Will Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ever be cancelled? Though the show’s now in its 18th season, it’ still one of NBC’s top rated shows so it doesn’t look likely that it will be ending any time soon. How soon will be renewed for a 19th season? Will all of the castmembers stay? Stay tuned.
Law & Order: SVU follows an elite squad of detectives who investigate sexually based crimes in New York City. This season, the cast is made up of Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Kelli Giddish, Peter Scanavino, and Raul Esparza. Recurring actors include Robert John Burke, Peter Gallagher, and Elizabeth Marvel.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — usually the next day, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
5/25 update: You can see the rest of the latest night’s ratings.
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For comparisons: The 17th season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit averaged a 1.60 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 6.90 million viewers (live + same day ratings).
Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
What do you think? Do you still like the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV series? Would you like to see it cancelled or renewed for a 19th season on NBC?
5/12 update: Law & Order: SVU was renewed for season 19 on NBC. Details here.
I have watched every episode since the pilot. Always loved the show. Now that the show is becoming political, I am done. No more SVU.
I no longer enjoy this show. Even the season finale was disappointing. Idk what Dick Wolf was going for with this? Offending Hispanics? Breaking the law by the SVU which is something they never did in the past? There were so many episodes this season I didn’t enjoy and they seemed to just be going through the motions. Give it up Mr. Wolf.
This is my all-time favorite show. Please do not cancel it. I watch and/or tape it every single week … and I watch reruns!
The ratings haven’t been good for 5 weeks in a row. Criminal Minds beats it out when new episodes go head to head way too often. Why hasn’t NBC renewed it yet?
Please renew! Great show-great cast!!!
Please renew another season! Best show on TV
Please don’t cancel!!
Season 19 please.
Please let its be a season 19. Love the show. Bring back old cast for season 19.
19th Season must happen. I wish Warren Leight would come back. He certainly put a punch into the last 4 years, especially with Barba. But I don’t believe the show is far from over. Not a chance!! Look at Modern Family’s ridiculous story lines. If they’re still on, SVU needs at least another 2 seaons to get to 20!!
Leight signed a long term lucrative deal with Sony. They allowed him to be the show runner for season 17. Now he works for them. That’s it.
I am from the uk i think law and order is great and watch it when its on i hope it comes on again……i also think svu is very good and hope this stays on …in both programmes the actors are great
Im from uk i think law and order was the nuts and svu too i love watiching them even if they are repeats …..may svu continue oh and bring back law and order
I’ll always be a fan of “Law & Order” and all of the break-off series. I’ll continue watching L&O SVU as long as it is on – but really miss my favorite L&O Criminal Intent – any way that would return and pickup where it left off – if that’s even possible – it was my all time favorite.
YES! I loved Criminal Intent – it was definitely the smartest of all of the L&O shows. A lot of that has to do with Vincent D’Onofrio, he is a wonderful actor. I’ve been DVRing the old episodes as they air on cable, just because I loved him and that show so much.
I also agree this season has been dull. Mariska is great along with the others but the show is boring as of late. I haven’t been excited to watch every week since the scenes with Lewis torturing Benson. I am still shocked that Elliot could not of made a special appearance when Olivia was kidnapped. They were partners for a long time and looked out for each other. I agree they should show more of the other characters personal lives like Finn and how he and his son are bonding. Finn’s personal romantic life? I was shocked Olivia was seeing… Read more »
Great show. Bring Elliot back!! There will be more views.