Thursday nights are Law & Order night on NBC. What’s the deal tonight, Thursday, Feb. 6?
We start with some bad news. There isn’t a new episode of Law & Order season 24 on tonight. The entire NBC lineup is taking a week off. There is a big change to the lineup with this news, but it’s only for this week.
What’s on NBC tonight, Thursday, Feb. 6?
While there isn’t a new episode of Law & Order, there is a rerun on. However, it won’t air at the start of the night. NBC will bring another rerun of The Hunting Party, making it clear that it wants this new series to perform well in the linear ratings. It wants to get as many eyes on it as possible, and considering Thursdays start off strong, it makes sense to air the pilot rerun in the first timeslot of the night.
The Law & Order rerun will air at the end of the night instead. You’ll want to tune in at 10/9c. This is interesting, as often networks will choose to air reruns of current shows in their own timeslots. Could it suggest that NBC is looking to see how Law & Order could perform at the end of the night instead?
We’re heading back to the season 24 premiere for this episode. When a prosecutor is killed, Maroun needs to convince a witness to come forward. Meanwhile, there’s a new lieutenant, and Riley isn’t too sure about her.
When will Law & Order return with new episodes?
The good news is that the wait isn’t that long. There will be a new episode on Thursday, Feb. 13.
This would suggest that this break is purely for scheduling needs. By bringing shows back in January, we knew that there would be weeks where reruns would need to air. This is because NBC likes to air finales in May, and there are more weeks than new episodes available.
Abigail Spencer guest stars in the episode as the mother of a murdered child. It turns out that she may have been complicit in her daughter’s murder, but more by non-action rather than action. Maroun points out that she was a victim too, which suggests that this mother was in an abusive relationship that she couldn’t get out of.
Check out the promo for Law & Order season 24, episode 12:
Law & Order airs on Thursdays at 8/7c on NBC. Catch up the following day on Peacock.
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