Law and Order is a U.S. television program shown on NBC since Thursday, September 13, 1990. Law & Order is currently the seventh most popular show on NBC and 22nd overall on TV, watched by a total number of 3,968,000 people (1.25% rating, up +8% from last week) as of the daily audience measurement on . Law & Order is also shown on BBC America since December 2024.
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of Law & Order on NBC as of Thursday, April 17, 2025.
| Law & Order Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2025-Apr-17 | HH | 3,019,000 | 2.40 |
| P2+ | 3,968,000 | 1.25 | |
| P18-49 | 442,500 | 0.33 | |
| P25-54 | 704,000 | 0.57 | |
| 2025-Apr-10 | HH | 2,931,000 | 2.33 |
| P2+ | 3,663,000 | 1.15 | |
| P18-49 | 388,500 | 0.29 | |
| P25-54 | 654,500 | 0.53 | |
| 2025-Apr-03 | HH | 2,855,500 | 2.27 |
| P2+ | 3,659,000 | 1.15 | |
| P18-49 | 335,500 | 0.25 | |
| P25-54 | 593,000 | 0.48 | |
| 2025-Mar-20 | HH | 2,906,000 | 2.31 |
| P2+ | 3,819,000 | 1.20 | |
| P18-49 | 348,500 | 0.26 | |
| P25-54 | 617,500 | 0.50 | |
| 2025-Mar-13 | HH | 2,767,500 | 2.20 |
| P2+ | 3,525,000 | 1.11 | |
| P18-49 | 362,000 | 0.27 | |
| P25-54 | 543,000 | 0.44 | |
| 2025-Feb-27 | HH | 3,182,500 | 2.53 |
| P2+ | 4,027,000 | 1.27 | |
| P18-49 | 429,000 | 0.32 | |
| P25-54 | 691,500 | 0.56 | |
| 2025-Feb-20 | HH | 3,132,500 | 2.49 |
| P2+ | 4,091,000 | 1.29 | |
| P18-49 | 442,500 | 0.33 | |
| P25-54 | 716,000 | 0.58 | |
| 2025-Feb-13 | HH | 3,296,000 | 2.62 |
| P2+ | 4,194,000 | 1.32 | |
| P18-49 | 482,500 | 0.36 | |
| P25-54 | 704,000 | 0.57 | |
| 2025-Feb-06 R | HH | 1,572,500 | 1.25 |
| P2+ | 1,876,000 | 0.59 | |
| P18-49 | 228,500 | 0.17 | |
| P25-54 | 358,000 | 0.29 | |
| 2025-Jan-30 | HH | 3,245,500 | 2.58 |
| P2+ | 4,121,000 | 1.30 | |
| P18-49 | 456,000 | 0.34 | |
| P25-54 | 753,000 | 0.61 | |
| 2025-Jan-23 | HH | 3,434,500 | 2.73 |
| P2+ | 4,326,000 | 1.36 | |
| P18-49 | 389,000 | 0.29 | |
| P25-54 | 642,000 | 0.52 | |
| 2025-Jan-16 | HH | 3,346,000 | 2.66 |
| P2+ | 4,152,000 | 1.31 | |
| P18-49 | 456,000 | 0.34 | |
| P25-54 | 704,000 | 0.57 | |
| 2025-Jan-09 R | HH | 1,950,000 | 1.55 |
| P2+ | 2,421,000 | 0.76 | |
| P18-49 | 295,000 | 0.22 | |
| P25-54 | 420,000 | 0.34 | |
| 2025-Jan-02 RP | HH | 1,924,500 | 1.53 |
| P2+ | 2,423,000 | 0.76 | |
| P18-49 | 214,500 | 0.16 | |
| P25-54 | 358,000 | 0.29 | |
| 2024-Nov-21 | HH | 2,981,500 | 2.37 |
| P2+ | 3,758,000 | 1.18 | |
| P18-49 | 429,000 | 0.32 | |
| P25-54 | 593,000 | 0.48 | |
| 2024-Nov-14 | HH | 2,742,500 | 2.18 |
| P2+ | 3,350,000 | 1.06 | |
| P18-49 | 348,500 | 0.26 | |
| P25-54 | 543,000 | 0.44 | |
| 2024-Nov-07 | HH | 2,881,000 | 2.29 |
| P2+ | 3,488,000 | 1.10 | |
| P18-49 | 402,500 | 0.30 | |
| P25-54 | 642,000 | 0.52 | |
| 2024-Oct-31 | HH | 3,006,500 | 2.39 |
| P2+ | 3,621,000 | 1.14 | |
| P18-49 | 362,000 | 0.27 | |
| P25-54 | 549,500 | 0.41 | |
| 2024-Oct-24 | HH | 2,704,500 | 2.15 |
| P2+ | 3,332,000 | 1.05 | |
| P18-49 | 362,000 | 0.27 | |
| P25-54 | 549,500 | 0.41 | |
| 2024-Oct-17 | HH | 2,553,500 | 2.03 |
| P2+ | 3,086,000 | 0.97 | |
| P18-49 | 335,500 | 0.25 | |
| 2024-Oct-10 | HH | 2,767,500 | 2.20 |
| P2+ | 3,454,000 | 1.09 | |
| P18-49 | 402,500 | 0.30 | |
| 2024-Oct-03 P | HH | 2,906,000 | 2.31 |
| P2+ | 3,636,000 | 1.15 | |
| P18-49 | 482,500 | 0.36 | |
| 2024-Sep-19 R | HH | 1,824,000 | 1.45 |
| P2+ | 2,184,000 | 0.69 | |
| P18-49 | 214,500 | 0.16 | |
| 2024-Aug-29 R | HH | 1,698,000 | 1.35 |
| P2+ | 2,083,000 | 0.66 | |
| P18-49 | 214,500 | 0.16 | |
| 2024-Aug-22 R | HH | 1,587,500 | 1.27 |
| P2+ | 1,956,000 | 0.62 | |
| P18-49 | 211,000 | 0.16 | |
| 2024-Aug-15 R | HH | 1,837,500 | 1.47 |
| P2+ | 2,242,000 | 0.71 | |
| P18-49 | 237,500 | 0.18 | |
| 2024-Jul-25 R | HH | 1,862,500 | 1.49 |
| P2+ | 2,332,000 | 0.74 | |
| P18-49 | 237,500 | 0.18 | |
| 2024-Jul-18 R | HH | 1,475,000 | 1.18 |
| P2+ | 1,874,000 | 0.59 | |
| P18-49 | 211,000 | 0.16 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nightly News with Lester Holt | 6,089,000 | -1% |
| 2 | Chicago Med | 5,609,000 | +65% |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 5,581,000 | +85% |
| 4 | Chicago PD | 4,441,000 | +70% |
| 5 | Saturday Night Live | 4,293,000 | -5% |
| 6 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 4,232,000 | +14% |
| 7 | Law & Order | 3,968,000 | +8% |
| 8 | Americas | 3,763,000 | -16% |
| 9 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | 2,834,000 | +109% |
| 10 | Today | 2,602,000 | |
| 11 | Found | 2,242,000 | +7% |
| 12 | St. Denis Medical | 1,744,000 | +2% |
| 13 | Today 3rd Hour | 1,702,000 | -8% |
| 14 | SNL Prime | 1,690,000 | +12% |
| 15 | Dateline | 1,688,000 | -17% |
| 16 | Dateline Mystery | 1,463,000 | +2% |
| 17 | Suits LA | 1,395,000 | -20% |
| 18 | Grosse Pointe Garden Society | 1,338,000 | +11% |
| 19 | The Wall | 1,296,000 | -6% |
| 20 | The Voice | 1,293,000 | -69% |
| 21 | Night Court | 1,252,000 | -4% |
| 22 | Today with Jenna & Friends | 1,159,000 | -3% |
| 23 | NBC News Daily | 1,136,000 | |
| 24 | Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 1,122,000 | -10% |
| 25 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | 779,000 | -20% |