New episodes of the Law & Order franchise, with 24 Emmy nominations and 6 wins over its 26 seasons and counting.

The first season of the show aired in September 1999 and there hasn't been a single year since without a new Law & Order: SVU episode. A police procedural drama, Law & Order: SVU, follows Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay), the commanding officer of the titular Special Victims Unit in a version of the New York City Police Department. Her team handles NYC's most sensitive cases with a "villain-of-the-week" style of storytelling. Season 26 is the latest installment of the series and new episodes are still arriving as the season draws to an end.

New Episodes Of Law & Order: SVU Air On Thursdays

Episodes Air At 9 PM EST

New episodes of Law & Order: SVU air on Thursdays at 9 pm EST on NBC. There is only one remaining episode in season 26, and that is set to air on February 13, 2025. The season took a hiatus after episode 8, "Cornered", which aired on November 21, 2024, and then resumed on January 16, 2025, with episode 9, "First Light". Each episode of Law & Order: SVU can be streamed the next day on Peacock after the show airs.

Every season of Law & Order: SVU is available to stream on Hulu, so season 26 is expected to come to the platform, but it's unclear when that will be. There are 12 episodes in season 26, which makes it the shortest of any SVU season yet. Most seasons of the show before season 25, were a minimum of 20 episodes save for a few cases.

New episodes of the original Law & Order air on Thursdays at 8 pm EST, right before SVU.

The timeslot for SVU has changed several times over the years. Originally, it aired on Tuesdays at 10 pm, before moving to Wednesdays at 9 pm for season 11. Halfway through the season, it moved to Wednesdays at 10 pm. Then, for season 12, SVU moved back to Wednesday at 9 pm. For season 13, it moved back to 10 pm on Wednesdays. Seasons 14-19 aired on Wednesdays at 9 pm and seasons 20-21 were moved to Thursdays at 10 pm. Season 22 and on have all aired on Thursdays at 9 pm.

Law & Order: SVU's Future Explained

Season 27 Is Likely But Still Not Confirmed

Law & Order: SVU has been on the air since 1999, and it's showing no signs of stopping any time soon. While SVU season 27 has not been confirmed yet, the show certainly has not been canceled. There's no reason to believe that NBC will get rid of one of its top shows, and as far as anyone can tell, Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, and the other cast would be happy to return. Fans can rest assured that there will likely be new episodes of Law & Order: SVU still to come.