law order criminal intent season season american police procedural television series developed began airing september nbc national broadcast television network united_states law order criminal intent second spin long running crime drama follows fictional investigates high profile murder cases season comprises episodes concluded initial airing actors received star billing season episodes depict detectives squad lead investigators captain detectives direct supervisor head assistant district attorney attempts obtain confessions suspects taking trial law order criminal intent actions motives criminals divides screen time equally suspects victims police investigation season filmed location new_york_city scenes set inside major department filmed studio manhattan season nominated awards described impressive law order series sold numerous television stations world adapted localized foreign versions russia france syndicated number cable channels dvd box set season released america october episodes available purchase itunes_store production law order criminal intent series law order crime drama franchise created developed began working original series season time promoted head writer runner executive producer leaving news broke new series late reported nbc broadcaster approached studios usa second spin wolf conceived law order criminal intent police procedural crime drama follows distinct division major case squad investigations high profile murder cases involving local government officials employees people working financial industry arts entertainment world unlike series law order franchise criminal intent gives significant attention actions motives criminals primarily focusing police investigation trial prosecution episodes contain trials end confessions plea production began january shooting location new_york_city local color main set police plaza located pier manhattan thirteen episodes initially ordered completed april production halted potential strike runner executive producer head writer season wolf credited executive producer series season gave executive producers credits named producers producer consulting producers people directed people wrote episodes directed episodes wrote wrote episodes cast law order criminal intent ensemble series differs respectively featured actors receiving star billing broadcast season movie actor offered lead role hyper intuitive contemporary investigator work guest role homicide life street earned emmy nomination major television role partner vice squad detective played completed role convicted murderer stated cast looked like real cop plays assistant district attorney graduate criminal justice actor cast main role taking seasoned captain recurring role appeared assistant chief medical character played series provides voice beginning episode opening credits saying new_york_city war crime worst criminal offenders pursued detectives stories new_york based actors guest starred season victims suspects family members starred murderer episode guest starred murder suspect wealthy mother played murder victim faithful murder suspect jones played played wife faith featured guest appearances distribution season criminal intent premiered television season american terrestrial television network nbc pilot episode titled aired sunday september est episodes aired weekly december took brief hiatus january took hiatus february final episode season aired friday episode shared second window syndication agreement cable channel nbc allowed broadcast episodes primetime week premiere nbc season regular network syndication deal channels teamed late pay million episode syndication rights series allowing air episodes week air episodes weekend group owned operated stations entered syndication deal broadcast episodes daytime schedule late broadcast including episodes season having changed business model network broadcaster syndication programming service series distributed international broadcasters aired canada france united_kingdom channel australia network new_zealand episodes law order criminal intent season adapted localized foreign versions russian lit law order criminal mind premiered russia produced broadcaster began airing paris production alma episodes paris season episodes second season season episode adapted season episodes wolf stated sold foreign networks easier adapt local legal systems half episode occurs courtroom season available number new media formats released disc dvd box set october region titled pilot episode released separate dvd june consumers purchase download episodes itunes store reception variety commented difference series motive intent utilizes personal style sets apart wolf characters devoid detailed personal lives debut episode hints little characters entertainment_weekly ken_tucker wrote best series year franchise suffered tired wooden performances actors poor chemistry acting end spectrum writers commented screen presence commands episode criminal intent far man center commands attention tending reduced pilot following awe struck look wrote tucker stated entertaining fascinated complained role smaller subtle range showed hbo proves professional said similarly utilized terrific makes defendants face reasoned cross examinations law order criminal intent season received nominations award ceremonies faithful given awards category drama series episode nominated outstanding actor drama series category image awards received nomination hill casting director nominated category best casting episodes
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 1)