Tonight, USA Network aired the series finale of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Many who work on the TV show hope that’s not necessarily true.
Last Summer, it was rumored that the cop drama might be cancelled following a season of lackluster ratings. USA instead opted to bring Criminal Intent back for a 10th and final season of eight episodes. To cap the show’s run, it was also announced that Kathryn Erbe and Vincent D’Onofrio, who left abruptly at the start of season nine, would return.
Though USA has been calling season 10 the end of Criminal Intent, we learned in May that executive producer Dick Wolf wasn’t throwing in the towel just yet. He told reporters that he hoped, “enough fans will come out so the powers that be reconsider their decision.” Later, executive producer Chris Brancato noted that, “Yeah, I think if viewers are enthused about Vincent and Katie coming back I don’t see why it has to be the final season.” The ratings have shown improvement.
Erbe is also hopeful that tonight won’t be the end and would be to season 11. She recently told TV Guide, “I know that I would be there in a heartbeat. I’m fairly positive that Vincent [D’Onofrio] feels the same way. Everyone was really hoping that, in the 11th hour, we’d get some word… Whether the fans are able to muscle us back or not, who knows. They have amazing power.”
Regardless of what happens, Erbe is grateful for the chance to return to the series. She said, “I just know that these eight episodes were like a gift. To be able to come back and have closure with the crew and the cast and everyone… If that happens again, fantastic. It would just be like icing on the cake.”
If the series doesn’t come back, the actress feels that viewers will like this farewell to Goren and Eames better than their departure in 2010. Erbe notes, “I know we set out to make it satisfying… The one thing I know you’re going to see is that Goren and Eames are on much better, more solid ground. Healthier, happier and in good shape.”
If she never gets to play the role again, Erbe imagines that her character would continue solving cases with Goren and just continue to live her life.
What do you think? Would you like to see Law & Order: Criminal Intent continue?
Image courtesy USA.
I love love love this show and was horrified, yes I said horrified that Goren and Eames
were leaving the show. I’m glad someone had the good sense to bring them back.
They are brilliant together and I love Goren. His way of solving crimes with that
psychological twist is so great to watch. I can’t get enough. I even watch reruns
over and over again. Please make me and the world happy by continuing this
series with the only actors that should ever play the primary roles on this show.
Goren and Eames together forever.
Yes. It is a good show. I would like to see detective Goren back on the show.
I love law and order criminal intent. Goren’s way of getting confessions and knowledge of human behavior is what makes this show so interesting and Eames calmness makes them a great team. The reply “the jury is still out on that one” to the question “are you insane” was funny. What I like about a show is seriousness with some humor thrown in. Also it doesn’t have all the court room drama.
Please keep the show going. We love it. Eames and Goren are sooo great together. PLEASE BRING IT BACK.
Bring it back! I’ve been watching and I hope to continue to watch the best TV character ever, Robert Goren. I love the show!
PLEASE LET THE SHOW CONTINUE … THE NETWORKS ARE MIRED WITH SO MUCH TRASH TV THAT REMOVING A CLASSIC WOULD BE DEVASTATING!!! THE SHOW MUST GO ON!!! IT IS BY FAR THE TIME WHEN I ENJOY TV OUTSIDE OF SPORTS AND I’VE BEEN KNOWN TO TURN AWAY FROM SPORTS WHEN THERE IS A CI MARATHON ON!!! I HAVE ALL THE DVD’S AND CAN NEVER GET ENOUGH OF GOREN!!! AND I DO LOVE EAMES AS WELL …
Criminal Intent best of the Law and Order group. Katherine and Vincent do well for their roles right as brilliant detectives going after those criminals. Good Balance, they need to do a full season not 8 as was indicated.
Good talent is hard to find.
Thanks.
Patrick F. Tedaldi
please don’t take away one of the best characters ever developed on tv, Goren is a prime example that even though there is a very high back ground of mental illness in a family you can still be a high functioning human being, this is such a important message. There are millions of people this character relates to in many a family there is relative with these issues and to see howhe handles it on a weekly basis has given me and I am sure many others hope that are loved ones can have a furture.
Where else can we go to plead with the network and Dick Wolf? VD and KE should continue on in their roles on CI as long as television exists. I am VERY serious.
bring the law and order:criminal intent back with goren and eames on every episode its the best show on tv hands down
Yes!!! Providing the writing gets better. Go back to the writers pre-Goldblum. I’m glad they are letting Goren get better emotionally and not seem so unstable. He deserves some good things to happen in his on air life 🙂
we would love to see much more of goren and eames –
here’ hoping for season 11,12 and on and on…..
Please let Law & Order Criminal Intent come back! The two best actors in TV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Come on!
Yes, let’s have another season!
PLEASE DON’T CANCEL THIS SHOW. IT IS MY FAVORITE OF ALL THE LAW AND ORDER. LOVE BOTH THE CHARACTERS, GOREN AND EAMES. THE ONLY SHOW MY HUSBAND ACTUALLY WATCHES ALL THE WAY THROUGH. EVERYONE I KNOW LOVES THIS SHOW. WE ARE COUNTING ON YOU TO BRING THEM BACK. THANK YOU, CHERYL MIDDENDORF