Unbelievable as it may sound, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has returned for its 15th season on the air. It’s stuck around because it continues to be one of NBC’s top-rated shows. How long will that continue? Will show be renewed for a 16th season or be cancelled instead? We shall see.
Law & Order: SVU follows an elite squad of detectives who investigate sexually based crimes in New York City. This season, the cast includes Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Danny Pino, and Kelli Giddish.
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.
5/7 update: NBC has renewed this show for a 16th season.
5/22 update: You can see the rest of the latest night’s ratings.
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For comparisons: The 14th season of Law & Order: SVU averaged a 1.7 rating in the demo and 6.40 million viewers.
Note: 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 SVU TV series? Would you like to see it cancelled or renewed for 16th season?
Please keep svu on the air … I love all the characters …and the stories are great too I have been watching it when it first came out.. I’m a true fan never missed an episode..
RENOUVELLEMENT S’IL VOUS PLAÎT
Cancel it. They have completely run out of ideas and are running a once-good show into the ground. This past week’s episode was nothing but extended torture porn – gratuitous violence centered on Mariska Hargitay’s character and the character of a 12 year old girl. It was a base attempt at ratings, and one we’ve seen before this season. When a show that’s supposed to be about fighting sexual violence seems to almost be fetishizing it, you know they’ve reached the bottom.
RENEW IT PLEASE
Please keep SVU series on the air. It is an awesome show and I love watching Benson. She is the best actress on Television. Thanks.
Renew the show!
Keep the show. One of the best shows ever.
RENEW IT PLEASE IT IS MY ALTIMATE FAVORITE SHOW !!! IT WAS WHAT IS MAKING ME WANT TO GO INTO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM !!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE RENEW IT !!!
This show needs to be renewed…it is one of the best shows on television right now and Love the cast right now.
I LOVE THIS SHOW, I WANT THIS SOWN RENEW!
Sorry for the misspelling, I WANT Law and Order RENEWED
RENEW IT! I cant let go and it cant be over I dont know what I’d do with my life ohmygod
Please please please renewSVU, I love it!!!!!
I’m not sure why this show hasn’t been renewed. Salary-wise, they are paying less in salaries than when Chris Meloni was on the show(he was getting $400,000 an episode; same as Mariska Hargitay). I doubt that they split that $400,000 between Kelli, Danny and Ice-T. They will need someone to replace Dann Florek. I don’t think that they want to leave Mariska in charge. I know that NBC has finally come up with a bunch of successful shows(Blacklist, Chicago PD, Chicago Fire, Grimm) , but how expensive can this show be? Maybe they can do it like Criminal Intent, and… Read more »
Please keep on this engaging, riveting show. SVU is as great as ever. Giddish was a great addition to the cast (keep her on the wagon though). Mariska as always is the best cop ever.
don’t cancel it!!!!! we love it all over the world. please! svu new actors are great and mariska has always been!!