Special Victims Unit was one of the longest-running primetime dramas that delivered a thrilling blend of emotionally complex ...

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Kelli Giddish and her husband, Beau Richards, the father of her youngest child, Oldie, recently posed together on the red carpet.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Kelli Giddish and her husband, Beau Richards, the father of her youngest child, Oldie, recently posed together on the red carpet.

Before NBC renewed Law & Order: SVU for season 27, multiple outlets confirmed in May 2025 that Octavio Pisano and Juliana Martinez, who portray Detective Joe Velasco and Detective Kate Silva ...

But Law & Order: SVU didn’t officially explain why Velasco and Silva (Martinez) will no longer be on the show. News broke earlier this month that Pisano, 38, and Martinez, 34, are leaving the ...

Law & Order: SVU is going through some cast changes yet again — but what does that mean for season 27? The series, which premiered in 1999, follows detectives from the NYPD’s Special Victims ...

Conversely, Law & Order has a big cast and many well-known stars, and it is much more expensive to produce, so budget cuts will hurt it more. However, SVU isn’t immune to being asked to save money.

Both shows are still reliable audience draws for NBC, with SVU averaging about 5.9 million viewers and Law & Order about 5.2 million in Nielsen’s seven-day linear ratings — and significantly ...

SVU, headlined by Mariska Hargitay, will return for a record 27th season. Law & Order, which took a 12-year cancellation break, will be back for its 25th season.

"Law & Order: SVU" premiered in 1999 and is currently airing its 26th season, starring Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino, Octavio Pisano, Kevin Kane and Juliana Martinez.

Law & Order: SVU has been praised and sometimes criticized for discussing sensitive topics other series wouldn't dare touch. The show's handling of its subject matter has created some memorable ...