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How the TV business has changed since the first episode of "Law & Order" in 1990

Feb 24, 2022
The show is returning to a radically different environment, economically and culturally.
The '90s cast of "Law & Order," from left: Jerry Orbach (Det. Lennie Briscoe), Angie Harmon (Asst. D.A. Abbie Carmichael), Sam Waterston (Exec. Asst. D.A. Jack McCoy) and Jesse L. Martin (Det. Edward Green) in 1999. Waterston returns as McCoy in the show, which faces a much different TV landscape these days.
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Law & Order: tech edition

May 29, 2014
Jeff Thompson tracked the use of computers in all 456 episodes of Law & Order