Law and Order is a U.S. television program shown on NBC since Thursday, September 13, 1990. Law & Order is currently the 10th most popular show on NBC and 28th overall on TV, watched by a total number of 3,878,000 people (1.2% rating, down -2% from last week) as of the daily audience measurement on . Law & Order is also shown on BBC America since December 2024, Pop since December 2025, Sundance TV since January 2026 and We TV since December 2025.
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of Law & Order on NBC as of Thursday, January 15, 2026.
| Law & Order Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2026-Jan-15 | HH | 3,048,800 | 2.38 |
| P2+ | 3,878,000 | 1.20 | |
| P18-49 | 394,700 | 0.29 | |
| P25-54 | 603,300 | 0.48 | |
| 2026-Jan-08 | HH | 3,087,200 | 2.41 |
| P2+ | 3,971,000 | 1.23 | |
| P18-49 | 394,700 | 0.29 | |
| P25-54 | 615,800 | 0.49 | |
| 2026-Jan-01 ENC | HH | 1,537,200 | 1.20 |
| P2+ | 1,965,000 | 0.61 | |
| P18-49 | 217,800 | 0.16 | |
| P25-54 | 314,200 | 0.25 | |
| 2025-Nov-20 | HH | 2,945,000 | 2.30 |
| P2+ | 3,712,000 | 1.15 | |
| P18-49 | 386,000 | 0.28 | |
| P25-54 | 543,000 | 0.43 | |
| 2025-Nov-13 GUARDIAN | HH | 2,792,000 | 2.18 |
| P2+ | 3,520,000 | 1.09 | |
| P18-49 | 300,000 | 0.22 | |
| P25-54 | 524,000 | 0.42 | |
| 2025-Oct-30 | HH | 2,843,000 | 2.22 |
| P2+ | 3,620,000 | 1.12 | |
| P18-49 | 284,000 | 0.21 | |
| P25-54 | 503,000 | 0.40 | |
| 2025-Oct-23 | HH | 2,691,000 | 2.10 |
| P2+ | 3,453,000 | 1.07 | |
| P18-49 | 368,000 | 0.27 | |
| P25-54 | 601,000 | 0.48 | |
| 2025-Oct-16 TWO AND TWENTY | HH | 2,754,000 | 2.15 |
| P2+ | 3,483,000 | 1.08 | |
| P18-49 | 290,000 | 0.21 | |
| P25-54 | 437,000 | 0.35 | |
| 2025-Oct-09 | HH | 2,497,000 | 1.95 |
| P2+ | 3,112,000 | 0.96 | |
| P18-49 | 273,000 | 0.20 | |
| P25-54 | 460,000 | 0.37 | |
| 2025-Oct-02 | HH | 2,920,500 | 2.28 |
| P2+ | 3,650,000 | 1.13 | |
| P18-49 | 286,000 | 0.21 | |
| P25-54 | 465,000 | 0.37 | |
| 2025-Sep-25 P | HH | 2,882,500 | 2.25 |
| P2+ | 3,594,000 | 1.13 | |
| P18-49 | 313,000 | 0.23 | |
| P25-54 | 528,000 | 0.42 | |
| 2025-Sep-18 R | HH | 1,732,000 | 1.35 |
| P2+ | 2,082,000 | 0.66 | |
| P18-49 | 180,000 | 0.13 | |
| P25-54 | 312,000 | 0.25 | |
| 2025-Sep-11 R | HH | 1,613,000 | 1.26 |
| P2+ | 1,920,000 | 0.61 | |
| P18-49 | 196,000 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 269,000 | 0.21 | |
| 2025-Aug-28 R | HH | 1,170,000 | 0.93 |
| P2+ | 1,412,000 | 0.45 | |
| P18-49 | 161,000 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 247,000 | 0.20 | |
| 2025-Aug-21 R | HH | 1,157,000 | 0.92 |
| P2+ | 1,430,000 | 0.45 | |
| P18-49 | 129,000 | 0.10 | |
| P25-54 | 194,000 | 0.16 | |
| 2025-Aug-14 R | HH | 1,306,000 | 1.04 |
| P2+ | 1,578,000 | 0.50 | |
| P18-49 | 163,000 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 269,000 | 0.22 | |
| 2025-Aug-07 R | HH | 1,412,000 | 1.12 |
| P2+ | 1,823,000 | 0.57 | |
| P18-49 | 227,000 | 0.17 | |
| P25-54 | 321,000 | 0.26 | |
| 2025-Jul-24 R | HH | 1,509,500 | 1.20 |
| P2+ | 1,843,000 | 0.58 | |
| P18-49 | 214,500 | 0.16 | |
| P25-54 | 333,500 | 0.27 | |
| 2025-Jul-17 R | HH | 1,484,500 | 1.18 |
| P2+ | 1,713,000 | 0.54 | |
| P18-49 | 147,500 | 0.11 | |
| P25-54 | 321,000 | 0.26 | |
| 2025-Jul-10 R | HH | 1,472,000 | 1.17 |
| P2+ | 1,772,000 | 0.56 | |
| P18-49 | 147,500 | 0.11 | |
| P25-54 | 272,000 | 0.22 | |
| 2025-Jul-03 R | HH | 1,258,000 | 1.00 |
| P2+ | 1,656,000 | 0.52 | |
| P18-49 | 228,000 | 0.17 | |
| P25-54 | 309,000 | 0.25 | |
| 2025-Jun-26 R | HH | 1,321,000 | 1.05 |
| P2+ | 1,683,000 | 0.53 | |
| P18-49 | 161,000 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 333,500 | 0.27 | |
| 2025-Jun-12 R | HH | 1,346,000 | 1.07 |
| P2+ | 1,634,000 | 0.52 | |
| P18-49 | 187,500 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 296,000 | 0.24 | |
| 2025-May-29 R | HH | 1,516,000 | 1.21 |
| P2+ | 1,829,000 | 0.58 | |
| P18-49 | 174,000 | 0.13 | |
| P25-54 | 298,000 | 0.24 | |
| 2025-May-22 R | HH | 1,169,000 | 0.93 |
| P2+ | 1,464,000 | 0.46 | |
| P18-49 | 180,000 | 0.13 | |
| P25-54 | 270,000 | 0.22 | |
| 2025-May-15 | HH | 2,842,000 | 2.26 |
| P2+ | 3,661,000 | 1.15 | |
| P18-49 | 334,000 | 0.25 | |
| P25-54 | 567,000 | 0.46 | |
| 2025-May-08 | HH | 2,646,000 | 2.10 |
| P2+ | 3,448,000 | 1.09 | |
| P18-49 | 431,000 | 0.32 | |
| P25-54 | 571,000 | 0.46 | |
| 2025-May-01 | HH | 2,734,000 | 2.17 |
| P2+ | 3,553,000 | 1.12 | |
| P18-49 | 379,000 | 0.28 | |
| P25-54 | 536,000 | 0.43 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NFL Playoff Game: Wild Card | 25,340,000 | -3% |
| 2 | NFL Playoff Pre-Kick | 19,545,000 | +2% |
| 3 | Nightly News with Tom Llamas | 6,725,000 | +8% |
| 4 | Football Night in America Pre-Game | 6,677,000 | -26% |
| 5 | Chicago Med | 5,756,000 | +7% |
| 6 | Chicago Fire | 5,303,000 | +10% |
| 7 | Chicago PD | 4,565,000 | +19% |
| 8 | Saturday Night Live | 4,140,000 | -23% |
| 9 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 3,963,000 | |
| 10 | Law & Order | 3,878,000 | -2% |
| 11 | Happy's Place | 3,362,000 | +61% |
| 12 | Today | 2,827,000 | |
| 13 | Meet the Press with Kristen Welker | 2,694,000 | -11% |
| 14 | Dateline | 2,656,000 | |
| 15 | NBA Pregame | 2,634,000 | +2% |
| 16 | Hunting Party | 2,626,000 | +20% |
| 17 | St. Denis Medical | 2,135,000 | -24% |
| 18 | NBA Tuesday Regular Season | 2,042,000 | +17% |
| 19 | Stumble | 1,962,000 | +72% |
| 20 | Today 3rd Hour | 1,954,000 | -10% |
| 21 | Brilliant Minds | 1,379,000 | -14% |
| 22 | Today with Jenna & Sheinelle | 1,355,000 | -6% |
| 23 | NBC News Daily | 1,325,000 | -16% |
| 24 | SNL Prime | 1,218,000 | +5% |
| 25 | NBA Tuesday Regular Season Postgame | 1,156,000 | +9% |
| 26 | Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 1,090,000 | -16% |
| 27 | Dateline Mystery | 1,046,000 | -46% |
| 28 | The Wall | 978,000 | -30% |
| 29 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | 845,000 | +70% |