Popular criminal drama “Law and Order” is moving to the West Coast with the newest edition in the series, “Law and Order: Los Angeles.” The first episode in this new location opens with the attempted murder of a famous actor’s girlfriend. Detectives Rex Winters (Skeet Ulrich) and Tomas “TJ” Jaruszalski (Corey Stoll) are assigned to the case, but they have less than stellar acting skills, weakening the tension of dramatic scenes. Winters and Jaruszalski get a lead in the unsolved case from socialite Chelsea Sennett (Danielle Panabaker) and the investigation moves along to a tidy ending. The show is most exciting when focusing on the fabulous lives and social circles of the celebrities populating the Hollywood Hills, a convenient backdrop for secretive crime happenings. Although NBC canceled the original series in May to transition to a new series, it was brought back to its new California home to keep up the ratings among the crime show’s diehard viewers.

(NBC Wednesdays at 10 p.m.)