Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural drama television series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the third series in Wolf's successful Law & Order franchise. Criminal Intent focuses on the investigations of the major case squad in a fictionalized version of the New York City Police Department set in New York City's One Police Plaza. In the style of the original Law & Order, episodes are often "ripped from the headlines" or loosely based on a real crime that received media attention.
Not to be confused with the Canadian series, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent.Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Law & Order: CI
- Criminal Intent
- CI
Steven Zirnkilton
(opening only)
- "Theme of Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2001–07)
- "Theme of Law & Order: Trial by Jury" (2007–11)
United States
English
10
195 (list of episodes)
- Dick Wolf
- Peter Jankowski
- Fred Berner (seasons 3–5)
- Norberto Barba (seasons 6–8)
- John David Coles (seasons 8–9)
- Show runners:
- René Balcer (seasons 1–5)
- Warren Leight (seasons 6–7)
- Walon Green (season 8, D'Onofrio/Erbe; season 9)
- Ed Zuckerman (season 8, Goldblum/Nicholson)
- Michael S. Chernuchin (season 8, Goldblum/Nicholson)
- Robert Nathan (season 8, Goldblum/Nicholson)
- Chris Brancato (season 10)
John L. Roman (seasons 1–9)
approx. 43 minutes (per episode)
- Wolf Films
- Studios USA (season 1)
- Universal Network Television (seasons 2–3)
- NBCUniversal Television Studio (seasons 4–6)
- Universal Media Studios (season 7)
- Universal Cable Productions (seasons 8–10)
September 30, 2001 –
May 21, 2007
October 4, 2007 –
June 26, 2011
The series aired on NBC for the first six seasons but was moved to the NBCUniversal-owned USA Network starting with the seventh season to share costs and due to declining ratings. During its NBC run, each episode aired on USA the week after its original NBC airing. The 10th and final season premiered on Sunday, May 1, 2011, at 9 p.m. EDT[1] with original cast members Vincent D'Onofrio[2] and Kathryn Erbe[3] starring as Detectives Robert Goren and Alexandra Eames, respectively, and featuring Jay O. Sanders as Captain Joseph Hannah.[4] The series concluded on June 26, 2011, after 10 seasons comprising 195 episodes.
Seasons[edit]
Law & Order: Criminal Intent's seasons 1–5 aired on NBC on Sunday nights at 9 p.m. EST. Season 6 aired on NBC on Tuesday nights at 9 p.m. EST and the last two episodes in May on Monday nights at 10 p.m. EST. In October 2007, new episodes of season 7 aired on the USA Network on Thursday nights at 9 p.m. EST. In June 2008, the remaining episodes of the seventh season until the end of the eighth season aired on Sunday nights at 9 p.m. EST on USA. Starting on January 9, 2008, reruns of season 7 began airing on NBC and on May 6, 2009, reruns of season 8 began airing on NBC. Criminal Intent's season finale aired August 9, 2009. On June 20, 2010, reruns of season 9 began airing on Sunday nights on NBC. The show moved to Tuesday nights at 10 p.m. EST on USA as of the ninth season which premiered on March 30, 2010 and ended July 6, 2010. The show returned to Sunday nights at 9 p.m. EST on USA for the tenth and final season when it premiered May 1, 2011.[1]
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has released Law & Order: Criminal Intent on DVD in Regions 1, 2 and 4. Seasons 1–5 have been released in both Region 2 and Region 4.[43]
In April 2012, it was announced that Shout! Factory had acquired the rights to the series in Region 1. They subsequently released season 7 on DVD on June 26, 2012.[44] Season 8 was released on October 23, 2012[45] with Season 9 on December 11, 2012[46] and Season 10 on March 12, 2013.[47] The complete series is currently exclusively streaming through premium plans on NBC's streaming service Peacock. Law & Order: Criminal Intent can now be seen on the Charge! (TV network).