<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> <P> Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced . Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the third series in Wolf's successful Law & Order franchise . Criminal Intent focuses on the investigations of the Major Case Squad in a fictionalized version of the New York City Police Department set in New York City's One Police Plaza . In the style of the original Law & Order, episodes are often "ripped from the headlines" or loosely based on a real crime that received media attention . </P> <P> The series aired on NBC for the first six seasons but was moved to the NBCUniversal - owned USA Network starting with the seventh season to share costs and due to declining ratings . During its NBC run, each episode aired on USA the week after its original NBC airing . The 10th and final season premiered on Sunday, May 1, 2011, at 9 p.m. EDT with original cast members Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe starring as Detectives Robert Goren and Alexandra Eames, respectively, and featuring Jay O. Sanders as Captain Joseph Hannah . The series ended on June 26, 2011, after 10 seasons comprising 195 episodes . </P>

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