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?
I love it! i schedule all my breaks around it! It can’t end! It will be as sad as Friends ending! =(
I was sad to see the original Law & Order go. I, too, hope that Law & Order SVU continues for a long while. Awesome show!!!
Love the show would love this to carry on its the only thing I ever watch plz its a 100percwnt brill
great show in a class of its own. seems these days some great shows being cancelled and i cant believe some of the dross they re-new so yes delighted that there will be another season
I love that SVU has been renewed. I hope to see the 400th episode and then some.
It is my favorite tv show on aire right now.
I love this show been watching it for many years and we have many years of the show on DVD. Will continue to watch it till the end. Really good actors and love how at times that Chicago Fire and Chicago PD. Have been incorporated together. Keep up Tue good work.
Bring Elliott back!
As a Brit i love this programme. Great acting and a superb series. looking forward to s17.I hae to say though I do agree with Reina. Thought Stabler was brilliant and Benson/Stabler was a great combination.
I stopped watching when the network allowed Chris Meloni to leave with no decent good bye. He deserved more than just writing him off like he meant nothing. So, no, I don’t watch it and could care less if it is cancelled. Actually I think it’s about time!
I stopped watching when the network allowed Stabler to leave. I thought that Benson/Stabler were the best of the best. Bring him back and the show could go forever.
So happy to hear, I hope they don’t ever cancel it.
Yes I am happy to see another year of svu
Really glad to see the show return for another season….It is the only show of its kind
I am so happy to hear that there is coming the 17 season…. hope they will go on
I am so happy to hear SVU is coming back next season. I hope NBC will keep it on at least until it has been on 21 seasons.
I love that it got renew for another season I love the show
Really enjoy the show and look forward to the show. Please keep it.