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On May 13, 2007, [[NBC]] renewed ''Law & Order'' for an 18th season of 22 episodes as part of a deal made by series creator [[Dick Wolf]] and NBC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/NBC-Renews-Original-16627.aspx|title=NBC Renews Original L&O; Criminal Intent Goes to USA|work=[[TV Guide]]|date=May 13, 2007|accessdate=July 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012000649/http://www.tvguide.com/news/NBC-Renews-Original-16627.aspx|archive-date=October 12, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Though the series was originally scheduled to air on Sundays as a [[midseason replacement]] for ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mitovich|first=Matt|date=May 14, 2007|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/NBCs-Fall-Banks-14483.aspx|title=NBC's Fall Banks on Bionic Woman, Other Heroes|work=TV Guide|accessdate=July 21, 2012}}</ref> ''[[TV Guide]]'' reported on December 4, 2007, that ''Law & Order'' would debut instead on Wednesday, January 2, 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mitovich|first=Matt|date=December 4, 2007|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/Law-Order-Legal-13716.aspx|title=Law & Order, Legal at Last, Cops a New 'Tude|work=TV Guide|accessdate=July 21, 2012}}</ref>
On May 13, 2007, [[NBC]] renewed ''Law & Order'' for an 18th season of 22 episodes as part of a deal made by series creator [[Dick Wolf]] and NBC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/NBC-Renews-Original-16627.aspx|title=NBC Renews Original L&O; Criminal Intent Goes to USA|work=[[TV Guide]]|date=May 13, 2007|accessdate=July 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012000649/http://www.tvguide.com/news/NBC-Renews-Original-16627.aspx|archive-date=October 12, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Though the series was originally scheduled to air on Sundays as a [[midseason replacement]] for ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mitovich|first=Matt|date=May 14, 2007|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/NBCs-Fall-Banks-14483.aspx|title=NBC's Fall Banks on Bionic Woman, Other Heroes|work=TV Guide|accessdate=July 21, 2012}}</ref> ''[[TV Guide]]'' reported on December 4, 2007, that ''Law & Order'' would debut instead on Wednesday, January 2, 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mitovich|first=Matt|date=December 4, 2007|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/Law-Order-Legal-13716.aspx|title=Law & Order, Legal at Last, Cops a New 'Tude|work=TV Guide|accessdate=July 21, 2012}}</ref>


[[René Balcer]], who had developed and produced [[Spin-off (media)|spinoff]] ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'', returned to ''Law & Order'' this season as [[executive producer]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mitovich|first=Matt|date=May 21, 2007|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/Lets-Make-Deal-13753.aspx|title=Let's Make a Deal: Veteran Producer Returns to L&O|work=TV Guide|accessdate=July 21, 2012}}</ref> Production of this season was interrupted by the [[2007 Writers Guild of America]] strike when Balcer and the rest of the writing staff participated in the work stoppage, causing the mid-season delay and the season only having eighteen episodes.
[[René Balcer]], who had developed and produced [[Spin-off (media)|spinoff]] ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'', returned to ''Law & Order'' this season as [[executive producer]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mitovich|first=Matt|date=May 21, 2007|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/Lets-Make-Deal-13753.aspx|title=Let's Make a Deal: Veteran Producer Returns to L&O|work=TV Guide|accessdate=July 21, 2012}}</ref> Production of this season was interrupted by the [[2007 Writers Guild of America strike]] when Balcer and the rest of the writing staff participated in the work stoppage, causing the mid-season delay and the season only having 18 episodes from its original order of 22.


==Cast and crew changes==
==Cast and crew changes==

Revision as of 07:01, 5 January 2022

Law & Order
Season 18
Season 18 U.S. DVD cover
No. of episodes18
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseJanuary 2 (2008-01-02) –
May 21, 2008 (2008-05-21)
Season chronology
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Season 17
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Season 19
List of episodes

The 18th season of Law & Order premiered on NBC on January 2, 2008, and concluded on May 21, 2008.

Production

On May 13, 2007, NBC renewed Law & Order for an 18th season of 22 episodes as part of a deal made by series creator Dick Wolf and NBC.[1] Though the series was originally scheduled to air on Sundays as a midseason replacement for NBC Sunday Night Football,[2] TV Guide reported on December 4, 2007, that Law & Order would debut instead on Wednesday, January 2, 2008.[3]

René Balcer, who had developed and produced spinoff Law & Order: Criminal Intent, returned to Law & Order this season as executive producer.[4] Production of this season was interrupted by the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike when Balcer and the rest of the writing staff participated in the work stoppage, causing the mid-season delay and the season only having 18 episodes from its original order of 22.

Cast and crew changes

In May 2007, cast member Fred Thompson departed the series to return to politics, with reports saying he would seek the Republican nomination for the 2008 U.S. presidential election.[5] His character, District Attorney Arthur Branch, was replaced in that function by Sam Waterston's Jack McCoy, with McCoy being promoted to Branch's vacant seat after serving as Executive Assistant District Attorney since the resignation of his predecessor Benjamin Stone.[6] Since this move required that a new character be added to the series, the writers created the role of EADA Michael Cutter and British actor Linus Roache was brought in to portray him.[7]

Because of the equal-time rule, which requires that broadcasters treat legally qualified political candidates equally in regard to air time, NBC announced in July 2007 that it would not broadcast any episode of Law & Order in which Thompson appeared after September 1.[8] Thompson officially declared his intention to seek nomination on September 5, 2007, when he appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[9]

Milena Govich, who played Detective Nina Cassady, also did not return to the series after joining the cast one year earlier following the departure of Dennis Farina (Joe Fontana).[10] She was replaced by Jeremy Sisto, who had guest starred as a defense attorney in the 17th season finale, as Detective Ed Green's new partner Cyrus Lupo.[11]

Rounding out the list of departures was Jesse L. Martin, who announced he was leaving the series after portraying Det. Ed Green since 1999.[12] Martin, who was scheduled to appear in only 13 episodes this season, announced the move in February 2008 and made his final appearance in "Burn Card". Anthony Anderson, who made his debut as Detective Kevin Bernard in the same episode, was then added to the cast.[13] This remained the main cast until the end of the series.

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Episodes

See also: List of Law & Order episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		US viewers
(millions)
3941"Called Home"Allen CoulterRené BalcerJanuary 2, 2008 (2008-01-02)1800113.45[14]
3952"Darkness"Michael DinnerWilliam N. Fordes & David SlackJanuary 2, 2008 (2008-01-02)1800613.45[14]
3963"Misbegotten"Michael WatkinsDavid Wilcox & Stephanie SenguptaJanuary 9, 2008 (2008-01-09)1800211.05[15]
3974"Bottomless"Alex ChappleEd ZuckermanJanuary 16, 2008 (2008-01-16)1800411.55[16]
3985"Driven"Alan TaylorRichard Sweren & Gina GionfriddoJanuary 23, 2008 (2008-01-23)1800910.33[17]
3996"Political Animal"Jean de SegonzacEd Zuckerman & David SlackJanuary 30, 2008 (2008-01-30)1801111.14[18]
4007"Quit Claim"Jim McKayWilliam N. Fordes & David WilcoxFebruary 6, 2008 (2008-02-06)1801010.07[19]
4018"Illegal"Constantine MakrisWilliam N. Fordes & David SlackFebruary 13, 2008 (2008-02-13)1800310.24[20]
4029"Executioner"Constantine MakrisRichard Sweren & Gina GionfriddoFebruary 20, 2008 (2008-02-20)1801210.85[21]
40310"Tango"Dean WhiteStephanie SenguptaFebruary 27, 2008 (2008-02-27)1801311.45[22]
40411"Betrayal"Marc LevinRichard Sweren & Gina GionfriddoMarch 5, 2008 (2008-03-05)180059.68[23]
40512"Submission"Constantine MakrisEd ZuckermanMarch 12, 2008 (2008-03-12)1800711.68[24]
40613"Angelgrove"Darnell MartinDavid Wilcox & Stephanie SenguptaMarch 19, 2008 (2008-03-19)1800810.45[25]
40714"Burn Card"Mario Van PeeblesEd Zuckerman & David WilcoxApril 23, 2008 (2008-04-23)1801412.63[26]
40815"Bogeyman"Tim HunterS : Gina Gionfriddo;
S/T : Richard Sweren		April 30, 2008 (2008-04-30)180159.62[27]
40916"Strike"Marisol TorresWilliam N. Fordes & David SlackMay 7, 2008 (2008-05-07)180168.76[28]
41017"Personae Non Gratae"John ColesStephanie Sengupta & Matthew McGoughMay 14, 2008 (2008-05-14)180178.35[29]
41118"Excalibur"Jim McKayRené Balcer & Ed ZuckermanMay 21, 2008 (2008-05-21)180188.45[30]

Notes

  • S. Epatha Merkerson has a different introductory image in episode 1 and 3.
  • Jesse L. Martin, Sam Waterston, and Alana De La Garza's introductory images has changed.

References

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  4. ^ Mitovich, Matt (May 21, 2007). "Let's Make a Deal: Veteran Producer Returns to L&O". TV Guide. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  5. ^ Cameron, Carl (May 31, 2007). "Fred Thompson Quits 'Law & Order,' Moves Closer to 2008 White House Bid". FOX News. Archived from the original on August 20, 2007. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
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