8th
I remember when there were back-to-back reruns of L&O ‘the original’ on A&E everyday. I was so obsessed that I printed out the episode descriptions and highlighted each title as it aired, keeping track of how many I had seen. One summer in high school when I participated in a mock-trial program in D.C., after delivering my ‘opening statement’ I was asked by the ‘judge’ if I watched Law & Order. Clearly my TV-watching paid off!
It really is (was?) a brilliant show, and I’m grateful that it ‘gave birth’ to L&O: SVU. NBC Execs BEWARE: You mess with my SVU, you mess with me!