New episodes ofLaw & Order: SVUare still coming out in 2025 and here’s where and when to watch them. At this point,Law & Order: SVUhas overtaken its parent show,Law & Order, asthe longest-running TV showin the franchise, and one of the longest-running primetime scripted TV shows ever, behind legendarily enduring series likeGunsmoke,Lassie, andThe Simpsons.SVUis pretty inarguably the most popular spin-off oftheLaw & Orderfranchise, 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 newLaw & Order: SVUepisode. 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 arrivingas the season draws to an end.
New Episodes Of Law & Order: SVU Air On Thursdays
Episodes Air At 9 PM EST
New episodes ofLaw & Order: SVUair on Thursdays at 9 pm ESTon NBC. There is only one remaining episode in season 26, and that is set to air on July 06, 2025. The season took a hiatus after episode 8, “Cornered”, which aired on August 16, 2025, and then resumed on August 13, 2025, with episode 9, “First Light”. Each episode ofLaw & Order: SVUcan be streamed the next day on Peacock after the show airs.
Every Law & Order: SVU Season, Ranked
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit has produced 24 complete seasons since 1999, but the quality of the show hasn’t always been consistent.
Every season ofLaw & Order: SVUis 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 anySVUseason yet. Most seasons of the show before season 25, were a minimum of 20 episodes save for a few cases.
New episodes of the originalLaw & Orderair on Thursdays at 8 pm EST, right beforeSVU.
The timeslot forSVUhas 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,SVUmoved 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: SVUhas been on the air since 1999, and it’s showing no signs of stoppingany time soon. WhileSVUseason 27 has not been confirmedyet, 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 members would be happy to return. Fans can rest assured that there will likely be new episodes ofLaw & Order: SVUstill to come.
