Law & Order season 7
| Law & Order (season 7) | |
|---|---|
| Season 7 | |
| File:Law & Order – The 7th Year.jpg Season 7 U.S. Reissue DVD Cover | |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 18, 1996 – May 21, 1997 |
| Season chronology | |
The following is a list of Law & Order episodes from the series' seventh season (1996–1997):[2]
Cast
Jamie Ross (played by Carey Lowell) replaced season 6's Claire Kincaid (Jill Hennessy) in the role of Assistant District Attorney. The resulting ensemble cast was the most stable in the history of the Law & Order series up to this point, being unchanged for two seasons and 47 episodes.
| Actor | Character | Main cast | Recurring cast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Orbach | Lennie Briscoe | entire season | — |
| Benjamin Bratt | Rey Curtis | entire season | — |
| S. Epatha Merkerson | Anita Van Buren | entire season | — |
| Sam Waterston | E.A.D.A. Jack McCoy | entire season | — |
| Carey Lowell | A.D.A. Jamie Ross | entire season | — |
| Steven Hill | D.A. Adam Schiff | entire season | — |
| Carolyn McCormick | Elizabeth Olivet | — | episodes 4,17-18 |
Episodes
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 | 1 | "Causa Mortis" | Ed Sherin | René Balcer | September 18, 1996 | K1106 |
| 136 | 2 | "I.D." | Constantine Makris | Ed Zuckerman | September 25, 1996 | K1107 |
| 137 | 3 | "Good Girl" | Jace Alexander | Jeremy R. Littman | October 7, 1996 | K1103 |
| 138 | 4 | "Survivor" | Vincent Misiano | Barry M. Schkolnick | October 23, 1996 | K1104 |
| 139 | 5 | "Corruption" | Matthew Penn | Teleplay by: Gardner Stern Story by: René Balcer & Gardner Stern | October 30, 1996 | K1101 |
| 140 | 6 | "Double Blind" | Christopher Misiano | Jeremy R. Littman & William N. Fordes | November 6, 1996 | K1105 |
| 141 | 7 | "Deadbeat" | Constantine Makris | Ed Zuckerman & I.C. Rapoport | November 13, 1996 | K1108 |
| 142 | 8 | "Family Business" | Lewis H. Gould | Gardner Stern & Barry M. Schkolnick | November 20, 1996 | K1111 |
| 143 | 9 | "Entrapment" | Matthew Penn | René Balcer & Richard Sweren | January 8, 1997 | K1109 |
| 144 | 10 | "Legacy" | Brian Mertes | Ed Zuckerman & Jeremy R. Littman | January 15, 1997 | K1113 |
| 145 | 11 | "Menace" | Constantine Makris | Teleplay by: I.C. Rapoport Story by: Barry M. Schkolnick & I.C. Rapoport | February 5, 1997 | K1114 |
| 146 | 12 | "Barter" | Dan Karlok | René Balcer & Eddie Feldmann | February 12, 1997 | K1110 |
| 147 | 13 | "Matrimony" | Lewis H. Gould | Ed Zuckerman & Richard Sweren | February 19, 1997 | K1115 |
| 148 | 14 | "Working Mom" | Jace Alexander | Jeremy R. Littman & I.C. Rapoport | February 26, 1997 | K1118 |
| 149 | 15 | "D-Girl" | Ed Sherin | René Balcer, Ed Zuckerman & Gardner Stern | March 13, 1997 | K1119 |
| 150 | 16 | "Turnaround" | Ed Sherin | René Balcer, Ed Zuckerman & Gardner Stern | March 20, 1997 | K1120 |
| 151 | 17 | "Showtime" | Ed Sherin | René Balcer, Ed Zuckerman & Gardner Stern | March 27, 1997 | K1121 |
| 152 | 18 | "Mad Dog" | Christopher Misiano | René Balcer | April 2, 1997 | K1116 |
| 153 | 19 | "Double Down" | Arthur W. Forney | Teleplay by: Ed Zuckerman & Shimon Wincelberg Story by: Richard Sweren & Shimon Wincelberg | April 16, 1997 | K1122 |
| 154 | 20 | "We Like Mike" | David Platt | Gardner Stern & I.C. Rapoport | April 30, 1997 | K1125 |
| 155 | 21 | "Passion" | Constantine Makris | Teleplay by: Barry M. Schkolnick Story by: Barry M. Schkolnick & Richard Sweren | May 7, 1997 | K1124 |
| 156 | 22 | "Past Imperfect" | Christopher Misiano | Janis Diamond | May 14, 1997 | K1112 |
| 157 | 23 | "Terminal" | Constantine Makris | René Balcer & Ed Zuckerman | May 21, 1997 | K1102 |
Notes and references
- ^ Lambert, David (October 27, 2009). "Law & Order - DVDs Formally Announced for The 7th Year: Date and Early Details". TVShowsOnDVD. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
- ^ CNET Networks, Inc. (2007). TV.com episode summary for Season 7. Retrieved February 18, 2007.
- Carey Lowell joins the cast as Jamie Ross in this season.
- In the episode "Deadbeat", the actress who currently plays Dr. Melinda Warner (Tamara Tunie) in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit played defense attorney Caroline Bennett.
- In the episode "Entrapment", the actress who went on to play Monique Jeffries (Michelle Hurd) in the first two seasons of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit guest starred as a corrupt FBI informant.
- During the 7th season, Law & Order was becoming more popular than ever on television and was NBC's 2nd most-popular drama; however, the ratings were usually half the size of their big hit drama ER. NBC decided to give Law & Order some additional promotion by airing episodes 149 "D-Girl", 150 "Turnaround" & 151 "Showtime" (a three-episode story arc involving the murder of a Hollywood director's wife, partially set in Los Angeles) on Thursday nights at 10pm ET instead of ER reruns. Ratings for all three episodes were strong and helped establish the show on NBC's schedule for years to come. Episode 152 "Mad Dog" was supposed to air on a Thursday night as well, but NBC moved Law & Order back to Wednesdays at 10pm ET when their midseason show, the police drama Prince Street, bombed in the ratings in that same time slot.
- Sam Waterston was nominated for an Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Emmy for his performance in "Mad Dog".
- Law & Order won the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series for their work in the 7th season.
External links
| Preceded by Season Six (1995–1996) |
List of Law & Order seasons (1990–2010) |
Succeeded by Season Eight (1997–1998) |