Law & Order times three
By Staff -- Broadcasting & Cable, 11/13/2000
Just days after NBC execs canceled Dick Wolf's new series Deadline, they announced a new deal for his third Law & Order series. Law & Order: Criminal Intent has been given a 13-episode commitment and will debut next season. It will have a shared broadcast window with USA Network-similar to the one in place for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Rene Balcer, a 10-year veteran of Law & Order, will serve as executive producer and head writer for Criminal Intent, which will go into the motives and psychological aspects of crimes, producers say. NBC has already renewed the original Law & Order through the 2004-05 season and Special Victims Unit through 2001-02.
