‘Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent’ Season 4 Episode 3 Release Date and Time
The next installment of ‘Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent’ is titled ‘The Business of Boys’ and is listed for Thursday, October 8 on Citytv. Episode trackers show the same date, with the episode landing one week after the double premiere.
The Canadian crime drama returned this week with a special back to back premiere before settling into a weekly Thursday schedule. Here is a clear look at when the new episode arrives, where it can be watched, and what has changed in the squad.
Release Date for the New Episode
‘The Business of Boys’ is scheduled for October 8, following the two premiere episodes ‘Diplomatico’ and ‘The Scorpion and the Tortoise,’ which both carried an October 1 air date. Listings from several tracking sites agree on that date, which makes it one of the more settled details of the week.
The weeks ahead are already mapped out as well. ‘True Patriot Love’ is set for October 15, ‘Bad Campers’ for October 22, ‘Wind Phone’ for October 29 and ‘Fireworks’ for November 5. That gives viewers a steady run of Thursday releases into early November.
The autumn timing is a notable shift for the series. Earlier seasons premiered in late winter, in February and March, which had made that window feel like the show’s natural home. A fall launch places it alongside the traditional broadcast season.
Air Time on Citytv and Citytv+
The official series account lists new episodes every Thursday at 10/9c on Citytv, with streaming available on Citytv+. A separate listing for the new episode also gives 10 p.m. and a runtime of 60 minutes.
Premiere night followed a different pattern. The two episodes opened the season at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Citytv. That matches the early Thursday slot the series held when it first aired, at 8 p.m. ET. Viewers who remember that earlier habit should check the later weekly time before tuning in.
Access outside Canada depends on the broadcaster. Citytv+ offers a free trial for new subscribers and allows episode downloads through its app. In the United States the series airs on The CW, though that network is a couple of seasons behind, with the second season set to return on Monday, October 5.
What the New Episode Sets Up
The listing for ‘The Business of Boys’ says Bateman must adjust to an unexpected change when she is assigned a new partner from the Guns & Gangs unit. That synopsis is brief, so the finer story details will have to wait until the episode airs.
The partnership is already taking shape in the premiere hours. In the second episode, Darcy and Bateman investigate body parts found inside packages at a mail facility and track a suspect who knows how to exploit gaps in the legal system. It shows the kind of case the new pairing is expected to handle.
The format remains familiar to anyone who knows the franchise. The series centres on stories ripped from the headlines, following detectives of the Specialized Criminal Investigations Unit as they pursue high profile homicides and corruption in metro Toronto. The setup carries over from the original American ‘Law & Order: Criminal Intent.’
Season Schedule and Cast Changes
The biggest change this year is behind the badge. Luke Kirby plays Detective Sergeant John Darcy, who replaces Aden Young’s Henry Graff as the partner to Kathleen Munroe’s Frankie Bateman. Young did not return for the latest season.
The casting was announced by the network in May. According to About Rogers, Kirby won a Primetime Emmy Award for playing Lenny Bruce in ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ and more recently starred opposite Jennifer Garner in ‘The Last Thing He Told Me.’
Karen Robinson, K.C. Collins, Nicola Correia-Damude and Araya Mengesha round out the cast, and production in Toronto ran from the middle of April until August. The series was renewed in April.
The show enters the new run with real momentum. It became the top prime time drama of its debut year in Canada, drawing 1.1 million views for its first episode. For longtime viewers who have followed Bateman since the early cases, the question heading into ‘The Business of Boys’ is whether her partnership with Darcy can match the chemistry she had with Graff, and the comments are open for anyone ready to make that case.
