Law & Order season 6

*Law & Order*
Law & Order
Season 6
	Season 6 U.S. DVD cover
No. of episodes	23
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 20, 1995 –; May 22, 1996
Season chronology
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	List of episodes

The sixth season of Law & Order aired on NBC between September 20, 1995, and May 22, 1996.

Cast

Rey Curtis (played by Benjamin Bratt) replaced season five's Mike Logan (Chris Noth) in the role of Junior Detective. This change left District Attorney Adam Schiff (played by Steven Hill) as the only remaining member of the series' cast from the first season. Hill was not an original member of the cast, as his character replaced District Attorney Alfred Wentworth (played by Roy Thinnes) from the original pilot, "Everyone's Favorite Bagman". Paul Robinette (played by original cast member Richard Brooks) returns in the episode "Custody", his first guest appearance since his departure after season three.

Main cast

Jerry Orbach as Senior Detective Lennie Briscoe
Benjamin Bratt as Junior Detective Rey Curtis
S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
Sam Waterston as Executive Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy
Jill Hennessy as Assistant District Attorney Claire Kincaid
Steven Hill as District Attorney Adam Schiff

Recurring cast

Richard Brooks as Defense Attorney Paul Robinette
Carolyn McCormick as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet

Departure of Jill Hennessy

Jill Hennessy, who played Assistant District Attorney Claire Kincaid, left the series at the end of the 6th season. Richard Brooks, as Paul Robinette, returns in the episode "Custody", having his first guest appearance after his departure from the series at the end of the 3rd season.

Episodes

*Law & Order* season 6 episodes
No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
112	1	"Bitter Fruit"	Constantine Makris	René Balcer & Jeremy R. Littman	September 20, 1995 (1995-09-20)	K0105	17.30^{[citation needed]}
113	2	"Rebels"	Ed Sherin	T : Ed Zuckerman; S/T : Suzanne O'Malley	September 27, 1995 (1995-09-27)	K0106	13.70^{[citation needed]}
114	3	"Savages"	Jace Alexander	Morgan Gendal & Barry M. Schkolnick & Michael S. Chernuchin	October 18, 1995 (1995-10-18)	K0103	14.70^{[citation needed]}
115	4	"Jeopardy"	Christopher Misiano	René Balcer & Jeremy R. Littman	November 1, 1995 (1995-11-01)	K0107	15.00^{[citation needed]}
116	5	"Hot Pursuit"	Lewis H. Gould	Ed Zuckerman & Morgan Gendel	November 8, 1995 (1995-11-08)	K0110	17.10^{[citation needed]}
117	6	"Paranoia"	Fred Gerber	Michael S. Chernuchin	November 15, 1995 (1995-11-15)	K0104	16.70^{[citation needed]}
118	7	"Humiliation"	Matthew Penn	Michael S. Chernuchin & Barry M. Schkolnick	November 22, 1995 (1995-11-22)	K0111	19.20^{[citation needed]}
119	8	"Angel"	Arthur W. Forney	Michael S. Chernuchin & Janis Diamond	November 29, 1995 (1995-11-29)	K0114	17.00^{[citation needed]}
120	9	"Blood Libel"	Constantine Makris	S : René Balcer; S/T : I.C. Rapoport	January 3, 1996 (1996-01-03)	K0109	18.70^{[citation needed]}
121	10	"Remand"	Jace Alexander	René Balcer & Elaine Loeser	January 10, 1996 (1996-01-10)	K0113	15.60^{[citation needed]}
122	11	"Corpus Delicti"	Christopher Misiano	Ed Zuckerman & Barry M. Schkolnick	January 17, 1996 (1996-01-17)	K0115	17.40^{[citation needed]}
123	12	"Trophy"	Martha Mitchell	S : Ed Zuckerman; S/T : Jeremy R. Littman	January 31, 1996 (1996-01-31)	K0114	17.30^{[citation needed]}
124	13	"Charm City"	Ed Sherin	Michael S. Chernuchin & Jorge Zamacona	February 7, 1996 (1996-02-07)	K0116	19.40^{[citation needed]}
125	14	"Custody"	Constantine Makris	S : René Balcer; S/T : Morgan Gendel	February 21, 1996 (1996-02-21)	K0117	14.70^{[citation needed]}
126	15	"Encore"	Matthew Penn	Ed Zuckerman & Jeremy R. Littman	February 28, 1996 (1996-02-28)	K0120	15.10^{[citation needed]}
127	16	"Savior"	David Platt	Michael S. Chernuchin & Barry M. Schkolnick	March 13, 1996 (1996-03-13)	K0121	15.90^{[citation needed]}
128	17	"Deceit"	Vincent Misiano	René Balcer & Eddie Feldmann	March 27, 1996 (1996-03-27)	K0118	15.30^{[citation needed]}
129	18	"Atonement"	Martha Mitchell	S : Ed Zuckerman; S/T : Morgan Gendel	April 10, 1996 (1996-04-10)	K0123	16.20^{[citation needed]}
130	19	"Slave"	Jace Alexander	René Balcer & Elaine Loeser	April 21, 1996 (1996-04-21)	K0122	12.70^{[citation needed]}
131	20	"Girlfriends"	Christopher Misiano	S : Jeremy R. Littman; T : Suzanne O'Malley; S/T : Ed Zuckerman	May 1, 1996 (1996-05-01)	K0124	13.60^{[citation needed]}
132	21	"Pro Se"	Lewis H. Gould	René Balcer & I.C. Rapoport	May 8, 1996 (1996-05-08)	K0119	14.60^{[citation needed]}
133	22	"Homesick"	Matthew Penn	S : Michael S. Chernuchin; T : Elaine Loeser; S/T : Barry M. Schkolnick	May 15, 1996 (1996-05-15)	K0126	17.30^{[citation needed]}
134	23	"Aftershock"	Martha Mitchell	S : Michael S. Chernuchin; S/T : Janis Diamond	May 22, 1996 (1996-05-22)	K0125	15.00^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

Episode guide from NBC.com

Preceded by Season Five (1994-1995)	List of Law & Order seasons (1990-2010)	Succeeded by Season Seven (1996-1997)

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