Law & Order (season 19) | |
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Season 19 U.S. DVD cover
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 22 |
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Original network | NBC |
Original release | November 5, 2008 | – June 3, 2009
Season chronology | |
The 19th season of Law & Order premiered on NBC on November 5, 2008, and concluded on June 3, 2009. This was the third time in the series where there were no changes in the cast from the previous season and the last season to air on Wednesday nights at 10PM/9c, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has claimed the slot off-and-on (SVU often placed at 9PM/8c to lead other programming that later gets moved or taken off schedule) from Fall 2009 to present.
The series had a decline in the ratings from being in competition with CBS's CSI: NY. Certain episodes spiking when CSI: NY episodes were repeats (or replaced with other programming) when Law & Order episodes were new.
A tourist is murdered and the detectives suspect that corrupt law enforcement officers from a small town are involved. Meanwhile, the governor threatens to nominate a new District Attorney for the upcoming election.
Detectives Lupo and Bernard investigate the murder of a television reporter who was involved in a love triangle with one of her co-workers.