Jump to content

Law & Order season 5

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Mr. Brain (talk | contribs) at 22:45, 15 December 2023 (Ron Leibman & Jessica Walter once guest starred in the same episode of Law & Order.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Law & Order
Season 5
Season 5 U.S. DVD cover
No. of episodes23
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 21, 1994 (1994-09-21) –
May 24, 1995 (1995-05-24)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 4
Next →
Season 6
List of episodes

The fifth season of Law & Order aired on NBC between September 21, 1994, and May 24, 1995.

Critic Alan Sepinwall considers the season's casting lineup to be the best out of all the seasons of Law & Order.

Cast

Jack McCoy (played by Sam Waterston) replaced season 4's Ben Stone (Michael Moriarty) as Executive Assistant District Attorney. Mike Logan (played by Chris Noth) departed the cast after this season, thus making Adam Schiff (played by Steven Hill) the last remaining first-season cast member.

Main cast

Recurring cast

Departure of Chris Noth

After the fifth season, Chris Noth, who played Junior Detective Mike Logan, was let go from the series. His departure made Steven Hill the sole remaining cast member since the show's first season. Noth later reprised his role of Logan in the 1998 television film Exiled: A Law & Order Movie, and later on Law & Order: Criminal Intent from 2005 to 2008.

Episodes

Law & Order season 5 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
891"Second Opinion"Ed SherinMichael S. Chernuchin & Jeremy R. LittmanSeptember 21, 1994 (1994-09-21)6940818.3[1]
902"Coma"Jace AlexanderEd ZuckermanSeptember 28, 1994 (1994-09-28)6940619.5[2]
913"Blue Bamboo"Don ScardinoS : Hall Powell;
T : Morgan Gendel;
S/T : René Balcer		October 5, 1994 (1994-10-05)6940215.5[3]
924"Family Values"Constantine MakrisRené Balcer & William N. FordesOctober 12, 1994 (1994-10-12)6940117.7[4]
935"White Rabbit"Steven RobmanEd Zuckerman & Morgan GendelOctober 19, 1994 (1994-10-19)6941118.2[5]
946"Competence"Fred GerberMichael S. Chernuchin & Mark B. PerryNovember 2, 1994 (1994-11-02)6940917.9[6]
957"Precious"Constantine MakrisRené Balcer & I.C. RapoportNovember 9, 1994 (1994-11-09)6941017.5[7]
968"Virtue"Martha MitchellMark B. Perry & Jeremy R. LittmanNovember 23, 1994 (1994-11-23)6941218.7[8]
979"Scoundrels"Marc LaubEd Zuckerman & Charles C. MannNovember 30, 1994 (1994-11-30)6941518.3[9]
9810"House Counsel"James QuinnMichael S. Chernuchin & Barry M. SchkolnickJanuary 4, 1995 (1995-01-04)6941316.4[10]
9911"Guardian"Christopher MisianoS : Brad Markowitz;
T : William N. Fordes;
S/T : René Balcer		January 11, 1995 (1995-01-11)6940416.6[11]
10012"Progeny"Don ScardinoS : Mark B. Perry;
T : Ed Zuckerman;
S/T : Morgan Gendel		January 25, 1995 (1995-01-25)6941616.4[12]
10113"Rage"Arthur W. ForneyMichael S. ChernuchinFebruary 1, 1995 (1995-02-01)6941417.1[13]
10214"Performance"Martha MitchellS : René Balcer;
T : Ed Zuckerman;
S/T : Jeremy R. Littman		February 8, 1995 (1995-02-08)6941916.2[14]
10315"Seed"Don ScardinoMichael S. Chernuchin & Janis DiamondFebruary 15, 1995 (1995-02-15)6942016.8[15]
10416"Wannabe"Lewis H. GouldRené Balcer & I.C. RapoportMarch 15, 1995 (1995-03-15)6941716.0[16]
10517"Act of God"Constantine MakrisEd Zuckerman & Walter DallenbachMarch 22, 1995 (1995-03-22)6942216.0[17]
10618"Privileged"Vincent MisianoJeremy R. Littman & Suzanne O'MalleyApril 5, 1995 (1995-04-05)6941814.6[18]
10719"Cruel and Unusual"Matthew PennRené Balcer & Michael S. ChernuchinApril 19, 1995 (1995-04-19)6942315.5[19]
10820"Bad Faith"Dann FlorekRené BalcerApril 26, 1995 (1995-04-26)6942613.4[20]
10921"Purple Heart"Arthur W. ForneyMorgan Gendel & William N. FordesMay 3, 1995 (1995-05-03)6942114.1[21]
11022"Switch"Christopher MisianoJeremy R. Littman & Sibyl GardnerMay 17, 1995 (1995-05-17)6942514.1[22]
11123"Pride"Ed SherinEd Zuckerman & Gene RitchingsMay 24, 1995 (1995-05-24)6942713.4[23]

Critical reception

Alan Sepinwall wrote in TV (The Book) that the casting lineup in season 5 was the best out of all the seasons of Law & Order, stating that it was "[t]he '27 Yankees of L&O casts, featuring not only Hall of Famers at every position but the very best example of each respective role in the franchise's history."[24]

References

  1. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. September 28, 1994. p. 3D.
  2. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. October 5, 1994. p. 3D.
  3. ^ Graham, Jefferson (October 12, 1994). "CBS edges into No. 1 spot, but can it stay?". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  4. ^ DeRosa, Robin (October 19, 1994). "Regular series put ABC back on top". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  5. ^ DeRosa, Robin (October 26, 1994). "'Grace' leads ABC to tie with CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  6. ^ DeRosa, Robin (November 9, 1994). "'Cagney & Lacey' makes winning return". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  7. ^ DeRosa, Robin (November 16, 1994). "CBS' 'Scarlett' sweeps to No. 1". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  8. ^ DeRosa, Robin (November 30, 1994). "Reason for CBS to love 'Rockford'". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  9. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. December 7, 1994. p. 3D.
  10. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. January 11, 1995. p. 3D.
  11. ^ DeRosa, Robin (January 18, 1995). "'ER' rolls into the No. 1 spot". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  12. ^ DeRosa, Robin (February 1, 1995). "Super Bowl kicks ABC to the top". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  13. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. February 8, 1995. p. 3D.
  14. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. February 15, 1995. p. 3D.
  15. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. February 22, 1995. p. 3D.
  16. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. March 22, 1995. p. 3D.
  17. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. March 29, 1995. p. 3D.
  18. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. April 12, 1995. p. 3D.
  19. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. April 26, 1995. p. 3D.
  20. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. May 3, 1995. p. 3D.
  21. ^ DeRosa, Robin (May 10, 1995). "Ratings go to the movies". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  22. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. May 24, 1995. p. 3D.
  23. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. May 31, 1995. p. 3D.
  24. ^ Sepinwall, Alan; Seitz, Matt Zoller (2016). TV (The Book). New York, NY: Grand Central Publishing. p. 234. ISBN 978-1-4555-8819-0.
Preceded by
Season Four
(1993-1994) 		List of Law & Order seasons
(1990-2010) 		Succeeded by
Season Six
(1995-1996)
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Law_%26_Order_season_5&oldid=1190095072"