'Law and Order' set to start Season 19

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Ned Beatty, Sherry Stringfield, Jena Malone, Katee Sackhoff, Tom Everett Scott and Vivica A. Fox have signed up for guest spots on "Law and Order" this season.

The New York-set cop drama is slated to begin its 19th season Nov. 5, NBC said.

The long-running series is tied with "Cheers" and "MASH" for most consecutive best series Emmy nominations -- 11. "Law and Order" is the longest-running drama series currently on television, the network noted. It has also spawned two spinoffs -- "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit" and "Law and Order: Criminal Intent."