NBC RE-LAUNCHES ‘LAW & ORDER: LOS ANGELES’ WITH TWO-HOUR PREMIERE ON MONDAY, APRIL 11 (Press Release)

NBCUniveral Press Release

March 07, 2011

NBC RE-LAUNCHES ‘LAW & ORDER: LOS ANGELES’ WITH TWO-HOUR PREMIERE ON MONDAY, APRIL 11

Freshman Series Will Return to Regular Time Period (10-11 p.m. ET) on Monday, April 18


UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – March 7, 2011 – NBC’s freshman series “Law & Order: Los Angeles” will return to the regular lineup with a two-hour original premiere on Monday, April 11 (9-11 p.m. ET). The crime drama procedural will resume in its regular day and time on Monday, April 18 (10-11 p.m. ET).

The announcement was made by Bob Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment.

“We are pleased to welcome ‘Law & Order: Los Angeles’ back to NBC’s regular lineup,” said Greenblatt. “Dick Wolf and his team have made some exciting creative changes and we can’t wait to re-introduce the show to audiences.”

“Law & Order: Los Angeles” follows Detectives Ricardo Morales (Alfred Molina, “An Education,” “The Da Vinci Code,” “Spiderman 2”) and Tomas “TJ” Jaruszalski (Corey Stoll, “Midnight in Paris”) as they pursue cases through the diverse City of Angels. As members of the Los Angeles Police Department’s elite Robbery Homicide Division, Morales, a former Deputy District Attorney, has returned to the police force after he became frustrated with the system, while TJ, who grew up the son of an Oscar-winning Polish cinematographer, knows too well the dark underside that is behind-the-scenes Hollywood.

Protecting the detectives who serve under her is Lieutenant Arleen Gonzales, (Rachel Ticotin) who is driven, focused, and meticulous. She is a 20-year vet with a background in military intelligence who now oversees the Homicide 1 section of Robbery Homicide Division.

Deputy District Attorney Jonah “Joe” Dekker (Terrence Howard, “Crash,” “Hustle & Flow”) is a white knight crusader whose political ambitions often bring him into conflict with his boss. He sincerely believes in fighting the good fight. At the same time, he has never been one to turn down a high-profile case.

At Dekker's side is Deputy District Attorney Connie Rubirosa (Alana de la Garza, “Law & Order”). Rubirosa served as Executive Assistant District Attorney in New York and she recently located to Los Angeles to help her ailing mother.

Earlier this season, "Law & Order: Los Angeles" averaged a 2.5 rating, 7 share in adults 18-49 and 9.0 million viewers overall, to improve the show's fourth-quarter time period, Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET, by 56 percent in adults 18-49 versus the prior year (with a 2.5 rating vs. a 1.6) and by 64 percent in total viewers (9.0 million vs. 5.5 million). "Law & Order: Los Angeles" ranked #1 or tied for #1 versus regular programming in that slot with five of eight originals in the fourth quarter.

In addition, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” will broadcast encore episodes on Wednesdays beginning March 23 (9-10 p.m. ET).

“Law & Order: Los Angeles” is a Wolf Films production in association with Universal Media Studios. Dick Wolf is creator and executive producer, Rene Balcer (“Law & Order,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”), Blake Masters (“Brotherhood,” “Rubicon”), Christopher Misiano (“West Wing,” “ER”) and Peter Jankowski (“Law & Order,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”) are executive producers.

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TVLine: Law & Order Los Angeles To Return In April 2011

TVLine.com’s Michael Ausiello reports that Law & Order Los Angeles will return on Monday April 11. Read his story here:
Michael Ausiello Exclusive:Law & Order: LA to Relaunch in April


UPDATE: I posted the official NBC press release here:
NBC RE-LAUNCHES ‘LAW & ORDER: LOS ANGELES’ WITH TWO-HOUR PREMIERE ON MONDAY, APRIL 11 (Press Release)


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Freema Agyeman Talks Law & Order UK Series 4 Premiere

Freema Agyeman made the rounds of UK TV & radio to promote tonight's UK premiere of Series 4 for Law & Order UK. Here is a video from ITV and her radio interview with Graham Norton. While series 4 premieres today in the UK, it already premiered in the US on BBC America on March 4. Here is a TV and a radio interviews with Freema - enjoy!





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Crime & Punishment Theme & Opening Credits

A Law & Order fan emailed me over the weekend and asked if she was going crazy as she recalled a Law & Order “reality” show. She is not crazy; the show was called "Crime & Punishment" and it aired during the summer from 2002 through 2004. Here’s the theme and opening credits.



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Neal, Howard, Irons, Stamos, Singer to Guest Star on SVU (NBC Press Release)

NBCUniversal Press Release

March 04, 2011

JOHN STAMOS TO GUEST STAR ON “LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT”

TERRENCE HOWARD, DIANE NEAL, LORI SINGER AND JEREMY IRONS ALSO TO MAKE GUEST APPEARANCES

New York, NY – March 4, 2011 – “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” will feature three star-studded episodes this spring with actor, producer and musician John Stamos, “Law & Order: Los Angeles” star Terrence Howard and Golden Globe Award-winning actress Lori Singer as guest stars. Oscar, Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor Jeremy Irons and series alum Diane Neal will also return to make a guest appearance in the upcoming episodes.

John Stamos will appear in the episode titled, “Bang,” as an adoption attorney with a secret passion. Stamos returns to NBC after his four-year tenure on the Emmy Award-winning drama “ER.” In addition to appearances on “Glee” and “Entourage,” John is most well known for his roles on “General Hospital” and “Full House.” Lori Singer will join Stamos in a rare television appearance, assuming the role of a new mother who is struggling with her increased responsibilities. Singer, who won a Golden Globe for “Shortcuts” and was nominated for an Indie Spirit Award for “Trouble in Mind,” is best known her performances in “Footloose,” “Falcon and the Snowman” and NBC’s “Fame.”

Terrence Howard will make his guest appearance in the episode “Reparations” as part of a crossover episode between “Law & Order: Los Angeles” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Howard is most well known for his performances in “Crash” and “Hustle & Flow,” the film which garnered him an Oscar nomination and a Critic’s Choice Award for Best Song. He will be joined by former series regular Diane Neal, who will reprise her role as A.D.A. Casey Novak for the first time since her departure from the show in 2008.

Jeremy Irons, who appeared as a guest star in an episode earlier this season, will reprise his role as Captain Jackson, a psychologist that worked with the SVU team. The episode titled, “Totem,” will showcase the first case in series history to feature a solo female perpetrator responsible for sodomizing and murdering her victim.

“Law & Order: SVU” is a Wolf Films production in association with Universal Media Studios. Dick Wolf, Ted Kotcheff, Neal Baer and Peter Jankowski are executive producers.


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Law & Order CI Vincent D’Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe on Location

Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe were filming on location for Law & Order Criminal Intent in Manhattan on March 3, 2011 in New York City. Here are a few photos.

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Terrence Howard to Appear on Law & Order SVU

TVLine.com reports that Law & Order Los Angeles’ Terrence Howard will appear in an upcoming episode of Law & Order SVU. (Let’s hope this will work better for Law & Order LA than when Skeet Ulrich crossed over for an episode of Law & Order SVU.) This episode will also feature Diane Neal as Casey Novak.

The episode will appear during May sweeps. You can read all the details from TVLine.com here: Law & Order Crossover Scoop: LOLA's Terrence Howard Drops By SVU!




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Diane Neal Returns to SVU for One Episode

TVLine reports that Diane Neal will return to Law & Order SVU for one episode, reprising her role as Casey Novak. (Dick Wolf also confirmed this via Twitter, saying ”Yes, it is true Diane Neal will return to #SVU for one episode this spring.”

Stay tuned, I'm sure more details will be coming at a later date!





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