Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.

IMDb rating: 7.6 (30,219 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 ↑ +0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 10
Streaming (US): Peacock
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 10 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2001)

8.05 avg 22 episodes 8.3 → 8.2 47 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	One	8.3	793
2	Art	8.0	609
3	Smothered	7.9	526
4	The Faithful	7.9	505
5	Jones	8.2	562
6	The Extra Man	8.0	509
7	Poison	8.3	529
8	The Pardoner's Tale	7.7	447
9	The Good Doctor	8.2	528
10	Enemy Within	7.8	462
11	The Third Horseman	7.6	461
12	Crazy	7.9	494
13	The Insider	7.8	432
14	Homo Homini Lupus	8.4	488
15	Semi-Professional	8.2	470
16	Phantom	8.3	538
17	Seizure	8.2	464
18	Yesterday	7.8	448
19	Maledictus	7.8	441
20	Badge	8.6	546
21	Faith	8.1	488
22	Tuxedo Hill	8.2	475

Season 2 (2002)

8.10 avg 23 episodes 8.5 → 8.6 46 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dead	8.5	507
2	Bright Boy	7.9	462
3	Anti-Thesis	8.7	619
4	Best Defense	8.2	448
5	Chinoiserie	7.7	419
6	Malignant	8.0	428
7	Tomorrow	8.2	518
8	The Pilgrim	7.8	423
9	Shandeh	7.8	438
10	Con-Text	7.7	413
11	Baggage	7.9	430
12	Suite Sorrow	8.1	419
13	See Me	8.1	406
14	Probability	8.6	517
15	Monster	8.1	416
16	Cuba Libre	8.0	416
17	Cold Comfort	8.0	393
18	Legion	7.9	382
19	Cherry Red	8.3	441
20	Blink	8.0	399
21	Graansha	8.0	390
22	Zoonotic	8.2	434
23	A Person of Interest	8.6	442

Season 3 (2003)

7.91 avg 21 episodes 8.0 → 8.2 45 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Undaunted Mettle	8.0	433
2	Gemini	7.6	380
3	The Gift	7.6	375
4	But Not Forgotten	8.3	420
5	Pravda	7.7	419
6	Stray	8.1	431
7	A Murderer Among Us	8.1	418
8	Sound Bodies	8.2	439
9	Happy Family	7.9	398
10	F.P.S.	7.5	382
11	Mad Hops	7.5	386
12	Unrequited	7.7	393
13	Pas de Deux	7.9	398
14	Mis-Labeled	8.0	378
15	Shrink-Wrapped	8.1	418
16	The Saint	8.1	433
17	Conscience	8.0	378
18	Ill-Bred	7.5	354
19	Fico Di Capo	7.9	358
20	D.A.W.	8.2	388
21	Consumed	8.2	376

Season 4 (2004)

7.87 avg 23 episodes 7.9 → 7.5 50 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Semi-Detached	7.9	423
2	The Posthumous Collection	7.6	356
3	Want	8.4	501
4	Great Barrier	8.3	411
5	Eosphoros	7.3	374
6	In the Dark	7.6	378
7	Magnificat	8.1	420
8	Silver Lining	8.0	414
9	Inert Dwarf	7.9	402
10	View from Up Here	7.5	387
11	Gone	7.6	363
12	Collective	7.6	377
13	Stress Position	8.3	437
14	Sex Club	7.6	371
15	Death Roe	8.0	413
16	Ex Stasis	7.8	336
17	Shibboleth	8.2	385
18	The Good Child	8.1	377
19	Beast	7.9	373
20	No Exit	7.7	339
21	The Unblinking Eye	7.9	395
22	My Good Name	8.2	376
23	False-Hearted Judges	7.5	333

Season 5 (2005)

7.98 avg 22 episodes 8.5 → 7.9 48 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Grow	8.5	467
2	Diamond Dogs	8.0	383
3	Prisoner	8.0	385
4	Unchained	7.7	342
5	Acts of Contrition	8.2	408
6	In the Wee Small Hours: Part 1	8.6	502
7	In the Wee Small Hours: Part 2	8.7	453
8	Saving Face	7.6	339
9	Scared Crazy	7.5	373
10	Dollhouse	7.6	348
11	Slither	8.1	421
12	Watch	7.6	360
13	Proud Flesh	7.9	368
14	Wasichu	7.7	322
15	Wrongful Life	7.8	371
16	Dramma Giocoso	7.7	348
17	Vacancy	7.9	366
18	The Healer	7.9	373
19	Cruise to Nowhere	8.2	399
20	To the Bone	8.5	438
21	On Fire	8.0	398
22	The Good	7.9	315

Season 6 (2006)

7.90 avg 22 episodes 8.6 → 8.3 46 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Blind Spot	8.6	554
2	Tru Love	7.8	403
3	Siren Call	7.9	393
4	Maltese Cross	8.3	393
5	Bedfellows	7.9	377
6	Masquerade	8.1	386
7	Country Crossover	7.4	319
8	The War at Home	8.2	426
9	Blasters	7.6	365
10	Weeping Willow	7.4	396
11	World's Fair	7.6	325
12	Privilege	8.2	371
13	Albatross	8.1	370
14	Flipped	7.4	334
15	Brother's Keeper	7.8	350
16	30	7.6	322
17	Players	8.0	315
18	Silencer	7.7	351
19	Rocket Man	7.6	328
20	Bombshell	7.3	338
21	Endgame	9.1	635
22	Renewal	8.3	383

Season 7 (2007)

7.99 avg 22 episodes 8.6 → 8.9 49 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Amends	8.6	442
2	Seeds	7.4	318
3	Smile	7.8	343
4	Lonelyville	8.0	333
5	Depths	7.7	338
6	Courtship	7.6	307
7	Self-made	7.7	321
8	Offense	7.6	323
9	Untethered	8.5	462
10	Senseless	8.3	368
11	Purgatory	8.5	397
12	Contract	7.8	314
13	Betrayed	8.1	338
14	Assassin	7.7	295
15	Please Note We Are No Longer Accepting Letters of Recommendation from Henry Kissinger	8.1	352
16	Reunion	7.7	360
17	Vanishing Act	8.0	354
18	Ten Count	7.5	280
19	Legacy	7.9	338
20	Neighborhood Watch	7.7	308
21	Last Rites	8.6	377
22	Frame	8.9	543

Season 8 (2009)

7.77 avg 16 episodes 8.0 → 8.2 47 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Playing Dead	8.0	360
2	Rock Star	7.4	365
3	Identity Crisis	8.2	380
4	In Treatment	7.8	321
5	Faithfully	7.7	314
6	Astoria Helen	7.5	289
7	Folie a Deux	8.0	374
8	The Glory That Was...	7.4	178
9	Family Values	8.0	402
10	Salome in Manhattan	7.4	325
11	Lady's Man	8.0	357
12	Passion	7.4	281
13	All In	7.3	312
14	Major Case	8.4	349
15	Alpha Dog	7.6	300
16	Revolution	8.2	343

Season 9 (2010)

7.57 avg 16 episodes 8.6 → 7.9 48 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Loyalty: Part 1	8.6	406
2	Loyalty: Part 2	8.6	383
3	Broad Channel	7.9	342
4	Delicate	7.3	328
5	Gods & Insects	7.5	290
6	Abel & Willing	7.7	321
7	Love Sick	7.6	306
8	Love on Ice	7.4	268
9	Traffic	7.2	263
10	Disciple	7.6	266
11	Lost Children of the Blood	6.8	298
12	True Legacy	7.8	283
13	The Mobster Will See You Now	7.2	253
14	Palimpsest	6.9	363
15	Inhumane Society	7.1	266
16	Three-in-One	7.9	295

Season 10 (2011)

7.86 avg 8 episodes 7.9 → 8.3 44 min avg

Big finale

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Rispetto	7.9	382
2	The Consoler	7.8	337
3	Boots on the Ground	7.7	316
4	The Last Street in Manhattan	8.1	341
5	Trophy Wine	7.7	300
6	Cadaver	7.7	300
7	Icarus	7.7	299
8	To the Boy in the Blue Knit Cap	8.3	368