Law & Order season 5
Appearance
Law & Order | |
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Season 5 | |
No. of episodes | 23 |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Original release | September 21, 1994 May 24, 1995 | –
Season chronology | |
The fifth season of Law & Order aired on NBC between September 21, 1994, and May 24, 1995.
Cast
Jack McCoy (played by Sam Waterston) replaced season 4's Ben Stone (Michael Moriarty) as Executive Assistant District Attorney. Mike Logan (played by Chris Noth) departed the cast after this season, thus making Adam Schiff (played by Steven Hill) the last remaining first-season cast member.
Main cast
- Jerry Orbach as Det. Lennie Briscoe
- Chris Noth as Det. Mike Logan
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Anita Van Buren
- Sam Waterston as EADA Jack McCoy
- Jill Hennessy as A.D.A. Claire Kincaid
- Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff
Recurring cast
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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89 | 1 | "Second Opinion" | Ed Sherin | Michael S. Chernuchin & Jeremy R. Littman | September 21, 1994 | 69408 | 18.30[1] |
90 | 2 | "Coma" | Jace Alexander | Ed Zuckerman | September 28, 1994 | 69406 | 19.50[2] |
91 | 3 | "Blue Bamboo" | Don Scardino | S : Hall Powell; T : Morgan Gendel; S/T : René Balcer | October 5, 1994 | 69402 | 15.50[citation needed] |
92 | 4 | "Family Values" | Constantine Makris | René Balcer & William N. Fordes | October 12, 1994 | 69401 | 17.70[3] |
93 | 5 | "White Rabbit" | Steven Robman | Ed Zuckerman & Morgan Gendel | October 19, 1994 | 69411 | 18.20[4] |
94 | 6 | "Competence" | Fred Gerber | Michael S. Chernuchin & Mark B. Perry | November 2, 1994 | 69409 | 17.90[5] |
95 | 7 | "Precious" | Constantine Makris | René Balcer & I.C. Rapoport | November 9, 1994 | 69410 | 17.50[6] |
96 | 8 | "Virtue" | Martha Mitchell | Mark B. Perry & Jeremy R. Littman | November 23, 1994 | 69412 | TBA |
97 | 9 | "Scoundrels" | Marc Laub | Ed Zuckerman & Charles C. Mann | November 30, 1994 | 69415 | 18.30[7] |
98 | 10 | "House Counsel" | James Quinn | Michael S. Chernuchin & Barry M. Schkolnick | January 4, 1995 | 69413 | 16.40[8] |
99 | 11 | "Guardian" | Christopher Misiano | S : Brad Markowitz; T : William N. Fordes; S/T : René Balcer | January 11, 1995 | 69404 | 16.60[9] |
100 | 12 | "Progeny" | Don Scardino | S : Mark B. Perry; T : Ed Zuckerman; S/T : Morgan Gendel | January 25, 1995 | 69416 | 16.40[10] |
101 | 13 | "Rage" | Arthur W. Forney | Michael S. Chernuchin | February 1, 1995 | 69414 | 17.10[11] |
102 | 14 | "Performance" | Martha Mitchell | S : René Balcer; T : Ed Zuckerman; S/T : Jeremy R. Littman | February 8, 1995 | 69419 | 16.20[12] |
103 | 15 | "Seed" | Don Scardino | Michael S. Chernuchin & Janis Diamond | February 15, 1995 | 69420 | 16.80[13] |
104 | 16 | "Wannabe" | Lewis H. Gould | René Balcer & I.C. Rapoport | March 15, 1995 | 69417 | 16.00[14] |
105 | 17 | "Act of God" | Constantine Makris | Ed Zuckerman & Walter Dallenbach | March 22, 1995 | 69422 | 16.00[15] |
106 | 18 | "Privileged" | Vincent Misiano | Jeremy R. Littman & Suzanne O'Malley | April 5, 1995 | 69418 | 14.60[citation needed] |
107 | 19 | "Cruel and Unusual" | Matthew Penn | René Balcer & Michael S. Chernuchin | April 19, 1995 | 69423 | 15.50[16] |
108 | 20 | "Bad Faith" | Dann Florek | René Balcer | April 26, 1995 | 69426 | 13.40[17] |
109 | 21 | "Purple Heart" | Arthur W. Forney | Morgan Gendel & William N. Fordes | May 3, 1995 | 69421 | 14.10[18] |
110 | 22 | "Switch" | Christopher Misiano | Jeremy R. Littman & Sibyl Gardner | May 17, 1995 | 69425 | 14.10[19] |
111 | 23 | "Pride" | Ed Sherin | Ed Zuckerman & Gene Ritchings | May 24, 1995 | 69427 | 13.40[20] |
Notes and references
- ^ "NIELSEN RATINGS". USA TODAY. 28 September 1994. p. 3D.
- ^ "NIELSEN RATINGS". USA TODAY. 5 October 1994. p. 3D.
- ^ DeRosa, Robin (19 October 1994). "Regular series put ABC back on top". USA TODAY. p. 3D.
- ^ DeRosa, Robin (26 October 1994). "'Grace' leads ABC to tie with CBS". USA TODAY.
- ^ DeRosa, Robin (9 November 1994). "'Cagney & Lacey' makes winning return". USA TODAY.
- ^ DeRosa, Robin (16 November 1994). "CBS' 'Scarlett' sweeps to No. 1". USA TODAY.
- ^ "NIELSEN RATINGS". USA TODAY. 7 December 1994. p. 3D.
- ^ "NIELSEN RATINGS". USA TODAY. 11 January 1995. p. 3D.
- ^ DeRosa, Robin (18 January 1995). "'ER' rolls into the No. 1 spot". USA TODAY.
- ^ "Super Bowl kicks ABC to the top". USA TODAY. 1 February 1995.
- ^ "NIELSEN RATINGS". USA TODAY. 8 February 1995.
- ^ "NIELSEN RATINGS". USA TODAY. 15 February 1995.
- ^ "NIELSEN RATINGS". USA TODAY. 22 February 1995.
- ^ "NIELSEN RATINGS". USA TODAY. 22 March 1995.
- ^ "NIELSEN RATINGS". USA TODAY. 29 March 1995.
- ^ "NIELSEN RATINGS". USA TODAY. 26 April 1995.
- ^ "NIELSEN RATINGS". USA TODAY. 3 May 1995.
- ^ DeRosa, Robin (10 May 1995). "Ratings go to the movies". USA TODAY.
- ^ "NIELSEN RATINGS". USA TODAY. 24 May 1995.
- ^ "NIELSEN RATINGS". USA TODAY. 31 May 1995.
- Sam Waterston joins the cast as Jack McCoy in this season.
- This is the final season to feature Chris Noth as Det. Mike Logan; he would later reprise his character in the TV movie Exiled: A Law & Order Movie in 1998, and on Law & Order: Criminal Intent in 2005.
- Courtney B. Vance appeared in a major role in the episode "Rage". He would later star as a regular in Law & Order: Criminal Intent as A.D.A. Ron Carver.
- The events of the episode "Coma" continues in the following season episode "Encore".
External links
Preceded by Season Four (1993-1994) |
List of Law & Order seasons (1990-2010) |
Succeeded by Season Six (1995-1996) |