Production
January
- 4 January
- SVU:"Monogamy" airs.
- 6 January
- CI:"The Third Horseman" airs.
- 9 January
- L&O:"The Collar" airs.
- 11 January
- SVU:"Protection" airs.
- 13 January
- CI:"Crazy" airs.
- 16 January
- L&O:"Undercovered" airs.
- 18 January
- SVU:"Prodigy" airs.
- 25 January
- SVU:"Counterfeit" airs.
- 27 January
- CI:"The Insider" airs.
- 30 January
- L&O:"DR 1-102" airs.
February
- 1 February
- SVU:"Execution" airs.
- 6 February
- L&O:"Missing" airs.
- 27 February
- L&O:"Access Nation" airs.
March
- 1 March
- SVU:"Popular" airs.
- 3 March
- CI:"Homo Homini Lupis" airs.
- 6 March
- L&O:"Born Again" airs.
- 8 March
- SVU:"Surveillance" airs.
- 10 March
- CI:"Semi-Professional" airs.
- 17 March
- CI:"Phantom" airs.
- 27 March
- L&O:"Girl Most Likely" airs.
- 29 March
- SVU:"Guilt" airs.
- 31 March
- CI:"Seizure" airs.
April
- 3 April
- L&O:"Equal Rights" airs.
- 5 April
- SVU:"Justice" airs.
- 10 April
- L&O:"Slaughter" airs.
- 14 April
- CI:"Yesterday" airs.
- 21 April
- CI:"Maledictus" airs.
- 24 April
- L&O:"Dazzled" airs.
- 26 April
- SVU:"Greed" airs.
- 28 April
- CI:"Badge" airs.
- CI:"Faith" airs.
May
- 1 May
- L&O:"Foul Play" airs.
- 3 May
- SVU:"Denial" airs.
- 8 May
- L&O:"Attorney Client" airs.
- 10 May
- CI:"Tuxedo Hill" airs.
- SVU:"Competence" airs.
- 15 May
- L&O:"Oxymoron" airs.
- 17 May
- SVU:"Silence" airs.
- 22 May
- L&O:"Patriot" airs.
September
- 27 September
- SVU:"Chameleon" airs.
- 29 September
- CI:"Dead" airs.
October
- 2 October
- L&O:"American Jihad" airs.
- 4 October
- SVU:"Deception" airs.
- 6 October
- CI:"Bright Boy" airs.
- 9 October
- L&O:"Shangri-La" airs.
- 11 October
- SVU:"Vulnerable" airs.
- 13 October
- CI:"Anti-Thesis" airs.
- 16 October
- L&O:"True Crime" airs.
- 18 October
- SVU:"Lust" airs.
- 20 October
- CI:"Best Defense" airs.
- 25 October
- SVU:"Disappearing Acts" airs.
- 27 October
- CI:"Chinoiserie" airs.
- 30 October
- L&O:"Tragedy on Rye" airs.
November
- 1 November
- SVU:"Angels" airs.
- 3 November
- CI:"Malignant" airs.
- 6 November
- L&O:"The Ring" airs.
- 8 November
- SVU:"Dolls" airs.
- 10 November
- CI:"Tomorrow" airs.
- 13 November
- L&O:"Hitman" airs.
- 15 November
- SVU:"Waste" airs.
- 17 November
- CI:"The Pilgrim" airs.
- 20 November
- L&O:"Open Season" airs.
- 22 November
- SVU:"Juvenile" airs.
- 27 November
- L&O:"Asterisk" airs.
December
- 1 December
- CI:"Shandeh" airs.
- 6 December
- SVU:"Resilience" airs.
- 11 December
- L&O:"The Wheel" airs.
Other events
March
- 5 March
- Alan Manson dies.
September
- 24 September
- "Law & Order: Dead on the Money" is published.
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