NBC and executive producer Dick Wolf have three successful TV dramas based in the windy city (Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, and Chicago Med) but they haven’t forgotten about Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The venerable crime drama has been renewed for an 18th season for the 2016-17 season.
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, Kelli Giddish, Peter Scanavino, and Raul Esparza.
Despite being in its 17th season, SVU remains one of NBC’s highest-rated scripted series. It’s currently the network’s fourth-highest rated scripted series with an average of a 1.68 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 7.18 million viewers.
Wolf has signed a new deal that will keep him with NBC through 2020. The network also renewed Wolf’s Chicago Med today, for a second season.
What do you think? Do you like the Law & Order: SVU series? How long would you like to see it continue running?
I would love to see it go on forever but once Mariska leaves the show I’ll be done too. It will be reruns on hulu forever.
It’s the best show on TV!!! I have been watching this show faithfully for years! !! I feel it should go on as long as Mariska Hargitay wants it to go on! Although I like all of the characters, when Mariska go the show will be done. She has done a great job keeping the show going on without Stabler. She’s the best!
I love the show and I hope it stays on for many more years. They do an excellent job.
Boring. Really??? Same-old, same-old. Uhhh- Hey! What show are you talking about? L&O-SVU – keep it coming! PLEASE! Great writing, riveting scripts, and spectacular, passionate acting. Am I biased? You bet. Quality AND awesome. How can you beat that?
Olivia has a son? Yawn. I stopped watching when Eliot left. He was the only cast member that brought any grit to the series. His departure turned the show into a predictably inane typical cop show. Enough already let it die! For any remaining fans there’s still real housewives of atlanta
Love. love, love this show. Mariska and the rest of the cast perform week after week a compelling ensemble drama. I am so grateful to NBC for giving us the gift of this amazing and wonderful cast. Every single one of the actors are so talented! We love this show.
It’s time to put this baby to bed. It’s boring and the same old same old. The other characters got pushed out to make way for Olivia’s and in many ways, Mariska’s overinflated ego. She delivers Elliot’s wife’s baby, you know, come on. I watched that and as a paramedic, there is NO WAY she would have started that IV, let alone save lady and baby. I’m sorry but federal law only allows trained individuals to do that. It’s sickening. I’m Hungarian too and most of us are not like that. Shr makes Hungarians look bad!!How many rape storirs can… Read more »
Just because you do not like it doesn’t mean it should be shut off and stopped. Other people enjoy it. You don’t have to watch it. I’m only 16 and I love it and the crew is supportive and they all get alone great in the show he’s an amazing actor he’s fine where he is. He likes doing it
everyone has an opinion and none is wrong. I can see where someone could feel the way you do after so long. As a survivor of childhood rape, this show and the entire cast continue to provide me and millions of other survivors validation, dignity and strength. I have learned coping mechanisms and even how to help others facing this. the public is desensitized because it hasn’t been talked about enough. no other media broadcast is out there just to address sexual assault and domestic violence. I understand your being over it but please don’t boycott the one thing show… Read more »
If you do not enjoy watching this series do not watch it, it’s so simple no need for negative comments. At the beginning of every show it clearly states that what the public is about to see is fictional and does not represent any specific person, people or event. The purpose of the series is not to offend anyone. There are people who don’t like the series which leads them to not caring about what happens with it. If you don’t like it why care if the series is being extended or even that people enjoy it? You, your family… Read more »
I love this show I would hate too see it get cancelled. It always has great story lines and its truly hard to find good tv these days. Dick Wolf is an awesome Producer/Director/Writer and The Cast of Mariska Hargitay, Killing Giddish, Ice~T, and the rest just really work. I’d love to see them bring back Elliott I truly would, but new people are always refreshing and make interesting new stories, he is just very missed.
i want elliot back
i’m so happy special victims is coming back,my favorite show ever
I would like to see Elliot return as Olivia’s love interest and help raise her son and become her partner again and also see more of Iced T
I would like to see Elliot return and get together with Olivia and raise her son and return as Livs partner again.
I love Law & Order SVU. I have been watching faithfully since 1999. It broke my heart when Elliot left but I have learned to love the new people. However, if you take Olivia off you will lose a true fan.
Why is it not coming back on for 2 weeks! At least all seasons are on HULU. I have watched every season every episode at least 4 times. I love the show and all the characters. I am excited Benson is in a relationship with Tucker. I will watch it for as long as they air it. Just if it is ever cancelled make the last show 2 hours and end well. I hate show that just stop. Thanks for the 17 seasons!
I am Praying That Benson gets back Her Unit Very
Quietly! That.new Guy’s father is hey Benson got
Shafted!!! I hope she proves that is the Right Captain for that squad