quit. I talked her out of it.
Det. Lennie Briscoe: Yeah, well... I could have kept walking past that bar.
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Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Alec Baldwin/Christina Aguilera (#32.5)" (2006) moreSoundtrack:
I'm Not Driving Anymore moreFAQ
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