Law & Order: Criminal Intent 2001
What is Law & Order: Criminal Intent?
Law and Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural drama television series set and primarily produced in New York City. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and Rene Balcer, the show premiered on September 30, 2001, as the third installment in the Law and Order franchise.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2001
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 195
- Runtime
- 42 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 30, 2001
- Last aired
- Jun 26, 2011
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- NBC, USA Network
- Genres
- Drama
- Updated
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Overview
Law and Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural drama television series set and primarily produced in New York City. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and Rene Balcer, the show premiered on September 30, 2001, as the third installment in the Law and Order franchise. The series aired on NBC before concluding on June 26, 2011, on the USA Network. The program follows the NYPD elite Major Case Squad as they investigate high-profile crimes. Unlike previous entries in the franchise, the series distinguishes itself by showing events from the point of view of those involved in the crime, allowing viewers to see how each offense was planned and carried out. The detectives utilize advanced behavioral psychology and unconventional methods to solve their cases. The cast includes Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, and Courtney B. Vance. Episodes were directed by individuals such as Frank Prinzi. The series is currently available for viewing on various streaming platforms, including Netflix and Prime Video.
Should you watch it?
“This police procedural explores the psychological motives of criminals through the eyes of the Major Case Squad.”
- unique criminal perspective
- strong character focus
- engaging psychological analysis
- intense themes
- procedural format may not suit everyone
Watch it if you enjoy crime dramas that prioritize the motivations of perpetrators alongside police investigative techniques.
The series features intense crime drama themes and depictions of criminal investigations.
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Episode guide
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Season 1 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 One Mytharc Sep 30, 2001
- E2 Art Core Oct 7, 2001
- E3 Smothered Core Oct 14, 2001
- E4 The Faithful Core Oct 17, 2001
- E5 Jones Core Oct 21, 2001
- E6 The Extra Man Core Oct 28, 2001
- E7 Poison Core Nov 11, 2001
- E8 The Pardoner's Tale Core Nov 18, 2001
- E9 The Good Doctor Core Nov 25, 2001
- E10 Enemy Within Core Dec 9, 2001
- E11 The Third Horseman Core Jan 6, 2002
- E12 Crazy Core Jan 13, 2002
- E13 The Insider Core Jan 27, 2002
- E14 Homo Homini Lupis Core Mar 3, 2002
- E15 Semi-Professional Core Mar 10, 2002
- E16 Phantom Core Mar 17, 2002
- E17 Seizure Core Mar 31, 2002
- E18 Yesterday Mytharc Apr 14, 2002
- E19 Maledictus Core Apr 21, 2002
- E20 Badge Core Apr 28, 2002
- E21 Faith Mytharc Apr 28, 2002
- E22 Tuxedo Hill Mytharc May 10, 2002
Season 2 · 23 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Dead Mytharc Sep 29, 2002
- E2 Bright Boy Core Oct 6, 2002
- E3 Anti-Thesis Core Oct 13, 2002
- E4 Best Defense Core Oct 20, 2002
- E5 Chinoiserie Core Oct 27, 2002
- E6 Malignant Core Nov 3, 2002
- E7 Tomorrow Core Nov 10, 2002
- E8 The Pilgrim Core Nov 17, 2002
- E9 Shandeh Core Dec 1, 2002
- E10 Con-Text Core Jan 5, 2003
- E11 Baggage Mytharc Jan 12, 2003
- E12 Suite Sorrow Core Feb 2, 2003
- E13 See Me Core Feb 9, 2003
- E14 Probability Core Feb 16, 2003
- E15 Monster Core Mar 2, 2003
- E16 Cuba Libre Mytharc Mar 9, 2003
- E17 Cold Comfort Mytharc Mar 30, 2003
- E18 Legion Core Apr 6, 2003
- E19 Cherry Red Mytharc Apr 27, 2003
- E20 Blink Core May 4, 2003
- E21 Graansha Core May 11, 2003
- E22 Zoonotic Mytharc May 18, 2003
- E23 A Person of Interest Mytharc May 18, 2003
Season 3 · 21 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Undaunted Mettle Mytharc Sep 28, 2003
- E2 Gemini Core Oct 5, 2003
- E3 The Gift Core Oct 12, 2003
- E4 But not Forgotten Core Oct 19, 2003
- E5 Pravda Core Oct 26, 2003
- E6 Stray Core Nov 2, 2003
- E7 A Murderer Among Us Core Nov 9, 2003
- E8 Sound Bodies Core Nov 16, 2003
- E9 Happy Family Core Nov 23, 2003
- E10 F.P.S. Core Jan 4, 2004
- E11 Mad Hops Core Jan 11, 2004
- E12 Unrequited Core Jan 18, 2004
- E13 Pas de Deux Core Feb 15, 2004
- E14 Mis-Labeled Mytharc Feb 22, 2004
- E15 Shrink-Wrapped Core Mar 7, 2004
- E16 The Saint Core Mar 14, 2004
- E17 Conscience Mytharc Mar 28, 2004
- E18 Ill-Bred Core Apr 18, 2004
- E19 Fico Di Capo Core May 9, 2004
- E20 D.A.W. Mytharc May 16, 2004
- E21 Consumed Mytharc May 23, 2004
Season 4 · 23 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Semi-Detached Mytharc Sep 26, 2004
- E2 The Posthumous Collection Core Oct 3, 2004
- E3 Want Core Oct 10, 2004
- E4 Great Barrier Mytharc Oct 17, 2004
- E5 Eosphoros Core Oct 24, 2004
- E6 In the Dark Core Oct 31, 2004
- E7 Magnificat Core Nov 7, 2004
- E8 Silver Lining Core Nov 14, 2004
- E9 Inert Dwarf Core Nov 21, 2004
- E10 View from up Here Core Jan 2, 2005
- E11 Gone Core Jan 9, 2005
- E12 Collective Core Jan 30, 2005
- E13 Stress Position Mytharc Feb 13, 2005
- E14 Sex Club Core Feb 20, 2005
- E15 Death Roe Core Mar 13, 2005
- E16 Ex Stasis Core Mar 20, 2005
- E17 Shibboleth Mytharc Mar 27, 2005
- E18 The Good Child Core Apr 3, 2005
- E19 Beast Mytharc Apr 10, 2005
- E20 No Exit Mytharc May 1, 2005
- E21 The Unblinking Eye Core May 8, 2005
- E22 My Good Name Mytharc May 15, 2005
- E23 False-Hearted Judges Mytharc May 25, 2005
Season 5 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Grow Mytharc Sep 25, 2005
- E2 Diamond Dogs Core Oct 2, 2005
- E3 Prisoner Core Oct 9, 2005
- E4 Unchained Mytharc Oct 16, 2005
- E5 Acts of Contrition Core Oct 23, 2005
- E6 In the Wee Small Hours (1) Core Nov 6, 2005
- E7 In the Wee Small Hours (2) Core Nov 6, 2005
- E8 Saving Face Core Nov 27, 2005
- E9 Scared Crazy Mytharc Dec 4, 2005
- E10 Dollhouse Core Jan 8, 2006
- E11 Slither Mytharc Jan 15, 2006
- E12 Watch Mytharc Jan 22, 2006
- E13 Proud Flesh Core Mar 12, 2006
- E14 Wasichu Core Mar 19, 2006
- E15 Wrongful Life Core Mar 26, 2006
- E16 Dramma Giocoso Core Apr 9, 2006
- E17 Vacancy Core Apr 16, 2006
- E18 The Healer Core Apr 23, 2006
- E19 Cruise to Nowhere Mytharc Apr 30, 2006
- E20 To the Bone Core May 7, 2006
- E21 On Fire Mytharc May 14, 2006
- E22 The Good Mytharc May 14, 2006
Season 6 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Blind Spot Mytharc Sep 19, 2006
- E2 Tru Love Core Sep 26, 2006
- E3 Siren Call Core Oct 3, 2006
- E4 Maltese Cross Core Oct 10, 2006
- E5 Bedfellows Core Oct 17, 2006
- E6 Masquerade Core Oct 31, 2006
- E7 Country Crossover Core Nov 7, 2006
- E8 The War at Home Core Nov 14, 2006
- E9 Blasters Core Nov 21, 2006
- E10 Weeping Willow Core Nov 28, 2006
- E11 World's Fair Core Jan 2, 2007
- E12 Privilege Core Jan 9, 2007
- E13 Albatross Core Feb 6, 2007
- E14 Flipped Core Feb 13, 2007
- E15 Brother's Keeper Core Feb 20, 2007
- E16 30 Mytharc Feb 27, 2007
- E17 Players Core Mar 27, 2007
- E18 Silencer Mytharc Apr 3, 2007
- E19 Rocket Man Mytharc May 1, 2007
- E20 Bombshell Mytharc May 8, 2007
- E21 Endgame Mytharc May 14, 2007
- E22 Renewal Mytharc May 21, 2007
Season 7 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Amends Mytharc Oct 4, 2007
- E2 Seeds Core Oct 11, 2007
- E3 Smile Mytharc Oct 18, 2007
- E4 Lonelyville Core Oct 25, 2007
- E5 Depths Core Nov 1, 2007
- E6 Courtship Core Nov 8, 2007
- E7 Self-made Core Nov 15, 2007
- E8 Offense Core Nov 29, 2007
- E9 Untethered Core Dec 6, 2007
- E10 Senseless Core Dec 13, 2007
- E11 Purgatory Core Jun 8, 2008
- E12 Contract Mytharc Jun 15, 2008
- E13 Betrayed Core Jun 22, 2008
- E14 Assassin Core Jun 29, 2008
- E15 Please Note We Are No Longer Accepting Letters of Recommendation from Henry Kissinger Core Jul 6, 2008
- E16 Reunion Core Jul 13, 2008
- E17 Vanishing Act Core Jul 20, 2008
- E18 Ten Count Core Jul 27, 2008
- E19 Legacy Mytharc Aug 3, 2008
- E20 Neighborhood Watch Core Aug 10, 2008
- E21 Last Rites Mytharc Aug 17, 2008
- E22 Frame Mytharc Aug 24, 2008
Season 8 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Playing Dead Mytharc Apr 19, 2009
- E2 Rock Star Core Apr 26, 2009
- E3 Identity Crisis Core May 3, 2009
- E4 In Treatment Core May 10, 2009
- E5 Faithfully Mytharc May 17, 2009
- E6 Astoria Helen Core May 31, 2009
- E7 Folie a Deux Core Jun 7, 2009
- E8 The Glory That Was... Core Jun 14, 2009
- E9 Family Values Core Jun 21, 2009
- E10 Salome in Manhattan Core Jun 28, 2009
- E11 Lady's Man Core Jun 28, 2009
- E12 Passion Core Jul 12, 2009
- E13 All In Core Jul 19, 2009
- E14 Major Case Core Jul 26, 2009
- E15 Alpha Dog Mytharc Aug 2, 2009
- E16 Revolution Mytharc Aug 9, 2009
Season 9 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Loyalty (1) Mytharc Mar 30, 2010
- E2 Loyalty (2) Core Apr 6, 2010
- E3 Broad Channel Core Apr 13, 2010
- E4 Delicate Core Apr 20, 2010
- E5 Gods & Insects Core Apr 27, 2010
- E6 Abel & Willing Core May 4, 2010
- E7 Love Sick Mytharc May 11, 2010
- E8 Love on Ice Core May 18, 2010
- E9 Traffic Mytharc May 25, 2010
- E10 Disciple Core Jun 1, 2010
- E11 Lost Children of the Blood Core Jun 8, 2010
- E12 True Legacy Core Jun 15, 2010
- E13 The Mobster Will See You Now Core Jun 22, 2010
- E14 Palimpsest Mytharc Jun 29, 2010
- E15 Inhumane Society Mytharc Jul 6, 2010
- E16 Three-in-One Mytharc Jul 6, 2010
Season 10 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 Rispetto Mytharc May 1, 2011
- E2 The Consoler Mytharc May 8, 2011
- E3 Boots on the Ground Core May 15, 2011
- E4 The Last Street in Manhattan Core May 22, 2011
- E5 Trophy Wine Core Jun 5, 2011
- E6 Cadaver Mytharc Jun 12, 2011
- E7 Icarus Mytharc Jun 19, 2011
- E8 To the Boy in the Blue Knit Cap Mytharc Jun 26, 2011
Frequently asked questions
Who created the series?
The series was created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer.
When did the show air?
The series premiered on September 30, 2001, and concluded on June 26, 2011.
Where is the series set?
The show is set in New York City.
What is the focus of the series?
It follows the NYPD Major Case Squad as they use psychological approaches to solve crimes.
How does the storytelling differ from other series?
The show provides insight into the minds of criminals by showing crimes from their perspectives.
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