Law & Order season 8

Law & Order
Season 8
Season 8 U.S. DVD cover
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 24, 1997 (1997-09-24) – May 20, 1998 (1998-05-20)
Season chronology

The eighth season of the legal drama Law & Order aired on NBC from September 24, 1997, to May 20, 1998, and consisted of 24 episodes.

Cast

The cast of season 8 remained unchanged from season 7.

Main cast

• Jerry Orbach as Lennie Briscoe
• Benjamin Bratt as Rey Curtis
• S. Epatha Merkerson as Anita Van Buren
• Sam Waterston as E.A.D.A. Jack McCoy
• Carey Lowell as A.D.A. Jamie Ross
• Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff

Recurring cast

• J. K. Simmons as Dr. Emil Skoda

Episodes

1581"Thrill"Martha MitchellRené BalcerSeptember 24, 1997 (1997-09-24)K250817.581592"Denial"Christopher MisianoS : René Balcer;
S/T : David ShoreOctober 8, 1997 (1997-10-08)K250414.301603"Navy Blues"Jace AlexanderS : Dick Wolf;
S/T : Kathy McCormickOctober 15, 1997 (1997-10-15)K251011.801614"Harvest"Matthew PennS : René Balcer;
S/T : I.C. RapoportOctober 29, 1997 (1997-10-29)K250614.201625"Nullification"Constantine MakrisDavid BlackNovember 5, 1997 (1997-11-05)K250713.001636"Baby, It's You"Ed SherinJorge ZamaconaNovember 12, 1997 (1997-11-12)K251116.001647"Blood"Jace AlexanderS : René Balcer;
S/T : Craig TepperNovember 19, 1997 (1997-11-19)K250215.101658"Shadow"Matthew PennRichard SwerenNovember 26, 1997 (1997-11-26)K250514.801669"Burned"Constantine MakrisSiobhan ByrneDecember 10, 1997 (1997-12-10)K250114.2016710"Ritual"Brian MertesKathy McCormick & Richard SwerenDecember 17, 1997 (1997-12-17)K251613.9016811"Under the Influence"Adam DavidsonRené BalcerJanuary 7, 1998 (1998-01-07)K251717.0016912"Expert"Lewis H. GouldDavid Shore & I.C. RapoportJanuary 21, 1998 (1998-01-21)K251813.6017013"Castoff"Gloria MuzioDavid Black & Harold SchechterJanuary 28, 1998 (1998-01-28)K251215.6017114"Grief"Christopher MisianoSuzanne OshryFebruary 4, 1998 (1998-02-04)K251414.6017215"Faccia a Faccia"Martha MitchellRené Balcer & Eddie FeldmannFebruary 25, 1998 (1998-02-25)K251913.8017316"Divorce"Constantine MakrisBarry M. SchkolnickMarch 4, 1998 (1998-03-04)K252014.7017417"Carrier"J. RanelliDavid BlackApril 1, 1998 (1998-04-01)K252512.7017518"Stalker"Richard DobbsKathy McCormickApril 15, 1998 (1998-04-15)K252316.4017619"Disappeared"David PlattRichard Sweren & William N. FordesApril 22, 1998 (1998-04-22)K252814.2017720"Burden"Constantine MakrisDavid Shore & I.C. RapoportApril 24, 1998 (1998-04-24)K252611.3017821"Bad Girl"Jace AlexanderRené Balcer & Richard SwerenApril 29, 1998 (1998-04-29)K252414.3017922"Damaged"Constantine MakrisJanis DiamondMay 6, 1998 (1998-05-06)K252214.3018023"Tabloid"Brian MertesS : Alec Baldwin;
S/T : David BlackMay 13, 1998 (1998-05-13)K251513.3018124"Monster"Ed SherinRené Balcer & Richard SwerenMay 20, 1998 (1998-05-20)K252714.80

Notes

• This is the final season to feature Carey Lowell as Jamie Ross. She makes a guest appearance as a defense attorney in the following two seasons, as well as playing a judge on Law & Order: Trial by Jury.
• This is the first two seasons to have an unchanged cast.
• The episode "Under the Influence" revisits the car accident involving Claire Kincaid from Season 6.
• The episode "Bad Girl" stars Isabel Gillies, who would later join the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit cast as Kathy, wife of Elliot Stabler.
• Carolyn McCormick as Dr Elizabeth Olivet doesn't appear in season 8 the same for 11 and 12.
• Beginning with the episode "Denial" J. K. Simmons would appear in a recurring role as Dr. Emil Skoda until 2004. He would then reprise the role in 2010, the final season.

External links

• Episode guide from NBC.com

Preceded by Season Seven (1996-1997)

List of Law & Order seasons (1990-2010)

Succeeded by Season Nine (1998-1999)