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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Sunday, May 5
The Drowned and the Saved
Season 19 • Episode 22
The murder of a well-known charity executive leads detectives down a path of political intrigue.
Sunday, May 5
Memo From the Dark Side
Season 20 • Episode 1
When a young war veteran is found dead, detectives connect the murder to an attorney.
Sunday, May 5
Just a Girl in the World
Season 20 • Episode 2
The murder of a CSU investigator and an attack on a young journalist appear to be linked.
Sunday, May 5
Great Satan
Season 20 • Episode 3
Detectives investigate when an aspiring musician is found dead.
Sunday, May 5
Reality Bites
Season 20 • Episode 4
The investigation of the murder of the adoptive mother of 10 children leads to several big secrets.
Sunday, May 5
Dignity
Season 20 • Episode 5
When a doctor is murdered, the detectives investigate an abortion protester.
Sunday, May 5
Human Flesh Search Engine
Season 20 • Episode 6
The revelation of a murder victim's true identity leads detectives to a suspicious web site.
Sunday, May 5
Boy Gone Astray
Season 20 • Episode 7
A wealthy young woman is found dead in her apartment; a video may lead to a drug cartel.
Monday, May 6
Doped
Season 20 • Episode 8
A suspicious nasal spray is found at the site of a deadly car crash.
Monday, May 6
For the Defense
Season 20 • Episode 9
A key witness in a murder trial is found dead outside her hotel room.
Monday, May 6
Shotgun
Season 20 • Episode 10
Detectives Lupo and Bernard think a violent armed robbery might be a scare tactic for a shakedown.
Monday, May 6
Betrayal
Season 18 • Episode 11
A psychiatrist who treats disturbed teens is found shot to death.
Monday, May 6
Submission
Season 18 • Episode 12
The police break up a dog-fighting ring and discover a finger inside one of the dead animals.
Monday, May 6
Angelgrove
Season 18 • Episode 13
An art dealer is found stoned to death; detectives suspect a link to work in her gallery.
Monday, May 6
Burn Card
Season 18 • Episode 14
A case forces Ed Green to reveal his troubled past and puts his badge in danger.
Monday, May 6
Bogeyman
Season 18 • Episode 15
Detectives believe a cult is involved when a novelist is found dead in her car.
Monday, May 6
Strike
Season 18 • Episode 16
A legal aid striker is killed outside the courthouse; Rubirosa and Cutter face each other in court.
Monday, May 6
Personae Non Grata
Season 18 • Episode 17
Detectives uncover a fraudulent online relationship, blackmail and money laundering.
Monday, May 6
Excalibur
Season 18 • Episode 18
The murder of a jeweler leads detectives to an illegal prostitution ring.
Monday, May 6
Rumble
Season 19 • Episode 1
The beating death of a stockbroker causes a battle of epic proportions.
Monday, May 6
Challenged
Season 19 • Episode 2
A mentally challenged man is reunited with the mother who gave him away.
Monday, May 6
Loco Parentis
Season 10 • Episode 10
The detectives suspect a high-school bully in the murder of a teenager.
Monday, May 6
Collision
Season 10 • Episode 11
A mentally disturbed man halts a murder trial by refusing medicine.
Monday, May 6
Mother's Milk
Season 10 • Episode 12
The detectives search for the missing baby of separated parents.
Monday, May 6
Panic
Season 10 • Episode 13
A best-selling author is injured in an assassination attempt.
Monday, May 6
Entitled
Season 10 • Episode 14
The search continues for a killer who may be responsible for several unsolved murders.
Monday, May 6
Fools for Love
Season 10 • Episode 15
Detectives search for a missing woman who could be the key to solving a rape case.
Monday, May 6
Trade This
Season 10 • Episode 16
A murder investigation complicates when a hit man kills the the prime suspect.
Tuesday, May 7
Fed
Season 20 • Episode 11
Detectives Lupo and Bernard investigate the murder of a campaign volunteer.
Tuesday, May 7
Blackmail
Season 20 • Episode 12
When a journalist is found dead in an apartment, the investigation uncovers a relationship.
Tuesday, May 7
Steel-Eyed Death
Season 20 • Episode 13
When a family is found murdered at home, a runaway teenager becomes a suspect.
Wednesday, May 8
Boy on Fire
Season 20 • Episode 14
When a student's burning body is found, Lupo and Bernard question the young person he mentored.
Wednesday, May 8
Brilliant Disguise
Season 20 • Episode 15
A woman's body is found stashed on a food service cart in a hotel.
Wednesday, May 8
Innocence
Season 20 • Episode 16
After a man is found guilty of a hate crime, The Innocence Collective tries to prove his innocence.
Wednesday, May 8
Carrier
Season 8 • Episode 17
McCoy and Ross test right-to-privacy ethics in regard to a girl's death stemming from a shooting.
Wednesday, May 8
Stalker
Season 8 • Episode 18
Detectives Briscoe and Curtis have little time to piece together a mystery.
Wednesday, May 8
Disappeared
Season 8 • Episode 19
The disappearance of a high-society couple puzzles detectives.
Wednesday, May 8
Burden
Season 8 • Episode 20
Prosecutors question the motive of a suspect in the murder of a quadriplegic boy.
Wednesday, May 8
Bad Girl
Season 8 • Episode 21
McCoy and Ross battle over capital punishment when a suspect finds religion.
Wednesday, May 8
Damaged
Season 8 • Episode 22
The shooting deaths of two teachers and the rape of a student take place on a high-school campus.
Wednesday, May 8
Tabloid
Season 8 • Episode 23
A tabloid journalist chases a high-profile law professor into the path of an oncoming car.
Wednesday, May 8
Monster
Season 8 • Episode 24
Police and prosecutors come under scrutiny for their handling of a rape case.
Wednesday, May 8
Cherished
Season 9 • Episode 1
McCoy and his new partner, Abbie Carmichael, press for a murder conviction.
Wednesday, May 8
DWB
Season 9 • Episode 2
An African-American man is found brutally beaten and deserted on a roadside.
Wednesday, May 8
Bait
Season 9 • Episode 3
Briscoe must decide whether to take the stand to unravel a string of lies.
Thursday, May 9
Flight
Season 9 • Episode 4
Detectives seek the source of a lethal virus after a kindergarten boy dies from a rare flu.
Thursday, May 9
Agony
Season 9 • Episode 5
McCoy and Carmichael learn they have the wrong killer in custody.
Thursday, May 9
Scrambled
Season 9 • Episode 6
An assailant damages frozen embryos and murders an embryologist at a fertility clinic.
Thursday, May 9
Venom
Season 9 • Episode 7
A high-society escort is shot in a theater alley at a benefit concert.
Thursday, May 9
Punk
Season 9 • Episode 8
The murder of a corrections officer leads to a women's prison where a guard was linked to an inmate.
Thursday, May 9
True North
Season 9 • Episode 9
Briscoe and Curtis investigate the murders of a wealthy man and his daughter.
Thursday, May 9
Hate
Season 9 • Episode 10
The severe beating of a high-school girl leads detectives to a Hitler youth rally.
Thursday, May 9
Ramparts
Season 9 • Episode 11
A closed case is reopened when a vehicle is dredged from the Hudson River.
Thursday, May 9
Hunters
Season 9 • Episode 13
Detectives race to find the killer of a parolee before two bounty hunters do.
Thursday, May 9
Haven
Season 9 • Episode 12
Authorities seek the person who beat to death a beloved community leader at his center in Harlem.
Thursday, May 9
No Good Deed New
Season 23 • Episode 12
Baxter takes over Price's chair when a disturbing connection to the defendant is discovered.
Thursday, May 9
Disciple
Season 9 • Episode 15
Detectives learn religion may be linked to the death of a young girl found in an ER waiting room.
Friday, May 10
Harm
Season 9 • Episode 16
The assault of a retired divorce attorney leads detectives to a possible homicide.
Friday, May 10
Shield
Season 9 • Episode 17
Detectives probe the shooting death of an undercover officer on a stakeout.
Friday, May 10
Sweetie
Season 19 • Episode 6
The writer of a best-selling memoir is found dead in a community of male prostitutes.
Friday, May 10
Zero
Season 19 • Episode 7
Cutter is determined to expose misconduct when he realizes an old friend is obstructing justice.
Friday, May 10
Chattel
Season 19 • Episode 8
While investigating the murder of two divorce lawyers, detectives uncover a child slave-trade ring.
Friday, May 10
By Perjury
Season 19 • Episode 9
Detectives come across a lawyer who will do whatever it takes to ensure his big payday.
Friday, May 10
Pledge
Season 19 • Episode 10
The son and housekeeper of a pair of prominent biologists are murdered.
Friday, May 10
Lucky Stiff
Season 19 • Episode 11
The owner of a trucking company is found dead after a business meeting.
Friday, May 10
Illegitimate
Season 19 • Episode 12
An NYPD officer kills a troubled fellow officer who took hostages at gunpoint.
Friday, May 10
Crimebusters
Season 19 • Episode 13
Unconscious war widow and her lifeless infant are discovered.
Friday, May 10
Rapture
Season 19 • Episode 14
Jack's political opponent uses the media to attack his reputation.
Friday, May 10
Bailout
Season 19 • Episode 15
Detectives investigate the death of a bank executive's mistress.
Friday, May 10
Take-Out
Season 19 • Episode 16
The search for a writer's killer leads detectives to a closed espionage case.
Friday, May 10
Anchors Away
Season 19 • Episode 17
Detectives investigate the murder of a TV reporter involved in a love triangle.
Friday, May 10
Promote This!
Season 19 • Episode 18
An investigation into a series of hate crimes against Hispanic men leads to controversy.
Friday, May 10
All New
Season 19 • Episode 19
A firefighter and his wife are found tortured and murdered in their new home.
Sunday, May 12
Four Cops Shot
Season 20 • Episode 17
Detectives Lupo and Bernard tackle a complex case when four police officers are shot.
Sunday, May 12
Brazil
Season 20 • Episode 18
Lupo and Bernard investigate when an environmental scientist is poisoned during a conference.
Sunday, May 12
Crashers
Season 20 • Episode 19
When the body of a model is found burning in an alley, Lupo and Bernard search for her killer.
Sunday, May 12
The Taxman Cometh
Season 20 • Episode 20
When a young heiress dies of an apparent drug overdose, Lupo and Bernard suspect her cousin.
Sunday, May 12
Immortal
Season 20 • Episode 21
A man's double life comes to light after he is stabbed to death.
Sunday, May 12
Love Eternal
Season 20 • Episode 22
A reality TV crew finds a dead man's body locked in a dog cage.
Sunday, May 12
Rubber Room
Season 20 • Episode 23
Detectives search for an anonymous blogger who has posted plans to blow up a school.
Sunday, May 12
The Taxman Cometh
Season 20 • Episode 20
When a young heiress dies of an apparent drug overdose, Lupo and Bernard suspect her cousin.
Monday, May 13
Everybody's Favorite Bagman
Season 1 • Episode 6
A mugging investigation leads to city corruption involving the parking violations bureau.
Monday, May 13
Prescription for Death
Season 1 • Episode 1
An emergency room death brings the hospital's chief of medicine under suspicion of negligence.
Monday, May 13
Subterranean Homeboy Blues
Season 1 • Episode 2
A subway shooting raises the issue of self-defense vs. provocation.
Monday, May 13
Exchange
Season 19 • Episode 20
The double murder of two young scientists leads detectives to a jealous, mentally disturbed woman.
Monday, May 13
Skate or Die
Season 19 • Episode 21
Detectives Lupo and Bernard investigate three murders that appear to be the work of a serial killer.
Monday, May 13
The Drowned and the Saved
Season 19 • Episode 22
The murder of a well-known charity executive leads detectives down a path of political intrigue.
Monday, May 13
Memo From the Dark Side
Season 20 • Episode 1
When a young war veteran is found dead, detectives connect the murder to an attorney.
Monday, May 13
Just a Girl in the World
Season 20 • Episode 2
The murder of a CSU investigator and an attack on a young journalist appear to be linked.
Monday, May 13
Great Satan
Season 20 • Episode 3
Detectives investigate when an aspiring musician is found dead.
Monday, May 13
Reality Bites
Season 20 • Episode 4
The investigation of the murder of the adoptive mother of 10 children leads to several big secrets.
Monday, May 13
Dignity
Season 20 • Episode 5
When a doctor is murdered, the detectives investigate an abortion protester.
Monday, May 13
Black, White and Blue
Season 10 • Episode 17
The murder of a teen in Harlem may involve two patrol officers.
Monday, May 13
Mega
Season 10 • Episode 18
The detectives link two financial advisers to a helicopter crash.
Monday, May 13
Surrender Dorothy
Season 10 • Episode 19
A female graduate student is found dead in the trunk of a car.
Monday, May 13
Untitled
Season 10 • Episode 20
A mutilation murder plunges the detectives into the realm of controversial art.
Monday, May 13
Narcosis
Season 10 • Episode 21
The detectives probe the strangulation of an Asian-American stripper.
Monday, May 13
High & Low
Season 10 • Episode 22
The detectives suspect a club owner hired two men to kill a stripper.
Monday, May 13
Stiff
Season 10 • Episode 23
The detectives suspect a comatose woman's husband tried to kill her.
Tuesday, May 14
The Reaper's Helper
Season 1 • Episode 3
A routine robbery/homicide turns out to be the mercy killings of AIDS victims.
Tuesday, May 14
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
Season 1 • Episode 4
Lack of evidence may free an Ivy Leaguer accused of his girlfriend's murder.
Tuesday, May 14
Happily Ever After
Season 1 • Episode 5
Stone's legal somersaulting turns murder conspirators into adversaries in the courtroom.
Wednesday, May 15
Tabula Rasa
Season 9 • Episode 19
A professor is thrown off a subway platform and into the path of a train.
Wednesday, May 15
Empire
Season 9 • Episode 20
An overdose of a sex-enhancing drug kills a corporate mogul; guest Julia Roberts.
Wednesday, May 15
Ambitious
Season 9 • Episode 21
The murder of an audio installation salesman is linked to the mafia.
Wednesday, May 15
Admissions
Season 9 • Episode 22
A promising mathematician's death points to a turbulent relationship with her professor.
Wednesday, May 15
Refuge
Season 9 • Episode 23
A mute 10-year-old is the sole witness to murders linked to the Russian mob.
Wednesday, May 15
Refuge
Season 9 • Episode 24
McCoy must link jailed Russian mob suspects to money laundering and murder.
Wednesday, May 15
Gunshow
Season 10 • Episode 1
A shooting spree prompts detectives to trace the murder weapon's origination.
Wednesday, May 15
Killerz
Season 10 • Episode 2
A 10-year-old girl may be responsible for a boy's death at a construction site.
Wednesday, May 15
DNR
Season 10 • Episode 3
Briscoe and Green think a husband had a role in his wife's shooting.
Wednesday, May 15
Merger
Season 10 • Episode 4
Briscoe and Green investigate the murder of a drug-laden teenager.
Wednesday, May 15
Justice
Season 10 • Episode 5
McCoy is beside himself when former colleague Jamie Ross returns to oppose him in a murder case.
Thursday, May 16
Marathon
Season 10 • Episode 6
A frustrating investigation leads to tension between Briscoe and Green.
Thursday, May 16
Patsy
Season 10 • Episode 7
The detectives search for a suspect in the case of a young woman found bludgeoned into a coma.
Thursday, May 16
Blood Money
Season 10 • Episode 8
An elderly murder victim could hold the key to a fortune in insurance claims.
Thursday, May 16
Sundown
Season 10 • Episode 9
The murder of a wealthy woman prompts a search for a silver-haired gigolo.
Thursday, May 16
Loco Parentis
Season 10 • Episode 10
The detectives suspect a high-school bully in the murder of a teenager.
Thursday, May 16
Collision
Season 10 • Episode 11
A mentally disturbed man halts a murder trial by refusing medicine.
Thursday, May 16
Mother's Milk
Season 10 • Episode 12
The detectives search for the missing baby of separated parents.
Thursday, May 16
Entitled
Season 10 • Episode 14
The search continues for a killer who may be responsible for several unsolved murders.
Thursday, May 16
Fools for Love
Season 10 • Episode 15
Detectives search for a missing woman who could be the key to solving a rape case.
Thursday, May 16
Trade This
Season 10 • Episode 16
A murder investigation complicates when a hit man kills the the prime suspect.
Thursday, May 16
In Harm's Way New
Season 23 • Episode 13
When a sports star is killed, Shaw and Riley suspect the shooter missed their intended target.
Thursday, May 16
Mega
Season 10 • Episode 18
The detectives link two financial advisers to a helicopter crash.
Friday, May 17
Blackmail
Season 20 • Episode 12
When a journalist is found dead in an apartment, the investigation uncovers a relationship.
Friday, May 17
Steel-Eyed Death
Season 20 • Episode 13
When a family is found murdered at home, a runaway teenager becomes a suspect.
Friday, May 17
Boy on Fire
Season 20 • Episode 14
When a student's burning body is found, Lupo and Bernard question the young person he mentored.
Friday, May 17
Brilliant Disguise
Season 20 • Episode 15
A woman's body is found stashed on a food service cart in a hotel.
Friday, May 17
Innocence
Season 20 • Episode 16
After a man is found guilty of a hate crime, The Innocence Collective tries to prove his innocence.
Friday, May 17
Four Cops Shot
Season 20 • Episode 17
Detectives Lupo and Bernard tackle a complex case when four police officers are shot.
Friday, May 17
Brazil
Season 20 • Episode 18
Lupo and Bernard investigate when an environmental scientist is poisoned during a conference.
Friday, May 17
Crashers
Season 20 • Episode 19
When the body of a model is found burning in an alley, Lupo and Bernard search for her killer.
Friday, May 17
The Taxman Cometh
Season 20 • Episode 20
When a young heiress dies of an apparent drug overdose, Lupo and Bernard suspect her cousin.
Friday, May 17
Immortal
Season 20 • Episode 21
A man's double life comes to light after he is stabbed to death.
Friday, May 17
Love Eternal
Season 20 • Episode 22
A reality TV crew finds a dead man's body locked in a dog cage.
Friday, May 17
Rubber Room
Season 20 • Episode 23
Detectives search for an anonymous blogger who has posted plans to blow up a school.
Friday, May 17
American Jihad
Season 13 • Episode 1
A man motivated by religious convictions is the prime suspect in a double homicide.
Friday, May 17
Shangri-La
Season 13 • Episode 2
The murder of a high-school teacher reveals a love triangle involving a teen and her faculty lover.
Sunday, May 19
By Hooker, by Crook
Season 1 • Episode 7
The investigation of a death unearths a prostitution ring run by a society woman.
Sunday, May 19
Poison Ivy
Season 1 • Episode 8
Greevey and Logan uncover an ugly twist in the shooting of a black Ivy Leaguer by a white cop.
Sunday, May 19
Indifference
Season 1 • Episode 9
Stone traps a crooked lawyer accused of fatally beating a child.
Sunday, May 19
Violence of Summer
Season 1 • Episode 14
When Stone must dismiss a gang rape case, the detectives reinvestigate.
Sunday, May 19
God Bless the Child
Season 2 • Episode 5
A child whose parents refuse medical treatment on religious grounds dies.
Sunday, May 19
Star Struck
Season 2 • Episode 12
Stone tries to prove that an obsessed fan accused of stalking a TV actress is sane.
Sunday, May 19
Cradle to Grave
Season 2 • Episode 18
Stone suspects it was the slumlord who turned off the heat and broke a window, freezing an infant.
Sunday, May 19
Conduct Unbecoming
Season 3 • Episode 17
A female naval officer is killed when a ship's crew takes over a hotel.
Sunday, May 19
Animal Instinct
Season 3 • Episode 18
An animal-rights group is suspected in the murder of a research scientist.
Sunday, May 19
Blue Bamboo
Season 5 • Episode 3
A Japanese businessman's murder points to an actress claiming to be the victim of white slavery.
Sunday, May 19
Family Values
Season 5 • Episode 4
A wealthy woman's husband and daughter become suspects when her body is found.
Sunday, May 19
Scoundrels
Season 5 • Episode 9
An underhanded lawyer is killed while investigating an equally bad financier.
Sunday, May 19
Hot Pursuit
Season 6 • Episode 5
A couple is captured after a violent crime spree; woman claims she was forced to commit the crimes.
Sunday, May 19
Thrill
Season 8 • Episode 1
A murder suspect's confession is deemed out of bounds for prosecutors.
Sunday, May 19
Expert
Season 8 • Episode 12
Briscoe and Curtis investigate the attempted assassination of a forensics expert.
Sunday, May 19
Empire
Season 9 • Episode 20
An overdose of a sex-enhancing drug kills a corporate mogul; guest Julia Roberts.
Sunday, May 19
Refuge
Season 9 • Episode 23
A mute 10-year-old is the sole witness to murders linked to the Russian mob.
Monday, May 20
Refuge
Season 9 • Episode 24
McCoy must link jailed Russian mob suspects to money laundering and murder.
Monday, May 20
Black, White and Blue
Season 10 • Episode 17
The murder of a teen in Harlem may involve two patrol officers.
Monday, May 20
Stiff
Season 10 • Episode 23
The detectives suspect a comatose woman's husband tried to kill her.
Monday, May 20
Turnstile Justice
Season 11 • Episode 2
The mental state of a suspect calls into question whether he alone is responsible for a murder.
Monday, May 20
True Crime
Season 13 • Episode 3
A rock singer's body is found in a garbage can with drugs in her system.
Monday, May 20
Tragedy on Rye
Season 13 • Episode 4
Detectives hope a vacation video has information about the death of a struggling actress.
Monday, May 20
The Ring
Season 13 • Episode 5
A ring identifies the remains of a woman who supposedly died in the Twin Towers collapse.
Monday, May 20
Hitman
Season 13 • Episode 6
Detectives Briscoe and Green suspect a woman and her lover hired a gunman to kill her husband.
Monday, May 20
Open Season
Season 13 • Episode 7
The acquittal of a cop-killer leads to the murder of a defense attorney.
Monday, May 20
Asterisk
Season 13 • Episode 8
A ballplayer is accused of killing the limo driver who supplied him with steroids.
Monday, May 20
The Wheel
Season 13 • Episode 9
The smoldering corpse of a girl is found by Chinese consul general's apartment.
Monday, May 20
Mother's Day
Season 13 • Episode 10
A teenager dies after being struck by a vehicle in front of a coffee shop.
Monday, May 20
Vaya con Dios
Season 10 • Episode 24
McCoy seeks to prosecute a foreign dignitary for torture and murder of a student 27 years earlier.
Monday, May 20
Endurance
Season 11 • Episode 1
The death of a disabled boy during an apartment fire raises suspicions.
Monday, May 20
Turnstile Justice
Season 11 • Episode 2
The mental state of a suspect calls into question whether he alone is responsible for a murder.
Monday, May 20
Dissonance
Season 11 • Episode 3
The detectives probe the murder of a star violinist for the Manhattan Symphony Orchestra.
Monday, May 20
Standoff
Season 11 • Episode 4
A gang leader convicted of brutal crimes dies in a prison scuffle.
Monday, May 20
Return
Season 11 • Episode 5
A murder suspect flees to Israel and may be protected from extradition by Israel's Law of Return.
Monday, May 20
Burn Baby Burn
Season 11 • Episode 6
A cop's fatal error leads to a racially charged murder investigation.
Tuesday, May 21
Prisoner of Love
Season 1 • Episode 10
The death of an artist is linked to the Commissioner of Cultural Affairs and a wealthy art patron.
Tuesday, May 21
Out of the Half-Light
Season 1 • Episode 11
A media circus surrounds a girl who accuses a group of policemen of rape.
Tuesday, May 21
Life Choice
Season 1 • Episode 12
An abortion opponent killed in a clinic bombing was actually there to have an abortion.
Wednesday, May 22
Narcosis
Season 10 • Episode 21
The detectives probe the strangulation of an Asian-American stripper.
Wednesday, May 22
High & Low
Season 10 • Episode 22
The detectives suspect a club owner hired two men to kill a stripper.
Wednesday, May 22
Stiff
Season 10 • Episode 23
The detectives suspect a comatose woman's husband tried to kill her.
Wednesday, May 22
Vaya con Dios
Season 10 • Episode 24
McCoy seeks to prosecute a foreign dignitary for torture and murder of a student 27 years earlier.
Wednesday, May 22
Who Let the Dogs Out
Season 12 • Episode 1
A woman jogging in Central Park is the victim of a vicious dog attack.
Wednesday, May 22
Armed Forces
Season 12 • Episode 2
Men from a Vietnam veteran's fighting unit may be responsible for his murder.