NBC has canceled the stalwart crime drama Law & Order after 20 seasons on the air. Creator Dick Wolf had apparently been aiming to break Gunsmoke's record of 20 seasons by airing a 21st season of 16 episodes. Reports indicated NBC countered with an offer of six to ten episodes, and no deal could be worked out. The last episode airs May 24.
For the record, the number of seasons aside, Gunsmoke broadcast 633 episodes between 1955 and 1975, while Law & Order has aired 452 episodes since 1990.
The spinoffs Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent, were renewed, and NBC also picked up a new series, Law & Order: Los Angeles (to be affectionately called LOLA).
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