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?
Have greatly enjoyed the show and own all the seasons on DVD. The recent cast changes have been poitive and I certain hop, we will be given a 16th Season.
Along with the original Law and Order, as wellas NYPD Blue, certainly one of the best shows on Television!!!!
PLEse keep it going,
please dont cancel svu. it is up to date about real life issues. it is a quality tv show with an excellant cast.have watched for years.still do.i watch the reruns too from season 1 up to currant.love the show.
Could not agree with Cindy and Maribel more.
SVU is the only show worth watching on Network TV. If it is cancelled, then my other favorite new programming is all on cable..which includes SVU reruns as well!
Please do not take away SVU I have watched it since the very first episode n have fallen in love it is the most informative show that is on right now dealing with every day life as we all know it uou guys make us aware of situations that everyone should know and I would love it if you guys bring back Christopher Meloni miss him more than words can express a dedicated SVU fan forever
This is my favorite show on TV. I have never missed an episode since S01E01. Not only that, I still watch all the re-runs and repeats of re-runs on TNT and all the other networks that airs this show. I would be devastated if this show is cancelled!
Law and Order SVU Excellent scripts, superb acting, attention to current issues makes it one of a kind. Hope it gets renewed for many more years.
Law and Order SVU Still an excellent show. Interesting scripts, superb acting and attention to current issues make it one of a kind. Hope it gets renewed for many more years.
Please keep SVU on air I can’t stop watching the cast is great and the show relates to real life situations. My entire family never misses an episode. I have been with Svu since 2002 and plan to keep going with the on show.
I’ve stopped watching this season because of the ‘background speaker”, the narrator who
tells me what someone is doing with their facial features. Come on!
I loved this show the way it was…..watched for years, used it to go back to sleep when I had a restless night. No more….until they get rid of the narrator….
Audio Description. That is a feature for the blind and can be turned off on your TV or digital box.
Let’s break Gunsmoke’s 20 year record and keep SVU on for 21 years!
You must be watching the visually impaired episodes because there is no narrator on the show. However I know what your talking about because I watched an episode of royal pains last year that had that narrator that tells every single thing they do facial expressions and all. Hulu.com had every SVU episode s1 to current the episodes on there are not visually impaired so you can watch there also you watch on the NBC app or NBC.com with no narrator.
don’t cancell the only show that really deals with todays problems!!!!! great show.
I am absolutely DEVASTATED at the thought of my one and only favorite show. I will never ever support NBC or watch ANY of their programming if they make this disastrous mistake!
Don’t cancel one of the few remaining quality programs. Law & Order SVU is a fantastic show with an extremely talented cast, who deserves another season’s run. There should be no question about renewing. This show has seen it’s up’s and down’s with cast members coming and going, but Kelli Giddish and Danny Pino have been fabulous replacements, who also deserve to explore their characters more…..Renew SVU!
Please Don’t Cancel Law & Order: SVU. The reason why I say this is when the original “Law & Order” (1990-2010) ended, NBC replaced it with shows(“The Event” & “Awake” ring a bell) that did not last a full season. This is a mistake that CBS & ABC are notorious & famous for. Don’t do this!!!!!
Please renew SVU. I just discovered the show not too long ago and have gotten my family hooked on it. I consider it one of the best shows on tv and if it wasn’t for the adult content, I’m sure the ratings would be even higher than they already are. It also has some of the best actors on TV. Please renew!
SVU is and always well be the number one show for ever
Please keep svu on the air my family and I watch it for family time it’s the number one show in my house old and new show are the greatest. We look forward in watching it every time. We love you Law and Order SVU.