Law & Order season 10
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| Law & Order | |
|---|---|
| Season 10 | |
 Season 10 U.S. DVD cover | |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 22, 1999 – May 24, 2000 |
| Season chronology | |
The 10th season of Law & Order premiered on NBC, September 22, 1999 alongside Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and ended May 24, 2000. Executive Producers René Balcer and Ed Sherin both left the show at the end of the season. This is the final season to feature Steven Hill as Adam Schiff, who was the last original cast member.
Cast
This is the first season to feature Ed Green (played by Jesse L. Martin) who replaced seasons 6–9's Rey Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) in the role of junior detective. This season marked the first Law & Order spinoff, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Law & Order: SVU), which features Dann Florek reprising his role of Captain Donald Cragen from the first three seasons of Law & Order. Florek/Cragen appears in both parts of a two-part crossover between the two shows this season, and four other Law & Order: SVU characters appear in episodes of the original series over this season. Steven Hill, who played Adam Schiff, left the series at the end of the 10th season.
Main cast
- Jerry Orbach as Senior Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Jesse L. Martin as Junior Detective Ed Green
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- Sam Waterston as Executive Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy
- Angie Harmon as Assistant District Attorney Abbie Carmichael
- Steven Hill as District Attorney Adam Schiff
Recurring cast
- Dann Florek as Captain Don Cragen
- Carey Lowell as Defense Attorney Jamie Ross
- Carolyn McCormick as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet
- J. K. Simmons as Dr. Emil Skoda
Crossover Stars from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler
- Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson
- Richard Belzer as Detective John Munch
- Michelle Hurd as Detective Monique Jeffries
- Dann Florek as Captain Don Cragen
Departure of Steven Hill
Steven Hill, who played Adam Schiff, was the last first-season member to leave the series; he left at the end of this 10th season and was replaced by Dianne Wiest.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 206 | 1 | "Gunshow" | Ed Sherin | René Balcer | September 22, 1999 | E1106 | 18.63[1] |
| 207 | 2 | "Killerz" | Constantine Makris | Richard Sweren | September 29, 1999 | E1103 | 18.66[2] |
| 208 | 3 | "DNR" | David Platt | S : William N. Fordes; T : Kathy McCormick | October 6, 1999 | E1109 | 17.90[3] |
| 209 | 4 | "Merger" | Stephen Wertimer | Lynn Mamet | October 13, 1999 | E1101 | 16.84[4] |
| 210 | 5 | "Justice" | Matthew Penn | S : William N. Fordes; S/T : Gerry Conway | November 10, 1999 | E1104 | 17.70[5] |
| 211 | 6 | "Marathon" | Jace Alexander | Richard Sweren & Matt Witten | November 17, 1999 | E1105 | 17.69[6] |
| 212 | 7 | "Patsy" | David Platt | René Balcer & Lynne E. Litt | November 24, 1999 | E1102 | 17.64[7] |
| 213 | 8 | "Blood Money" | Matthew Penn | Barry Schindel | December 1, 1999 | E1111 | 15.24[8] |
| 214 | 9 | "Sundown" | Jace Alexander | S : William N. Fordes; S/T : Krista Vernoff | December 15, 1999 | E1107 | 19.29[9] |
| 215 | 10 | "Loco Parentis" | Constantine Makris | Richard Sweren & Matt Witten | January 5, 2000 | E1115 | 18.28[10] |
| 216 | 11 | "Collision" | David Platt | S : William N. Fordes; S/T : Gerry Conway | January 26, 2000 | E1116 | 18.13[11] |
| 217 | 12 | "Mother's Milk" | Richard Dobbs | Lynn Mamet & Barry Schindel | February 9, 2000 | E1110 | 18.38[12] |
| 218 | 13 | "Panic" | Constantine Makris | S : Kathy McCormick & Matt Witten; T : William N. Fordes & Lynn Mamet | February 16, 2000 | E1117 | 17.92[13] |
| 219 | 14 | "Entitled" | Ed Sherin | S : Dick Wolf, René Balcer & Robert Palm; T : Richard Sweren | February 18, 2000 | E1112 | 18.92[13] |
| 220 | 15 | "Fools for Love" | Christopher Misiano | Kathy McCormick & Lynne E. Litt | February 23, 2000 | E1113 | 15.11[14] |
| 221 | 16 | "Trade This" | Jace Alexander | S : René Balcer; S/T : Barry Schindel | March 1, 2000 | E1118 | 18.32[15] |
| 222 | 17 | "Black, White and Blue" | Constantine Makris | S : Richard Sweren; T : Matt Witten; S/T : Lynne E. Litt | March 22, 2000 | E1120 | 18.67[16] |
| 223 | 18 | "Mega" | David Platt | Lynn Mamet | April 5, 2000 | E1121 | 17.99[17] |
| 224 | 19 | "Surrender Dorothy" | Martha Mitchell | Barry Schindel & Matt Witten | April 26, 2000 | E1125 | 18.46[18] |
| 225 | 20 | "Untitled" | Jace Alexander | S : Richard Sweren; S/T : Barry M. Schkolnick | May 3, 2000 | E1124 | 16.42[19] |
| 226 | 21 | "Narcosis" | Constantine Makris | Kathy McCormick & Lynne E. Litt | May 10, 2000 | E1123 | 18.64[20] |
| 227 | 22 | "High & Low" | Richard Dobbs | S : William N. Fordes; S/T : Gerry Conway | May 17, 2000 | E1122 | 17.49[21] |
| 228 | 23 | "Stiff" | Jace Alexander | S : René Balcer; S/T : Hall Powell | May 24, 2000 | E1119 | 15.12[22] |
| 229 | 24 | "Vaya Con Dios" | Christopher Misiano | René Balcer & Richard Sweren | May 24, 2000 | E1108 | 19.48[22] |
Notes
 | This section contains a list of miscellaneous information. (May 2022) |
- Jesse L. Martin joins the cast as Det. Ed Green in this season.
- This is the final season to feature Steven Hill as Adam Schiff. Hill was the last original cast member to leave the series.
- The Law & Order spinoff, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, debuted at the time of this season.
- This season features all five of the series' longest serving characters: Anita Van Buren (17 seasons), Jack McCoy (16 seasons), Lennie Briscoe (12 seasons), Adam Schiff (10 seasons) and Ed Green (9 seasons). Additionally, one member of the original cast of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Mariska Hargitay), who remains on the show to date, appears in the episode 'Entitled.' Christopher Meloni departed SVU in 2011, Richard Belzer in 2013, and Dann Florek in 2014.
- "Entitled," episode 219, is a continuation of an SVU episode of the same name.
- Adrienne Shelly guest-starred in the episode of 'Law & Order titled "High & Low" (Season 10) in which she portrayed the character Wendy Alston. Shelly herself would later be murdered, which inspired the episode 'Melting Pot' (Season 17).
References
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- ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". The Los Angeles Times. October 20, 1999. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
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- ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 24-30)". The Los Angeles Times. February 2, 2000. Retrieved October 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dateline: Week Of February 15, 2000 In News, Pop, Celebrity, Entertainment, Music, Tech & Fascinating Facts". Mr. Pop Culture. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ a b "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 14-20)". The Los Angeles Times. February 24, 2000. Retrieved October 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 21-27)". The Los Angeles Times. March 1, 2000. Retrieved January 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 28-March 5)". The Los Angeles Times. March 8, 2000. Retrieved October 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dateline: Week Of March 22, 2000 In News, Pop, Celebrity, Entertainment, Music, Tech & Fascinating Facts". Mr. Pop Culture. Archived from the original on October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ "Dateline: Week Of April 8, 2000 In News, Pop Culture, Tech, Celebrity, Entertainment & Fascinating Facts". Mr. Pop Culture. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (April 24–30)". The Los Angeles Times. May 3, 2000. Retrieved January 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Top 20 Network Primetime Report". Zap2it. Archived from the original on August 19, 2000. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ "Top 20 Network Primetime Report". Zap2it. Archived from the original on August 19, 2000. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (May 15–21)". The Los Angeles Times. May 24, 2000. Retrieved January 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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External links
| Preceded by Season Nine (1998-1999) |
List of Law & Order seasons (1990-2010) |
Succeeded by Season Eleven (2000-2001) |