[billbears]

Moreover, as "L&O" has declined, the audience also has gotten older, too (now ranked 40th in adults 18-49), which is the natural consequence of any show that's stuck around for 16 seasons

Well of course. People that watched it from the first in their mid 30s are now completely out of that bracket. Will be sad to see L&O go. As much as I hated watching it, I still found myself catching an episode now and again.

[ECM]

I remember watching this show on A&E in college when it was on re-runs...in '95!!