Law & Order And SVU Renewed At NBC

Perps of the greater New York area, you're on notice: Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU aren't going anywhere.

Both police procedurals have been renewed at NBC, TVLine has learned. The renewals will bring Law & Order to Season 25 and SVU to Season 27. (As of press time, Brilliant Minds, Found, Grosse Pointe Garden Society, The Hunting Party, The Irrational, Lopez vs. Lopez, Night Court and Suits LA are all still on the bubble.)

Season to date, Law & Order is averaging 5.1 million total viewers (with delayed playback), down 12% from last season. Out of the 11 dramas that NBC has aired this TV season, it ranks No. 5 (trailing only the #OneChicago trio and SVU).

SVU, meanwhile, is averaging 5.7 million total viewers (with delayed playback) season to date, down 17% from last season (now airing opposite the freshman hit Matlock). Out of the 11 dramas that NBC has aired this TV season, it ranks No. 4 (trailing only the #OneChicago trio).

When SVU returns for the new season, it will be down two detectives: Cast members Octavio Pisano (who has played Det. Joe Velasco since Season 23) and Juliana Aidén Martinez (who joined as Det. Kate Silva for the current 26th season) will not return as series regulars.

The staffing shake-up also affects the show behind the scenes: Michele Fazekas (Gen V) was tapped in April to serve as SVU's showrunner for the coming season. She'll replace David Graziano, who joined the show in 2022; Fazekas was previously a writer and producer on SVU in Seasons 4 through 7.

TVLine's Renewal Scorecard has been updated to reflect the renewal news.

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