Law & Order
Peaked in season 7
Your rating
Best season rating
7.9
Season 7 (1996)
Worst season rating
6.7
Season 21 (2022)
First to last season
±0.0
S1 7.7 → S25 7.7
Series rating on IMDb
7.8
52.4K votes
Average episode rating per season
The best season of Law & Order is season 7, with an average episode rating of 7.9 on IMDb, and the worst is season 21, at 6.7. From season 1 (7.7) to season 25 (7.7), the rating stayed the same. Its seasons average 7.6, and the series as a whole is rated 7.8 on IMDb, from 52.4K votes. Season 26 isn't ranked, since fewer than half of its episodes have been rated yet.
Season by season
| Season | Aired | Rated episodes | Rating | Change | You | Rating bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1990 | 22/22 | 7.7 | |||
| 2 | 1991 | 22/22 | 7.6 | −0.1 | ||
| 3 | 1992 | 22/22 | 7.7 | +0.1 | ||
| 4 | 1993 | 22/22 | 7.7 | ±0.0 | ||
| 5 | 1994 | 23/23 | 7.8 | +0.1 | ||
| 6 | 1995 | 23/23 | 7.9 | +0.1 | ||
| 7Best | 1996 | 23/23 | 7.9 | ±0.0 | ||
| 8 | 1997 | 24/24 | 7.8 | −0.1 | ||
| 9 | 1998 | 24/24 | 7.8 | ±0.0 | ||
| 10 | 1999 | 24/24 | 7.7 | −0.1 | ||
| 11 | 2000 | 24/24 | 7.6 | −0.1 | ||
| 12 | 2001 | 24/24 | 7.4 | −0.2 | ||
| 13 | 2002 | 24/24 | 7.7 | +0.3 | ||
| 14 | 2003 | 24/24 | 7.7 | ±0.0 | ||
| 15 | 2004 | 24/24 | 7.6 | −0.1 | ||
| 16 | 2005 | 22/22 | 7.8 | +0.2 | ||
| 17 | 2006 | 22/22 | 7.6 | −0.2 | ||
| 18 | 2008 | 18/18 | 7.8 | +0.2 | ||
| 19 | 2008 | 22/22 | 7.8 | ±0.0 | ||
| 20 | 2009 | 23/23 | 7.8 | ±0.0 | ||
| 21Worst | 2022 | 10/10 | 6.7 | −1.1 | ||
| 22 | 2022 | 22/22 | 7.4 | +0.7 | ||
| 23 | 2024 | 13/13 | 7.5 | +0.1 | ||
| 24 | 2024 | 22/22 | 7.4 | −0.2 | ||
| 25 | 2025 | 21/21 | 7.7 | +0.3 | ||
| 26Partial | 2026 | 1/7 | 8.0 | +0.3 |
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