Law & Order
It's from 1990, before you were born.
- Network
- NBC
- Genre
- Crime / legal drama
- Creator
- Dick Wolf
- Premiered
- 1990
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About
As of 2026, it's 36 years old.
Law & Order has been running since 1990 on a formula so reliable you could set a clock to it: a crime is found in the first half, the cops investigate, then the lawyers prosecute, all punctuated by that iconic two-note 'DUN DUN.' It is the comfort food of crime television and the undisputed king of 'oh, this is on, I'll just watch the rest.'
'Ripped from the headlines' plots and a revolving door of future-famous guest actors made its endless reruns genuinely impossible to scroll past.
Procedural, dependable, and immortal, Law & Order is the show whose two-note sound effect is more recognizable than most national anthems.
Law & Order season by season
Law & Order has run for 25 seasons (1990–2025) across 544 episodes. You're older than the seasons in green.
