THE PALEY CENTER PRESENTS: "LAW & ORDER: BEFORE THEY WERE STARS
NBC, 10:00 p.m. ET
SPECIAL PREMIERE: This is a very clever, extremely focused premise for a Paley Center for Media TV special. Instead of just looking at the Law & Order NBC franchise in general, it’s looking very specifically at the guest stars who have appeared over the decades. Because the flagship series is shot in New York (at least was, pre-pandemic; stay tuned), Law & Order always has been a welcome and reliable quick paycheck for off-Broadway actors and struggling artists trying to make it there. Among the now-familiar faces who appeared as guest stars or bit players on Law & Order: Samuel L. Jackson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Claire Danes, Bradley Cooper, the aforementioned Ellen Pompeo, and (pictured) Julia Roberts.