Just in Time for the Fall, It’s ‘Law & Reorder’

Now it can be revealed: NBC, in a bold programming move, plans to junk its entire prime-time schedule this fall for an all-”Law & Order” lineup.

The ratings-grabbing police-and-courtroom drama, already airing in three versions--”Law & Order,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”--will expand its reach even further. So get the VCR serviced and stock up on tapes. Coming in September:

“Law & Ardor”--Det. Logan (Chris Noth) returns to the precinct, but he finds his job complicated by his pairing with a female partner, the department’s most fashionable and neurotic detective, played by Sarah Jessica Parker.

“Law & Order: Plagiarism Unit”--Editors and copyright attorneys work to ferret out unattributed passages in manuscripts. Preceded by a disclaimer saying “Doris Kearns Goodwin” and “Stephen Ambrose” are fictitious characters.

“Law & Boarder”--Prosecutor Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) rents out extra space in his Manhattan brownstone to a series of wacky characters. “Three’s Company’s” Suzanne Somers and John Ritter show up for sweeps week.

“Law & Order: Not-So-Special Victims Unit”--The first-ever hourlong prime-time drama about the Better Business Bureau, as it doggedly investigates complaints about rude sales clerks and telemarketers who call during dinner.

“Law & Order: Where Everybody Knows Your Name”--Det. Greevy (George Dzundza) opens a bar whose regulars include all the actors who have ever been bounced off “L&O;” by producer Dick Wolf.

“Law & Order: HBO”--A “Pop-Up Video”-style show that highlights every “L&O;” character played by an actor who also has appeared on “The Sopranos,” “Oz” and “Sex and the City.”

“Law & Odor”--Lt. Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson) is demoted to head a squad of drug-sniffing dogs.

“Law & Order: Caloric Intake”--Detectives and attorneys struggle to make healthy choices for lunch and avoid the temptations of squad-room doughnuts and late-night Chinese takeout. Prosecutor Abbie Carmichael (Angie Harmon) confesses her eating disorder. Billy Blanks and Richard Simmons guest star.

“Claw & Order”--Jesse L. Martin teams with Benjamin Bratt as ex-cops who start new lives running a crab shack on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

“Law & Order: SUV”--Following the lives of attorneys and detectives who drive gas-guzzling vehicles. Hand-held cameras add to the realism of the desperate search for a service station near a highway exit.

“Law & Order: The Collection”--Produced by QVC, this show offers the pre-rumpled Sam Waterston line, Angie Harmon business wear for women sizes 0 to 2 and the much-anticipated musical collaboration of Paul Sorvino and Ice-T.

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Ray Frager is a staff writer at the Baltimore Sun, a Tribune company.