(Updated: 9:55 a.m.)
NBC canceled long running procedural "Law & Order" after twenty seasons, the network announced on Friday.
""The full measure of the collective contributions made by Dick Wolf and his ‘Law & Order’ franchise over the last two decades to the success of NBC and Universal Media Studios cannot be overstated," Jeff Gaspin, chairman, NBC Universal Television Entertainment, said in a statement.
Previously
NBC is in last-minute talks over a 21st season of "Law & Order," despite that news of its cancellation had spread among people on the production side Thursday, a person with direct knowledge of the ongoing negotiations told TheWrap.