Overview

• Law & Order: SVU premiered Thursday at 9 p.m. ET on NBC, with new episodes airing weekly and streaming the next day on Peacock.
• Fazekas, the series’ first female showrunner and a veteran of early seasons, has emphasized quicker pacing, refreshed production choices and a renewed procedural focus.
• Mariska Hargitay and Ice‑T return alongside Peter Scanavino, with Kelli Giddish back as a series regular, as the season sets up longer‑running character and leadership arcs.
• NBC stacked a franchise night for Sept. 25: Law & Order Season 25 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, SVU at 9 p.m. ET on NBC and Organized Crime at 10 p.m. ET on Peacock.
• Outlets report that David Ajala will join Law & Order Season 25 midseason as a series‑regular detective following Mehcad Brooks’ exit, with timing and character details yet to be announced.