Report: NBC to Cancel Law & Order (UPDATED)

I would like to point out that this is unconfirmed by NBC so far. The report comes from Deadline.com. Here’s what it says.:

This one is a shocker. Veteran crime drama Law & Order will not get its shot at history after all. I hear that after long deliberations, NBC has decided to cancel the long-running procedural, which will end its run at 20 seasons, tied with Gunsmoke. This is very surprising as NBC brass had indicated lately that they would bring L&O for a record-breaking 21^st season. But with strong development, especially on the drama side, and soft ratings for L&O, NBC apparently opted not to keep the aging series, which spawned several successful spinoffs. The latest, Law & Order: Los Angeles, will launch next season. L&O‘s renewal by NBC was also contingent on securing a sizable commitment from the series’ cable home TNT whose off-network deal for the show was up at the end of this season.

Brien Stelter of the New York Times has confirmed the report via Twitter:

I’m on the phone w/Ed Zuckerman, a former co-EP of “Law & Order,” who’s been told by Dick Wolf’s office that the show has been canceled.

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Posted by Adam Wright on May 13, 2010. Filed under News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry