Overview

• Season 27 debuted Sept. 25 at 9 p.m. ET on NBC, with new episodes each Thursday and next‑day streaming on Peacock.
• A memorial gathering anchors the opener as past and present colleagues reunite to honor the squad’s history without resolving all the emotions it stirs.
• Viewers saw the series lean into multi‑episode storylines that raise questions about squad safety and a detective’s future.
• Kelli Giddish returns as a series regular, while previously reported exits for Octavio Pisano and Juliana Aidén Martinez frame the evolving roster.
• The hour sparked strong fan reaction to how a franchise original’s off‑screen departure was handled and set expectations for more continuity this season.