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Dick Wolf can rent the hall and order the cake. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has been renewed for a 25th anniversary season by NBC. The 24th season is currently airing on Thursday nights and will wrap in May.
A procedural drama, the Law & Order: SVU TV show stars Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino, Octavio Pisano, Molly Burnett, and Kelli Giddish. Created by Wolf, the police drama series centers on Lt. Olivia Benson (Hargitay) and her elite squad of New York City Police Department detectives that investigate crimes like sexual assault, child abuse, and domestic violence. The team includes Sergeant Odafin “Fin” Tutuola (Ice-T), Detective Amanda Rollins (Giddish), and Junior Detectives Joe Velasco (Pisano), and Grace Muncy (Burnett). Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Dominick “Sonny” Carisi (Scanavino) investigates and navigates the politics of the DA’s office.
The 24th season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit averages a 0.58 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 4.80 million viewers. Compared to season 23, that’s down by 11% in the demo and up by 7% in viewership in the live+same day ratings (includes DVR playback through 3:00 AM). It picks up nearly 50% more viewers in the live+7 dating ratings and is the highest rated of the three Law & Order series.
Today, NBC also renewed its five other drama series from executive producer Dick Wolf — Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago PD, Law & Order, and Law & Order: Organized Crime.
“We understand the emotional connection our audience has with these characters and we can’t wait to bring more of their stories to the forefront next season,” said Lisa Katz, President, Scripted Programming, NBCUniversal and Streaming. “A huge thank you to Dick and his amazing team who are the masters of producing incredibly compelling television week after week.”
“I’m pleased to continue my four-decade relationship with Universal Television and NBC,” said executive producer Dick Wolf. “All six shows being picked up again is the ultimate accolade to our incredible casts, producers and writers. I’d also like to thank our loyal fans who have kept our NBC shows on the air for what will be a cumulative 84 seasons.”
What do you think? How long have you been watching the SVU series on NBC? Are you glad this long-running drama has been renewed for a 25th anniversary season?
I love the show and I am most grateful for psychiatrists on SUV, especially George Huang. In an episode during the second season, he described Capras syndrome. It’s a rare brain injury, in which folks no longer recognize their loved ones. It helped me get my adult son diagnosed. After many years of treatment, he finally knows I am his mom, and not an imposter again. Dr. Huang is such a good actor that I find him completely believable. Many thanks for this episode that saved my son’s life.
I watch all of the first responder programs & all of the FBI’S, Chicago Med, Fire, PD, ; all of those that were in that category. Maybe add an “All of the above “ line
I so happy for Law & Order SVU. I love this show so much. Keep it coming.
I’ve been watching Law & Order: SVU since high school and the show continues to get better. I really enjoy the writing and direction of the entire Law & Order franchise. As stated in a post by Franka, “It doesn’t use gore explicit sexual acts and extreme violence to make the show enjoyable.” The show – the entire franchise outlasted other cop shows. Keep up the good work!
I have been watching from season one. It’s my favourite series. I like how the show covers real life issues while focusing on special victims. It does so while allowing the victims to keep their dignity. It doesn’t use gore l, explicit sexual acts and extreme violence to make the show enjoyable. Having the same actors who are amazing also adds value. Thank you and keeping the seasons coming.
about time ! I wonder if this will be the last for SVU -I hope not but it might just be .