Law & Order season 25

Law & Order
Season 25
Starring
No. of episodes15
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 25, 2025 (2025-09-25) –
present
Season chronology

The twenty-fifth season of Law & Order, an American police procedural and legal drama, premiered on NBC on September 25, 2025.[1]

Cast and characters

Main

Crossover stars from FBI

  • Thomas Philip O'Neill as Dr. Neil Mosbach

Recurring

  • Connie Shi as Detective Violet Yee

Guest

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [1]Directed byWritten byOriginal airdate [1]Prod.
code
U.S viewers
(millions)
5241"Street Justice"Alex HallRick EidSeptember 25, 2025 (2025-09-25)25013.59[3]
The episode concludes the events of the 24th season finale. Det. Shaw moves back to Brooklyn to work at the 88th precinct.
5252"Hindsight"David GrossmanScott Gold & Will LappOctober 2, 2025 (2025-10-02)25033.65[4]
5263"White Lies"Milena GovichJennifer VanderbesOctober 9, 2025 (2025-10-09)25043.11[5]
5274"Two and Twenty"Martha MitchellRick EidOctober 16, 2025 (2025-10-16)25053.48[6]
Tony Goldwyn does not appear in this episode.
5285"Bend the Knee"Michael SmithScott GoldOctober 23, 2025 (2025-10-23)25023.45[7]
Odelya Halevi does not appear in this episode.
5296"Brotherly Love"Alex HallRick EidOctober 30, 2025 (2025-10-30)25063.62[8]
Odelya Halevi does not appear in this episode.
5307"Guardian"Carlos BernardTeleplay by : Art Alamo & Ajani Jackson
Story by : Ajani Jackson & Jolie Huang
November 13, 2025 (2025-11-13)25073.52[9]

  • First appearance of David Ajala as Detective Theo Walker.
5318"Parasite"Michael PressmanJennifer Vanderbes & Jolie HuangNovember 20, 2025 (2025-11-20)25083.71[10]
5329"Snowflakes (Part 1)"Jean de SegonzacScott GoldJanuary 8, 2026 (2026-01-08)25093.97[11]
This episode begins a crossover event that concludes on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 27 episode 9.
53310"Dream On"Néstor CarbonellRick Eid & Tori NoveJanuary 15, 2026 (2026-01-15)25103.88[12]
Odelya Halevi does not appear in this episode.
53411"The Enemy of All Women"Norberto BarbaArt AlamoJanuary 22, 2026 (2026-01-22)25114.02[13]
Maura Tierney does not appear in this episode.
53512"Never Say Goodbye"Fred BernerScott Gold & Will LappJanuary 29, 2026 (2026-01-29)25124.15[14]
53613"New Normal"Norberto BarbaRick Eid & Ajani JacksonFebruary 26, 2026 (2026-02-26)25133.93[15]
Maura Tierney does not appear in this episode.
53714"Remedies"Martha MitchellJennifer VanderbesMarch 5, 2026 (2026-03-05)25143.78[16]
Reid Scott & Tony Goldwyn do not appear in this episode.
53815"Bright Lights"Peter StebbingsRick EidMarch 12, 2026 (2026-03-12)25153.50[17]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Law & Order season 25
No. Title Air date Rating
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Street Justice" September 25, 2025 (2025-09-25) 0.2/3 3.59[3] 0.1 1.03 0.3 4.62
2 "Hindsight" October 2, 2025 (2025-10-02) 0.2/2 3.65[4] N/a N/a N/a N/a
3 "White Lies" October 9, 2025 (2025-10-09) 0.2/2 3.11[5] N/a N/a N/a N/a
4 "Two and Twenty" October 16, 2025 (2025-10-16) 0.2/3 3.48[6] N/a N/a N/a N/a
5 "Bend the Knee" October 23, 2025 (2025-10-23) 0.3/3 3.45[7] N/a N/a N/a N/a
6 "Brotherly Love" October 30, 2025 (2025-10-30) 0.2/3 3.62[8] N/a N/a N/a N/a
7 "Guardian" November 13, 2025 (2025-11-13) 0.2/3 3.52[9] N/a N/a N/a N/a
8 "Parasite" November 20, 2025 (2025-11-20) 0.3/3 3.71[10] N/a N/a N/a N/a
9 "Snowflakes" January 8, 2026 (2026-01-08) 0.3/3 3.97[11] N/a N/a N/a N/a
10 "Dream On" January 15, 2026 (2026-01-15) 0.3/5 3.88[12] N/a N/a N/a N/a
11 "The Enemy of All Women" January 22, 2026 (2026-01-22) 0.3/4 4.02[13] N/a N/a N/a N/a
12 "Never Say Goodbye" January 29, 2026 (2026-01-29) 0.3/4 4.15[14] N/a N/a N/a N/a
13 "New Normal" February 26, 2026 (2026-02-26) 0.2/3 3.93[15] N/a N/a N/a N/a
14 "Remedies" March 5, 2026 (2026-03-05) 0.3/4 3.78[16] N/a N/a N/a N/a
15 "Bright Lights" March 12, 2026 (2026-03-12) 0.3/3 3.50[17] N/a N/a N/a N/a

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