Overview

• Law & Order premieres at 8 p.m. ET, followed by Law & Order: SVU at 9 p.m. ET, with episodes available the next day on Peacock.
• Season 25 of Law & Order opens by continuing last season’s cliffhanger, placing ADA Samantha Maroun under scrutiny without revealing outcomes.
• Mehcad Brooks’ exit is addressed early, Det. Vincent Riley begins the season without a partner, and David Ajala joins partway through as a series‑regular NYPD detective.
• Returning Law & Order cast members include Maura Tierney, Tony Goldwyn, Hugh Dancy, Odelya Halevi, Reid Scott and Connie Shi.
• SVU launches Season 27 under new showrunner Michele Fazekas, with Mariska Hargitay, Ice‑T and Kelli Giddish leading the cast, and producers planning a broader L&O–SVU crossover this season.