TV series / 1990-

Law & Order

Law & Order is a TV series from 1990-. This page summarizes IMDb episode ratings across 25 seasons and 543 rated episodes.

25 seasons 543 rated episodes 7.7 average 192,254 episode votes

Ratings by Season

Rows are episode numbers. Columns are seasons.

Episode 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
1 8.1 7.9 7.5 7.6 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.9 7.9 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.6 8.6 7.2 8.4 7.2 7.6 7.8 7.6 6.6 7.6 6.7 7.6 7.7
2 7.4 7.5 7.4 7.6 8.0 7.3 8.2 7.6 8.1 8.3 7.5 7.6 8.2 7.5 7.8 8.1 7.7 7.7 7.8 8.2 6.5 7.1 7.4 7.4 7.6
3 7.5 7.6 7.3 7.3 7.4 8.1 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.9 7.4 7.7 7.4 7.4 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.2 7.5 7.7 7.1 7.3 7.6 7.6 7.5
4 7.5 7.5 7.7 8.2 7.5 8.0 7.8 8.1 7.7 7.8 7.4 7.1 7.8 7.4 7.6 7.2 7.2 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.1 7.3 7.6 7.3 7.4
5 7.6 7.7 7.7 7.6 8.1 7.9 8.3 7.7 8.2 8.1 7.4 7.4 8.1 7.2 7.9 7.8 7.4 8.0 8.2 7.6 6.1 7.5 8.5 7.6 7.9
6 7.6 7.5 8.3 7.6 8.0 7.5 7.9 7.7 7.5 8.1 7.5 7.1 7.8 8.6 7.7 7.8 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.8 6.9 7.3 7.5 7.5 8.2
7 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.3 7.6 7.8 7.7 8.2 7.7 8.1 7.8 8.1 8.3 7.9 7.6 7.3 7.8 8.0 8.2 7.5 6.6 7.7 7.5 7.1 7.7
8 7.8 7.4 8.4 8.4 7.7 7.8 7.2 8.2 8.1 8.1 7.2 6.9 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.5 8.0 8.1 8.0 6.9 7.4 7.2 7.8 7.8
9 8.5 7.4 7.9 7.9 7.4 7.4 7.0 7.8 7.8 7.7 8.2 7.2 7.1 7.7 7.4 8.4 8.3 7.7 8.4 8.4 6.9 7.3 7.3 7.6 8.1
10 7.2 7.6 7.7 7.2 8.1 7.5 8.1 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.0 7.6 7.5 7.3 7.4 8.3 7.5 7.7 8.1 7.8 6.3 7.2 7.6 7.1 7.5
11 7.8 7.1 7.6 7.4 7.3 7.5 7.8 8.2 8.0 7.4 7.2 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.8 7.3 7.6 7.9 7.6 7.7 7.1 7.6 7.7 7.8
12 7.8 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.8 8.1 8.0 7.5 7.2 7.4 8.0 7.3 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.4 7.9 7.9 7.6 7.3 7.6 8.1 7.3 7.7
13 7.6 7.8 7.7 7.8 8.0 7.9 8.1 7.1 7.5 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.8 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.9 7.3 7.6 7.0 7.5
14 7.7 7.7 7.5 8.1 7.8 7.5 7.6 7.7 8.0 7.4 7.2 7.7 7.8 7.7 8.1 7.6 7.4 8.4 7.1 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.3
15 7.8 7.6 7.7 7.4 7.6 8.2 7.9 7.8 7.4 8.3 7.1 7.8 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.5 7.1 7.4 7.3 7.7 7.8 7.7 7.5
16 8.0 7.8 7.8 7.6 7.4 7.8 8.1 8.0 7.7 7.5 8.0 7.3 7.5 7.7 7.3 8.1 7.7 8.2 7.5 8.1 7.3 6.3 7.8
17 8.1 7.5 7.8 8.2 7.6 7.8 8.4 7.8 7.5 7.5 7.7 7.6 7.4 7.8 7.7 7.5 7.4 7.7 7.7 7.9 7.5 6.9 7.1
18 7.4 7.8 7.8 7.1 7.7 7.4 8.2 7.9 7.6 7.7 7.5 7.1 7.2 7.9 7.4 8.0 7.3 8.2 7.6 7.1 7.5 6.7 7.8
19 7.5 7.3 7.4 7.9 8.1 8.0 8.3 7.5 8.1 7.2 7.6 7.3 7.4 8.2 7.6 7.2 7.8 7.6 7.6 6.8 7.8 7.5
20 7.6 7.5 7.1 7.6 8.2 7.7 8.2 7.5 7.6 7.0 7.5 7.7 7.5 7.5 8.0 7.6 7.9 7.6 7.6 7.8 7.7 7.9
21 8.0 7.6 8.1 6.9 7.6 8.8 7.3 8.0 7.6 7.3 8.1 6.9 7.6 7.6 7.9 7.9 7.6 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.6
22 8.1 7.8 7.3 8.4 7.8 7.9 7.7 8.1 7.5 7.4 8.0 7.4 8.1 7.5 7.5 8.8 8.0 8.2 7.8 7.4 8.0
23 7.6 9.1 8.3 7.3 8.5 7.6 7.6 7.6 8.7 7.2 7.4 8.7
24 7.9 8.6 7.6 7.8 7.4 8.0 8.3 7.5

Series summary

About Law & Order

The rated episodes of Law & Order have an average IMDb rating of 7.7 based on 192,254 episode votes. Season 6 has the highest average rating at 7.9 across 23 rated episodes. Season 21 has the lowest average rating at 6.7.

Genre
Crime, Drama, and Mystery
Runtime
45 minute episodes
Principal cast
Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Dennis Farina, Sam Waterston, and S. Epatha Merkerson
Writers
Dick Wolf, Rick Eid, and Rene Balcer
Directors
Constantine Makris, Edwin Sherin, and Jace Alexander
Also known as
La ley y el orden, Lei & Ordem, and New York district

Highest rated

Best Episodes

  1. S6E23: Aftershock The best episode of Law & Order is S6E23: Aftershock with a 9.1 rating / 1,039 votes
  2. S6E21: Pro Se 8.8 rating / 639 votes
  3. S16E22: Invaders 8.8 rating / 527 votes
  4. S13E23: Couples 8.7 rating / 506 votes
  5. S20E23: Rubber Room 8.7 rating / 494 votes

Lowest rated

Worst Episodes

  1. S21E5: Free Speech The worse episode of Law & Order is S21E5: Free Speech with a 6.1 rating / 523 votes
  2. S24E16: Folk Hero 6.3 rating / 400 votes
  3. S21E10: Black and Blue 6.3 rating / 354 votes
  4. S21E2: Impossible Dream 6.5 rating / 535 votes
  5. S21E1: The Right Thing 6.6 rating / 1,061 votes