Law & Order: SVU
Dick Wolf, ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Stars Remember the “Warm, Acerbic, Whip-Smart” Richard Belzer
Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Christopher Meloni, Laraine Newman and Billy Crystal were among the Hollywood notables paying tribute to Richard Belzer, longtime Law & Order: SVU star and beloved comedian, who died Sunday at the age of 78. Belzer, who writer and longtime friend Bill Scheft confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter had died at his home […]
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Richard Belzer, Extraordinarily Smart-Ass as a Comic and a TV Cop, Dies at 78
Richard Belzer, the beloved comedian who began as an edgy stand-up performer before finding further fame as the cynical but stalwart detective John Munch on Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, has died. He was 78. Belzer died early Sunday at his home in Bozouls in southwest France, writer Bill Scheft, a […]
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Kelli Giddish Thanks ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Fans as Final Episode Airs
Kelli Giddish is saying goodbye to her Law & Order: SVU family. The actress, who has played Detective Amanda Rollins since 2013, is departing the long-running NBC drama, with her final episode airing Thursday. Earlier in the day, Giddish took to Instagram to post a carousel of photos featuring herself with Mariska Hargitay (Olivia Benson), Ice-T […]
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John Oliver Criticizes ‘Law & Order’ and Dick Wolf for Unrealistic, Highly Favorable Portrayal of Police
John Oliver took a critical look at the Law & Order franchise on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight. He started out by noting that creator Dick Wolf was a huge fan of Dragnet as a boy, which inspired him to create his long-running TV franchise as an adult (after he created a series of airline commercials […]
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Kelli Giddish to Leave ‘Law & Order: SVU’
Law & Order: SVU will say goodbye to one of its long-time regulars in the 2022-23 season. Kelli Giddish will depart the show midway through the season — her 12th on the NBC drama. She joined SVU as Detective Amanda Rollins in its 13th season in 2011; her tenure is the third longest among the […]
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All Three ‘Law & Order’ Shows to Cross Over for Season Premiere
NBC’s Law & Order franchise will open the 2022-23 by doing something it has never done in its long history. All three shows in the brand — the original L&O, SVU and Organized Crime — will come together for a single story spanning their season premieres on Sept. 22. It’s a first for Law & […]
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The Devil They Know: Why the Big Four Broadcasters Are Canceling Fewer Shows
The biggest surprise among last week’s network cancellations was Magnum P.I., which CBS cut after four seasons despite the show ranking in the top 25 entertainment programs in total viewers. One more reason it stuck out? Broadcasters have sharply curtailed the number of cancellations and series endings in the past two years. The parade of […]
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Ned Eisenberg, Attorney Roger Kressler on ‘Law & Order: SVU,’ Dies at 65
Ned Eisenberg, the busy Bronx-born character action who portrayed defense attorney Roger Kressler on NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for more than a decade, has died. He was 65. Eisenberg died Sunday at his home in New York, his rep Jeremy Leiner of Nicolosi & Co. announced. Said his wife, Patricia, in a […]
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TV Ratings: ‘Law & Order: SVU’ 500th Episode Tops Scripted Fare
Law & Order: SVU celebrated its 500th episode on NBC Thursday by putting up the night’s top adults 18-49 rating among entertainment programming. CBS’ Young Sheldon captured the night’s biggest non-sports audience, and Fox’s NFL game and TBS’ baseball playoff telecast also scored well. SVU drew a 0.64 rating among adults 18-49 for its milestone […]
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TV Ratings: MLB Playoffs Score but NFL Rules Thursday
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ nailbiter of a division series win over the San Francisco Giants drew strong ratings for TBS Thursday night — although as usual, Fox’s NFL game led the night by a wide margin. Among non-sports programming, Law & Order: SVU drew the best adults 18-49 rating, and Young Sheldon had the biggest […]
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TV Ratings: ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Has Smallest Premiere Ever
Though it finished first on the broadcast networks among adults 18-49 Thursday, Grey’s Anatomy drew the smallest premiere audience in the show’s history. NFL Network scored a three-year high for its Thursday Night Football telecast. Grey’s Anatomy opened its 18th season to 4.77 million viewers and a 0.77 rating among adults 18-49, in line with […]
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TV Ratings: ‘Masked Singer,’ ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Top Broadcast Thursday
The 23rd season of Law & Order: SVU premiered to the biggest audience on the broadcast networks’ Thursday night, while The Masked Singer led the key ad demographic of adults 18-49 with its second episode of the season. NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football telecast topped both of them, leading all of broadcast and cable in […]
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