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The Best Seasons of Law & Order

Every season of Law & Order ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Law & Order!

Top season
Season 7
7.9avg
Best episode
S6E23 Aftershock
9.11,102 votes
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#1

Season 7

23 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1996

7.9/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE5 · Corruption 8.4
#2

Season 6

23 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1995

7.9/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE23 · Aftershock 9.1
#3

Season 9

24 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1998

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE24 · Refuge (2) 8.6

Other Seasons

#4

Season 26

5 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2026

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE2 · Into the Mystic 8.2
#5

Season 8

24 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1997

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE7 · Blood 8.2
#6

Season 16

22 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2005

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE22 · Invaders 8.8
#7

Season 20

23 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2009

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE23 · Rubber Room 8.7
#8

Season 18

18 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2008

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE14 · Burn Card 8.4
#9

Season 5

23 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1994

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE5 · White Rabbit 8.2
#10

Season 19

22 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2008

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE9 · By Perjury 8.4
#11

Season 1

22 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1990

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE9 · Indifference 8.5
#12

Season 3

22 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1992

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE8 · Prince of Darkness 8.4
#13

Season 13

24 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2002

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE23 · Couples 8.7
#14

Season 25

21 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2025

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE6 · Brotherly Love 8.2
#15

Season 4

22 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1993

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE8 · American Dream 8.4
#16

Season 10

24 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1999

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE2 · Killerz 8.3
#17

Season 14

24 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2003

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Bodies 8.6
#18

Season 11

24 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2000

7.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE9 · Hubris 8.2
#19

Season 2

22 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1991

7.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Confession 7.9
#20

Season 15

24 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2004

7.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE3 · The Brotherhood 8.0
#21

Season 17

22 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2006

7.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE9 · Deadlock 8.2
#22

Season 23

13 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2024

7.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE5 · Last Dance 8.5
#23

Season 12

24 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2001

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE7 · Myth of Fingerprints 8.1
#24

Season 22

22 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2022

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE15 · Fear and Loathing 7.8
#25

Season 24

22 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2024

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE22 · Look the Other Way 7.9
#26

Season 21

10 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2022

6.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE3 · Filtered Life 7.1

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Top-rated Law & Order episodes

  1. #1Aftershock S6E239.1
  2. #2Pro Se S6E218.8
  3. #3Invaders S16E228.8
  4. #4Couples S13E238.7
  5. #5Rubber Room S20E238.7

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