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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!

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In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to

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Season 26

2 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2026

8.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Into the Mystic 8.3

Season 7

23 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1996

7.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE17 · Showtime 8.4

Season 6

23 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1995

7.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE23 · Aftershock 9.1

Other Seasons

Season 9

24 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1998

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE24 · Refuge (2) 8.6

Season 20

23 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2009

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE23 · Rubber Room 8.7

Season 8

24 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1997

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE7 · Blood 8.2

Season 16

22 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2005

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE22 · Invaders 8.8

Season 18

18 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2008

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE14 · Burn Card 8.4

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

7.6/ 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