List of Law & Order home video releases

Law & Order is a police procedural and legal drama series that premiered on NBC on September 13, 1990. Set in New York City, where episodes were also filmed, the series ran for twenty seasons before it was cancelled on May 14, 2010, and aired its final episode ten days later on May 24.[1] After its cancellation, AMC Network considered reviving Law & Order for a twenty-first season;[2] however, in July 2010, Dick Wolf indicated that attempts had failed and he declared that the series had now "moved to the history books".[3]

A total of 456 original episodes and one TV film of Law & Order aired before cancellation.

Series overview
SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedRankRating
First airedLast aired
122September 13, 1990 (1990-09-13)June 9, 1991 (1991-06-09)#46[4]12.1[4]
222September 17, 1991 (1991-09-17)May 12, 1992 (1992-05-12)#46[5]12.3[5]
322September 23, 1992 (1992-09-23)May 19, 1993 (1993-05-19)#56[6]10.2[6]
422September 15, 1993 (1993-09-15)May 25, 1994 (1994-05-25)#38[7]11.9[7]
523September 21, 1994 (1994-09-21)May 24, 1995 (1995-05-24)#27[8]11.6[8]
623September 20, 1995 (1995-09-20)May 22, 1996 (1996-05-22)#24[9]10.9[9]
723September 18, 1996 (1996-09-18)May 21, 1997 (1997-05-21)#27[10]10.5[10]
824September 24, 1997 (1997-09-24)May 20, 1998 (1998-05-20)#24[11]14.1[11]
924 + filmSeptember 23, 1998 (1998-09-23)May 26, 1999 (1999-05-26)#20[12]13.8[12]
1024September 22, 1999 (1999-09-22)May 24, 2000 (2000-05-24)#13[13]16.3[13]
1124October 18, 2000 (2000-10-18)May 23, 2001 (2001-05-23)#11[14]17.7[14]
1224September 26, 2001 (2001-09-26)May 22, 2002 (2002-05-22)#7[15]18.7[15]
1324October 2, 2002 (2002-10-02)May 21, 2003 (2003-05-21)#10[16]17.3[16]
1424September 24, 2003 (2003-09-24)May 19, 2004 (2004-05-19)#14[17]15.9[17]
1524September 22, 2004 (2004-09-22)May 18, 2005 (2005-05-18)#25[18]13.0[18]
1622September 21, 2005 (2005-09-21)May 17, 2006 (2006-05-17)#35[19]11.2[19]
1722September 22, 2006 (2006-09-22)May 18, 2007 (2007-05-18)#54[20]9.4[20]
1818January 2, 2008 (2008-01-02)May 21, 2008 (2008-05-21)#38[21]9.7[21]
1922November 5, 2008 (2008-11-05)June 3, 2009 (2009-06-03)#62[22]8.2[22]
2023September 25, 2009 (2009-09-25)May 24, 2010 (2010-05-24)#60[23]7.2[23]

    Home video releases
    Season Episodes DVD release dates Bonus features
    Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 Discs
    1 22 October 15, 2002 (2002-10-15)[24] June 16, 2003 (2003-06-16)[25] April 14, 2003 (2003-04-14) 6
    • "The Creation of Law & Order"
    • Preview of New Law & Order Interactive Game
    2 22 May 4, 2004 (2004-05-04)[26] February 28, 2004 (2004-02-28)[27] January 19, 2005 (2005-01-19) 3 Law & Order: The First Three Years
    3 22 May 24, 2005 (2005-05-24)[28] November 21, 2005 (2005-11-21)[29] March 8, 2006 (2006-03-08) 3
    • A Tribute to Jerry Orbach
    • Jerry Orbach Profile
    • Deleted Scenes
    4 22 December 6, 2005 (2005-12-06)[30] July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17)[31] September 19, 2006 (2006-09-19) 3 Deleted and Extended Scenes
    5 23 April 3, 2007 (2007-04-03)[32] July 23, 2007 (2007-07-23)[33] July 30, 2007 (2007-07-30) 5 America's Top Sleuths
    6 23 December 2, 2008 (2008-12-02)[34] February 16, 2009 (2009-02-16)[35] March 4, 2009 (2009-03-04) 5 Homicide: Life on the Street Crossover Episode "For God and Country"
    7 23 January 19, 2010 (2010-01-19)[36] April 12, 2010 (2010-04-12)[37] April 21, 2010 (2010-04-21)[38] 5 N/A
    8 24 December 7, 2010 (2010-12-07)[39] TBA August 4, 2011 (2011-08-04)[40] 5 Homicide: Life on the Street Crossover Episode "Baby It's You, Part 2"
    9 24 December 6, 2011 (2011-12-06)[41] TBA August 3, 2016 (2016-08-03)[42] 5 Homicide: Life on the Street Crossover Episode "Sideshow: Part Two"
    Film June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12)[43] March 21, 2011 (2011-03-21)[44] TBA 1 N/A
    10 24 February 23, 2012 (2012-02-23)[45] TBA August 3, 2016 (2016-08-03)[46] 5
    11 24 November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06)[47] TBA August 3, 2016 (2016-08-03)[48] 5
    12 24 February 26, 2013 (2013-02-26)[49] TBA October 5, 2016 (2016-10-05)[50] 5
    13 24 November 5, 2013 (2013-11-05)[51] TBA October 5, 2016 (2016-10-05)[52] 5
    14 24 September 14, 2004 (2004-09-14)[53] TBA October 5, 2016 (2016-10-05)[54] 3
    • Profile: Jesse L. Martin
    • Profile: Fred Dalton Thompson
    • Set Tour with Jerry Orbach
    • Interview with Park Dietz
    • Profiles Teaser
    15 24 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)[55] TBA March 2, 2017 (2017-03-02)[56] 5 N/A
    16 22 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)[55] TBA March 2, 2017 (2017-03-02)[57] 5
    17 22 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)[55] TBA March 2, 2017 (2017-03-02)[58] 5
    18 18 May 5, 2015 (2015-05-05)[59] TBA April 5, 2017 (2017-04-05)[60] 4
    19 22 May 5, 2015 (2015-05-05)[59] TBA April 5, 2017 (2017-04-05)[61] 5
    20 23 May 5, 2015 (2015-05-05)[59] TBA April 5, 2017 (2017-04-05)[62] 5
    Total 456 November 8, 2011 (2011-11-08)[63] TBA TBA 104 Various

    See also

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