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Dick Wolf should be having a pretty damn good day, because of SVU’s triumphant return and because NBC is also giving Wolf Film’s Chicago Fire pilot a go. If you haven’t been privy to information on Chicago Fire yet, the ensemble drama will feature firefighters and paramedics living and working in the heart of Chicago.  

"Law & Order: SVU" is a show that likes its episodes to have definitive endings, so it was surprising enough when word got out that Wednesday's (May 23) season finale would be a cliffhanger.And man, what a cliffhanger. It's almost 24 hours later, and we're just now picking our jaws up off the floor. Zap2it talked with showrunner Warren Leight, who wrote the finale with co-executive producer Julie Martin, about the finale, what it means for...  

Law & Order: SVU's Bloody Wake-Up Call - What's Next? Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 03:04 a.m., Thursday, May 24, 2012 [...] it was quite the opposite of a sunny morning for Law & Order: SVU's longtime captain, Donald Cragen (Dann Florek), when he woke up with...  

An episodic ensemble piece based on cases handled by Paris's Child Protection Unit, Polisse is a mutant beast: Imagine an entire season of Law & Order: SVU condensed to feature length and then spliced with DNA culled from the deadpan faux-doc institutional satire of In the Loop  

TV picks for Wednesday, May 23, 2012, include the season finale of "Law & Order: SVU" on NBC; the season finale of "American Idol" on Fox; and the season finale of "Revenge" on ABC.  

VIDEO: Law & Order: SVU's Mariska Hargitay Wants Benson to Find Lasting Love! Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 03:21 p.m., Thursday, May 10, 2012 Special Victims Unit has been renewed for Season 14, star Mariska Hargitay wants her character Olivia Benson to find long...  

NBC Renews Law & Order: SVU for 14th Season Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:05 a.m., Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Special Victims Unit has been renewed for a 14th season, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Cast member Ice-T shared the news on Twitter Wednesday. Showrunner...  

Exclusive peek: 'Law & Order: SVU' season finalemsnbc.com (blog)She's been through enough this season, first losing Elliot and then love interest Harry Connick Jr.!) In an exclusive clip from the finale that NBC shared with TODAY.com, Dets. Tutola (Ice-T) and Rollins (Kelli Giddish) question "massage therapist" ...and more »  

"Law & Order: SVU" has given viewers 13 years (and soon, it will be 14) of ripped from the headlines, over-the-top, twisty cases, but "Strange Beauty" might just be the oddest.In the episode, Rollins (Kelli Giddish) witnesses an abduction that leads her and the elite squad of detectives known was the Special Victims Unit into the world of self-mutilation and fetishes.Tamara Tunie returns as medical examiner Warner and presents the detectives...  

Dick Wolf’s back, and NBC’s still got him. NBC has renewed “Law & Order: SVU” for a 14th season because the show averaged nearly 8 million viewers. These days, that’s a good crowd for NBC because “L&O: SVU” is the network’s sixth-most-watched show — behind only Sunday football, “Harry’s Law,” “Smash” and two nights of “The Voice” — and because it averages more 18-to-49-year-olds (who are the currency of NBC’s ad sales) than “Community,” “30...  

The official announcements from the networks regarding the Fall 2012 television season won't come until next week, but news about what's new and what's being renewed have started to leak out.NBC has renewed Law & Order: SVU for a 14th season and ordered to series another Dick Wolf-created drama, Chicago Fire. (Though this new series is written by a pair of crime novelists, Derek Haas and Michael Brandt, we're not sure it qualifies as a...  

Good news for fans of the long-running legacy of Dick Wolf, the mad who has brought us countess episodes of crime drama, mostly through various Law & Order series. NBC has given a fourteenth season order to Law & Order: SVU, which means we'll get plenty more crime drama with big name guest stars (easily the best part of the series) committing violent crimes across the board. In addition, for those who may not be fans of justice in the form of...  

"Law & Order: SVU" wraps up its 13th season on Wednesday, May 16. Cast members Danny Pino, Dann Florek and Ice-T talk to Zap2it about the dramatic Season 13 finale and the sound that plays before the title cards -- is it "bum bum" or "dun dun"?  

Showrunner Warren Leight reveals his thought process for this season, teases the shocking season finale, and hints about the show's upcoming 14th season.Contributor: AK EastonPublished: May 23, 2012  

COVINA - An independent film about a used car salesman is being shot at the old Clippinger Chevrolet dealership lot at the corner of San Bernardino Road and Citrus Avenue in Downtown Covina. Gallery: Photos of Independent Film 'Small Time' being filmed in Covina  

NBC hasn't made a decision yet on whether its longest-running current series, "Law & Order: SVU," will return next season. If it does, though, Mariska Hargitay will return with it.Hargitay has signed a new deal to remain with the show through a possible 14th season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. She's been with the show from its beginnings in 1999.Having Hargitay on board for next season (at a reported cost of about $500,000 per episode...  

10-11PM NBCLaw & Order: SVU Isn't it late for a Valentine's Day-themed SVU? Frankly, yes. But it's possible the producers thought an episode that begins with guest star Chloë Sevigny's well-heeled homemaker being raped in her kitchen by a masked gunman while her husband (Rich Sommer) helplessly watches on Skype might be too much for V-Day week, or month, even. The Big Love alum is so excellent as the victim-with-secrets, she leaves you wanting...  

It was an impromptu decision by the casting director of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" when he couldn't find an actress for a guest spot, so he thought of Coco. But the scene would require her to do something Ice might not approve of. All the behind-the-scenes drama played out on this week's "Ice Loves Coco" (Sun., 10:30 p.m. ET on E!).Coco was very nervous about the opportunity, even taking in an acting class in preparation. But then she...  

When it comes to Law & Order: SVU‘s very transitional 13th season, the NBC procedural not only didn’t fumble the ball, it scored a touchdown — if you buy into one cast member’s metaphor. Praising the new team members, Fin’s portrayer says ...  

Exclusive SVU Sneak Peek: Did Olivia Put Away an Innocent Man? Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:39 a.m., Wednesday, April 11, 2012 On Wednesday's episode of Law & Order: SVU (10/9c on NBC), Bayard Ellis (Andre Braugher) returns when a man Olivia put away eight...  

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit showrunner Warren Leight has said that he wants the show to surpass 14 seasons. The NBC series has been down in ratings following the departure of Leight's predecessor Neal Baer and lead actor Christopher Meloni at the end ...  

"I'm from Georgia, but I never shot a rifle or a shotgun or a Glock," :Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" star Kelli Giddish says. "I don't know how many times I shot myself in the mirror, imagining I am a cop."  

Now that Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has been renewed for Season 14, star Mariska Hargitay wants her character Olivia Benson to find long-lasting love. "ADA Haden (Harry Connick Jr.) made her realize that there is hope," Hargitay told TVGuide.com at ...  

Kelli Giddish plays Detective Amanda Rollins in Law & Order: SVU. Newcomers have rejuvenated Law & Order: SVU, writes Andrew Murfett. THE two most profitable crime-drama series of the modern era, CSI and Law & Order, are testament to television's cyclical nature.  

The new 'Blood' trailer reveals several news faces in the mix, including "Law & Order: SVU's" Christopher Meloni.The new 'Blood' trailer reveals several news faces in the mix, including "Law & Order: SVU's" Christopher Meloni.  

“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” airs its season finale at 10 p.m. Wednesday on NBC. After 13 seasons, it's hard to say how much longer the show can last. Even though it was recently announced the show has been renewed for a 14th ...  

Law & Order: SVU Season 13 Episode 21 ,Wednesday 5/9/2012 Youtube VIDEO On NBC TV serial Show All Politics is Local Episode For Free Trailer and Preview of 5/9/2012 Cast Crew Pictures and Wallpapers its mean all things are available in my blog please see ...  

(c) 2012, The Washington Post. Dick Wolf's back, and NBC's still got him. NBC has renewed "Law & Order: SVU" for a 14th season because the show averaged nearly 8 million viewers. These days, that's a good crowd for NBC because "L: SVU" is the network's ...  

I’ve learned that NBC has closed a deal to renew Dick Wolf‘s veteran procedural Law & Order: SVU for a 14th season. Additionally, the network has given a series order to the Wolf-produced firefighter drama pilot Chicago Fire. And I also hear the ...  

"It's the annual sit-down between NBC and Dick Wolf. This goes into a category of things beyond my control," Leight says. "I believe the show will come back and there are just business deals that need to be worked out between people whose pay grade is above mine."  

Friday Night Lights: Another critically acclaimed, low-rated NBC gem, Friday Night Lights was moved to Friday for its second season. Far from dying, it was eventually moved to Wednesdays, and lasted five seasons. Law & Order: SVU: SVU began its life on ...  

Each week, the cast of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit appears on screen to solve some of the most violent cases of sexual assault in New York City. Unfortunately, as we all know, the trauma of sexual assault isn't limited to what we see on TV ...  

Plus, Wolf already had an order from NBC for a new reality series he's producing with "The Voice" exec producer Mark Burnett, and "Fear Factor" exec producer David Hurwitz, called "Stars Earn Stripes." In this series, celebrities will engage in ...  

At the well-oiled machine that is "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" in its 13th season, Kelli Giddish plays Detective Amanda Rollins, a transplant from Georgia, which is what Giddish is, albeit with a few stops in between. Giddish has lived in ...  

Derek Haas and Michael Brandt ("3:10 to Yuma") wrote the pilot and also produce, along with Danielle Gelber, Peter Jankowski and Jeffrey Nachmanoff, who directed the pilot. "Law & Order," meanwhile, saw a shakeup last year that included the ...  

Law & Order: SVU finishes its thirteenth season at the end of this month, and a fourteenth go-round seems likely, even though the show is not the rapist-catching ratings bonanza it once was. Should SVU return, Ice-T has some ideas about what he'd want to see happen, he tells TV ... More »  

LOS ANGELES - NBC has renewed its long-running drama "Law & Order: SVU" and is getting even cozier with Dick Wolf, picking up his pilot "Chicago Fire" for the 2012-13 season. Despite some setbacks - a dip in viewership, the exit of costar ...  

But every so often, an actress looks terrific naturally. Kelli Giddish of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” airing Wednesdays on NBC, manages to look stunning with her blond hair pulled back and no makeup. She’s in her dressing room at ...  

The finale features the death of a high-end call girl who works for an escort service owned by Bart Ganzel (Jacobson). In a surprise twist, Winters' Brian Cassidy, a former SVU detective, now runs Ganzel's security team. Playing Ganzel's rival is Smith ...  

In a surprise twist, Winters' Brian Cassidy, a former SVU detective, now runs Ganzel's security team. Playing Ganzel's rival is Smith, who portrayed Dr. Erica Hahn on the ABC medical drama. Outsourced's  Pippa Black and The Killing's Eric Ladin will also appear.  

There have been some big changes for the cast and characters of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit over the past year. Kelli Giddish was added to the cast after Christopher Meloni left, adding another strong (and hot!) female lead to the “team ...  

James Van Der Beek had a pretty good Wednesday night. His sitcom Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 rebounded from a season low to 5.9 million viewers and a 2.4 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, while his episode of Law & Order: SVU grabbed 6.5 ...  

Though she has by now developed a solid partnership with Detective Amaro, she initially reacted to Stabler's departure by becoming a bit of a lone wolf in the squad ... Her relationship with David Haden (Harry Connick Jr.), her first serious love interest ...  

NBC has picked up drama pilot "Chicago Fire" to series and renewed "Law & Order: SVU." The order puts the Peacock in business again with Dick Wolf, the executive producer of the "Law & Order" franchise. "SVU" will go into its 14th season ...  

That same introduction has played over every episode of Law & Order: SVU for the past 13 seasons, but the message will hit especially close to home this week for Det. Nick Amaro. "Just like our voiceover says at the beginning of every episode, these are ...  

Mariska Hargitay is remaining in the NBC fold. The Law & Order: SVU star has signed a new deal with Universal Television to continue on the long-running procedural drama, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. While a new contract for one of ...  

James Van Der Beek plays a man seeking a really strange type of revenge on Wednesday's episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (10/9c on NBC). Van Der Beek guest-stars as a med student named Sean who can't forgive the girlfriend who betrayed him and ...  

Chloe Sevigny is known for her atypical roles and on April 18 the "Big Love" vet and Oscar nominee is coming to " Law & Order: SVU " (Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET on NBC). And viewers who have come to expect those trademark twists and turns from her performances will not be disappointed.  

Hargitay has been joined by Danny Pino and Kelli Giddish and was also given a love interest, played by Harry Connick Jr. At NBC’s summer press day in Pasadena on Wednesday, Hargitay talked about the changes on the show and gushed about her new co-stars.  

James Van Der Beek is taking a break from playing himself on Don't Trust the B--- in Apt 23 to guest-star on Law & Order ... That's what I grew up doing, so sinking my teeth into a meaty role is definitely on the agenda." Van Der Beek, famous for his ...  

Dick Wolf’s back, and NBC’s still got him. NBC has renewed “Law & Order: SVU” for a 14th season because the show averaged nearly 8 million viewers. These days, that’s a good crowd for NBC because “L: SVU” is the network’s ...  

Adoption can be a stressful process, even for celebrities such as Mariska Hargitay from the hit NBC TV series Law & Order: SVU. In a People Magazine article, she discusses how the adoption of her two youngest children was both emotional and spiritual in nature.  

When the husband is away, the wife will play. But is she really just playing? That is the question at the center of Wednesday's episode of Law & Order: SVU (10/9c on NBC) when Manhattan housewife Christine, played by Chloe Sevigny, is raped and abducted in ...  

Sydney Morning HeraldMariska Hargitay on Post-Christopher Meloni SVU: Benson Can Finally Find LoveTV Guideby Natalie Abrams As sad as Mariska Hargitay is that Christopher Meloni has left Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, she says that with Meloni's Detective Stabler out of the picture, it's now finally time for her character, Detective Olivia Benson, ...Mariska Hargitay Signs New Deal with Universal Television - What Does It Mean ...Seattle...  

“I wouldn’t mind knowing a little more about Fin. I’ve never been home. I don’t have a car. I don’t even know if I’ve kissed a girl in 13 years.” –Ice-T, on his “Law & Order: SVU” character Fin, and Fin’s relative lack of ...  

A few years ago, the Enough Project helped the producers and writers at NBC's "Law & Order: SVU" do an episode in which the central character was a former child soldier in Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army, or LRA. The cast of "Law & Order: SVU" was ...  

When you’re talking about guest-starring on “Law & Order: SVU,” shamelessly following in your friend’s footsteps is a good thing. Chloe Sevigny finally gets her lusted-after “SVU” acting credit in tonight’s episode — her first small-screen ...  

If "Law & Order: SVU" returns for Season 14, series star Mariska Hargitay will officially be a part of it. Although the star confirmed plans to stick around in a video presented to reporters in January 2012, Hargitay's new deal only officially came together recently, according to The Hollywood Reporter."I'll be back. I can't leave this show," Hargitay, who has played Detective Olivia Benson since the show's 1999 debut, said in January. "I'm...  

Chloe Sevigny returns to television for the first time since Big Love went off the air in Wednesday's episode of Law & Order: Special Victim's Unit as Christine Harpo -- a rape victim. Or, rather "a rape victim?" RELATED: Inside Chloe's Closet If 13 ...  

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it was the fallout from Benson’s botched job that imposed the real consequences for our top lady cop. The implementation of a new Internal Affairs-type unit — led by Olivia’s secret lover ADA Haden (Harry Connick Jr.), who’s now tasked ...  

Detective Amanda Rollins, played by Kelli Giddish, likened the group to that situation. “It’s like that Trayvon Martin kid getting shot in Florida,” she said. “It’s what happens when people try to take the law in their own hands.”  

“Law & Order: SVU” star Mariska Hargitay has spoken out about a very painful episode in her life. The actress told Good Housekeeping she was “devastated” by an adoption attempt that left her baby-less, and, for a little while, extremely ...  

Expect to hear more doink-doinks in the fall! NBC has renewed long-running procedural Law & Order: SVU for a 14th season and picked up drama pilot Chicago Fire to series. We're...  

Your patience in waiting for this week’s column is greatly appreciated. As you know, Team EW TV has been a  

Your patience in waiting for this week’s column is greatly appreciated. As you know, Team EW TV has been a  

Lesley Goldberg "SVU" will return for a 14th season, while "Fire" stars "The Vampire Diaries' " Taylor Kinney and "House's" Jesse Spencer.read more  

As expected, Law & Order: SVU is getting another round on NBC. Despite ratings declines this season, NBC is bringing  

Robert Kirchgassner NBC renewed Law & Order: SVU for a 14th season, despite declining ratings. read more  

The actor admits he wants to explore Fin's personal life on the crime drama.  

Could Detective Benson have made a mistake that cost a man years of his life?Contributor: AK EastonPublished: Apr 09, 2012  

Sarah Caldwell talks with "Law & Order: SVU" star Mariska Hargitay about the new cast this season and the show in general.  

The Apartment 23 star will play a victim of sabotage on the NBC drama.