The TV drama has kept its viewers tuned in for over 30 years.
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How long has Law & Order been on TV?
On September 13, 1990, the first season of Law & Order premiered.
Since then, the series has grown into a franchise that has resulted in six additional spinoffs.
The six spinoffs that make up the Law & Order universe include:
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury
- Law & Order: LA
- Law & Order: True Crime
- Law & Order: Organized Crime
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The franchise was created by famed TV producer Dick Wolf.
Before NBC ordered the program’s first pilot, the show was shopped to FOX and CBS.
Originally, it was the latter network that ordered Law & Order’s first season.
Ultimately, FOX rescinded their plans to produce the series because it didn’t fit with the network’s programming direction.
