‘Law & Order: SVU’ Renewed For 19th Season At NBC https://t.co/LNyFKZY6EH pic.twitter.com/CQTGz7R7K1
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Lieutenant Olivia Benson will live to command the 16th precinct for another year.
According to Variety, NBC has renewed Law & Order: SVU for season 19. As fans know, the police procedural follows NYPD’s Special Victims Unit, a squad that investigates sexually-based offenses.
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The series stars mainstay Mariska Hargitay as Lieutenant Benson, formerly Detective Benson. Hargitay remains the only actor who’s been with the series since the start, although current cast member Ice-T joined the show in season two.
Despite the show’s lengthy amount of time on air, it remains a ratings win for NBC, one of its top scripted shows after This Is Us, Chicago Fire and Chicago PD.
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The crime drama has been nominated for 25 Emmys throughout its run on the peacock network and has won six, including Hargitay’s much-deserved win in 2006 for outstanding lead actress in a drama.
The only remaining iteration of the Law & Order franchise will tie the original series in longevity if it is renewed next year.
Are you excited for the show’s return, SVU fans?
[H/T Twitter / @Deadline]
This article originally appeared on Womanista.
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