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Law & Order
Season 13
File:Law & Order - The Thirteenth Year.jpg
Season 13 U.S. DVD cover
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseOctober 2, 2002 (2002-10-02) –
May 21, 2003 (2003-05-21)
Season chronology
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Season 12
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Season 14
List of episodes

The following is a list of Law & Order episodes from the series' thirteenth season (2002–2003):[1]

Cast

Arthur Branch (played by Fred Dalton Thompson) replaced season 12's Nora Lewin (Dianne Wiest) in the role of District Attorney. The resulting ensemble cast was the most stable in the history of the Law & Order series up to that time, being unchanged for 2 seasons over 48 episodes. The longest period of cast stability overall encompassed the last four episodes of Season 18 and the entirety of Seasons 19 and 20, a total of 49 episodes.

Main

Recurring

Episodes

Law & Order season 13 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
2781"American Jihad"Constantine MakrisAaron Zelman & Marc GuggenheimOctober 2, 2002 (2002-10-02)E330419.13[2]
2792"Shangri-La"Constantine MakrisMichael S. ChernuchinOctober 9, 2002 (2002-10-09)E330120.25[3]
2803"True Crime"Martha MitchellWendy Battles & Noah BaylinOctober 16, 2002 (2002-10-16)E330519.29[4]
2814"Tragedy on Rye"David PlattWilliam N. FordesOctober 30, 2002 (2002-10-30)E330320.16[5]
2825"The Ring"Richard DobbsMichael S. ChernuchinNovember 6, 2002 (2002-11-06)E330918.44[6]
2836"Hitman"Richard DobbsEric OvermyerNovember 13, 2002 (2002-11-13)E330219.02[7]
2847"Open Season"Matthew PennRichard SwerenNovember 20, 2002 (2002-11-20)E330617.98[8]
2858"Asterisk"Steve ShillTerri KoppNovember 27, 2002 (2002-11-27)E330815.84[9]
2869"The Wheel"Richard DobbsJill GoldsmithDecember 11, 2002 (2002-12-11)E330719.62[10]
28710"Mother's Day"Jace AlexanderJanis DiamondJanuary 8, 2003 (2003-01-08)E331119.55[11]
28811"Chosen"Ed SherinMichael S. ChernuchinJanuary 15, 2003 (2003-01-15)E331019.03[12]
28912"Under God"Gloria MuzioMarc Guggenheim & Noah BaylinFebruary 5, 2003 (2003-02-05)E331318.33[13]
29013"Absentia"Martha Mitchell & Darnell MartinEric OvermyerFebruary 12, 2003 (2003-02-12)E331418.38[14]
29114"Star Crossed"David PlattRichard SwerenFebruary 19, 2003 (2003-02-19)E331519.81[15]
29215"Bitch"Constantine MakrisMichael S. Chernuchin & Roz WeinmanFebruary 26, 2003 (2003-02-26)E332015.63[16]
29316"Suicide Box"Matthew PennAaron ZelmanMarch 26, 2003 (2003-03-26)E331216.48[17]
29417"Genius"Jace AlexanderWilliam N. FordesApril 2, 2003 (2003-04-02)E331815.47[18]
29518"Maritime"Gloria MuzioWendy BattlesApril 17, 2003 (2003-04-17)E331915.48[19]
29619"Seer"James QuinnJill GoldsmithApril 23, 2003 (2003-04-23)E331618.09[20]
29720"Kid Pro Quo"David PlattEric Overmyer & Roz WeinmanApril 30, 2003 (2003-04-30)E332518.09[21]
29821"House Calls"Jace AlexanderJanis DiamondMay 7, 2003 (2003-05-07)E332317.46[22]
29922"Sheltered"Richard DobbsTerri KoppMay 14, 2003 (2003-05-14)E332418.33[23]
30023"Couples"David PlattLorenzo CarcaterraMay 21, 2003 (2003-05-21)E331716.01[24]
30124"Smoke"Constantine MakrisS : Dick Wolf;
T : Michael S. Chernuchin		May 21, 2003 (2003-05-21)E332219.02[24]

References

  1. ^ CNET Networks, Inc. (2007). TV.com episode summary for Season 13 Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 18, 2007.
  2. ^ "Top 20 Network Primetime Report: Week of 09/30/02 - 10/06/02". Zap2it. Archived from the original on October 15, 2002. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 7-13)". The Los Angeles Times. October 16, 2002. Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  4. ^ "Top 20 Network Primetime Report: Week of 10/14/02 - 10/20/02". Zap2it. Archived from the original on December 12, 2002. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 28-Nov. 3)". Los Angeles Times. November 6, 2002. Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  6. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 4-10)". The Los Angeles Times. November 13, 2002. Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  7. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 11-17)". The Los Angeles Times. November 20, 2002. Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  8. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 18-24)". Los Angeles Times. November 27, 2002. Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  9. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 25-Dec. 1)". The Los Angeles Times. December 4, 2002. Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  10. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Dec. 9-15)". Los Angeles Times. December 18, 2002. Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  11. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 6-12)". The Los Angeles Times. January 15, 2003. Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  12. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 13–19)". The Los Angeles Times. January 23, 2003. Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  13. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 3-9)". Los Angeles Times. February 12, 2003. Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  14. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 10-16)". Los Angeles Times. February 21, 2003. Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  15. ^ "National Television Viewership (Feb. 17–23)". The Los Angeles Times. February 26, 2003. Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  16. ^ "Top 20 Network Primetime Report: Week of 02/24/03 - 03/02/03". Zap2it. Archived from the original on April 27, 2003. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  17. ^ "Dateline: Week Of April 1, 2003 In News, Pop Culture, Tech, Celebrity, Entertainment & Fascinating Facts". Mr. Pop Culture. Archived from the original on October 13, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  18. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (March 31–April 6)". The Los Angeles Times. April 9, 2003. Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  19. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (April 14–20)". The Los Angeles Times. April 23, 2003. Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  20. ^ Downney, Kevin (April 30, 2003). "Fox swats hard at NBC in sweeps". Archived from the original on October 3, 2003. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  21. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (April 28–May 4)". The Los Angeles Times. May 7, 2003. Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  22. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (May 5–11)". Los Angeles Times. May 14, 2003. Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  23. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (May 12–18)". Los Angeles Times. May 21, 2003. Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  24. ^ a b "National Nielsen Viewership (May 19–25)". The Los Angeles Times. May 29, 2003. Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon

Notes

  • Fred Dalton Thompson joins the cast as Arthur Branch in this season.
  • The episode "Couples" marks the show's 300th episode.
  • The episode "Under God" revisit season 8 episode "Damaged" when Briscoe recalls the tragic loss of his daughter Cathy.
Preceded by
Season Twelve
(2001-2002) 		List of Law & Order seasons
(1990-2010) 		Succeeded by
Season Fourteen
(2003-2004)
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