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*Law & Order*
Law & Order
Season 10
	Season 10 U.S. DVD cover
No. of episodes	24
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Original network	NBC
Original release	September 22, 1999 –; May 24, 2000
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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, to leave the series at the end of the 10th season.

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

Departure of Steven Hill

Steven Hill, who played Adam Schiff, was the last first-season member who left the series at the end of the 10th season and was replaced by Dianne Wiest.

Episodes

*Law & Order* season 10 episodes
No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
206	1	"Gunshow"	Ed Sherin	René Balcer	September 22, 1999 (1999-09-22)	E1106	TBA
207	2	"Killerz"	Constantine Makris	Richard Sweren	September 29, 1999 (1999-09-29)	E1103	18.70^[1]
208	3	"DNR"	David Platt	S : William N. Fordes; T : Kathy McCormick	October 6, 1999 (1999-10-06)	E1109	17.90^[2]
209	4	"Merger"	Stephen Wertimer	Lynn Mamet	October 13, 1999 (1999-10-13)	E1101	16.84^[3]
210	5	"Justice"	Matthew Penn	S : William N. Fordes; S/T : Gerry Conway	November 10, 1999 (1999-11-10)	E1104	TBA
211	6	"Marathon"	Jace Alexander	Richard Sweren & Matt Witten	November 17, 1999 (1999-11-17)	E1105	17.69^[4]
212	7	"Patsy"	David Platt	René Balcer & Lynne E. Litt	November 24, 1999 (1999-11-24)	E1102	17.60^[5]
213	8	"Blood Money"	Matthew Penn	Barry Schindel	December 1, 1999 (1999-12-01)	E1111	15.24^[6]
214	9	"Sundown"	Jace Alexander	S : William N. Fordes; S/T : Krista Vernoff	December 15, 1999 (1999-12-15)	E1107	19.29^[7]
215	10	"Loco Parentis"	Constantine Makris	Richard Sweren & Matt Witten	January 5, 2000 (2000-01-05)	E1115	18.28^[8]
216	11	"Collision"	David Platt	S : William N. Fordes; S/T : Gerry Conway	January 26, 2000 (2000-01-26)	E1116	18.12^[9]
217	12	"Mother's Milk"	Richard Dobbs	Lynn Mamet & Barry Schindel	February 9, 2000 (2000-02-09)	E1110	18.38^[10]
218	13	"Panic"	Constantine Makris	S : Kathy McCormick & Matt Witten; T : William N. Fordes & Lynn Mamet	February 16, 2000 (2000-02-16)	E1117	17.92^[11]
219	14	"Entitled"	Ed Sherin	S : Dick Wolf, René Balcer & Robert Palm; T : Richard Sweren	February 18, 2000 (2000-02-18)	E1112	18.92^[11]
220	15	"Fools for Love"	Christopher Misiano	Kathy McCormick & Lynne E. Litt	February 23, 2000 (2000-02-23)	E1113	15.11^[12]
221	16	"Trade This"	Jace Alexander	S : René Balcer; S/T : Barry Schindel	March 1, 2000 (2000-03-01)	E1118	TBA
222	17	"Black, White and Blue"	Constantine Makris	S : Richard Sweren; T : Matt Witten; S/T : Lynne E. Litt	March 22, 2000 (2000-03-22)	E1120	18.67^[13]
223	18	"Mega"	David Platt	Lynn Mamet	April 5, 2000 (2000-04-05)	E1121	17.99^[14]
224	19	"Surrender Dorothy"	Martha Mitchell	Barry Schindel & Matt Witten	April 26, 2000 (2000-04-26)	E1125	18.46^[15]
225	20	"Untitled"	Jace Alexander	S : Richard Sweren; S/T : Barry M. Schkolnick	May 3, 2000 (2000-05-03)	E1124	16.42^[16]
226	21	"Narcosis"	Constantine Makris	Kathy McCormick & Lynne E. Litt	May 10, 2000 (2000-05-10)	E1123	18.64^[17]
227	22	"High & Low"	Richard Dobbs	S : William N. Fordes; S/T : Gerry Conway	May 17, 2000 (2000-05-17)	E1122	17.49^[18]
228	23	"Stiff"	Jace Alexander	S : René Balcer; S/T : Hall Powell	May 24, 2000 (2000-05-24)	E1119	15.12^[19]
229	24	"Vaya Con Dios"	Christopher Misiano	René Balcer & Richard Sweren	May 24, 2000 (2000-05-24)	E1108	19.48^[19]

Notes

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

^ "Nielsen Numbers". Daily News. October 6, 1999. p. 100.
^ "Nielsen Numbers". Daily News. October 13, 1999. p. 84.
^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". The Los Angeles Times. October 20, 1999. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
^ "Clipped from the Los Angeles Times". The Los Angeles Times. November 24, 1999. p. 178.
^ Pucci, Douglas (December 18, 2008). "Top 20 Television Programs November 22-28, 1999". Mediaweek. Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Dateline: Week Of December 8, 1999 In News, Pop Culture, Tech, Celebrity, Entertainment & Fascinating Facts". Mr. Pop Culture. Archived from the original on October 13, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
^ "Clipped from the Los Angeles Times". The Los Angeles Times. December 22, 1999. p. 103.
^ "Dateline: Week Of January 8, 2000 In News, Pop Culture, Tech, Celebrity, Entertainment & Fascinating Facts". Mr. Pop Culture. Archived from the original on October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
^ "Dateline: Week Of February 1, 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.
^ "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". The Los Angeles Times. February 24, 2000. p. 462.
^ "Clipped from the Los Angeles Times". The Los Angeles Times. March 2000. p. 216.
^ "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.
^ "Clipped from the Los Angeles Times". The Los Angeles Times. May 3, 2000. p. 83.
^ "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". The Los Angeles Times. May 24, 2000. p. 91.
^ ^a ^b "Top 20 Network Primetime Report". Zap2it. Archived from the original on August 16, 2001. Retrieved October 13, 2018.

External links

Episode guide from NBC.com

Preceded by Season Nine (1998-1999)	List of Law & Order seasons (1990-2010)	Succeeded by Season Eleven (2000-2001)

[1] "Nielsen Numbers". Daily News. October 6, 1999. p. 100.

[2] "Nielsen Numbers". Daily News. October 13, 1999. p. 84.

[3] "Prime-Time TV Rankings". The Los Angeles Times. October 20, 1999. Retrieved October 13, 2018.

[4] "Clipped from the Los Angeles Times". The Los Angeles Times. November 24, 1999. p. 178.

[5] Pucci, Douglas (December 18, 2008). "Top 20 Television Programs November 22-28, 1999". Mediaweek. Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[6] "Dateline: Week Of December 8, 1999 In News, Pop Culture, Tech, Celebrity, Entertainment & Fascinating Facts". Mr. Pop Culture. Archived from the original on October 13, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2018.

[7] "Clipped from the Los Angeles Times". The Los Angeles Times. December 22, 1999. p. 103.

[8] "Dateline: Week Of January 8, 2000 In News, Pop Culture, Tech, Celebrity, Entertainment & Fascinating Facts". Mr. Pop Culture. Archived from the original on October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

[9] "Dateline: Week Of February 1, 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.

[10] "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.

[National_Nielsen_Viewership-11] "National Nielsen Viewership". The Los Angeles Times. February 24, 2000. p. 462.

[12] "Clipped from the Los Angeles Times". The Los Angeles Times. March 2000. p. 216.

[13] "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.

[14] "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.

[15] "Clipped from the Los Angeles Times". The Los Angeles Times. May 3, 2000. p. 83.

[16] "Top 20 Network Primetime Report". Zap2it. Archived from the original on August 19, 2000. Retrieved October 13, 2018.

[17] "Top 20 Network Primetime Report". Zap2it. Archived from the original on August 19, 2000. Retrieved October 13, 2018.

[18] "National Nielsen Viewership". The Los Angeles Times. May 24, 2000. p. 91.

[may0024-19] "Top 20 Network Primetime Report". Zap2it. Archived from the original on August 16, 2001. Retrieved October 13, 2018.

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