It looks like the Law & Order franchise is staying alive — for at least one more year. NBC has renewed Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for a 17th season on the network.
Debuting in 1999, Law & Order: SVU follows an elite squad of detectives who investigate sexually based crimes in New York City. In the current 16th season, the cast includes Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Kelli Giddish, Danny Pino, and Raul Esparza.
While the show is one of the peacock network’s longest-running scripted series, it’s still doing pretty well in the ratings. It’s NBC’s third-highest rated drama in the coveted 18-49 demographic with a 1.7 rating and 7.22 million viewers. Compared to last season, SVU is down by 7% in the demo but is up by 14% in viewers.
As of last night, 356 episodes of SVU have aired on NBC — and there are many more to come.
What do you think? Are you glad that Law & Order: SVU has been renewed? How long should this series run?
Love this show. It should continue. it raises awareness of the abuse to women, men and children and the many ways that abuse can occur. It is an intelligently written show that educates as well as entertains. The cast is superb.
love these shows they are better than CI but do favor e original ones cause of Jack McCoy, but SVU is right there with the Original, and I would have to say also the episodes have gotten better every year, Top one is the lewis ones.
I think this show should go on for at least 20 seasons. I also prefer this law and order other than criminal intent or the original one even.
I think it should run at least 20 season’s like it’s parent series, Law and Order. Then there will be a 3 way tie for longest running series, tying with law and order, and Gunsmoke!
This show is my favorite series on tv, have not miss an episode yet, I knew this show was going to be a successful drama because I was watching it and whenever I see a show that I like it always does really well, so two thumbs up for nbc for renewing the show.
What happened to Danny Pino? He hasn’t been on the show lately.
How long should the show go on? How about as long it has great ratings(like it does now?) The viewers need to keep the GREEDY Comcast network( the people who supposedly own NBC) on notice that as long as they are making tons of money, cutting the budget on SVU won’t be tolerated anymore. NBC has cut the SVU budget each season since the end of season 12. Nobody knows if they tried hard enough to retain Donal Logue. Unless he was already signed to do GOTHAM, there is no excuse. This is still NBC’s BEST show, even if The… Read more »
A 17th season for “Law & Order: SVU”? “SVU” is pretty much the anti-“Simpsons”. Personally, “Law & Order: SVU” is one of those series that I’ll take over “The Simpsons” any day.
Never cared for this L&O version or the characters, so haven’t watch in so many years. Much preferred the original L&O as well as L&O Criminal Intent.
It isn’t as great as it once was, but is still good, and I love Mariska Hargitay.
Love L&O. Glad it is renewed. To be honest my favorite of the 3 L&O’s was the original Law & Order. So next year if after 17 years SUV is gone PLEASE bring back the original Law & Order. Some of the SUV stories were difficult to watch. And I’d love it if Chris Noth made an occasional appearance. Plus some of the others & new faces will be welcomed.
FOREVER………..
How long will SVU ever going to end?
Law & Order SVU – yeah renew! Watched it all these years but getting even better.
Now THIS is a great decision!