
Great news for Law & Order: Criminal Intent fans: Kathryn Erbe, who portrayed Detective Alexandra Eames for the first 8 seasons of Dick Wolf’s crime drama, has signed on to return for the show’s tenth and final season on USA. She joins Vince D’Onofrio, who recently inked a deal to reprise his role, meaning that CI will be back for its eight-episode final season with both of its original leads who were let go in a cast overhaul last year. “We’re thrilled to have Kathryn Erbe return as Detective Eames, the perfect complement to Donofrio’s Detective Goren,” said USA’s president of original programming Jeff Wachtel. “We now have the definitive team for the ultimate season of this phenomenal show.” The 10th season of CI will air on USA next year.
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This is the best news ever! Now we will have our Goren and Eames back together again! Woohoo!! Thank you, Kathryn Erbe! And thank you, Nellie for the scoop!! I have been on pins and needles waiting for this wonderful news!!
This is wonderful news…wondered what happened to CI as I have not seen it on long time. It was never the same when Vincent and Kathyrn had to share the show that wa so successful before…then after they left, everything went down from there. I am so excited that my favorite L&O duo will be back for at least one more year of 8 episodes. Who knows: if it is large enough hit, maybe it will be continue after year 10!
Good luck!
What about Bob?
Vincent and Kathryn were always Irreplaceable!!! Thanks for coming to your senses USA..can’t wait! Wish they didn’t kill off Bogosian..They definitely got to get some sort of closure on the cpt. ross murder.. hopefully they snatch up the guy that did him in…Goldblum was coooool but Vincent and Kathryn Erbe are just amazing together!
Can’t wait until D’Onofrio faints and endlessly calls in sick as he did after the 2004 election as the Congress goes Repub. Hope the producers have a plan B.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Kathryn. It’s nice when every once in a while a network comes to its senses. Now if we can just bring back Jamie Sheridan and Courtney Vance everything will be right with the world!
everything will be right with the world…except for comments like djt’s…
I’m so happy. Now season 10 will be amazing and we all can enjoy the complete and only true CI team.
YAY! Erbe & D’Onofrio are so engaging.
Sorry – Goldblum sucked. Wrong chemistry.
Will miss Bogosian & his sense of humor, though.
(I am a NYer and have worked with all the L&O leads since forever.)
Would it be ridiculous or greedy if we asked for Courtney B. Vance back now? Because the hardcore fans of the show do!
I am also thrilled to see Vince D’Onofrio and Katheryn Erb return but what about getting Jamey Sheridan and Courtney B. Vance back too???? I hate to see the series end (big boohoo!) but if it does have to end I think this cast would be IDEAL!!!!
Let’s hope for some good scripts, and good ratings. Should result in even more episodes. Everyone likes a winner.
U are so correct. Allwould be right in the world with the original cast!
What a relief! Neither of them should ever have been put through the hell of getting fired in the first place (and Bogosian too). I would have loved to be in on those phone calls where USA came groveling back to the true and only real stars of CI. USA is sure to see LOCI’s ratings skyrocket compared to season 9. Ah, power to the viewers and loyal fans!
At least we know he’s not busy filming Flash Forward…
way to go ! They were really great!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU…. to USA, VD’O, KE…. Thank you.
Thank God! Thank God it is finally over!!!!!!!!!
Thank goodness finally the real CI returns. I wish USA and Wolf would come to their senses and keep this show around for longer than 8 episodes – it is the only LA worth watching!
Wow, I am delighted to hear Vince D’Onofrio and Kathern Erb will be back on CI. CI is my favorite of the Law & Order series, but I just can’t even get through an episode with Jeff Goldbloom; he is so boring and doesn’t put any enthusiam into his acting on this series. I don’t even watch it and am so elated that Vince and Kathern will be back. I am sorry to hear this will be the last season . . . why? The storylines are so good. Chris Noth was good also; please keep it on the air longer.
ecstatic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my main mans coming back he did win top detective after all well deserved!!!!!!! didnt watch nicholls no charisma and not as gorgeous as vincent hes the man!! i live in uk so hope its not too long before we get it here thank you so much for giving all his fans a chance to see the “great man” again
I am thrilled that Vince and Katherine are returning to Law and Order Criminal Intent. It was never the same show without them.