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Mariska Hargitay is a real-life detective in some people’s eyes!

While filming one of the final episodes of Season 25 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on April 10 in New York City, the 60-year-old actress was approached by a little girl who believed her to be a real police officer based on the badge she was wearing as part of her character’s outfit.

An eyewitness told People that the little girl had been separated from her mother in the Anne Loftus Playground in Fort Tryon Park and went to Mariska for help, who stopped production for 20 minutes and helped the child find her mother, consoling them both.

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Law & Order: SVU is coming back!

The show was officially renewed for Season 26 by NBC this week.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit will return for Season 26 during NBC’s 2024-2025 season. New episodes of Season 26 of Law & Order: SVU will air Thursday nights on NBC.

A fall premiere date for Season 26 of Law & Order: SVU has yet to be announced, but we already know several stars expected back for the next season, via NBC.

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There are currently three Law & Order franchises on NBC, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, and Law & Order: Organized Crime.

They all returned this past January for their new seasons. Now, two have been given new seasons for the 2024-2025 broadcast season. One still has a decision that’s up-in-the-air.

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Law & Order: SVU) is one of the best shows on TV.

The crime series, also known as the first spin-off of Law & Order by Dick Wolf, debuted back in September of 1999, and has since gone on to become the longest-running primetime U.S. live-action series in the history of TV, and the only live-action ’90s series still producing new episodes.

The show includes stars like Christopher Meloni as Elliot Stabler (who left in 2011), and Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson.

The iconic opening provides the premise: “In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.”

Law & Order: SVU has gone on to be nominated for dozens of awards, and plenty of acclaim – but there are certain episodes that stand out among the rest.

We’ve gathered together the Top 10 episodes of Law & Order: SVU, based on user ratings on IMDb.

Find out what the 10 best episodes of Law & Order: SVU are…

There’s a fan-favorite star returning to Law & Order: SVU!

Following the January premiere of Law & Order: SVU Season 25, Deadline has learned that one star is returning later into this season.

There were also some major casting shake-ups ahead of the season premiere, including stars leaving, returning and joining the series. Get caught up with all the recent changes!

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Mariska Hargitay and Ice-T are reminiscing about Law & Order: SVU.

The co-stars sat down for an interview with Entertainment Weekly about the show’s 25th season, and the 25 year reign of the series.

If you didn’t know, Ice-T is now the longest-running male actor on a primetime TV series, and Mariska is the longest-running actor on a primetime series overall.

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is one of the most successful television shows of all time and it’s still going strong, 25 seasons later.

Mariska Hargitay is the only actor from the show to remain on the series for all 25 seasons, though her co-star Ice-T joined in season two and is still there today.

With the series in syndication, the cast is clearly making a nice amount of money in residuals. We decided to take a look at the estimated net worth of each cast member and see who is considered the richest. The richest star is reportedly worth around $100 million.

Browse through the slideshow to see how much each cast member is worth…