Law & Order (season 20)

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Season 20 U.S. DVD cover
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 23
Release
Original network NBC
Original release September 25, 2009 (2009-09-25) – May 24, 2010 (2010-05-24)

The 20th season of Law & Order premiered on NBC on September 25, 2009, which remained unchanged, for which it was moved from its previous time slot to air on Fridays at 8 p.m. ET for the NBC broadcast.[1] L&O was moved to Monday nights on March 1, 2010, with a two-hour telecast at 9 p.m. ET, before settling into its new time slot at 10 p.m. the following week, March 8.[2]

During the season, The Jay Leno Show in primetime was canceled, and Leno returned to the 11:35 pm Tonight Show because of affiliate dissatisfaction. Three more episodes of Law & Order were ordered to fill the primetime gap, increasing the number of episodes for the season to 23.[3]

In early January 2010, NBC initially announced they were going to renew Law & Order for a 21st season. NBC's President of Primetime Entertainment at the time, Angela Bromstad, said, "I’m a "Law & Order" junkie... I wouldn’t want to be responsible for not having "Law & Order" break the record."[4] However, on May 14, 2010, NBC abruptly cancelled Law & Order after 20 seasons on the air, tying it with Gunsmoke as American network television's longest-running, regularly scheduled primetime drama. The final episode aired on NBC on May 24, 2010.[5][6]

The late announcement of the cancellation resulted in Law & Order not having a "series finale" episode. Had the series continued, it would have been the last to feature S. Epatha Merkerson, who prior to the cancellation announcement had herself announced that she would not return for the 21st season.[7]

Although NBC canceled Law & Order, AMC Network investigated its revival;[8] however, attempts to revive the series failed,[9] and according to series creator Dick Wolf, the series has "moved to the history books".[10] However, on September 28, 2021, NBC announced that the show was being revived and a 21st season had been ordered.[11]

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Notable guest stars

In addition to above, Law & Order's notable guest stars included Annaleigh Ashford, Adam Driver, David Alan Basche, Ned Eisenberg, Camille Chen, John Bolger, Sean Nelson, Portia Reiners, Jim Gaffigan, Richard Thomas, Bill Sage, Deirdre O'Connell, Rob Corddry, Jenna Stern, Kate Burton, Elliott Gould, Peter Scanavino, Raúl Esparza, Samantha Bee, Rebecca Creskoff, Aaron Shaw, Debra Winger, Adriane Lenox, Julito McCullum, Tammy Blanchard, Tony Hale, Tony Roberts, Robin Weigert, Mark Linn-Baker, Clea DuVall, Doug E. Doug, David Costabile, Anna Gunn, Lindsey Vonn, Kathy Baker, Ben Schnetzer, Jonathan Cake, Amy Madigan, and Benjamin Bratt as Rey Curtis.

Episodes

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See also: List of Law & Order episodes
Law & Order season 20 episodes
No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code		 US viewers
(millions)
434 1 "Memo from the Dark Side" Fred Berner René Balcer & Keith Eisner September 25, 2009 (2009-09-25) 20001 6.29[12]
435 2 "Just a Girl in the World" M.T. Adler Richard Sweren & Christopher Ambrose October 2, 2009 (2009-10-02) 20002 6.68[13]
436 3 "Great Satan" Michael Dinner Ed Zuckerman & Luke Schelhaas October 9, 2009 (2009-10-09) 20003 7.23[14]
437 4 "Reality Bites" Constantine Makris Ed Zuckerman & Luke Schelhaas October 16, 2009 (2009-10-16) 20004 7.60[15]
438 5 "Dignity" Jim McKay Richard Sweren & Julie Martin October 23, 2009 (2009-10-23) 20005 7.17[16]
439 6 "Human Flesh Search Engine" Darnell Martin Ed Zuckerman & Matthew McGough October 30, 2009 (2009-10-30) 20006 7.00[17]
440 7 "Boy Gone Astray" Rose Troche Story by: René Balcer; November 6, 2009 (2009-11-06) 20007 7.99[18]
441 8 "Doped" Mario Van Peebles Richard Sweren & Christopher Ambrose November 6, 2009 (2009-11-06) 20008 8.41[18]
442 9 "For the Defense" William Klayer Ed Zuckerman & Luke Schelhaas November 13, 2009 (2009-11-13) 20009 7.50[19]
443 10 "Shotgun" Roger Young Richard Sweren & Julie Martin November 20, 2009 (2009-11-20) 20010 7.52[20]
444 11 "Fed" Alex Chapple Story by: René Balcer; December 11, 2009 (2009-12-11) 20011 8.77[21]
445 12 "Blackmail" Marc Levin Ed Zuckerman & Matthew McGough January 15, 2010 (2010-01-15) 20012 7.32[22]
446 13 "Steel-Eyed Death" Michael Pressman Richard Sweren & Christopher Ambrose & Julie Martin March 1, 2010 (2010-03-01) 20013 7.58[23]
447 14 "Boy on Fire" Rose Troche Story by: Ed Zuckerman;
Teleplay by: Luke Schelhaas;		 March 1, 2010 (2010-03-01) 20014 7.86[23]
448 15 "Brilliant Disguise" Alex Chapple Story by: René Balcer; March 8, 2010 (2010-03-08) 20015 5.18[24]
449 16 "Innocence" Fred Berner Richard Sweren & Julie Martin March 15, 2010 (2010-03-15) 20016 6.90[25]
450 17 "Four Cops Shot" Jim McKay Ed Zuckerman & Luke Schelhaas & Matthew McGough March 22, 2010 (2010-03-22) 20017 5.93[26]
451 18 "Brazil" Jean de Segonzac Story by: René Balcer; March 29, 2010 (2010-03-29) 20018 6.01[27]
452 19 "Crashers" Darnell Martin Richard Sweren & Christopher Ambrose & Julie Martin May 3, 2010 (2010-05-03) 20019 6.18[28]
453 20 "The Taxman Cometh" Fred Berner Story by: Ed Zuckerman; May 10, 2010 (2010-05-10) 20020 6.17[29]
454 21 "Immortal" Jim McKay Richard Sweren & Julie Martin May 17, 2010 (2010-05-17) 20021 5.91[30]
455 22 "Love Eternal" William Klayer Ed Zuckerman May 17, 2010 (2010-05-17) 20022 6.24[30]
456 23 "Rubber Room" René Balcer René Balcer May 24, 2010 (2010-05-24) 20023 7.60[31]

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External links


Preceded by
Season Nineteen
(2008–2009)
 List of Law & Order seasons
(1990–present)		 Succeeded by
Season Twenty-one
(2021)
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