Law & Order season 16
Law & Order (season 16) | |
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Season 16 | |
No. of episodes | 22 |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Original release | September 21, 2005 May 17, 2006 | –
Season chronology | |
The 16th season of Law & Order premiered on NBC on September 21, 2005, and concluded on May 17, 2006.
Cast and crew changes
Jesse L. Martin returned to his role of Detective Ed Green in the season premiere episode, he left at the end of last season to film in the movie Rent. Mid-season, Law & Order's future on NBC was in the air, unknown if the show would be renewed or canceled after this season. Prior to the end of the season, Annie Parisse who portrayed ADA Borgia, quit the series, wanting out of her contract. A show insider said to Fox News, "She saw the writing on the wall, they never treated her very well. They were always complaining about her hair. And they also thought she looked too young next to Sam Waterson (sic)."[1] Parisse's ADA Alex Borgia was brutally killed off in the season finale episode "Invaders".
It was announced that Dennis Farina (Detective Joe Fontana) wished to depart the cast weeks after the season finale episode aired. At the time Farina wished to pursue other offers and projects being developed by his production company. Dick Wolf said in a statement that he respected Farina's decision and looked forward to working with him again.[2]
There were "a lot" of firings, including a portion of the camera crew. "None of the original writer-producers are there anymore," a source said to FOX News. "They've all been replaced by people from L.A. who don't get the show." People also had issues with Dennis Farina coming in to replace Jerry Orbach in the previous season.[1] Walon Green was show runner/executive producer this season with Nicholas Wootton, over Matthew Penn, and Peter Jankowski. Green stepped down as show runner/EP at the end of the season and Wootton took over in the 17th season.
Cast
Main cast
- Dennis Farina as Joe Fontana
- Jesse L. Martin as Ed Green
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Anita Van Buren
- Sam Waterston as E.A.D.A. Jack McCoy
- Annie Parisse as A.D.A. Alexandra Borgia
- Fred Dalton Thompson as D.A. Arthur Branch
Recurring cast
- Michael Imperioli as Nick Falco
- Richard Brooks as Paul Robinette
- Carolyn McCormick as Elizabeth Olivet
Episodes
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
U.S. viewers (millions) |
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350 | 1 | "Red Ball" | Matthew Penn | David Wilcox | September 21, 2005 | 16001 | 13.03[3] |
351 | 2 | "Flaw" | Jean de Segonzac | Chris Levinson | September 28, 2005 | 16002 | 15.06[4] |
352 | 3 | "Ghosts" | Constantine Makris | Rick Eid | October 5, 2005 | 16003 | 12.59[5] |
353 | 4 | "Age of Innocence" | David Platt | Davey Holmes | October 12, 2005 | 16005 | 10.92[6] |
354 | 5 | "Lifeline" | Rosemary Rodriguez | Greg Plageman | October 19, 2005 | 16006 | 12.33[7] |
355 | 6 | "Birthright" | Constantine Makris | David Slack | November 2, 2005 | 16007 | 12.57[8] |
356 | 7 | "House of Cards" | Michael Pressman | Wendy Battles | November 9, 2005 | 16008 | 10.86[9] |
357 | 8 | "New York Minute" | Don Scardino | Nicholas Wootton | November 16, 2005 | 16009 | 11.44[10] |
358 | 9 | "Criminal Law" | Ed Sherin | David Wilcox | November 23, 2005 | 16010 | 11.93[11] |
359 | 10 | "Acid" | Michael Pressman | Richard Sweren | November 30, 2005 | 16011 | 12.87[12] |
360 | 11 | "Bible Story" | Rick Wallace | Richard Sweren | December 7, 2005 | 16004 | 12.13[13] |
361 | 12 | "Family Friend" | Jean de Segonzac | Philippe Browning | January 11, 2006 | 16012 | 12.83[14] |
362 | 13 | "Heart of Darkness" | Richard Dobbs | Carter Harris | January 18, 2006 | 16013 | 12.38[15] |
363 | 14 | "Magnet" | Adam Bernstein | David Black | February 8, 2006 | 16014 | 14.53[16] |
364 | 15 | "Choice of Evils" | Michael Pressman | David Wilcox | March 1, 2006 | 16016 | 12.39[17] |
365 | 16 | "Cost of Capital" | Michael Watkins | Teleplay by: Tom Smuts Story by: Rick Eid | March 8, 2006 | 16010 | 11.79[18] |
366 | 17 | "America, Inc." | Jean de Segonzac | Richard Sweren | March 22, 2006 | 16017 | 9.00[19] |
367 | 18 | "Thinking Makes It So" | Tony Goldwyn | Michael S. Chernuchin | March 29, 2006 | 16019 | 9.35[20] |
368 | 19 | "Positive" | Richard Dobbs | Sonny Postiglione | April 5, 2006 | 16020 | 10.84[21] |
369 | 20 | "Kingmaker" | Don Scardino | David Slack | May 3, 2006 | 16018 | 10.66[22] |
370 | 21 | "Hindsight" | Jean de Segonzac | Chris Levinson | May 10, 2006 | 16021 | 12.68[23] |
371 | 22 | "Invaders" | Matthew Penn | Richard Sweren & David Wilcox | May 17, 2006 | 16022 | 13.59[24] |
References
- ^ a b Friedman, Roger (April 26, 2006). "'Law & Order' in Trouble as Actress Quits". FOX News. Retrieved April 26, 2006.
- ^ "Dennis Farina to leave 'Law & Order'". USA Today. May 30, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 09/19/05 THROUGH 09/25/05". ABC Medianet. September 27, 2005. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 09/26/05 THROUGH 10/02/05". ABC Medianet. October 4, 2005. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 10/03/05 THROUGH 10/09/05". ABC Medianet. October 11, 2005. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 10/10/05 THROUGH 10/16/05". ABC Medianet. October 18, 2005. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 10/17/05 THROUGH 10/23/05". ABC Medianet. October 25, 2005. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 10/31/05 THROUGH 11/06/05". ABC Medianet. November 8, 2005. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 11/07/05 THROUGH 11/13/05". ABC Medianet. November 15, 2005. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 11/14/05 THROUGH 11/20/05". ABC Medianet. November 22, 2005. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 11/21/05 THROUGH 11/27/05". ABC Medianet. November 29, 2005. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 11/28/05 THROUGH 12/04/05". ABC Medianet. December 6, 2005. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "WEEKLYPROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 12/05/05 THROUGH 12/11/05". ABC Medianet. December 13, 2005. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 01/09/06 THROUGH 01/15/06". ABC Medianet. January 18, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 01/16/06 THROUGH 01/22/06". ABC Medianet. January 24, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 02/06/06 THROUGH 02/12/06". ABC Medianet. February 14, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 02/27/06 THROUGH 03/05/06". ABC Medianet. March 7, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 03/06/06 THROUGH 03/12/06". ABC Medianet. March 14, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 03/20/06 THROUGH 03/26/06". ABC Medianet. March 28, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 03/27/06 THROUGH 04/02/06". ABC Medianet. April 4, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 04/03/06 THROUGH 04/09/06". ABC Medianet. April 11, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 05/01/06 THROUGH 05/07/06". ABC Medianet. May 5, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 05/08/06 THROUGH 05/14/06". ABC Medianet. May 16, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS FROM 05/15/06 THROUGH 05/21/06". ABC Medianet. May 23, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
External links
Preceded by Season Fifteen (2003-2004) |
List of Law & Order seasons (1990-2010) |
Succeeded by Season Seventeen (2006-2007) |