Law & Order: Organized Crime

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Law & Order: Organized Crime
Law & Order Organized Crime logo.svg
Genre
Created by
Developed by
Starring
Narrated bySteven Zirnkilton
Theme music composerMike Post
Opening themeTheme of Law & Order: Organized Crime
ComposerRuth Barrett
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producers
  • Dick Wolf
  • Ilene Chaiken
  • Arthur W. Forney
  • Peter Jankowski
  • Fred Berner
  • Terry Miller
  • Christopher Meloni
Running time42 minutes
Production companies
DistributorNBCUniversal Syndication Studios
Release
Original networkNBC
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Original releaseApril 1, 2021 (2021-04-01) –
present (present)
Chronology
Related showsLaw & Order franchise

Law & Order: Organized Crime is an American crime-drama television series that premiered on April 1, 2021, on NBC. A spin-off Law & Order and its spin off Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (SVU), and the seventh series in the Law & Order franchise, the series stars Christopher Meloni as Elliot Stabler, reprising his role from SVU. The show features a "single-arc" storyline that takes multiple episodes to resolve.[1] In May 2021, the series was renewed for a second season which is set to consist of 24 episodes.[2] The second season premiered on September 23, 2021.[3]

Premise[]

In the nation's largest city, the vicious and violent members of the underworld are hunted by the detectives of the Organized Crime Control Bureau. These are their stories.

– Opening narration spoken by Steven Zirnkilton[4]

The series centers on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit character Elliot Stabler, a veteran Detective who returns to the NYPD in New York following his wife's murder. Stabler joins the Organized Crime Task Force, led by Sergeant Ayanna Bell.

Cast and characters[]

Main[]

  • Christopher Meloni as Detective 1st Grade Elliot Stabler, a former Manhattan Special Victims Unit detective who returns to New York after retiring from the police department several years earlier. He joins a task force within the Organized Crime Control Bureau to find his wife's killers and becomes its second-in-command.
  • Danielle Moné Truitt as Sergeant Ayanna Bell, squad supervisor of the OCCB task force and Stabler's current partner.
  • Tamara Taylor as Prof. Angela "Angie" Wheatley, a math professor at Hudson University, ex-wife of Richard Wheatley, and a suspect in the hit ordered on Kathy Stabler.
  • Ainsley Seiger as Detective 3rd Grade Jet Slootmaekers, a former independent hacker who is recruited to the OCCB task force by Stabler's recommendation. She was requalified as an NYPD Officer to work with the OCCB task force.
  • Dylan McDermott as Richard Wheatley, son of notorious mobster Manfredi Sinatra, now a businessman and owner of an online pharmaceutical company who leads a second life as a crime boss, and was a suspect in the murder of Stabler's wife.

Recurring[]

  • Ben Chase as Detective 1st Grade Freddie Washburn (season 1), a detective from the Narcotics unit recruited to the OCCB task force, and Bell's former senior partner in Narcotics. He presumably leaves the OCCB after making a critical mistake that allows Richard Wheatley to try and kill Angela.
  • Michael Rivera as Detective 2nd Grade Diego Morales (season 1), a detective originally from the Gun Violence Suppression Division recruited to the OCCB task force. He is eventually uncovered as the mole for Richard Wheatley, and is killed by Bell in the season 1 finale during a last attempt to assassinate Angela.
  • Shauna Harley as Pilar Wheatley, Richard's current wife.
  • Nick Creegan as Richard "Richie" Wheatley Jr., Richard and Prof. Angela Wheatley's older son, who aspires to follow in the family business. He is eventually arrested alongside his father in a bust, and later puts a hit out on him in the season 1 finale after learning that he was responsible for the murder of his grandfather, Manfredi Sinatra.
  • Jaylin Fletcher as Ryan Wheatley (season 1), Richard's and Pilar's son.
  • Christina Marie Karis as Dana Wheatley, Richard and Prof. Angela Wheatley's only daughter who assists her father in his crimes including the robbery of several COVID-19 vaccines.
  • Ibrahim Renno as Izak Bekher (season 1), Richard's right-hand man who begins working for the NYPD to trap Wheatley. He is later killed at Richard Sr.'s command because he was the sole witness to Richard Jr.'s involvement in Gina's murder.
  • Charlotte Sullivan as Detective 3rd Grade Gina Cappelletti (season 1), an undercover detective assigned to the OCCB task force who has infiltrated a club run by the mafia to keep an eye on Richard. However, Gina is eventually caught by the Wheatleys and is subsequently executed by Richie.
  • Nicky Torchia as Elliot "Eli" Stabler Jr., Stabler's youngest son.
  • Autumn Mirassou as Maureen "Mo" Stabler, Stabler's eldest child.
  • Kaitlyn Davidson as Elizabeth "Lizzie" Stabler, Stabler's youngest daughter and Dickie's twin sister.
  • Keren Dukes as Denise Bullock, the wife of Ayanna Bell, who filed a lawsuit against the NYPD after her nephew was brutally beaten by police.
  • Diany Rodriguez as ADA Maria Delgado (season 1), an ADA who formerly worked with the task force.
  • Wendy Moniz as ADA Anne Frasier, the prosecutor on the Wheatley case.
  • Daniel Oreskes as Lieutenant Marv Moennig, the commanding officer of the OCCB task force. He steps down from the OCCB during season 2 and is succeeded by Bill Brewster as CO.
  • Nicholas Baroudi as Joey Raven (season 1), the owner of the Seven Knights club.
  • Steve Harris as Ellsworth Lee (season 1), Angela Wheatley's attorney.
  • Guillermo Díaz as Sergeant/Lieutenant William "Bill" Brewster (season 2), the sergeant of a Narcotics task force and was previously Ayanna Bell's boss before she was transferred to the Organized Crime Control Bureau. He is promoted to Lieutenant and takes over as commanding officer following Lieutenant Moennig's departure.
  • Mike Cannon as Detective 3rd Grade Carlos Maldonado (season 2), a detective formerly under Brewster's command, but now works under Bell's.
  • Rachel Lin as Detective 1st Grade Victoria Cho (season 2), a detective formerly under Brewster's command, but now works under Bell's.
  • Nona Parker-Johnson as Detective 3rd Grade Carmen "Nova" Riley (season 2), an undercover Narcotics detective working under Brewster's command to infiltrate the Marcy Killers.
  • Ron Cephas Jones as Congressman Leon Kilbride (season 2), a politician who fosters connections and seems to have one with the Wheatleys. He is also the mentor of Preston Webb, the leader of the Marcy Killers crime organization.
  • Vinnie Jones as Albi Briscu (season 2), an Eastern European gangster who is the last remaining member of his organization from the old country. He serves as Jon Kosta's underboss.
  • Lolita Davidovich as Flutura Briscu (season 2), the wife of Albanian mobster and gang leader, Albi Briscu. She was also a madam who trafficked Albanian women to America and forced them into the sex trade.
  • Mykelti Williamson as Preston Webb (season 2), a dangerous crime kingpin affiliated with Congressman Kilbride.
  • Dash Mihok as Reggie Bogdani (season 2), Albi Briscu's nephew who serves as Stabler's boss during his time undercover infiltrating the Kosta organization.
  • Michael Raymond-James as Jon Kosta (season 2), the founder and leader of the Kosta Organization.
  • Izabela Vidovic as Rita Lasku (season 2), a waitress who was trafficked by the Kosta Organization.
  • Caroline Lagerfelt as Agniezjka "Agnes" Bogdani (season 2), Reggie Bogdani's mother and Albi Briscu's sister.
  • Robin Lord Taylor as Sebastian "Constantine" McClane (season 2), a notorious hacker and high-security convict who escaped prison.
  • Gregg Henry as Edmund Ross (season 2), a businessman who was involved in a sex trafficking ring with the Kosta Organization.
  • Jack Kilmer as Louis Chinasky (season 2), the son of Eddie Wagner, Stabler's undercover persona.
  • Wesam Keesh as Adam "Malachi" Mintock (season 2), a hacker who created an app for the Kosta Organization, now forced to assist the NYPD in order to avoid prosecution.

Crossover characters[]

See also: List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit characters
  • Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson, Captain of the Manhattan Special Victims Unit, and Stabler's former partner.
  • Peter Scanavino as Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr., Manhattan Assistant District Attorney.
  • Demore Barnes as Christian Garland, Deputy Chief of all NYPD Special Victims units. (season 1)
  • Allison Siko as Kathleen Stabler, Stabler's second eldest daughter.
  • Jeffrey Scaperrotta as Richard "Dickie" Stabler, Stabler's eldest son.
  • Ryan Buggle as Noah Porter-Benson, Olivia's son. (season 1)
  • Isabel Gillies as Kathy Stabler, Stabler's wife (season 1)
  • Ellen Burstyn as Bernadette "Bernie" Stabler, Elliot Stabler's mother (season 2).[5]
  • Ice-T as Odafin "Fin" Tutuola, Sergeant of the Manhattan Special Victims Unit, and former co-worker of Stabler. (season 2)
  • Raúl Esparza as Defense Attorney (former ADA) Rafael Barba. (season 2)

Episodes[]

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
18April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)June 3, 2021 (2021-06-03)
224[2]September 23, 2021 (2021-09-23)TBA

Season 1 (2021)[]

Law & Order: Organized Crime season 1 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [6]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [6]U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"What Happens in Puglia"Fred BernerTeleplay by : Ilene Chaiken
Story by : Dick Wolf & Ilene Chaiken and Matt Olmstead		April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)7.86[7]
Detective Elliot Stabler, now a member of an elite organized crime task force, relocates to New York after years of absence and works to take down a crime family who has been selling fake N95 respirators and personal protection equipment overseas while searching for the people responsible for his wife's murder.
This episode concludes a crossover event that begins on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 22 episode 9.
22"Not Your Father's Organized Crime"Ken GirottiIlene ChaikenApril 8, 2021 (2021-04-08)4.84[8]
The task force investigates stolen COVID-19 vaccines being distributed to corrupt doctors who are selling priority access to the vaccine. Meanwhile, Richard tries to bond with Richie over the family empire, but Dana tries to convince Richie that it is not worth it.
33"Say Hello to My Little Friends"John David ColesRick MarinApril 15, 2021 (2021-04-15)4.41[9]
The task force gets intel on a public vaccination drive being organized by Richard, so they plan to foil it while also making a major bust in the case. Later, Richie tries to convince Gina to see him but is met with pushback.
44"The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of"Fred BernerJuliet Lashinksy-ReveneApril 22, 2021 (2021-04-22)4.36[10]
Elliot, in denial about his worsening post-traumatic stress disorder, becomes subject to an intervention staged by his family and Olivia Benson, much to his dismay. Meanwhile, Gina tries to plant a bug in Richard's wine cellar while maintaining her cover in front of him.
55"An Inferior Product"Eriq La SalleZachary ReiterMay 13, 2021 (2021-05-13)4.45[11]
After a failed drug bust ends with an informant dead and an arrest by abusive NYPD officers leaves Bell's nephew hospitalized, Stabler works with Benson to investigate. Wheatley orders a hit on a gang replicating Purple Magic. One of the survivors is implicated in supplying the drugs that killed Benson's half-brother Simon. Elliot learns from Bekher that Angela arranged the hit on Kathy.
This episode concludes a crossover event that begins on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 22 episode 13.
66"I Got This Rat"Bethany RooneyJean Kyoung Frazier & Rick MarinMay 20, 2021 (2021-05-20)4.24[12]
Angela is arrested for ordering the hit on Kathy Stabler. She blames Richard for deceiving her by telling her it was Elliot who was responsible for her son Rafiq's death, when in reality, Richard killed him because he was ripping off Purple Magic. She then decides to cooperate with the investigation to put Richard away. Meanwhile, Dana finds out Gina is an undercover cop and informs Richard. A furious Richard then instructs a reluctant Richie to kill Gina. Bekher is present when Richie carries out the hit.
77"Everybody Takes a Beating Sometime"Jean de SegonzacMarcus J. GuilloryMay 27, 2021 (2021-05-27)4.04[13]
One of Richard's men shoots and kills Bekher, later telling Richie there cannot be a witness to him murdering Gina. The task force sets up a sting with international arms dealer Gianluca Silvano, now an informant, making an illegal COVID-19 vaccine buy from Richard. When the buy goes as planned, Stabler and the task force move in to arrest Richard, his son and his men. Richard tries to escape on a subway train, but Stabler overpowers and cuffs him. Dana is arrested by NYPD officers at the Contrapos office and some of Wheatley's accomplices are arrested as well. Bell finds out that Gina is dead and confronts Richie in his jail cell.
88"Forget It, Jake; It's Chinatown"Fred BernerZachary Reiter & Juliet Lashinsky-ReveneJune 3, 2021 (2021-06-03)4.02[14]
The Wheatleys are formally indicted. Kept under protection in a hotel during the trial, Angela collapses in the shower; her bath supplies are found to be poisoned with a Novichok agent. Wheatley approaches a U.S. Attorney to move his case to federal court, where he offers up his associates in exchange for leniency. Having learned the truth of his grandfather's murder, Richie contracts a hit on his father from prison. Wheatley is wounded, but is rescued by Stabler and Bell. Using a hidden cell phone, Wheatley arranges for Stabler and Benson to meet in the hospital where Angela is recuperating. His inside man turns out to be Morales, who is killed by Bell, but not before injecting Angela with another poison.

Season 2 (2021–2022)[]

Law & Order: Organized Crime season 2 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [6]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [6]U.S. viewers
(millions)
91"The Man with No Identity"Bethany RooneyIlene Chaiken & Kimberly Ann HarrisonSeptember 23, 2021 (2021-09-23)4.18[15]
Stabler goes undercover as ex-con Eddie "Ashes" Wagner within the Albanian mob as they aim to take over New York City's cocaine trade. Elsewhere, Richard Wheatley has only one more hurdle to clear before he is released from prison, while Angela Wheatley recovers from Morales's poisoning attempt.
102"New World Order"Fred BernerNichole BeattieSeptember 30, 2021 (2021-09-30)4.12[16]
The alliance between the Kosta and Marcy Killers mobs has them targeting the Italians for control of the drug and protection trades. When the Italians retaliate, Marcy member Nova's girlfriend is killed. Nova is later revealed to be Carmen Riley, an undercover working for Brewster in the Narcotics Task Force.
113"The Outlaw Eddie Wagner"John PolsonEric HaywoodSeptember 30, 2021 (2021-09-30)4.12[16]
Stabler helps Kosta underboss Albi dispose of a body as a favor, then almost suffers the same fate when he learns a personal secret about Albi. Jet tracks down the hacker whom she suspects of installing multiple blockers on the phone that the Kostas issued to Stabler. Stabler is welcomed into a meeting with boss Jon Kosta as the episode closes.
124"For a Few Lekë More"Jean de SegonzacZachary ReiterOctober 7, 2021 (2021-10-07)3.20[17]
Stabler is required to stand up for himself with another Kosta member to sell his alter ego and breaks the guy's nose, only to learn the guy is engaged to the boss's daughter. Albi is able to help Elliot avoid punishment, but the boss forces Stabler to take the injured member's place in a bar heist, resulting in Elliot having to shoot a man who pointed a gun at him. Meanwhile, the Organized Crime unit is able to publicly apprehend the man supplying encrypted phones to multiple crime groups, planning to have Jet's hacker captive supply new phones as part of his deal to avoid prosecution.
135"The Good, The Bad, and The Lovely"Terry MillerJuliet Lashinsky-ReveneOctober 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)3.32[18]
Having endeared himself to Flutura and found fake passports for several young Albanian women in her home, Elliot alerts SVU of likely human trafficking by the Kostas. He gets a job with Reggie working security at a high-end charity event that Flutura has set up. Bell attends as a guest of Congressman Kilbride while SVU sets up a sting. As SVU moves in upon getting Bell's proof of prostitution, Elliot helps Reggie and Flutura escape, then takes off to rescue Rita, a young woman he met when she was waitressing at an Albanian diner. Flutura alerts Albi and Kosta that they have a rat. Meanwhile, Elliot deals with his son acting out at home.
146"Unforgivable"Monica RaymundRick MarinOctober 21, 2021 (2021-10-21)3.02[19]
Elliot's cover is threatened when Eddie Wagner's 19-year old son, who hasn't seen his father since age 6, comes to town. Bell and Denise are awaiting a meeting with Congressman Kilbride concerning Denise's nephew when Bell sees Nova leaving Kilbride's office with an envelope of money. Reggie is tasked with assassinating a politician who called out the Kostas on television, but he kills the politician's wife instead.
157"High Planes Grifter"Alex HallKimberly Ann HarrisonNovember 4, 2021 (2021-11-04)3.25[20]
After arresting Reggie Bogdani, Bell and Brewster interrogate him to try to turn him against the family. Elliot reveals his true identity to Reggie which angers him. Stabler testifies to a grand jury to get them to indict the members of the Kosta Organization. Stabler goes back undercover in the K-O only to find out that Jon Kosta wants Reggie dead; Stabler then plays audio of that to Reggie, which makes him turn against the family and he testifies to the grand jury. However, Reggie's mother is able to get a message out to Albi. The grand jury issues indictments to members of the K-O, which leads to the NYPD raiding their diner and bars. Detective Vanessa Cho and a few NYPD officers raid Jon Kosta's home only to find he's not there (but his daughter and her boyfriend are) while Stabler and Bell raid the Briscus' home.
168"Ashes to Ashes"Jean de SegonzacKimberly Ann Harrison & Nichole BeattieNovember 11, 2021 (2021-11-11)3.04[21]
The team tracks Kosta and Albi to the boxing gym that fronts their business. The K-O blows up the building, killing the real Eddie Wagner's son, and escape via tunnel. Kosta is captured first trying to escape in an ambulance, while Albi is later captured despite Flutura trying to warn him off. The K-O is formally indicted, as is Agnes Bogdani after the team found the murdered court reporter. Reggie Bogdani goes into witness protection. Bell meets with Carmen Riley ("Nova"), who has been promoted to vice president in the Marcy Killers. Riley confirms Congressman Kilbride was in the meeting where the decision was made, with Kilbride bragging that he's "developing a relationship" with someone in the organized crime unit (Bell).
179"The Christmas Episode"Fred BernerZachary Reiter & Rick MarinDecember 9, 2021 (2021-12-09)3.50[22]
Eli Stabler meets a woman at a New Jersey promenade and goes to an apartment with her, where they drink tequila and take his grandmother's opioids. He wakes up to find the woman dead and has to be talked down from a bridge by a New Jersey cop, as Elliot and Olivia Benson head to the scene. Jet helps Elliot learn that the woman was actually killed by a mob hitman, with the intention of framing Eli. When the hitman reveals he was paid in cyber currency that ties back to Richard Wheatley, Elliot confronts Wheatley in prison. Richard says the only person with the codes to his currency is his daughter, Dana. Elliot visits Angela Wheatley, who denies knowing where Dana is, but she's later shown hiding her daughter. Meanwhile, Rafael Barba says that the D.A.'s office doesn't have a strong enough case against Richard, and they release him from prison; he also rejects a second time Wheatley's offer to become his consigliere.
This episode concludes a crossover event that begins on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 23 episode 9.
1810"Nemesis"Jim McKayEric Haywood & Juliet Lashinsky-ReveneJanuary 6, 2022 (2022-01-06)3.31[23]
A cyber attack allows notorious hacker Sebastian McClane, known as "Constantine," to escape from prison. McClane engineered a hack on a government agency in Washington, DC that caused a security guard to be locked in a gold vault, wherein he suffocated to death. Wheatley is released from prison with the understanding that he will cooperate with the FBI. He privately vows to rebuild his criminal empire, and is shown to be behind the scheme that sprung McClane. McClane is brought to Wheatley's home, with Richard discussing his plans for him. Wheatley is asked to assist the Organized Crime Task Force with a current cyber attack. Elliot is certain Wheatley was behind the attack for the purposes of solving it and making himself appear to be fully cooperating with law endorcement. Elsewhere, Congressman Kilbride becomes embroiled in construction payola, with Riley reporting this to Ayanna.
1911"As Nottingham Was to Robin Hood"Alex HallKimberly Ann Harrison & Nichole BeattieJanuary 13, 2022 (2022-01-13)3.25[24]
McClane refuses to work with Wheatley, saying he only had one reason to get out of prison, revealed when he digs up $200,000 in cash and tries to open a bank account for the daughter of the deceased security guard. McClane agrees to surrender to the FBI after he tells the guard's widow about the account. However, Wheatley's henchman impersonates an FBI agent and picks up McClane, returning him to Wheatley's home. Meanwhile, McClane's loyal followers start engineering computer glitches that cause chaos throughout the city. Wheatley taunts Elliot and scares his mother. Elliot locates Wheatley and says he will personally kill him and bury the body if Wheatley ever threatens Elliot's family again. Wheatley later helps New York Governor Teddy Garcia with a hack, and warns Garcia that Elliot Stabler's obsession with Wheatley is making him a loose cannon.
2012"As Iago Is to Othello"Fred BernerRick MarinJanuary 20, 2022 (2022-01-20)3.22[25]

Production[]

Development[]

After working on Special Victims Unit, Christopher Meloni returned to the Law & Order franchise to reprise his role as Elliot Stabler.

On March 31, 2020, NBC had given a 13-episode order to a new crime drama starring Meloni as his character from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Elliot Stabler. Dick Wolf, Arthur W. Forney, and Peter Jankowski, serve as the executive producers, with Matt Olmstead being looked at as showrunner and writer. The series came following Wolf's five-year deal with Universal Television, which will serve as the series' production company along with Wolf Entertainment.[26]

The series was originally planned to be set up in the twenty-first season finale of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, with Stabler's wife and son returning. The episode would also have revealed the whereabouts of the Stabler family following Meloni's departure as the character in season twelve. When asked whether or not the storyline would instead happen in the twenty-second season premiere, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit showrunner Warren Leight said that "it's pretty clear that Elliot will be in the SVU season opener".[27] Craig Gore was set to be a writer for the series, but was fired by Wolf on June 2, 2020, for controversial Facebook posts about looters and the curfew put in place in Los Angeles due to protests about the murder of George Floyd.[28] Gore had listed himself as co-executive producer on the series on his Facebook profile,[28] but Meloni announced Olmstead would be the showrunner for the series, not Gore.[29] The same day, the series title was revealed to be Law & Order: Organized Crime.[28] The first teaser for the series was released during the 30 Rock: A One-Time Special on July 17.[30] In July, Meloni stated he had not yet seen a script, and the writers were still working on the story.[31] By October, Olmstead had stepped down as showrunner,[32] and he was later replaced by Ilene Chaiken in December.[33] On May 14, 2021, NBC renewed the series for a second season,[2] which premiered on September 23, 2021.[3]

Casting[]

During the production of the series, in July 2020, Meloni announced Mariska Hargitay would make a guest appearance as her character from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Olivia Benson.[34] On January 27, 2021, Dylan McDermott had been cast in the series,[35] with Tamara Taylor,[36] Danielle Moné Truitt,[37] Ainsley Seiger, Jaylin Fletcher, Charlotte Sullivan, Nick Creegan, and Ben Chase joining the following month.[38] At the end of March, it was reported that Nicky Torchia, Michael Rivera, and Ibrahim Renno would appear in recurring roles.[39] In March, it was revealed that some of the actors who played members of the Stabler family as far back as 1999, in episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, would appear in the new series, including Allison Siko as oldest daughter Kathleen and Jeffrey Scaperrotta as son Dickie, while Isabel Gillies appeared as soon to be murdered wife Kathy in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode that sees the Stablers return to New York, setting the scene for the new series.[40] In August, Ron Cephas Jones, Vinnie Jones, Lolita Davidovich, Mykelti Williamson, Guillermo Díaz and Dash Mihok joined the cast in recurring roles for the second season.[41][42]

Filming[]

Like Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the series is filmed on location in New York.[43] Production was set to begin on the series in August 2020,[44] but was announced in September that the series was the only one produced by Wolf Entertainment to not be given a start date for production.[45] The series later began production on January 27, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, with Meloni and Hargitay sharing pictures on set.[35][46] In the following months, the production on the series had been halted twice due to two positive COVID-19 tests; despite the halt, it was announced the series would still premiere on the same date.[47][48]

Release[]

Broadcast[]

On June 16, 2020, it was announced the series would air on Thursdays on NBC at 10 p.m. Eastern Time, the former timeslot of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, with the latter moving up an hour to 9 p.m. The series was the only new series on NBC's fall lineup at the moment for the 2020–21 television season.[49] In August 2020, the series was pushed back to 2021[50] and on February 4, 2021, it was announced the series would premiere on April 1, 2021, as part of a two-hour crossover with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[51][52] The first season consists of eight episodes.[53]

Streaming[]

The series is available on the streaming service, Peacock, with episodes being released on the service a week after they air on NBC for the service's free tier, and the next day for the paid tier.[49]

International[]

In Canada, Organized Crime airs on Citytv in simulcast with NBC, unlike past U.S.-set Law & Order series which have all aired on CTV.[54] Because of commitments to other Thursday night programming like Grey's Anatomy, CTV aired the direct lead-in episode of SVU out of simulcast in the 10:00 p.m. ET/PT timeslot, airing directly against the premiere of its spin-off on Citytv.[55][56]

In Australia, Organized Crime airs on the Nine Network on Monday night timeslot starting April 12, 2021.[57]

Ratings[]

Overall[]

Viewership and ratings per season of Law & Order: Organized Crime
Season Timeslot (ET) Episodes First aired Last aired TV season Viewership
rank		 Avg. viewers
(millions)		 Avg. 18–49
rating
Date Viewers
(millions) 		Date Viewers
(millions)
1 Thursday 10:00 p.m.[a][6] 8 April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01) 7.86[7] June 3, 2021 (2021-06-03) 4.02[14] 2020–21 21 7.83 1.5[58]
2 24[2] September 23, 2021 (2021-09-23) 4.18[15] TBA TBD 2021–22 TBD TBD TBD

Season 1[]

Viewership and ratings per episode of Law & Order: Organized Crime
No. Title Air date Rating
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "What Happens in Puglia" April 1, 2021 1.6 7.86[7] 0.8 3.06 2.3 10.92[59][b]
2 "Not Your Father's Organized Crime" April 8, 2021 0.8 4.84[8] 0.7 2.96 1.5 7.80[60]
3 "Say Hello to My Little Friends" April 15, 2021 0.7 4.41[9] N/A N/A N/A N/A
4 "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" April 22, 2021 0.6 4.36[10] 0.7 2.83 1.3 7.20[61]
5 "An Inferior Product" May 13, 2021 0.7 4.45[11] 0.6 2.37 1.3 6.82[11]
6 "I Got This Rat" May 20, 2021 0.7 4.24[12] 0.6 2.53 1.3 6.77[12]
7 "Everybody Takes a Beating Sometime" May 27, 2021 0.6 4.04[13] 0.7 2.62 1.3 6.66[62]
8 "Forget it, Jake; it's Chinatown" June 3, 2021 0.6 4.02[14] 0.6 2.38 1.2 6.40[63]

Season 2[]

Viewership and ratings per episode of Law & Order: Organized Crime
No. Title Air date Rating
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "The Man with No Identity" September 23, 2021 0.6 4.18[15] TBD TBD TBD TBD
2 "New World Order" September 30, 2021 0.7 4.12[16] TBD TBD TBD TBD
3 "The Outlaw Eddie Wagner" September 30, 2021 0.7 4.12[16] TBD TBD TBD TBD
4 "For a Few Lekë More" October 7, 2021 0.6 3.20[17] TBD TBD TBD TBD
5 "The Good, The Bad, and The Lovely" October 14, 2021 0.6 3.32[18] 0.5 2.11 1.0 5.43[64]
6 "Unforgivable" October 21, 2021 0.5 3.02[19] 0.4 2.04 0.9 5.06[65]
7 "High Planes Grifter" November 4, 2021 0.5 3.25[20] TBD TBD TBD TBD
8 "Ashes to Ashes" November 11, 2021 0.5 3.04[21] TBD TBD TBD TBD
9 "The Christmas Episode" December 9, 2021 0.6 3.50[22] 0.7 2.63 1.3 6.13[66]
10 "Nemesis" January 6, 2022 0.5 3.31[23] TBD TBD TBD TBD
11 "As Nottingham Was to Robin Hood" January 13, 2022 0.6 3.25[24] TBD TBD TBD TBD
12 "As Iago Is to Othello" January 20, 2022 0.5 3.22[25] TBD TBD TBD TBD

Notes[]

  1. ^ The second episode of the second season is scheduled to air outside of its regular timeslot, at Thursday 9 p.m.
  2. ^ Live +7 ratings were not available, so Live +3 ratings have been used instead.

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