‘Law & Order: Criminal Intent’ renewed
Published 10:30 pm Friday, May 23, 2008
LOS ANGELES — “Law &Order: Criminal Intent” will remain on the case for another season on USA Network.
The show has been renewed for a 16-episode eighth year, the network said Thursday.
Part of the three-series “Law &Order” franchise created by Dick Wolf, “Criminal Intent” originally aired on NBC. But when the network decided that this season’s schedule had room for only two of the shows, a deal was struck to air “Criminal Intent” first on USA, then on NBC.
NBC and USA are corporate cousins within NBC Universal, and “Criminal Intent” reruns on USA already had proved among its most popular programming.
Wolf, executive producer of the “Law &Order” shows, said in a statement that “Criminal Intent” has “thrived in its new home on USA and will for years to come.”
The new order from USA trims the series from the 22 episodes that were ordered for the seventh season. The show returns Sunday, June 8, after a break.
“Criminal Intent” stars Vincent D’Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Julianne Nicholson and Eric Bogosian. Chris Noth of “Sex and the City” also stars.
