'Law & Order: SVU' Teases Two-Part Premiere for Season 23 and 'Organized Crime' Crossover

In a big night full of premieres for ABC, NBC took the ratings crown with the latest episode of Law & Order: SVU. The latest episode of the NBC drama was the highest-rated program of Thursday primetime, taking in a 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demo and 4.71 million viewers, per fast affiliates. The NBC series was slightly down from last week’s premiere , but slightly outshined the Season 5 debut of Station 19, among others.

Dick Wolf, the original series' return is a «dream come true.»«There are very few things in life that are literally dreams come true,» Wolf said.

One of television’s longest running, most successful dramas is making an unexpected comeback.

A decade after it went off the air, NBC is bringing back the original “Law & Order” for a 21st season. “There are very few things in life that are literally dreams come true,” said creator and executive producer Dick Wolf.

Law & Order is coming back!

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorThe original “Law & Order” will return to NBC with new episodes for season 21, nearly a dozen years after the series signed off after a 20-year run.Rick Eid will serve as showrunner of the new iteration of the series from Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television.

Eleven and a half years after NBC abruptly canceled Law & Order, denying its shot at making TV history, the network is bringing back Dick Wolf’s Emmy-winning series for a new season, its 21st.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” which entered its 23rd season this fall, and “Organized Crime’s” sophomore season with Christopher Meloni won primetime for NBC last night during their season debuts at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., respectively.

The Masked Singer returned Thursday evening for a second go at the top of primetime ratings, with the latest episode of the new season earning a 0.9 rating in the 18-49 demo and 4.37 million viewers, per fast nationals.

is finally here! Thursday, Sept. 23, season 23 of premieres, and will be immediately followed by the season 2 debut of — basically, it’s Benson and Stablers world, and we’re just living in it. Both the two-part premiere of and  will air on NBC, and will be available to stream the following day on Hulu and Peacock.

Chris Meloni and Mariska Hargitay have one-of-a-kind chemistry on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”.

action-packed debut, is back for another season as it follows Elliot Stabler’s return to New York Police Department, where he and his new unit, Organized Crime Control Bureau, are tasked with taking down the city’s biggest crime syndicates. Star Chris Meloni, who continues to garner attention for his welcome return to TV, as well as newcomers, Ron Cephas Jones (Congressman Leon Kilbride) and Guillermo Díaz (Sgt.

Law & Order: SVU’s Demore Barnes reacted to news of his upcoming exit from the long-running series, sharing that he’s both proud of his work, but in the dark about the shift in casting.

finally take a romantic turn for the pair — characters that have been shipped since “Special Victims Unit” first premiered in 1999 — Meloni says there’s no reason to give up just yet.“Sure, hope springs eternal. I mean, why not?” the “Organize Crime” star told press during a virtual panel promoting the new seasons of “SVU” and “Organized Crime” Monday at the Television Critics Association’s press tour.

Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni were all smiles while watching the tennis at the US Open — see the pics here. The Law & Order: SVU co-stars were photographed enjoying each other’s company in the Grey Goose box at the historic sporting event, however Chris took his longtime pal by surprise when he arrived.

Kris Jenner is setting the record straight about rumours that were sparked after she and daughter Kim Kardashian reportedly had a meeting with Global’s “Saturday Night Live” exec producer Lorne Michaels.

Not an amicable split. Jamie Gray Hyder reacted to the news that she and Demore Barnes will be leaving Law & Order: SVU.