On Monday, May 24 Law & Order will end for the season and forever, as NBC has chosen to end the series after 20 years. Franchise offspring Law & Order: Special Victims Unit was renewed, with a new series, LOLA (Law & Order: Los Angeles) on its way for the 2010-11 season. “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,” said Jeff Gaspin, Chairman, NBC Universal Television Entertainment. “The legacy of his original Law & Order series will continue to make an impact like no other series before.”